Advanced Localization Techniques on Smart Devices for Inclusive Location-based Services
Alfonso Bahillo Martínez & Luis Enrique Díez
DeustoTech (www.deustotech.eu) is a private non-profit institution of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Deusto for applied research in new technologies. Since 2005 DeustoTech mission is to support the ICT activity in business and society through research, the development of technologies, innovation, and knowledge transfer. We focus our activity around TRLs 2-7 and articulate it into four applied fields: Industry, Mobility, Energy, and Society, having a fifth, the Chair of Applied Mathematics, as a transversal activity and support for the previous four. We are characterized for working with data of heterogeneous nature, throughout its life cycle and in compliance with ethical principles and humanists who define the University of Deusto.
The MSCA IF candidate will be incorporated in the Mobility research group at DeustoTech. This research group is committed to respond to the current and future needs of society and industry in the field of mobility and transport by means of technology and data fusion applications. Nowadays, the Unit belongs to 3 European collaboration networks and participates in 5 European Projects, as well as is currently developing several consortiums and partnerships for future international projects. Actually, 7 international students are hosted by the Unit, as well as more than 10 international fellowships have been carried out by members of this Unit. For more information: http://mobility.deustotech.eu/
We are looking for post-doctoral researchers with strong background in at least one of the next areas:
– Information Fusion through Bayesian Inference
– Human body and RF signals interaction
– Pedestrian inertial navigation system
– Machine Learning techniques for indoor localization
– Human-Computer Interaction
Researchers with experience in the application of any of the previous techniques in the field of localization systems will be especially welcome.
Advanced command of English (C1 or equivalent) is desired. Knowledge of Spanish is not a requirement.
- Information Sciences and Engineering (ENG)
- Mathematics (MAT)
Location Based Services (LBS) have a growing interest in the market, from the user’s, applications developers’ and mobile operators’ perspectives. User location-based information has transversal demand on numerous commercial applications and is a real problem solver in societal challenges, such as health and mobility.
One in six people in the EU has a disability that ranges from mild to severe making around 80 million who are often prevented from taking part fully in society and the economy because of environmental and attitudinal barriers. Over a third of people aged over 75 have disabilities that restrict them to some extent. The EU has a strong commitment for improving the social and economic situation of people with disabilities. For this, the Commission has defined an Action Plan in the scope of “European Disability Strategy 2010-2020: A Renewed Commitment to a Barrier-Free Europe”, where the access and mobility of people with disabilities in urban areas, its facilities and transportation system are a key priority, understanding accessibility as a precondition for participation in society and the economy.
All these new technical capabilities present exciting challenges for signal processing practitioners and researchers, and open promising opportunities to empower people with disabilities to interact with and through the world.
EXCELLENCE OF THE HOST RESEARCH UNIT
– T. Otim, A. Bahillo, L. E. Diez, P. Lopez, and F. Falcone, “FDTD and Empirical Exploration of Human Body and UWB Radiation Interaction on TOF Ranging,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, pp. 1–1, 2019.
– Rebernik, N. Goličnik Marušić, B. Bahillo, A. Osaba, E. (2019). A 4-dimensional Model and Combined Methodological Approach to Inclusive Urban Planning and Design for ALL, Sustainable Cities and Society Vol. 44, January 2019, Pages 195-214. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2018.10.001.
– L. E. Díez, A. Bahillo, J. Otegui, and T. Otim, “Suitability Analysis of Wrist-Worn Sensors for Implementing Pedestrian Dead Reckoning Systems,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 5098–5114, May 2018.
– Bahillo, A., Díez, L.E. and Arambarri, A., 2016. BLUE CARE: A COOPERATIVE LOCATION NETWORK FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS. Procedia Engineering (2017) pp. 67-75
– A. Bahillo, T. Aguilera, F. J. Álvarez, and A. Perallos, “WAY: Seamless Positioning Using a Smart Device,” Wireless Pers Commun, vol. 94, no. 4, pp. 2949–2967, Jun. 2017.
– Underground Built Heritage as catalyser for Community Valorisation
Funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, COST Action CA18110.
Duration: 48 months (Abr. 2019 – Abr. 2023)
– STING: Trains Positioning by Fusing Data coming from Heterogeneous Technologies. Funded by CAF I+D.
Duration: 36 months (Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2019)
– BLUE: Enabling Ubiquitous Location-Based services. Funded by the Basque Department of Education, under Grant ref. PI_2016_0010.
