Environmental Intelligence Summer School
Second edition of the International School in the field of Ambient Intelligence, dedicated to the digitisation of natural environments.
The event aims to provide society with a vision of the different approaches to the natural environment in terms of access to useful information using new tools.
The event will take place on 19, 20 and 21 June 2024, at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Edificio E (escuela técnica superior informática), organised in cooperation with the WATCHPLANT and SMARTLAGOON project.
Program
Wednesday 19th June
9:00 Opening
Belén Picó Sirvent (Researcher vice rector at The Technical University of Valencia, UPV)
Laura García Carmona (WATCHPLANT project coordinator. Head of Biosensor and Biofuel cells at ITE)
Alfredo Quijano (WATCHPLANT member. R&D vice-president at ITE)
Javier Senent Aparicio (SMARTLAGOON project coordinator. Full Professor of Planning and Management of Water Resources at UCAM)
José María Cecilia Canales (Professor of Systems and Computer Informatics department at UPV)
9:30 Round Table. Environmental Intelligence scope and significance
Darina Botsova (European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency)
Laura García Carmona (WATCHPLANT project coordinator. Head of Biosensor and Biofuel cells at ITE)
Javier Senent Aparicio (SMARTLAGOON project coordinator. Full Professor of Planning and Management of Water Resources at UCAM)
10:00 Session 1. Environmental Intelligence
- WatchPlant project. Laura García Carmona (Watchplant project coordinator. Head of Biosensor and Biofuel cells at ITE)
- SMARTLAGOON project. (SMARTLAGOON project coordinator. Full Professor of Planning and Management of Water Resources at UCAM)
- I-Seed project. Marilena Ronzan (Researcher at Instituto Italiano di Tecnología)
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 14:00
RAMONES. Theodoros J. Mertzimekis. (Project coordinator and professor at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
ReSET. Mark Mulligan (Professor at King’s College London).
14:00 – 15.30h Lunch break
15:30 – 17:00 Session 2.A. Parcel monitoring
Portable sensors for in situ monitoring of key biomarkers
Beatriz Lucas Garrote (WATCHPLANT. Main researcher at ITE)
Thursday 20th June
09.00 – 10.00 Session 2.B. Parcel monitoring
Sensing for plant hydric resources management. Antonio Diaz Espejo (CSIC-IRNAS, Researcher at Spanish National Research Council)
10:00 – 11:30 Session 3.1 Watershed models
Waterford I: basis and demo. Arnout Van Soesbergen (ReSet. Professor at King’s College London)
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 -14:00 WaterWorld II: FreeStations
Practical activity
14:00 – 15.30 Lunch break
15:30 – 17:00 Session 3.2 Watershed models
SWAT I: Model Theory and Introduction to SWAT+ Interface
Adrián López Ballesteros, Gerardo Castellanos-Osorio (SMARTLAGOON. Researchers at UCAM)
17:00 Cocktail
Friday 21st June
09:00h – 11:30 Session 3.2 Watershed models
SWAT II: Practice activity. SWAT+ application example development
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 14:00 Session 4. Working group activity
Students’ application of the SWAT+ model in an assigned study basin.
14:00 – 15.30 Lunch break
15:30 – 17:00 Students’ presentation of the model results in their assigned study basin.
17:00 Awards & Closure
How to register
You can register to the summer school using the following link.
Practical information and travel details
Getting there
Valencia International Airport: there are various options to get to the city.
- Taxi: simplest and fastest option. The taxi rank is located in front of the arrivals terminal. The taxi ride to the city center via the fastest route and with normal traffic conditions should take a maximum of 20 minutes (fee is around 20-30 EUR).
- Metro: (lines 3 or 5): you can take it on the ground floor of the regional flights terminal, it leaves the airport every 15 minutes from Monday to Friday between 5:00 and 23:30 and every 20 minutes on weekends and on holidays from approximately 7:00. The journey to the center stop (Xàtiva) takes about 25 minutes (ticket cost 3.90 EUR, bought at the machines located in the area where you take the metro).
There is also the option of car rental, in the T1 arrivals terminal you will have several companies that provide this service.
Accommodation
We suggest comfortable accommodation options for your stay during the event. We recommend hotels in different areas of Valencia according to your preferences.
Valencia City Center Area
Vincci Palace ****
Calle La Paz 42, 46003 Valencia
Catalonia Excelsior ***
Calle Barcelonina 5, 46002 Valencia
One Shot Colón 46 ***
Calle Colón 46, 46004 Valencia
Only you Hotel Valencia *****
Plaça de Rodrigo Botet 5, 46002 Valencia
Valencia Science City Area
Eurostars Rey Don Jaime ****
Avenida de Baleares 2, 46023 Valencia
Barceló Valencia ****
Avenida de Francia 11, 46023, Valencia
Valencia City University Area
Silken Puerta Valencia ****
Calle Cardenal Benlloch 28, 46021 Valencia
Sweet Hotel Renasa ***
Avenida de Cataluña 5, 46010, Valencia
Hotel Olympia Universidades ***
Doctor Vicent Zaragoza 13, 46020 Valencia
Valencia City Beach Area
Hotel Neptuno ****
Paseo Neptuno 2, 46011, Valencia
Please note that the availability of rooms is limited, so we recommend making your reservation as soon as possible.
If you require any further assistance or have specific inquiries regarding your visit for the event, please do not hesitate to contact us!
We look forward to your presence in Valencia and wish you a productive and enjoyable experience!