The Final Edition of PLANET4 Newsletter
We are happy to announce the successful completion of the multi-layered and target-oriented initiative – the Planet4 project. We started our work in November 2020 and…
Artificial intelligence is here to help. How to enable AI for Industry 4.0?
For the industry, it is not just another hype. Artificial intelligence (AI) essentially revolutionizes and upgrades manufacturing sectors. Manufacturers are curious and experimenting with new…
PLANET4 PRESENTED ON TV
Our colleague Marios Tyrovolas from the University of Ioannina gave an interview to the local Greek TV channel presenting the project Planet4. During the interview,…
Explore the application of artificial intelligence in industry in the workshop “AI: How Can I Help You? Challenges in Adopting AI in Industry 4.0”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to advance the Industry 4.0 sector. Do we realise its potential capacities? AI works hard with the help of humans…
Planet4 Erasmus+ Project Concludes Final Meeting in Pisa
The culmination of the PLANET4 project wrapped up with the final partnership meeting held in Pisa on October 3rd, 2023. The meeting saw a comprehensive…
The Final Conference of The Project Planet4
We’re happy to announce that the final conference of the PLANET4 project has successfully took place in October 2 and was organized by University of…
IoT IN 2023: THE HISTORY, USE CASES AND FUNCTIONALITY
Did you know that there are more IoT devices than people on Earth? By 2023, they’re expected to outnumber us threefold! IoT is revolutionizing various…
THE FUTURE OF WORK: EMBRACING IT AUTOMATION
Automation is reshaping our job landscape By the late 2020s, 20% of jobs could be automated, rising to 30% by the mid-2030s! IT automation is…
THE SMART FACTORY REPORT: INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
In the rapidly evolving landscape of industrial innovation, the integration of advanced technologies has redefined the concept of traditional factory settings. The Smart Factory Report,…
PRIVATE AI VS PUBLIC AI: KEY FACTS
An article published by Appian discussed the context on public an private AI and provides four things you should know about private AI vs. public…
STRENGTHENING EUROPE’S DIGITAL SOVEREIGNITY WITH SUSTAINABLE DIGITALISATION
Sustainability isn’t just about the environment. It applies to our digital future too! European DIGITAL SME Alliance introduces the concept of Sustainable Digitalisation – a…
INDUSTRY4.0 CALLS FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS
In order to thrive in the era of Industry 4.0, leaders must possess a set of invaluable human competencies that technology cannot easily replicate. These…
RIS Inclusiveness Initiative Launched by EIT Manufacturing
EIT Manufacturing introduces the RIS Inclusiveness initiative aimed at fostering innovative solutions for an inclusive work environment within the manufacturing industry for individuals with disabilities….
Save the Date! The Final Conference of the PLANET4 and Call for Papers
The final conference of the PLANET4 project with a focus on perspectives in filling the gap between scientific research on AI and ML and its industrial…
Planet4 presented at Triple Helix XXI Conference
On the 26th-29th of June Planet4 partnership participated in the Triple Helix XXI Conference that took place in Barcelona. Dr. Anna Carreras from La Salle…
A new database helps to match the industry needs with up-to-date AI research approaches
Startup communities learn the hard way that technology development is the most dynamic challenge, requiring constant updates flow from both the market needs and cutting-edge…
5th Edition of OUR NEWSLETTER
We would like to bring you the latest updates and highlights from our project. Over the past month, our team has been hard at work,…
13th Lean & Agile (LLA) Conference Embraces Industry 4.0 and Beyond
The 13th Lean & Agile (LLA) Conference, held on May 26, 2023, in Rzeszów (Poland), marked a momentous gathering of industry leaders, experts, and practitioners….
