To meet our everyday needs in an increasingly multifaceted technological world is a challenge that pushes researchers to find innovative tools using a multidisciplinary approach. We inhabit a globalized planet, made up of complex systems, where domains such as communications, business, healthcare, energy or transportation converge, interact and integrate. In this context, a thriving technology trend applies the concept of animal swarms or swarming to the development of complex systems that bridge the gap amongst disciplines as dissimilar as biology, robotics or networking.

IMDEA Networks Institute announces the completion of the MEDIANET research project. It has accomplished remarkable scientific advances in the optimization of the network and multimedia services that will enable the evolution towards a future internet geared towards video streaming.

A US patent has been granted to Antonio Fernández Anta, Research Professor at IMDEA Networks. Patent US 8,554,894 B2 on ‘Network scheduling for energy efficiency’ addresses the need to reduce the costs associated to the operation of an increasingly vast global telecommunication infrastructure.

From the ancient astrolabe to the contemporary GPS, navigation tools have evolved alongside other aspects of technological advancement, fostering the essential human capacity to communicate. The need for increasingly accurate location and positioning systems is becoming yet more pressing in line with the ultimate goal to provide pervasive, ubiquitous and mobile network services, allowing anytime anywhere connectivity to all.