Duration: 24 months (Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2018)
– ESPHIA: Enabling Seamless Positioning for Helping Inhabitants Anywhere. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, TIN2014-56042-JIN.
Duration: 36 months (Oct. 2015 – Oct. 2018)
– CYBERPARKS: Fostering knowledge about the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Public Spaces supported by strategies to improve their use and attractiveness. Funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, TUD COST Action TU1306.
Duration: 48 months (Abr. 2014 – Abr. 2018)
– LORIS: Localization Cooperative Systems for People and Objects in Diverse Environments. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, TIN2012-38080-C04-03.
Duration: 36 months (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015)
– LEMUR: Continuous localization in extensive environments using ultrasound and radiofrequency. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, TIN2009-14114-C04-02
Duration: 36 months (Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2012) INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
The proposed research plan is encouraged to cover three research disciplines in a “bottom-up” proposal. This research proposal is the result of an interdisciplinary encounter among an anthropologist, a landscape architect and a telecom engineer that was made possible by the COST Action TUD1306, called CyberParks (http://cyberparks-project.eu). Therefore, the interdisciplinary of this research proposal is guaranteed though the co-direction of experts from those different knowledge areas which will be melted to be able to address the research proposal. The knowledge areas to be integrated are:
– Dynamic information fusion methods for positioning. The main motivation behind this knowledge area is based on the current need for a dynamic positioning system which autonomously adapts to the availability of external signals depending on the environment
– Behavior analysis and mapping.
– Social Inclusion. One of the greatest challenges, regardless of the city’s size, organizational structure, socio-political capacity or development stage, is as of how to become fully inclusive to fit the needs of all their citizens, including those with disabilities and diverse impairments. Hence, this area provides an overview of existing city concepts, tackling them from inclusion perspective.
We plan the next mechanisms to successfully implement the interdisciplinarity:
– Refine the plan proposal (objectives, scope and roadmap) agreed among the co-directors and the MSCA IF candidate for the three years period.
– Skype meetings every two weeks to check the progress of the MSCA IF researcher and to establish the next steps to follow.
– Face to face meetings every 24 weeks.
– At least two short-term research stays every year, and one long-term research stay at the University of Antwerp and/or the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
The research project is clearly aligned with the topics defined by the H2020 programme:
– From a technical point of view, it is aligned with the work programme «Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies», both in the area of «Information and Communication Technologies» and in the area of «Space», as its objective is the design of location systems in intelligent devices including the use of the European Global Navigation Satellite System (Galileo, EGNOS).
– From the application point of view, the objective of developing inclusive and accessible applications is clearly aligned with Societal Challenge 1, (Health, demographic change and wellbeing) and Societal Challenge 4, (Smart, Green and Integrated Transport).
In fact, there are currently several project proposals under review in calls for the previous programmes. INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION
Through research training provided by the institutions from different countries, sectors and disciplines, this research proposal will trigger cooperation between organizations from the academic sector such as the Universities of Deusto and Antwerp and non-academic sector such as the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. It will enhance skills development and knowledge-sharing, enhancing researchers’ employability and providing them with new career perspectives.
Three main types of stakeholders who may be interested in the results of this research project have now been identified, existing contacts and collaborations in the past:
– Associations of people with different types of disabilities, as they are the main end users of this research project. In the past, there has been collaboration or contact with associations such as “Discapacitados sin fronteras “(Disabled without frontiers) or ONCE (Spanish Blind Association).
– Town councils and other public bodies interested in being able to offer better and more accessible services to citizens. In the past, there has been collaborations with public bodies in cities such as Bilbao or Zaragoza in Spain, or Maribor in Slovenia.
– Different agents in the health field, especially interested in the study of active aging or people with psychiatric problems. In this field, there exist active collaborations and contacts with several teams in the field of psychiatry of Sacyl (Public Health Service of Castilla y León, Spain). IMPACT
The choice of inclusiveness and accessibility as the target characteristics of the LBS to be developed in this research project will maximise the public benefit by supporting the development of applications that will address major societal challenges.
In particular, the main stakeholders (public administration and associations of people with physical disabilities) will benefit from the results of this project in different ways:
• Access to high technology developers specialized in seamless positioning and Location Based Services implementation.
• Gaining knowledge on inclusion aspects in urban areas that will serve to the preparation of studies related to transport, mobility, urban planning and accessibility, etc.
