Research¶
This is a live compilation of our participation and results in some research projects we are/have been involved with.
Large projects¶
The projects below have been funded by the European Commission (H2020 or HORIZON programmes). You can find more information in the funding page.
- Making Sense: advances and experiments in participatory sensing. (Grant agreement Nº: 688620). Making Sense explored how open source software, open source hardware, digital maker practices and open design can be effectively used by local communities to fabricate their own sensing tools, make sense of their environments and address pressing environmental problems in air, water, soil and sound pollution.
- iScape: Improving the Smart Control of Air Pollution in Europe (Grant agreement Nº: 689954). iScape works on integrating and advancing the control of air quality and carbon emissions in European cities in the context of climate change through the development of sustainable and passive air pollution remediation strategies, policy interventions and behavioural change initiatives.
- GROW Observatory: (Grant agreement Nº: 690199). A citizens' observatory for growers, researchers and decision makers, aiming to build better soil through Citizen Science.
- MINKE: (Grant agreement Nº: 101008724). Innovative design to monitor and manage data on marine ecosystems. MINKE proposes a new vision in the design of marine monitoring networks using two dimensions of data quality, accuracy and completeness, as the driving components of quality in data acquisition. We have been in charge of making water sensors and provide them as a service.
- TwinAIR Innovative tools to improve indoor air quality. (Grant agreement Nº: 101057779). An investigation of indoor air quality and how it relates to external factors. With the aim of improving quality of life in the city, the project will introduce innovative tools for identifying and tracing pollutants and pathogens to increase understanding of their effects and assess their impact on health.
- CitiObs: (Grant agreement Nº: 101086421). Enhancing citizen observatories for sustainable cities. CitiObs is a EU Project aimed at fostering inclusive, diverse, and stable citizen participation in the observation, monitoring, and protection of urban environments. Through the use of low-cost sensor technologies and wearables, CitiObs supports the observation of air quality and other environmental measures, empowering citizens to take an active role in shaping sustainable urban policies.
Check the toolkit section
Some of these projects produced toolkits. Make sure to check the toolkits section.
Local projects or small scale collaborations¶
Although not H2020 projects, the projects below have allowed us to further our connections with scientific research institutions, and have contributed to the development of the Smart Citizen project. We are proud to have worked with:
- Institut Salud Global - iSGlobal: climate shelters project
- CSIC - UTM - ICM: Pati Cientific Project
- University of Bologna: Almabike project
- Fraunhofer institute: https://gis-iq.esri.de/fraunhofer-institut-iao-digital-labor-bad-duerrheim/
Academic publications¶
Find below some of our own publications, or others' that have used the Smart Citizen hardware and software.
- Special Issue on Open tools for environmental monitoring: Hardware X - 2019
- A citizen science approach for enhancing public understanding of air pollution
- Citizen Sensing: A Toolkit
- Onboarding Communities to the IoT
- Laboratory evaluation of particle size-selectivity of optical low-cost particulate matter sensors: study lead by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, as part of the iScape project
Mentions¶
- The influence of the vegetation cycle on the mitigation of air pollution by a deciduous roadside hedge - Thor-Bjørn Ottosen, Prashant Kumar: study lead by the University of Surrey, as part of the iScape project
- Evaluation of low-cost sensors for quantitative personal exposure monitoring - Sachit Mahajan, PrashantKumar: study lead by the University of Surrey, as part of the iScape project
- How to get the best from low-cost particulate matter sensors: guidelines and practical recommendations: study lead by the University of Bologna, published as part of the Special Issue for Sensors for Particulate Matter and Air pollution