Research & Innovation for the digital technologies of the future

We develop and test new methods, models, and advanced technologies to transform innovation into real solutions, generating value for companies, institutions, and local communities.

Our mission: transforming research into competitive value

We invest in Research & Innovation to strengthen the competitive capacity of the Eng Group, anticipate change, and respond with agility to market evolution.

We are among the most active organizations in Europe in the field of research, with a strong ability to attract funding from national and European programs. This allows us to develop high-impact projects, generating tangible value for our clients and for the entire ecosystem in which we operate.

The R&I team consists of more than 320 researchers who collaborate with universities, research centers, companies, and institutions to study and apply emerging technologies and transform them into real solutions.

A global network of scientific and industrial innovation

We collaborate with the leading scientific hubs and with top-tier industrial players, coordinating numerous projects in the ICT sector.

We play a strategic role in the international Research community, participating as a partner in European and national networks that bring together industrial, scientific, and academic excellence.

Active participation in these networks allows us to contribute to the definition of European strategies, anticipate technology trends, and transform research into concrete solutions for the market.

Trends and emerging technologies

Thanks to an interdisciplinary approach and the continuous exploration of emerging technologies, we work in highly innovative areas such as:

  • Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI
  • Data Technologies
  • Immersive Technologies
  • Blockchain
  • Cloud/Edge Continuum
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Twin and Virtual Worlds

Engineering Group’s Research & Innovation addresses daily challenges in the fields of AI and GenAI, advanced data management, complex analytics within distributed and federated digital ecosystems, as well as immersive technologies and virtual worlds, with the goal of supporting the development of a digital economy through the coordination of and participation in numerous research projects.

New market trends

We explore market trends to anticipate needs, tackle new challenges, and accelerate technology transfer and business growth across various sectors:

  • Industry
  • Healthcare
  • Aerospace & Homeland Security
  • Defense
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Government
  • Augmented City
  • Agriculture
  • Transportation
  • Media & Communication

Our contribution to European IPCEIs

IPCEIs represent a key instrument of the European Union to support innovation, competitiveness, and cooperation between the public and private sectors on strategic initiatives for the continent’s technological future.

Engineering participates in the IPCEI CIS (Cloud Infrastructure and Services) with the AVANT project (dAta and infrastructural serVices for the digitAl coNTinuum) and is part of the Facilitation Group, the technical-administrative governing body of the IPCEI that supports the Supervisory Board, within which Italy is also represented.

AVANT, funded by the EU, develops innovative solutions for managing complex systems based on Digital Twin and Cognitive Cloud, ensuring interoperability, security, and European technological sovereignty.

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