[28.05.2025] Join Us for the Online International Industry Engagement Workshop on IoT!

MERIT project is announcing the upcoming Online International Industry Engagement Workshop on the Internet of Things (IoT), set to take place on May 28, 2025, between 14:00 – 16:00 CET. This workshop will bring together SMEs, higher education institutions (HEIs), IoT experts, and students from European countries to share their insights and lay the foundation for future collaborations.

Why to join the workshop?

The central topic is IoT in practice: connecting machines, data & people —focusing on real-world applications and industry insights. While all interested participants are welcome, only organizations actively working in the IoT field will have the opportunity to present their experiences. By attending, you will:
 ✅ Engage with industry leaders and IoT specialists.
 ✅ Discover cutting-edge IoT solutions and industry trends.
 ✅ Contribute to discussions shaping the future of MERIT master study programmes.

The workshop will be recorded and shared on MERIT channels to ensure broader knowledge dissemination.

How can you participate?

🔹 Organizations – share your expertise, industry challenges, and explore collaboration opportunities.
🔹 Experts – offer insights into IoT trends, emerging technologies, and solutions for current challenges.
🔹 Silent participants – observe discussions and gain valuable knowledge from industry leaders.

Initial Agenda

This year’s workshop will be moderated by Ravi Raj from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) in Manresa, UPC Manresa, with his expertise guiding the session discussions.

13:50 – 14:00 CET | Meeting onboarding
14:00 – 14:10 CET | Welcome
14:10 – 15:20 CET | Organizations & MERIT briefs on experience sharing

• Keynote speaker – Radu Boncea –Head of Complex System Engineering Department, ICI Bucharest – IoT trends, applications and challenges
• Keynote speaker – Lucian Alexa –Expert IT at NERDA –The Internet of (Regional) Things: A North-East Romania case from strategy to practice
• Raivo Sell – Professor of Robotics at TalTech – An International Hands-on IoT Education Platform Towards Industry 5.0
• Jordi Bonet – Associate Professor at the Department of Mining, Industrial and ICT Engineering at UPC – Challenges in Current IoT Projects
• Iustina Ivanova – Researcher FBK OpenIoT research Unit – Flowmeters numbers detection with TinyML
• Marta Millan – Business Development Manager at Asoindel – Advanced Solutions for smart factories

15:20 – 15:50 CET | Collaborative discussion
15:50 – 16:00 CET | Future collaboration & closing remarks

Register Now!

To confirm your attendance, please fill out the REGISTRATION FORM. Presenters must register and submit their presentations by May 12, 2025. For inquiries, contact us at cristina.bulat@digital-innovation.zone.

Stay tuned for more updates — we look forward to seeing you at the Online International Industry Engagement Workshop on IoT!

Featured MERIT experts

• Federico Lenzi – Open Platforms and Enabling Technologies for IoT
• F. Xavier Moncunill – Communication Circuits, Low-Power RF Communication, Wireless Sensor Networks
• Raivo Sell – Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles Research
• Agris Nikitenko – AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Analysis