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Friday December 5th, 2025
The French institution, ranked among the top 10 engineering schools in Europe, is currently linked with faculty and students from the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences through the STIC-AmSud DORSAL-IoT research project.
With the goal of strengthening ties and exploring new avenues for academic exchange, the Director General of International Relations, Anoek van den Berg, and Associate Professor from the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences (FIC), Diego Dujovne, met with Oana Iova, Deputy Director of International Relations at INSA Lyon, France.
The meeting with the authority and scholar from one of Europe’s most prestigious engineering schools took place on November 27 at Casa Central. During the visit, a presentation was given regarding UDP’s academic project and the primary areas of study and research developed by the university community.
The session sought to identify opportunities to expand and project the existing link between both institutions. Currently, this relationship is seen through the participation of students and faculty in the STIC-AmSud DORSAL-IoT project, led internationally by Dr. Iova and, in Chile, by Professor Dujovne.
Professor Dujovne noted that the meeting addressed the idea of establishing a long-term collaboration centered on undergraduate and graduate student exchange. He asserted that formalizing a cooperation agreement with INSA would bring multiple benefits to both academics and students within the FIC community.
Regarding student impact, the professor highlighted how it would enhance their capabilities: “Sharing an international vision of engineering—learning how it is studied in another country and interacting with peers from different contexts but with similar academic experiences—enriches both professional and personal development,” he stated.
In the field of research, the engineer described it as a “pathway for collaboration and the joint development of projects, leveraging the capacities and expertise of both institutions.” For the FIC, he emphasized, “it is fundamental to expand horizons in technological research and to build an international profile that transcends the local context.”
Closing his remarks, Professor Dujovne noted that while research itself has no borders, “to transcend geographical and political boundaries, it is necessary to strengthen institutional ties through contacts and projects that find a common goal and, together, push the limits of knowledge.”
The STIC-AmSud DORSAL-IoT project is an international initiative funded by various research and development agencies: ANID (Chile), INRIA (France), and CAPES (Brazil). Its objective is to research and develop solutions for satellite communication for the Internet of Things (IoT)—specifically, capturing data from sensors located on the Earth’s surface and forwarding it to processing, storage, and visualization systems.
To provide context, Dr. Iova delved into the IoT concept: “These are devices that use very little power and resources to communicate and are deployed in hard-to-reach areas, such as oceans or mountains, where there is no electricity, cellular signal, or network connectivity. So, the idea is to use satellite networks to transmit the data,” she specified.
“This is what is known as satellite telemetry,” Dujovne explained. The novelty of the project, he added, is that it “integrates groups studying different methods to make data transmission from Earth to satellite efficient, communication between satellites, and the most timely way to send data back to Earth, considering the constraints and limitations of satellites that are only visible to sensors for a very short window (5 to 10 minutes), among other challenges.”
Finally, the FIC academic clarified that “while these technologies are already marketed, the available capabilities are not being fully utilized, which is exactly what we aim to achieve.”
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