Instituto Universitario de Tecnologías Informáticas Aplicadas

Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer

INTIA is a research institute at the University of Extremadura dedicated to transforming scientific knowledge into technological solutions with real impact on society and industry.

3
R&D Groups
50+
Researchers
8+
Years of history
2
Spin-offs

Our Mission

To generate excellent scientific knowledge in the field of information technologies and transfer it to society, training high-level researchers and collaborating with companies and institutions to solve the technological challenges of the present and the future.

Our Vision

To be a national and international reference in applied research in information technologies, recognized for the quality of our publications, the impact of our innovations and the ability to train talent that leads digital transformation.

What We Do

Our pillars of activity

Research

Basic and applied research published in high-impact international journals.

Innovation

Development of prototypes, patents and innovative technological solutions.

Transfer

Collaboration with companies and creation of spin-offs to bring research to the market.

Training

Supervision of doctoral theses and training of high-level researchers.

Internationalization

Participation in European projects and collaboration with international universities.

Outreach

Dissemination of scientific knowledge through talks, seminars and open events.

Research Areas

Technologies that drive our work

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Software Engineering Web and Mobile Development IoT Digital Twins Quantum Computing Digital Health Computer Vision Audio Processing Big Data Computer Architecture Evolutionary and Bio-inspired Computing Multi-Objective Optimization High-Performance Computing Bioinformatics and Biomedicine Natural Language Processing

Our Research Groups

INTIA is organized into specialized research groups that collaborate on interdisciplinary projects. Each group has laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technology and maintains active collaborations with national and international companies and institutions.

Quercus

Software Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, web/mobile development, IoT, quantum computing and digital twins.

ARCO

AI, Evolutionary and Bio-inspired Computing, Multi-Objective Optimization, High-Performance Computing, Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, and Natural Language Processing

Public Economics

Applied economic research in multiple fields and sectors.

Part of the University of Extremadura

INTIA is a University Research Institute affiliated with the University of Extremadura (UEx). We benefit from the academic excellence and infrastructure of a consolidated public university, while maintaining a strong focus on technology transfer and collaboration with the business community.

Our researchers combine research activity with teaching in undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs at UEx, training the new generations of technology professionals.

University of Extremadura

Cáceres Campus