Planet4 Workshop on Industry 4.0: Challenges and Solutions
It is not only AI challenging the future of Industry 4.0! Discover all the ways how to prepare humans and robots for tomorrow’s needs. Join the webinar…
Machine Learning Makes Waves: A Better Way to Study Ocean Currents
Discover the power of machine learning in studying ocean currents! We live in an environment where global pollution is a big problem. Pollution can spread…
CLOUD COMPUTING VS. EDGE COMPUTING
Insightful read alert! In the last decade we witnessed a rapid development of the Internet of Everything (IoE). It was easy to observe that the…
The European Universities Prepare to Meet the Labour Market Demands from the AI-open Industry Sector
According to the McKinsey Global Survey on AI (2022), the proportion of organisations using AI has plateaued between 50 and 60 percent for the past…
REPRESENTATIVES OF PLANET4 ATTENDS THE HANNOVER MESSE 2023
From the 22nd to the 26th of April 2023 the Hannover Messe 2023 took place in Hannover, northern Germany. More than 4.000 companies from mechanical…
REPRESENTATIVES OF PLANET4 ANALYSES THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF SMEs IN ADOPTION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES
While discussing the latest extensions of their IoT-Platform Zerynth and OHS Engineering agreed on starting joint activities addressing the very specific needs of SMEs with…
PROJECT DISSEMINATION AT TECH-PARK KAUNAS
On the 17th of April the Tech-Park Kaunas team had the opportunity to present the Planet4 project to a wider community. During the study visit…
UNLOCK THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING: NAVIGATING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDUSTRY 4.0 AND SMART FACTORIES
Industry 4.0 encompasses all possibilities for digitally connected production, ranging from assembly, maintenance, and repair to marketing and disposal. In a smart factory, each module…
SOLUTION FOR ROAD SAFETY IN SENSORIZED ROUNDABOUTS
How to improve road safety in sensorized roundabouts with serverless architectures and BI technologies? “At Elecnor’s Systems (a member of Planet4 consortium) we always try…
IOT TAKES OVER: THE FUTURE IS HERE, ARE YOU READY?
The Internet of Things has rapidly expanded, becoming a vital part of everyday life in industries from manufacturing to healthcare. Although security remains a concern,…
ELECNOR DEVELOPS A WATER CONTROL AND SUPERVISION SYSTEM
A new challenge, developed by Planet4 partner’s Elecnor’s systems department, with SCADA and GIS technologies to monitor and control more efficiently, more than 100 infrastructures…
MIT RESEARCHERS SOLVE THE EXPLANATION GAP IN MACHINE LEARNING MODELS
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published a paper titled “The Need for Interpretable Features: Motivation and Taxonomy” that aims to bridge the…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TAKES THE WORLD BY STORM: BREAKTHROUGH DEVELOPMENTS IN 2022 AND BEYOND
“The fundamental question for 2023 remains not the accuracy and efficiency of AI systems, but rather how they should be used and to what degree.”…
PLANET4 ACHIEVEMETS ATRACTS THE INTEREST OF EDUCATORS
On Friday, 10th of February, PLANET4’s University of Ioannina (Greece) team took the opportunity to present the key implementation steps and the so far project’s…
REVOLUTIONIZING MANUFACTURING: THE POWER OF IIOT AND EDGE COMPUTING
Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are rapidly transforming the manufacturing industry, leveraging advanced technologies like machine learning and big data. With…
INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES ARE PLANNING TO INCREASE THEIR EXPENDITURE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
A new survey by McKinsey & Company suggests that robotics and automation systems will account for 25% of capital spending by industrial companies over the…
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN 2023
Artificial intelligence has taken a leap into the mainstream with “generative” systems that write or create images that look like they came from a human….
PLANET4 PRESENTATION AT THE CONFERENCE IN GREECE
On Friday, 20th of January, the PLANET4’s University of Ioannina (Greece) team had the opportunity to disseminate the project’s so far achievements to the audience…
PLANET4 CONSORTIUM MEETS IN BARCELONA FOR THE SECOND IN PERSON MEETING
An intensive two-day work session took place in Barcelona on the 16th and 17th of January. The University of Ramon Llull (URL) served as a…
BEST PRACTICES PLATFORM
Over 30 challenges related to Industry 4.0 and AI with IoT have been collected by project partners from various manufacturing companies. These challenges are being…