Demeter News & Events
As part of the DEMETER project, workshops and events are organised relating to key themes and project deliverables. Upcoming news and events related to the project and the agri-food sector are outlined below.
Report: The changing face of agriculture: “focusing on gender, youth and technology”
The EU’s agriculture sector is facing pressing challenges among which gender and age gaps are critical. The challenge of attracting more young people and more females to the agriculture sector…
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Gender Gap in Funding
In the last decade or so, we have been hearing and reading more about the gender gap in funding. On last year’s International Women’s Day, dealroom reported, in those 10…
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Farmer Interview: Valeria Ruggeri, Italy
Valeria Ruggeri manages a livestock farm with her husband. They produce raw milk from about 2200 cattle and cultivate 300 hectares of land to produce feed for their animals. A…
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Farmer Interview: Agustina Diaz Valdez, Argentina
WFO Gymnasium Alumna, woman farmer and veterinarian, Agustina is the former President of the Ateneo Sociedad Rural Argentina, the young farmers’ organisation of the WFO member organisation Sociedad Rural Argentina.…
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Interview: Maria Rita Palattella, Senior Researcher LIST, Luxembourg
We spoke with Maria Rita Palattella about her work in the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, the HEMS pilot, and the barriers and drivers for farmers adopting digital technologies. …
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Two Kerry initiatives helping double employment in AgTech
AgriTech Cluster wants to hear from companies in the sector who want to grow in the AgriTech space. Two projects funded by EU Project SmartAgriHubs are having a massive impact…
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FLIARA: Female Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas
Written by Maura Farrell, Louise Weir and Aisling Murtagh, University of Galway, Ireland. The FLIARA (Female-led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas) project aims to create a European-wide ecosystem, which…
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Gender Task Force work set to continue as part of SmartAgriHubs legacy
Women make up 30 percent of the agricultural labour force in Europe and one in four farm managers are women. However according to participants in the Horizon 2020 funded SmartAgriHubs…
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Interview: Maria K Doula PhD, Research Director BPI, Greece
We asked Maria to tell us about her work in the Laboratory of Non-Parasitic Diseases, Soil Resources and Geoinformatics, her role in CypruSaves project, and her thoughts on the adoption…
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My experience of conducting a PhD in agriculture
Grainne Dilleen is an Assistant Lecturer in Digital Marketing, South East Technological University, Ireland, and worked as Communication and Dissemination manager for DEMETER. Photo caption: Cheryl Baldwin and Grainne Dilleen…
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The Agri-Innovation Development Midlands Project
A new collaboration between Smart Agri Hubs (SAH), an EU funded project in Walton Institute, South East Technological University (SETU) in Ireland, The Cube, and BloomHQ has brought about the…
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UDG and DNET present DEMETER at SmAgTech 2023
During the two-day SmAgTech EXPO VIRAL event held in Podgorica Montenegro on 23 – 24 February, researchers from University of Donja Gorica (UDG) and DunavNET (DNET) presented the DEMETER project,…
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DNET, OriginTrail and UDG present DEMETER at IEEE IT 2023
Researchers from DunavNET (DNET), OriginTrail, and University of Donja Gorica (UDG) prepared and organized a presentation of the DEMETER project at the IEEE 27th International Scientific-Technical Conference IT 2023. The…
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DEMETER Farmer Personas Workshop and Findings
This article was written by Ethan Cleary of the Irish Farmers’ Association Personas are a useful way to create representations of a set of target users for a product or…
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Looking back at DEMETER activities in 2022
DEMETER’s goal is to lead the digital transformation of Europe’s agri-food sector through the rapid adoption of advanced IoT technologies, data science and smart farming, ensuring its long-term viability and…
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DEMETER approach towards an agricultural interoperability space
The latest advances of technologies such as IoT, AI and Big Data, among others, have boosted the adoption of smart farming practices that emphasise the use of ICT in farm…
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Integrated Pest Management Decisions platform is now ready to use
The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Decisions platform provides access to a range of decision support systems (DSS) for integrated pest management that can be used across Europe. IPM and DSS…
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Overcoming Agricultural Data Challenges
This article was written by Ethan Cleary of the Irish Farmers’ Association. The world of agriculture is changing. New technologies are emerging that allow farmers to be more precise and…
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Trust and Transparency of Data in the agri-food supply chain with OriginTrail
This article is written by Trace Labs – Core developers of the OriginTrail Decentralized Knowledge Graph The increasing complexity of global supply chains, process optimization, strict legislation, growing customer awareness,…
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The farmer’s perspective on data
In this article, we talk to Ionel Nedelcu, an Agronomist at Sopema Farm in Ialomita County, Romania. Ion is participating in the DEMETER pilot ‘IoT Corn Decision Support System Platform‘. This pilot…
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Big data in agriculture and how we do it at John Deere
by Morteza Abdipour Chenarestansofla, John Deere, Intelligent Solution Group, Kaiserslautern, Germany Bio My name is Morteza Abdipour Chenarestansofla. I’m based in Germany and work as a product engineer at John…
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Digital technologies and agricultural data for innovating rural communities
Rural and remote areas are still facing major challenges when it to comes to connectivity solutions. From the rough terrain and lower population density to the cost or difficulty of…
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DIVINE: Demonstrating the value of data sharing to boost the agri-data economy
DIVINE is a three-year research project, funded by the European Commission through Horizon Europe’s “Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment” cluster. The project comprises fifteen partners from eight countries and…
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Data Brokerage Service and Decision Support System for Farm Management
This article is written by Karel Charvát Junior and Jaroslav Šmejkal of Lesprojekt responsible for the DEMETER pilot ‘Data Brokerage Service and Decision Support System for Farm Management’. Farmers and…
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Data issues impacting technology adoption
Smart Farming Technology (SFT) has been recognised as a potential solution to many of the challenges that the agriculture sector is facing. Crucial to the adoption of SFT is understanding…
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Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Information Days
Are you interested in research and innovation funding opportunities in the area of Food, Bioeconomy, Natural resources, Agriculture and Environment? Then don’t miss the Horizon Europe (HE) Cluster 6 Info…
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New publication in Journal of Networking and Network Applications
Researchers in DEMETER from DunavNET, University of Donja Gorica and University of Belgrade have published a paper in the Journal of Networking and Network Applications (2022). The paper is titled,…
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DEMETER at SmAgTech EXPO 2022
