Engineering - Research & Innovation

Engineering Group

Research & Innovation

Exploring new methods and technologies to design, build and deliver tomorrow's solutions.

We invest in R&I to support the continuous improvement of the whole organisation in increasing its competitive capacity and fulfilling the needs of a fluid, rapidly changing market. We are among the most active research companies in EU, attracting funds from national & EU research programs.
Our team of over 450 researchers and data scientists are constantly studying and exploring new applications of frontier technologies, together with our partners.
We have created a link between the world of research and the markets through a network of 300+ “Innovators”, constantly engaged in the application and study of the technologies of the future and in innovation activities together with our partners. Their activity becomes a crucial link to ensure that research can lead to an integrated proposition of traditional and innovative technologies.

We collaborate with the most important scientific and first-level industrial players.

We maintain a leadership position in the software research sector by coordinating several national and international projects .

We have a strategic role within the international Research community by partnering with national and international networks that bring together the best industrial, scientific and university partners, throughout Europe.

We explore emerging technologies to develop innovative competences and assets and constantly build frontier solutions. We identify and analyze the emerging technologies that will have a real market positioning in the future, understanding appropriate time to market strategies and integrating them within holistic technological ecosystems and digital platforms.

We explore market trends to be always ready to welcome and face new challenges.
We govern emerging and relevant fields, in particular in the following business areas: Digital Industry, E-Health, Smart Energy & Utilities, Smart Government, Augmented City (focusing on Public Services & Smart Cities, Secure Societies, Smart Tourism & Culture, Smart Communities), Smart Agriculture, Smart Transportation, Digital Media & Communication.