CIDAI, the Centre of Innovation for Data Tech and Artificial Intelligence
We drive AI-based innovation and technology transfer working for Catalan businesses and society
Dissemination sessions organised
Participants
Innovation projects
Attendees at the AI Congress Barcelona
High impact projects
We solve real challenges for businesses and governments
- Mobility
- Health
- Digital
- Sports
- Mobility
- Audiovisual
We foster ethical and responsible AI and ensure its maximum impact in Catalonia
We fast-track AI uptake
We encourage innovation by supporting dissemination activities
22-23 October 2025
11th AI Congress Barcelona
On 22-23 October 2025 we will be holding the 11th AI Congress at the Auditori L’illa in Barcelona as an in-person event. We will showcase trends and best practices of groundbreaking businesses, new technological developments and their applications, and inspiring success stories.
Join technology transfer and drive the future with innovative AI-based solutions.
Success stories
We transform the activity of companies and administrations through AI technologies
CIDAI develops generative AI tools for contextualizing and describing news photos from 3CATInfo
CIDAI collaborates with the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) to optimize the Aerobús fleet efficiency and forecast demand peaks
CIDAI collaborates with Cluster Hub23 and Kognia Sports Intelligence to open new possibilities in football player analysis, optimizing biometric data detection
CIDAI and the Medical Emergency System (SEM) develop an AI model capable of predicting accident density for better resource allocation
Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing are two of the most revolutionary and promising technologies of the 21st century.
Àngel Martín
Artificial Intelligence Innovation Manager
AI is no longer valued just for what it is capable of doing, but for how it is responsibly integrated into real environments.
Marco Orellana
CIDAI Manager
According to the latest report from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Catalonia continues to lead entrepreneurial activity in Spain with a TEA of 6.9%.
Meritxell Bassolas
Coordinator
We are in a period of widespread "hype" around artificial intelligence, especially everything to do with generative AI.
Albert Cañigueral
Technology transfer and ecosystem development for the Aina project
Users use LLMs for a large number of applications, possibly the main one being to obtain information quickly and as a useful alternative to traditional search engines.
Miquel Sàrrias Montón
Manager of the Efficient, Safe and Digital Operation area at Cetaqua-Water Technology Center
“Most projects do not fail for technological reasons, but due to a lack of strategic focus.”
Jaume Clotet
Partner, Infini
Opinion pieces
In the age of AI, talent is not attracted or developed in isolation, its true strength lies in collaborating
Marta Regina Cano
Director of Data and Transformation at Caja Ingenieros
- Jara Forcadell Ortiz
For the past few years, the conversation about artificial intelligence has focused on its capabilities: larger models, greater accuracy, greater speed. But increasingly, the relevant […]
- Rafael Redondo
Over the past ten years, generative models have gone from being a promising line of research in machine learning (ML) to becoming one of the […]
- Jaume Clotet
Artificial intelligence is no longer a promise of the future—it is a present reality. Every week, new tools and platforms make headlines, and executive boards […]
8-9 November 2024, Espai Bital
Successful AINA HACK: 20 teams with a total of 68 participants
Aina Hack was held on 8-9 November in person for 24 hours non-stop. The participating teams developed an AI application to solve one or more challenges of the Catalan Government.