DEMETER project was presented at the SmAgTech EXPO2022 organized by VIRAL Erasmus+ project. VIRAL project stands for Vitalising ICT Relevance in Agriculture Learning and it is coordinated by Faculty of…
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DEMETER attends EU synergy workshop
Representatives from DEMETER attended a recent technical workshop in Brussels focused on ‘Research and Innovation in Agricultural data – achieving synergies, mapping achievements, knowledge gaps and potentials’. The event was…
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DEMETER presented at Villaggio Coldiretti
“Villaggio Coldiretti” is an exhibition organized by Coldiretti in several Italian towns. During the event, there are several activities and booths, alongside a farmers’ market with farmers from different Italian…
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DEMETER presented to Georgian farmers
DEMETER project activities were presented to farmers in Village Ghvlevi, Shida Kart in Georgia in October 2022. Field training was held with the farmer involved in the DEMETER pilot ‘Disease…
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FAO The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report launched
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has today (2nd Nov) launched its latest report – The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2022: Leveraging agricultural automation for…
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OPEN DEI Final Event
The OPEN DEI final event which will take place on Thursday 27 October 2022 (10 am – 4 pm) in Brussels at Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, with…
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Smartagri session at Digital Around the World Conference
The 3rd edition of the Digital around the World conference will be held on October 20-21, 2022. The conference is a unique 24-hour non-stop virtual event on the latest trends…
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DEMETER Enabler Hub Case Studies
The DEH is the DEMETER Enabler Hub which is the DEMETER resource catalogue dedicated to DEMETER end-users where they are able to create and register their own resources. Users have…
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An update on SOCS
The DEMETER Stakeholders Open Collaboration Space (SOCS) is an online platform dedicated to all stakeholders (farmers, advisors, and suppliers) where they can collaborate, share best practices and participate in co-creation…
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An update on the Agriculture Information Model
The DEMETER Agriculture Information Model (AIM) is a data model and ontology that describes all data needed by DEMETER applications and the usage of which ensures semantic interoperability between data…
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Standardisation for results’ continuity and impact leverage
Achieving excellent project outcomes like DEMETER naturally brings questions about the solutions’ sustainability and integration into the broader ecosystem. One of the scaling factors that leverage vast adoption potential is…
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DEMETER at Fruska Gora Wine Show
DEMETER project activities were presented at the Fruska Gora Wine Show which took place in the building of the Provincial Government “Vila Stanković” in Čortanovci, Serbia, on September 24, 2022.…
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Helping potato farmers make better informed decisions
The goal of the pilot “open platform for improved crop monitoring on potato farms” is to assist farmers in making sense of the data they collect, specifically data from harvesting…
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Making the daily activities of agricultural stakeholders easier
Overview Our pilot ‘Farm of Things in Extensive Cattle Holdings‘ focuses on improving animals’ well-being and health by managing their optimal feeding, and how this can affect the quality of…
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Beekeepers testing the pollination optimization solutions
As part of phase 2 of the pilot ‘Pollination Optimisation in Apiculture’, Polish beekeepers have been testing the upgraded apiary monitoring system and the DEMETER pollination optimization service since May.…
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SmartAgriHubs: connecting the dots across Europe
On 26 to 28 September, Horizon 2020 EU project SmartAgriHubs celebrated its final event in Lisbon. After four years, the SmartAgriHubs community reunited to discuss the achievements, lessons learned and…
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Empowering Women as a crucial ingredient for the success of the 2030 agenda
With only seven years to 2030, empowering women and ensuring gender equality is a vital step for ensuring an inclusive, holistic and efficient approach to the implementation of the 2030…
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DEMETER attends the World Ploughing Championships in Ireland
Walton Institute represented DEMETER at the Irish National and World Ploughing Championships on 20-22nd September, 2022. Europe’s largest agricultural and outdoor event welcomed over 250,000 people across the three days…
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DEMETER participates in Montenegrin events
The DEMETER project was featured at the exhibition organized within the “Days of Science and Innovation” festival in Montenegro. This event is traditionally the central annual event of the Ministry…
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Gender inclusive workshop at SmartAgriHubs final event
DEMETER has organised a workshop at the SmartAgriHubs final event focused on ‘Addressing gender inequality in the agri sector: an inclusive value chain’. The challenges that the agriculture sector faces…
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Semantic interoperability workshop at SmartAgriHubs Final event
DEMETER has organised a workshop at the SmartAgriHubs final event focused on Semantic interoperability and data sharing in agriculture. The workshop is organised in association with the SmartAgriHubs Regional Cluster…
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DEMETER presented at farm event in Slovenia
On Friday 9th September, DEMETER partners participated in an annual farming event “Kmečki svetek” in Slovenia. ICT Cluster and DIH Agrifood presented DEMETER project pilots and associated results to interested…
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Open DEI digital maturity webinar
Open DEI are running a webinar on 15th September from 12.00-13.00 (CEST) to discuss digital maturity assessment and digital readiness for enabling digital transformation in industry. Speakers from Tecnalia and…
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SmartAgriHubs – Final Event
The SmartAgriHubs project is coming to an end on 1st November 2022. After 4 years, the project will be celebrating its community and its legacy in a 3-day conference from…
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DEMETER partners present at IEEE COINS
The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS) took place in Barcelona from 1-3 August. IEEE COINS brings together experts in Digital Transformation (from AI and IoT to…
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Postdoctoral researcher, Stacey Hendriks, tells us about her research in DEMETER
In our latest blog we chat to Stacey Hendriks, a postdoctoral researcher with Teagasc and involved in the DEMETER pilot ‘Proactive Milk Quality Control’. Stacey tells us about her background…
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New Publication from Open Call #1 winner
SeedsBit was one of the winners of the 1st DEMETER Open Call, DEVELOP. SeedsBit addressed the blockchain-based solutions for agricultural applications challenge. In doing so, the company developed PerSePHOnE (Permissioned…
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Work ongoing in DEMETER Orchard pilot
Researchers from University of Donja Gorica and DunavNET installed the latest IoT equipment for monitoring soil moisture, air conditions, and pheromone traps with cameras. The equipment is integrated with the AgroNET platform that…
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DEMETER survey on the barriers and drivers to Smart Farming Technology adoption
Providing better information to manage on-farm activities is the biggest driver of Smart Farming Technology (SFT) adoption, according to a recent survey from Horizon 2020 project, DEMETER. The DEMETER project…
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DEMETER Open Call #2 Winners announced