• New business models related to co-operation between public administration and its stakeholders (citizens, companies, associations).
• Opportunity for closely collaborating cities and associations of people with physical disabilities, having the opportunity to boost the accessibility of urban areas to all the citizens. Opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices.
In addition, user location-based information has transversal demand on numerous commercial applications. Revenues of context-aware smartphone apps will hit € 30.6 billion by 2019, up from € 11.7 billion in 2015, so there is also a great commercial opportunity, which can be reflected in the obtaining of patents or creation of spin-off companies INNOVATION
The main innovative aspect of the research project is the focus of the development of LBS in the field of accessibility and inclusiveness. This implies focusing on a market and type of problems generally forgotten and also brings with it the need to work from multidisciplinary strategies, which always is challenging and stimulating. Another important aspect of the offer is the possibility of working on a project that covers a wide spectrum of the life cycle of a product, as the project will include from basic and applied research tasks (TRL 2 to 5) to developing and testing systems that can be used in an operational environment with real services (TRL 7). INCLUSION
One of the University of Deusto’s key duties is to be fully aware of problems within the institution itself and the society we live in. For this reason, it should take specific steps to boost integration and real equality of opportunity for people with specific support needs. Timely specific action is required to enable them to enter higher education in equal conditions and ensure their full integration in the university community. DeustoTech, as one of its institutions, is included in this service of social action and inclusion. The main aims consist of achieving full normalization, equal opportunities and gradually adopting the steps needed to ensure that the University of Deusto is an inclusive educational institution. Furthermore, the University of Deusto provides them with guidance and support on the transition to the labor market jointly with special job centers and companies at large.
– T. Otim, A. Bahillo, L. E. Diez, P. Lopez, and F. Falcone, “FDTD and Empirical Exploration of Human Body and UWB Radiation Interaction on TOF Ranging,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, pp. 1–1, 2019.
– Rebernik, N. Goličnik Marušić, B. Bahillo, A. Osaba, E. (2019). A 4-dimensional Model and Combined Methodological Approach to Inclusive Urban Planning and Design for ALL, Sustainable Cities and Society Vol. 44, January 2019, Pages 195-214. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2018.10.001.
– L. E. Díez, A. Bahillo, J. Otegui, and T. Otim, “Suitability Analysis of Wrist-Worn Sensors for Implementing Pedestrian Dead Reckoning Systems,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 5098–5114, May 2018.
– Bahillo, A., Díez, L.E. and Arambarri, A., 2016. BLUE CARE: A COOPERATIVE LOCATION NETWORK FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS. Procedia Engineering (2017) pp. 67-75
– A. Bahillo, T. Aguilera, F. J. Álvarez, and A. Perallos, “WAY: Seamless Positioning Using a Smart Device,” Wireless Pers Commun, vol. 94, no. 4, pp. 2949–2967, Jun. 2017.
– Underground Built Heritage as catalyser for Community Valorisation
Funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, COST Action CA18110.
Duration: 48 months (Abr. 2019 – Abr. 2023)
– STING: Trains Positioning by Fusing Data coming from Heterogeneous Technologies. Funded by CAF I+D.
Duration: 36 months (Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2019)
– BLUE: Enabling Ubiquitous Location-Based services. Funded by the Basque Department of Education, under Grant ref. PI_2016_0010.
Duration: 24 months (Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2018)
– ESPHIA: Enabling Seamless Positioning for Helping Inhabitants Anywhere. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, TIN2014-56042-JIN.
Duration: 36 months (Oct. 2015 – Oct. 2018)
– CYBERPARKS: Fostering knowledge about the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Public Spaces supported by strategies to improve their use and attractiveness. Funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, TUD COST Action TU1306.
Duration: 48 months (Abr. 2014 – Abr. 2018)
– LORIS: Localization Cooperative Systems for People and Objects in Diverse Environments. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, TIN2012-38080-C04-03.
Duration: 36 months (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015)
– LEMUR: Continuous localization in extensive environments using ultrasound and radiofrequency. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, TIN2009-14114-C04-02
Duration: 36 months (Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2012)
The proposed research plan is encouraged to cover three research disciplines in a “bottom-up” proposal. This research proposal is the result of an interdisciplinary encounter among an anthropologist, a landscape architect and a telecom engineer that was made possible by the COST Action TUD1306, called CyberParks (http://cyberparks-project.eu). Therefore, the interdisciplinary of this research proposal is guaranteed though the co-direction of experts from those different knowledge areas which will be melted to be able to address the research proposal. The knowledge areas to be integrated are:
– Dynamic information fusion methods for positioning. The main motivation behind this knowledge area is based on the current need for a dynamic positioning system which autonomously adapts to the availability of external signals depending on the environment
– Behavior analysis and mapping.
