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2024

Optimization model in the production of aggregates under a circular economy criterion for industry 4.0 (OPCI4.0)

General Objective: The objective of this project is to evaluate portable sensors applied to crop stems and leaves, thus contributing to food security and climate change. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UTA, UTPL UNL, UNEMI Project Director John Reyes Participants: Awarded Budget: $31,705.60 Project Status: Awarded

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ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification

CEDIA obtains ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification 

A new level of security and excellence. CEDIA has achieved the prestigious ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, reinforcing its commitment to information security and the management of technological processes. This milestone highlights the dedication to offering advanced technological services to member institutions. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification assures members, collaborators and suppliers

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Portable sensors for monitoring different agricultural crops in the Sierra and Coast of Ecuador

General Objective: The objective of this project is to evaluate portable sensors applied to crop stems and leaves, thus contributing to food security and climate change. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: USFQ, EPN, ESPAM Project Director Frank Alexis Participants: Awarded Budget: $38,300.80 Project Status: Awarded

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SOLE-R: from social learning in insects to social learning in robot swarms

General Objective: Formulate social learning models inspired by the behavior of social insects and use them to develop efficient and verifiable control software for robot swarms through controlled and documented tests. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: ESPOL, UG, UDA Project Director Carlos Saldarriaga Participants: Awarded Budget: $36,873.60 Project Status: Awarded

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CricketHub: Advanced Technology for the comprehensive improvement of the Breeding and Nutritional Value of Domestic Crickets (Gryllus aff. Assimilis) within closed environments in the Ecuadorian mountains

General Objective: Develop a technical system for raising house crickets (Gryllus aff. Assimilis) in controlled environments in the Ecuadorian mountains, which increases biomass production and improves its nutritional composition through the implementation of an automated system for monitoring and controlling variables environmental and controlled experiments over a period of 12 months.

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Exposure of the Ecuadorian population to pesticide residues in agricultural products for mass consumption

General Objective: To evaluate the risk of dietary exposure of the Ecuadorian population to pesticide residues in mass consumption foods with potential contamination. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: ESPOL, UCUENCA, UPS, PUCE Project Director Juan Cevallos Participants: Awarded Budget: $40,000.00 Project Status: Awarded

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Proposal and validation of an AI-based framework for the personalization of programming learning for beginning university students

General Objective: Develop a framework based on generative AI to personalize a programming learning plan and teaching materials, considering the student's knowledge, their learning style and their interaction with the system, to improve their programming skills and the level of acceptance of teaching materials. Goals

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Optimization of an electrochemical sensor for the selection of plants useful in phytoremediation by monitoring the oxidative burst in Pennisetum stem cells under cadmium stress

General Objective: Optimize an electrochemical sensor for the detection of hydrogen peroxide (oxidative burst) resulting from stress by Cd(II) ions, in stem and leaf stem cells of Pennisetum purpureum Schumach and Pennisetum violaceum grown in vitro as a model device for selection. of plants useful in phytoremediation. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: PUCE, UTMACH, EPN

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Energy implications of urban transformation in intermediate cities: Cuenca-Ecuador case study

General Objective: Analyze the impact of the transformation of the intermediate city on the demand and energy efficiency of residential construction, through a comparative analysis of various expansion sectors of the City of Cuenca Ecuador, to strengthen the theoretical basis of sustainable guidelines that reduce the environmental impact of future planning

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