Introduction Open Call #2, DEPLOY, aimed to increase the outreach of the DEMETER value proposition by funding small consortia of 2-3 partners for the deployment of new, high-value pilots in…
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DEMETER participates in IoT Week 2022
DEMETER participated in IoT Week 2022 which took place in Dublin, Ireland from June 20-23rd. The IoT Week is a 4 day conference where leaders from the worlds of business,…
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DEMETER representatives meet Irish Minister of State
On Monday 11th July, DEMETER representatives met with Martin Heydon, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Ireland, with responsibility for Research &…
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DEMETER Pilot User Satisfaction Survey
The DEMETER Pilot User Satisfaction Survey assesses the DEMETER pilots round 1 from the pilot farmers’ perspective
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THRIVE Global Impact Challenge
The urgency of the climate crisis is more apparent than ever and disruptive innovation is key to creating a more sustainable, prosperous, inclusive, healthy and equitable future. The THRIVE Global…
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DEMETER at FarmConnect Romania
FarmConect Fair Romania originates from farmers’ necessity to step up in the public arena and present their work, explaining to consumers the particularities of an increasingly complex food chain. Also,…
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DEMETER at World Farmers Organization General Assembly
The World Farmers’ Organization held a General Assembly in Budapest from June 7th to 10th, 2022 with more than 200 participants attended (farmers from all over the world, farmer associations,…
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An Analysis of Drivers and Barriers for the uptake of Digital Platforms in Europe
A recent position paper from Open DEI investigates the major internal and external factors that could facilitate or hinder the adoption of digital platforms by European organizations across four sectors…
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DEMETER participating at IoT Week 2022
DEMETER is participating in IoT Week 2022 taking place in Dublin, Ireland from June 20 -23rd. The IoT Week conference gathers industry and academia representatives from around the world with…
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SmartAgriHubs Final Event
Save the Date! The SmartAgriHubs project has confirmed its final event will take place in Lisbon from 26th to 28th September 2022. SmartAgriHubs is a €20M EU project under the…
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DEMETER to participate in World Farmers’ Organisation General Assembly
The 2022 World Farmers’ Organisation General Assembly will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from June 7 to 10, 2022. DEMETER will be participating with an exhibition booth at the event…
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Developing solutions within DEMETER – new webinar
Our Open Call #1, DEVELOP, aimed to attract and engage startups and SMEs with technology products that can be implemented within the agro-business sector. Five specific challenges were addressed and…
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New publication: Building an interoperable space for smart agriculture
Researchers in DEMETER from the Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, Athens, Greece; Walton Institute, Ireland; University of Murcia, Spain; Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland and Odin Solutions, Spain have…
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Understanding farmers’ adoption of smart technology
DEMETER follows a multi-actor approach (MAA) ensuring that newly developed technical solutions meet real life needs. Farmers are a key stakeholder group within the DEMETER ecosystem. Understanding their needs, interests…
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Article developed under DEMETER selected as Editor’s Choice Article
The article “Evaluating the Single-Shot MultiBox Detector and YOLO Deep Learning Models for the Detection of Tomatoes in a Greenhouse”, developed under H2020 DEMETER has been selected as an “Editor’s Choice…
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Women in Agriculture – Georgian Farmers’ Association
In this blog post, Irina Tkhelidze, Project Manager at the Georgian Farmers’ Association (GFA) and DEMETER partner shares with us the many initiatives they are involved with to support women…
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The Farmer’s Voice – DEMETER survey and webinar
On 31st March, DEMETER held ‘ The Farmer’s Voice‘ webinar to share the results of our survey to better understand the drivers and barriers to farmers’ adoption of smart technologies.…
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New publication: The importance of data quality assessment for machinery data in the field of agriculture
Researchers from DEMETER, Morteza Abdipourchenarestansofla of John Deere and Christof Schroth of Fraunhofer IESE have a new publication titled ‘The importance of data quality assessment for machinery data in the…
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DEMETER to participate in IoT Week 2022
This year, Dublin will host the 11th edition of the international IoT Week conference. IoT Week 2021 will be held in Croke Conference Centre from June 20th to 23rd 2022,…
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DEMETER presented at IEEE 2022 conference
The 26th IEEE International Scientific and Professional Conference on Information Technology (virtual) took place from 16-19th February. UDG and DunavNET researchers presented DEMETER in the session dedicated to presentation of project results for…
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The Farmer’s Voice: Barriers and Drivers to Technology Adoption
DEMETER in association with SVG Ventures | THRIVE is organizing an online event titled ‘The Farmer’s Voice: Discussing Drivers and Barriers to Technology Adoption’ on 31st March at 2-3.30PM (CET). The webinar…
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DEMETER Open Call #2 update
To increase the outreach of the DEMETER value proposition, beyond the 20 agri-food pilots currently running, DEMETER launched its Open Call #2 – DEPLOY to fund small consortia of 2-3…
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Understanding user requirements for the SOCS platform
Introduction In early February, DEMETER carried out two workshops: one with a farmer user group and the second with technical providers, to better understand the requirements from each user group regarding…
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Launching the Stakeholder Open Collaboration Space
In March, the Stakeholder Open Collaboration Space (SOCS), our multi-actor innovation community building & management platform, dedicated to all stakeholders (farmers, advisors, and suppliers) will be launched and adopted in the…
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How to deploy a real-world Agriculture Data Space
In this article, our project partner, Engineering, discuss how to deploy a real-world Agriculture Data Space in practice. Overview of the European context Data-driven innovation plays a key role in…
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Supporting International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. This year, the campaign theme was #BreaktheBias where…
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Webinar: The Farmer’s Voice – Drivers and Barriers to Technology Adoption
DEMETER in association with SVG Ventures | THRIVE is organizing an online event titled ‘The Farmer’s Voice: Discussing Drivers and Barriers to Technology Adoption’ on 31st March at 2-3.30PM (CET).…
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A review of The Changing Face of Agriculture event
Introduction On February 17th, DEMETER and SmartAgriHubs joined forces to host an event titled ‘The Changing Face of Agriculture – discussing youth, gender and digitalisation in agriculture. Significant conclusions related…
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DEMETER features in AIOTI publications
The Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) has recently published a report titled ‘Role of IoT in addressing the agroecological focus of the Green Deal’. DEMETER featured in the…
Read moreThe Changing Face of Agriculture – 17th February 2022
The European agriculture sector is undeniably facing several challenges including an ageing population and gender inequality. However, tackling these challenges head-on can provide a professional development opportunity for new generations,…
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The generational and gender gap in agriculture
The European agricultural sector is undeniably facing several challenges including an ageing population and gender inequality. However, tackling these challenges head-on can provide a professional development opportunity for new generations,…
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IoT Week 2022 – Global Vision: IoT Today and Beyond
The 11th edition of the IoT Week conference, a global annual event dedicated to IoT, will take place in Dublin (Ireland) from June 20th to 23rd, 2022. DEMETER will be running a session…
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User Journey Mapping in DEMETER
In DEMETER, we advocate a multi-actor approach which aims to make innovation fully demand-driven. As part of this, user journey mapping exercises were conducted by members of the consortium. Dave…
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Fostering interoperability between DEMETER and other smart farming communities: the AFARCLOUD case
One of the goals of DEMETER is to be interoperable with other existing smart farming-IoT based solutions, so that both communities can exchange information and services for a mutually beneficial…
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DEMETER Open Call webinar – 11th January 2022
The DEMETER project has launched its second open call, DEPLOY, to fund the deployment of new pilots in the agri-food sector, offering grants up to EUR 150.000 (equity-free). DEPLOY aims…
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DEMETER launches 2nd Open Call for innovative solutions
The Horizon 2020 project, DEMETER, has announced the launch of its 2nd Open Call, DEPLOY, with a total budget of €740,000 available. DEMETER aims to lead the digital transformation of…
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Farmer-driven innovation towards sustainable and climate resilient food systems
by Ambra Raggi, Policy Officer, World Farmers’ Organisation, WFO From October 31st to November 12th, the United Kingdom, in partnership with Italy, hosted the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference. World…
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Indoor Farming Technologies driving change
By Alexander Berlin, Berlin Thinking Consulting In the 4-year experience of IoF2020, we could successfully measure and prove the impact of digital transformation to make our food supply chain more…
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DEMETER Open Call winner addresses sustainability
Métrica6 is an R&D company specialized in the development of eco-efficient and sustainable solutions. Among the services we provide, you can find the development of technological products, ranging from the…
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DEMETER tackling sustainability
DEMETER aims to lead the Digital Transformation of the European Agrifood sector based on the rapid adoption of advanced technologies, such as Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Decision…
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The Farmer Perspective – Aleksandar Zeremski
As part of the DEMETER multi-actor approach, its important to speak with the farmers participating in the DEMETER pilots to understand their experiences with the technologies and the project. This…
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DEMETER survey for farmers regarding Smart Farming Technologies
DEMETER, a project funded by the European Commission, focused on the digital transformation of the agri-food sector, has prepared a survey to better understand farmers’ needs, interests and concerns regarding…
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DEMETER sponsors European Big Data Value Forum 2021
The European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) took place from the 29th of November to the 3rd of December. The theme was “Digital Transformation powered by Data and AI”. The…
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New White Paper – Benchmarking and Performance Indicator Monitoring Tools
DEMETER aims to lead the Digital Transformation of the European Agrifood sector based on the rapid adoption of advanced technologies, such as Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Decision…
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DEMETER participates at COP26 on Science and Innovation Day
Introduction On the 9th of November, DEMETER was excited to participate in COP26 with a one-day exhibition stand in the Green Zone. COP26 is the 26th United Nations Climate Change…
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H2020 project ATLAS hosting Demonstration Day
ATLAS, the Horizon 2020 project, which aims to develop an open interoperability network for agricultural applications is hosting a Demonstration Day on 24th November 2021. This Demo Day will bring…
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New blog – Interview with Cristina Cionga from Romanian Maize Growers Association
In this blog post we talk to Cristina Cionga from the Romanian Maize Growers Association, who recently organised their annual Maize Day event. This event showcases digital technologies and included…
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DEMETER presented at Workshop on Digitalization in Agriculture and Food Supply Chain
FoodHub Centre of Excellence and Faculty for Information Systems and Technologies at the University of Donja Gorica organized a workshop on Digitalization in Agriculture and Food Supply Chain. This was…
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DEMETER presented at Western Balkan Digital Summit
UDG and DNET presented the DEMETER project at the 4th Western Balkan (WB6) Digital Summit event. DEMETER was presented within the Inspiring Cases presentations. The 4th Western Balkan (WB6) Digital…
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Use of Digital Technologies as a farm advisor in Training
Jennifer Bracken from Teagasc is undertaking research ‘Application of digital advisory tools and services within a farm advisory service context’ within the EU FAIRshare project. In this blog post, FairShare…
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A review of the Gender in Agritech webinar
Introduction DEMETER and SmartAgriHubs, leading Horizon2020 projects promoting the digital transformation of the European agri-food sector, came together to organise a webinar on October 15th to discuss the importance of…
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DEMETER wins at .EU Web Awards 2021 in Italy
DEMETER won Best Website in the Better World category at 2021 .eu Web Awards. The ceremony was held in Taormina, Sicily on Thursday October 14th. Hosted by EURid, the .eu Web…
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DEMETER presented at European Researchers‘ Night 2021
Mr. Stevan Cakic from UDG (University of Donja Gorica) participated in a Montenegrin event organized under European Researchers’ Night 2021 on September 24, 2021. This was a 12-hour virtual event…
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DEMETER and SmartAgriHubs announce Gender in Agritech Webinar
DEMETER and SmartAgriHubs, leading Horizon2020 projects promoting the digital transformation of the European agri-food sector, are organising a free webinar on October 15th at 11AM (CET) to discuss the importance…
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DEMETER presented at IEEE 5G and Blockchain Summit
At the IEEE 5G & Blockchain Summit in 2021, Srdjan Krco from DunavNET and Brana Rakic from Origin Trail discuss how blockchain technology and decentralized knowledge graphs are being implemented…
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Paper published in Cloud Computing and Data Science
A new paper written by researchers participating in DEMETER has been published in Cloud Computing and Data Science. The paper titled ‘Map Whiteboard Cloud Solution for Collaborative Editing of Geographic…
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Future of Digital Agriculture at IoT Week 2021
IoT Week is a 5-day conference where leaders from the worlds of business, tech and science shed light on the future of technology and its impact on business and life.…
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The importance of blockchain technology in digital agriculture
In our latest blog post, Martina Poberaj of OriginTrail discusses the importance of blockchain technology in digital agriculture. OriginTrail is a partner in DEMETER participating in two pilot projects focused…
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Summer School of Science for high school students in Montenegro
DEMETER was featured in the presentation by UDG (University of Donja Gorica) at the Summer School of Science organized by PRONA, August 10-15, 2021. The event took place in Ivanova…
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DEMETER to present at IoT Week 2021
The 10th edition of the IoT Week conference will be held from August 30th to September 3rd 2021 in a virtual format. The key theme of this online edition is…
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DEMETER is a finalist in the .eu Web Awards
The DEMETER website www.h2020-demeter.eu is a finalist in the 2021 .eu Web Awards in the Better World category. Over 160 unique nominations were received in total and almost 13,000 votes tallied. The…
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New DEMETER Publication from CISTI Conference 2021
Researchers from DEMETER partners, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) (Borja Bordel, Ramón Alcarria and Tomás Robles) and Codan (Gema de la Torre and Isidoro Carretero) have published a new paper…
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SmartAgriHubs: gender equality and smart farming
The raison d’être of SmartAgriHubs is inclusive and exponential Agri-digital community and network building, showcasing Agri-digital innovation which leads to more sustainable and competitive European agriculture. While many achievements are…
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New Publication: Leveraging Agri-food IoT Solutions to Connect Apiary Owners and Farmers
Researchers from Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland (Marcin Płóciennik, Raul Palma, Szymon Mueller, Szymon Kupinski, Michał Błaszczak, Soumya Brahma, Arkadiusz Radziuk) and Ideatronik, Poland (Adam Swiatkowski) have published a paper…
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The Importance of Farm Advisors in the roll out of Digital Technologies
Farm advisors are important actors in the roll out of digital technologies. Dr. Teresa Hooks of H2020 project FAIRshare discusses the farm advisors’ role and how the project is directly…
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Interview with DEMETER farmer
Potato farmer Jacob van den Borne participates in the pilot on “Open Platform for Improved Crop Monitoring in Potato Farms”. He is a pioneer in precision farming. Jacob collects a…
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ATLAS – Developing an open interoperability network for agricultural applications
Manolis Tsantakis, ATLAS Communication and Dissemination Coordinator Can you explain to us about the ATLAS project and its objectives? Modern farming is switching to a data-driven approach. Connectivity and interoperability…
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DEMETER Pilot Co-Creation Workshops
Nils Hempelmann, Open Geospatial (OGC) and DEMETER WP5 (Pilot Management) Leader The DEMETER pilots cover a wide spectrum of sub-sectors: arable crops, irrigated crops, fruit production and livestock (poultry, dairy,…
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Open Call project results and DEMETER synergies
Ramón Alcarria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). UPM participate in two of the DEMETER pilots and also collaborate in the establishment of the multi-actor approach framework and monitoring activities for…
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DEMETER as an Interoperability platform with support of multiple standards
Arne Berre, SINTEF and DEMETER Standardisation Activity Coordinator One of the key challenges towards the realization of smart farming solutions is related to the lack of interoperability between different systems…
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New White Paper: Decision Support, Benchmarking and Performance Indicator Monitoring Tools
To enable the achievement of the DEMETER objectives, and to promote the targeted technological, business, adoption and socio-economic impacts, DEMETER is designing and developing a targeted decision support system (DSS)…
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DEMETER participates in Innoseta Networking Event
The DEMETER coordinator Kevin Doolin participated in the Innoseta – Thematic Network networking event alongside nine other EU projects (FAIRshare, Eureka, IPM works, SmartAgriHubs, SmartChain, Smart Protect, AgriLink and NextFood). The aim of…
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New Publication: Quality of Information within Internet of Things Data
Researchers Tomás Alcañiz, Aurora González-Vidal, Alfonso P. Ramallo and Antonio F. Skarmeta of University of Murcia have published a Chapter called ‘Quality of Information within Internet of Things Data’ in…
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DEMETER participates at 2021 IEEE 7th World Forum on Internet of Things
DEMETER participated at the 2021 IEEE 7th World Forum on Internet of Things which is taking place from 14th June to 31st July 2021. In the plenary panel on ‘European…
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DEMETER website nominated for an award
The DEMETER website (www.h2020-demeter.eu) has been nominated for an .eu Website Award. The .eu Web Awards are an online competition, launched in 2014 and designed to acknowledge the best websites,…
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New White Paper on DEMETER Multi Actor Approach
Technology is increasingly becoming an everyday necessity in agriculture. Novel technology can be found all over today’s farms, measuring animal behaviour, air and soil humidity or counting the number of…
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Farmer Perspectives on Data 2021 – Report
Trust in Food, Farm Journal and The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) have produced a report ‘Farmer Perspectives on Data 2021’ which details actionable insights to empower businesses and farmers to scale…
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DEMETER Podcast edition – FarmForum
In this edition of FarmForum, a podcast from APPR (Romanian Maize Growers’ Association), the digital transformation in agriculture is discussed. Cristina Cionga, European Affairs Director at APPR and Gabriel Lospa,…
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White Paper: Understanding the farmer’s technology needs and requirements
DEMETER uses a multi actor approach (MAA) focusing on real problems or opportunities that farmers, and other end-users who need a solution are facing. Listening to farmers’ needs, interests and…
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DEMETER presents at DataWeek 2021
The BDVA Data Week session on ‘A smart and sustainable digital future for European agriculture’ took place on May 25th, 2021. This session built upon previous successful sessions on the…
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DEMETER discussed at Digital Summit organized by IoT Solutions World Congress
UDG (University Donja Gorica) participated in the panel titled “Smart Tags, Circular Economy and Personalization” that took place on May 12th at the Digital Summit organized by IoT Solutions World…
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Acerca De DEMETER
DEMETER es un proyecto del programa de I+D Horizonte 2020 que tiene como objetivo liderar la transformación digital del sector agroalimentario europeo a través de la rápida adopción de tecnologías…
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Pilot Video: Consumer Awareness- Milk Quality and Animal Welfare Tracking
DEMETER is a large-scale deployment of farmer-driven, interoperable, smart farming-IoT (Internet of Things) based platforms, delivered through a series of 20 pilots across 18 countries (15 EU countries). Involving 60…
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Interview Series: Senka Gajinov, DunavNET
In this final edition of our interview series, we talk to Senka Gajinov from DunavNET group is who is involved in Pilot 5.4 ‘Transparent Supply Chain in the Poultry Industry.…
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Decision Enablers & Advisory Support – New White Paper added
DEMETER aims to lead the Digital Transformation of the European Agrifood sector based on the rapid adoption of advanced technologies, such as Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Decision…
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Interview Series: Pilot 5.3 – Pollination Optimisation
In this edition of our Interview Series, we learn about Pilot 5.3 that is being led by PCSS (Poznańskie Centrum Superkomputerowo-Sieciowe). Can you tell us about your organisation and your involvement…
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Smart Agriculture, Agriculture 4.0: the Digital Transformation of the agricultural sector
Project partners, Engineering, have published a white paper on Smart Agriculture, Agriculture 4.0: the Digital Transformation of the agricultural sector and highlighted DEMETER as a use case which aims to…
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Farmers are the most trusted group within the food sector says a report by EIT Food
A study of 20,000 consumers across 18 European countries reveals trust in the food sector has increased over the course of 2020, yet the majority of consumers don’t consider the…
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DEMETER featured at the UDG Research Day 2021
For the tenth year in a row, the University of Donja Gorica has organized its Research Day, which is traditionally held on April 4, and which also marks the Students’…
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IoF2020 Final Event Summary
François Lienard, IoF2020 Ecosystem Development, Schuttelaar & Partners International. IoF2020 recently held its final event that lasted three days and was filled with over 40 presentations and sessions showing the…
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Interview Series: Ramón Alcarria, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
In this edition of our Interview Series, we talk to Ramón Alcarria from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid to learn more about the Pilot 5.2 that he is leading. Can you tell…
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IoT technologies, data science and smart farming- OGC session
The agriculture sector is characterized by multiple actors working in different constellations together or side by side. Each one with own interests and different conditions reaching from intensive high yield…
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Interview Series: Nenad Gligoric, DNET
In our interview series, we now move to Pilot Cluster 5, the last of the DEMETER pilot clusters. We catch up with Nenad Gligoric from DNET Labs who is the…
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DEMETER & ATLAS discussed at SmartAgriFood event
DEMETER and our sister project ATLAS were discussed at a recent event in Italy ‘Smart Agrifood: Condivisione e Informazione, Gli Ingredienti per L’Innovazione’ (SmartAgrifood: sharing and information, ingredients for innovation)…
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Open Call Winners announced
The DEMETER Open Call #1, DEVELOP, aimed to attract and engage startups and SMEs with technology products that can be implemented within the agro-business sector. Five specific challenges were addressed…
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Interview Series: Senka Gajinov from DNET
In this edition of our Interview Series, we talk to Senka Gajinov, Product Manager from DNET to learn more about Pilot 4.4 that she is involved in. Can you tell…
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Presenting Projects on Precision Viticulture and Digital Farming
On March 4th, the company 13. jul Plantaže hosted a meeting for their management and employees to present projects on precision viticulture and digital solutions for applications in the wine…
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DEMETER at IEEE Conference IT2021
The DEMETER project was presented during the IEEE Conference on Information Technology IT2021. The presentation took place on 17th February 2021, during a special session dedicated to presenting the project…
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Results of the DEMETER farmer survey
Earlier this year we sent a survey to the farmers actively trialling hardware and software in the DEMETER pilots to better understand their needs, interests, and concerns regarding the DEMETER…
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‘The incentives and barriers to farmers’ adoption of digital technologies’
Ambra Raggi, Policy Officer at World Farmers’ Organisation[1] Farmers are called to feed the world while immense pressures weigh on them: a growing world population, the fight against climate change,…
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The DEMETER Stakeholders Open Collaboration Space
Francesca Cantore, Researcher at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Spa What is the DEMETER Stakeholder Open Collaboration Space? The DEMETER Stakeholders Open Collaboration Space (SOCS) is an online platform dedicated to all stakeholders…
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The Multi-actor Approach in DEMETER
Anja Linnemann, Fraunhofer and Dave Hearne, TSSG What is the MAA? The multi-actor approach (MAA) ensures that projects, like DEMETER, focus on real needs and problems that an end-user (farmer,…
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Interview with farmers from Plantaze participating in DEMETER
Milena Peruničić and Katarina Pavićević from ’13. jul Plantaže’, one of biggest and most important producers of grapes, wines and grape brandy in South Eastern Europe, talk to us about…
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Interview with farmer participating in DEMETER (Georgian)
ფერმერების გამოკითხვა – კითხვები შეგიძლიათ წარმოგიდგინოთ საკუთარი თავი და გვითხრათ თქვენი მეურნეობის შესახებ? მე ვარ ედვარდ შერმადინი სოფელი ღვლევიდან, ქარელის მუნიციპალიტეტი, შიდა ქართლი. მე ვმართავ მეურნეობას, სადაც მომყავს ვაშლი 17…
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Interview with farmer involved in DEMETER pilot
Edvard Shermandini from Georgia explains more about his experience in the DEMETER project. Edvard is involved in Pilot 5.1 ‘Disease Prediction and Supply Chain Transparency for Orchards/Vineyards’. The pilot focuses on complete…
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DEMETER presents at AgriTech 4.0 conference
DEMETER participated in the AgriTech 4.0 virtual conference which took place on January 29th and February 19th. The conference explored the wide range of opportunities available through programmes, development, support,…
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Interview Series: Bernadette O’Brien from Teagasc
In this edition of our Interview Series, we talk to Bernadette O’Brien, a Researcher Officer from Teagasc in Ireland to learn more about the pilot 4.3 that she is leading…
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A Knowledge Graph for the Agri-Food Sector
Our colleague Raul Palma from the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) has written a blog post for Metaphacts explaining how Knowledge Graph technology can address data integration challenges in the…
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DEMETER featured at Academia-Industry Cooperation workshop
The DEMETER project was featured in a presentation given by UDG, Plantaze, and DNET at the Academia-Industry Cooperation workshop organized withing VIRAL project on the 9th February 2021. The partners…
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Interview Series: Antonio Caruso from Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. (ENG)
In this edition of our Interview Series, we talk to Antonio Caruso from Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. (ENG), Italy to learn more about the pilot he is leading in Pilot…
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DEMETER presented at AEF Tech Talk
DEMETER project coordinator, Kevin Doolin, presented at a recent AEF (Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation) Tech Talk on 5th February. The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) is an independent organization founded…
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Researchers in DEMETER publish new paper in MDPI Electronics
Researchers participating in DEMETER; Juan A. López-Morales and Antonio F. Skarmeta from University of Murcia, alongside Juan A. Martínez from Odin Solutions, have published a new paper titled ‘Improving Energy…
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Conference paper in WorldCIST 2020
Researchers at UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Ramón Alcarria, Borja Bordel and Tomás Robles, published a conference paper titled ‘Supervising Industrial Distributed Processes Through Soft Models, Deformation Metrics and Temporal…
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Interview Series: Bart Beusen from VITO
In this edition of our interview series, we catch up with Bart Beusen at VITO to learn more about pilot 3.4. Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your…
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Interview Series: Carles Tur from TRAGSA
Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your organisation and your involvement in the DEMETER project? . My name is Carles Tur. I am a technician responsible for the monitoring…
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Interview Series: Filipe Neves dos Santos from INESC TEC
In this edition of our interview series, we catch up with Filipe Neves dos Santos at INESC TEC to learn more about pilot 3.2. Can you tell us a bit…
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DEMETER presented at European Researchers’ Night 2020
UDG, Plantaze, and DunavNET participated in the Montenegrin event organized under European Researchers’ Night 2020 umbrella. This was a 12-hour virtual event and the project partners gave a presentation on…
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Full paper on Machine Learning Models for Olive Phenology Phase Prediction available
The full paper titled ‘Analysis of Copernicus’ ERA5 Climate Reanalysis Data as a Replacement for Weather Station Temperature Measurements in Machine Learning Models for Olive Phenology Phase Prediction’ was published…
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DEMETER Pilot Project Booklet
The DEMETER pilot projects are used to demonstrate and evaluate how innovations and extended capabilities benefit from the interoperability mechanisms. The pilots, running across 18 European countries, are also used…
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DEMETER Open Call Applications
The first DEMETER Open Call, DEVELOP, closed on the 18th November 2020 with 61 applications received from 21 countries. The breakdown of applications per topic is outlined below: Topic 1:…
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DEMETER presents at ICT-Agri Forum
On November 19th, ICT-Agri ran a half-day forum with presentations and interactive discussions by relevant actors from research and industry to discuss ‘Best practices for Going to Market’. The core…
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DEMETER participates at Future of Agritech event
DEMETER project coordinator, Kevin Doolin, participated on behalf of DEMETER at the recent agritech conference powered by Design Terminal and X-Europe. The conference focused on the future of agriculture, bringing…
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Poultry Farm Pilot Installation in Montenegro for DEMETER
University of Donja Gorica and DunavNET initiated a collaboration with Radinovic Company, a poultry farm owner and operator from Montenegro. Radinovic poultry farm will be used as a pilot site…
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Interview with Miguel Goncalves, DEMETER Open Call Manager
Can you tell us about yourself and your role in DEMETER? I have a background in economics, and I am passionate about innovation and technology. At F6S – the largest…
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DEMETER Technical Update – Thanasis Poulakidas, Integration Manager
We had significant developments on the technical front during the first year of DEMETER. After developing the overall DEMETER reference architecture, the first version of the DEMETER integration platform and…
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DEMETER Pilot Update – Martin Klopfer, WP5 Leader
Everything in DEMETER revolves around our 20 Pilots and the real-world use cases and requirements they bring to the table. The objective is to ensure that whatever we develop in…
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DEMETER – A year in review
DEMETER celebrated its one year anniversary in September 2020. This represents an ideal opportunity to reflect on the various milestones that have been met across the project. The project launched…
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DEMETER sponsors Smart Agriculture session at Digital Around the World conference
The 24-hour Digital Around the World Conference, organised by IoT Forum, took a place on the 20th and 21st October. The conference brought together top-level speakers discussing the latest trends…
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Interview Series: Diego Guidotti from Agricolus
In this edition of our interview series, we catch up with Diego Guidotti from Agricolus. Diego is the leader of the Pilot Cluster 3 within DEMETER. The cluster supports farmers…
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Researchers at University of Donja Gorica present DEMETER at webinar
Researchers from the University of Donja Gorica prepared a presentation titled “Digital transformation and smart agriculture” in the form of recorded webinar on the HighTech-Hub portal, a local site promoting…
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DEMETER participates in ErasmusPlus VIRAL project webinar
DEMETER participated in the second workshop/webinar on ‘ICT in agriculture’ in a series of trainings within the VIRAL project which ran on October 06-07th, 2020. The VIRAL project, co-funded by…
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DEMETER presented at Greencities event
At the recent Greencities event, DEMETER was presented by Antonio F. Skarmeta of Universidad de Murcia in the FIWARE session focused on ‘Digitalising the Future of Water, 2020’. The objective…
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DEMETER participates in European agricultural data space workshop
DEMETER recently participated in the recent Common European agricultural data space workshop on Sept 8th 2020. Organised by the European Commission’s DG CNECT, in cooperation with DG AGRI, the workshop…
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DEMETER Open Call Webinar announced
DEMETER, has announced the launch of its 1st Open Call, DEVELOP with a total budget of €300,000 available. This Open Call aims to attract and engage start-ups and SMEs with…
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Digital Around the World Forum – A Global 24-hour Conference
For its 10th anniversary, the IoT Forum is launching a new 24 hours non-stop virtual conference that will roll over the World to run a quite unique event on emerging technologies…
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H2020 Agri-Tech project, DEMETER, announces 1st Open Call for Innovative Solutions
The Horizon 2020 project, DEMETER, has announced the launch of its 1st Open Call, DEVELOP on 16th September, with a total budget of €300,000 available to SMEs. DEMETER aims to…
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Benchmarking at Farm Level Decision Support System- Pilot Project
In this blog post, we learn more about Pilot 2.4 ‘Benchmarking at Farm Level Decision Support System’. Pilot Overview This pilot aims at developing services to support the benchmarking on…
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Interview Series: Dr. Ing. Jaroslav SMEJKAL from LESPROJEKT
In this edition of our interview series, we talk with Dr. Ing. Jaroslav SMEJKAL from LESPROJEKT who is leading the pilot project 2.3 focusing on Data Brokerage Service and Decision…
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DEMETER contribute to Osservatorio Smart AgriFood workshop
DEMETER project coordinator, Kevin Doolin, recently contributed to an Osservatorio Smart AgriFood workshop by Politecnico di Milano and Brescia University. Kevin prepared a video for the keynote session from Image…
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Interview Series: Morteza Abdipourchenarestansofla from John Deere
In this edition of our interview series, we talk with Morteza Abdipourchenarestansofla from John Deere who is leading the pilot project 2.2 focusing on automated documentation of arable crop farming…
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Interview Series: Fabienne Seibold, John Deere
In this edition of our interview series, we catch up with Fabienne Seibold from John Deere. Fabienne is the leader of the Pilot Cluster 2 within DEMETER. The cluster focuses…
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Factors impacting farmers’ adoption of digital agriculture
Ethan Cleary, Ag Tech Policy & Innovation Executive, The Irish Farmers’ Association. Introduction European agriculture is facing an increasingly challenging future, with significant market and regulatory pressures to develop more…
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Interview Series: The Farmer Impact.
DEMETER’s aims to put digital means at the service of farmers. With this in mind, we catch up with one of the farmers invovled in our pilot project focused on…
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DEMETER paper on Machine Learning for olive phenology prediction presented at GIOTS.
The DEMETER pilot project focusing on Decision Support Systems to support olive growing was presented recently at the virtual Global IoT Summit (GIOTS). The presentation and paper focused on ‘Machine…
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Interview Series: Corn Management & Decision Support Platform Pilot – SIMAVI & APPR
We chat to Mircea Predut from Software Imagination & Vision S.R.L. (SIMAVI) and Cristina Cionga from APPR to learn more about the pilot project they are working on in Cluster…
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Interview Series: Dimitris Katsantonis, ELGO
We chat to Dimitris Katsantonis from ELGO (Hellenic Agricultural Organization – “DIMITRA”) to learn more about the pilot project he is leading in Cluster 1 which focuses on water and…
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DEMETER presented at Global IoT Summit
DEMETER was presented recently at the virtual Global IoT Summit (GIOTS) which took place on June 3rd. As part of the presentation on ‘Agri-food Research Centres as Drivers of Digital…
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DEMETER and ATLAS host joint webinar
Introduction Both the DEMETER and ATLAS project had committed to participate in several events such as Global IoT Week and the SmartAgriHubs event in Bucharest. However, with the onset of…
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DEMETER represents EU agri-tech at Brazil-EU Cooperation Conference
An online conference ‘Fostering STI twinning activities between EU and Brazil’ took place on Friday 22nd May. The aim of this conference was to present CT&I projects that are being carried…
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‘H2020 Agri-Tech Research in Europe’ webinar hosted by DEMETER & ATLAS
On June 18th H2020 projects, DEMETER and ATLAS will host a webinar presenting an overview of current EU (H2020) research in the Agri Tech space. It begins with an overview…
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Field equipment deployed for Montenegrin pilot
Finally, as the COVID19 situation is getting better in Montenegro, UDG and Plantaze started deployment of the field equipment for the Montenegrin pilot of H2020 DEMETER. The pilot partners are…
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Interview Series: Azucena Sierra from Tragsa
In the next edition of our interview series, we catch up with Azucena Sierra from TRAGSA Group. Azucena is the leader of the Pilot Cluster 1. Can you tell us…
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‘LEARNING MORE ABOUT DEMETER’ – Interview with Project Coordinator Kevin Doolin.
To learn more about the objectives of DEMETER and the achievements to date, we chat to Kevin Doolin, Project Coordinator of DEMETER and Director of Innovation at TSSG. Kevin outlines…
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First edition of DEMETER newsletter out now
The first edition of the H2020 DEMETER project newsletter is out now. Click here to view the newsletter and learn more about DEMETER, the pilot clusters and the progress made…
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DEMETER features in 2019 Bulletin of the Ministry of Science
H2020 DEMETER project was featured in the 2019 Bulletin of the Ministry of Science of Montenegro. The bulletin is published annually and describes the most successful scientific projects in Montenegro.
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Interview series: Senka Gajinov from DNET Labs
In the first of our interview series, we catch up with Senka Gajinov, product manager at DNET Labs to find out more about DNET Labs and their role in DEMETER.…
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Digitisation in the wine industry
Representatives from company “13. jul Planaze”, University of Donja Gorica and DunavNET participated in a panel discussion that took place in Plantaže’s wine cellar Šipčanik on December 12, 2019. The discussion covered…
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DEMETER presented at several European Conferences
The DEMETER project, which aims to lead the digital transformation of Europe’s agri-food sector, was presented recently at several European conferences and workshops. DEMETER seeks the adoption of advanced IoT…
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DEMETER Meeting takes place in Brussels – December 2019
Following on from the kick-off meeting in September, a DEMETER follow up meeting took place on December 16 and 17 in Brussels. The objective of the meeting was to recap…
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DEMETER will digitally transform Europe’s agri-food sector
A new EU project, DEMETER, under Horizon 2020, is set to digitally transform Europe’s agri-food sector and support vibrant rural areas. The DEMETER Project is a large-scale deployment of farmer…
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€17m DEMETER projects Kicks Off
Agricultural technology experts gathered in Waterford in September to launch the DEMETER project which aims to digitally transform Europe’s agri-food sector and support vibrant rural areas. The DEMETER project will…
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DEMETER Project Discussed at Amplitude 19
The DEMETER project was discussed at the recent Amplitude conference held in Kilkenny, Ireland on 6th November 2019. Amplitude is an annual conference led by the Technology Transfer Offices of…
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First H2020 DEMETER paper presented at #GloballoTSummit
The first H2020 DEMETER paper was presented by Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Spa at the Global IoT Summit (#GIoTS2019) in Aarhus, Denmark. DEMETER is a large-scale European project which has received…
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