– Social Inclusion. One of the greatest challenges, regardless of the city’s size, organizational structure, socio-political capacity or development stage, is as of how to become fully inclusive to fit the needs of all their citizens, including those with disabilities and diverse impairments. Hence, this area provides an overview of existing city concepts, tackling them from inclusion perspective.
We plan the next mechanisms to successfully implement the interdisciplinarity:
– Refine the plan proposal (objectives, scope and roadmap) agreed among the co-directors and the MSCA IF candidate for the three years period.
– Skype meetings every two weeks to check the progress of the MSCA IF researcher and to establish the next steps to follow.
– Face to face meetings every 24 weeks.
– At least two short-term research stays every year, and one long-term research stay at the University of Antwerp and/or the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
The research project is clearly aligned with the topics defined by the H2020 programme:
– From a technical point of view, it is aligned with the work programme «Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies», both in the area of «Information and Communication Technologies» and in the area of «Space», as its objective is the design of location systems in intelligent devices including the use of the European Global Navigation Satellite System (Galileo, EGNOS).
– From the application point of view, the objective of developing inclusive and accessible applications is clearly aligned with Societal Challenge 1, (Health, demographic change and wellbeing) and Societal Challenge 4, (Smart, Green and Integrated Transport).
In fact, there are currently several project proposals under review in calls for the previous programmes. INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION
Through research training provided by the institutions from different countries, sectors and disciplines, this research proposal will trigger cooperation between organizations from the academic sector such as the Universities of Deusto and Antwerp and non-academic sector such as the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. It will enhance skills development and knowledge-sharing, enhancing researchers’ employability and providing them with new career perspectives.
Three main types of stakeholders who may be interested in the results of this research project have now been identified, existing contacts and collaborations in the past:
– Associations of people with different types of disabilities, as they are the main end users of this research project. In the past, there has been collaboration or contact with associations such as “Discapacitados sin fronteras “(Disabled without frontiers) or ONCE (Spanish Blind Association).
– Town councils and other public bodies interested in being able to offer better and more accessible services to citizens. In the past, there has been collaborations with public bodies in cities such as Bilbao or Zaragoza in Spain, or Maribor in Slovenia.
– Different agents in the health field, especially interested in the study of active aging or people with psychiatric problems. In this field, there exist active collaborations and contacts with several teams in the field of psychiatry of Sacyl (Public Health Service of Castilla y León, Spain). IMPACT
The choice of inclusiveness and accessibility as the target characteristics of the LBS to be developed in this research project will maximise the public benefit by supporting the development of applications that will address major societal challenges.
In particular, the main stakeholders (public administration and associations of people with physical disabilities) will benefit from the results of this project in different ways:
• Access to high technology developers specialized in seamless positioning and Location Based Services implementation.
• Gaining knowledge on inclusion aspects in urban areas that will serve to the preparation of studies related to transport, mobility, urban planning and accessibility, etc.
• New business models related to co-operation between public administration and its stakeholders (citizens, companies, associations).
• Opportunity for closely collaborating cities and associations of people with physical disabilities, having the opportunity to boost the accessibility of urban areas to all the citizens. Opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices.
In addition, user location-based information has transversal demand on numerous commercial applications. Revenues of context-aware smartphone apps will hit € 30.6 billion by 2019, up from € 11.7 billion in 2015, so there is also a great commercial opportunity, which can be reflected in the obtaining of patents or creation of spin-off companies INNOVATION
The main innovative aspect of the research project is the focus of the development of LBS in the field of accessibility and inclusiveness. This implies focusing on a market and type of problems generally forgotten and also brings with it the need to work from multidisciplinary strategies, which always is challenging and stimulating. Another important aspect of the offer is the possibility of working on a project that covers a wide spectrum of the life cycle of a product, as the project will include from basic and applied research tasks (TRL 2 to 5) to developing and testing systems that can be used in an operational environment with real services (TRL 7). INCLUSION
One of the University of Deusto’s key duties is to be fully aware of problems within the institution itself and the society we live in. For this reason, it should take specific steps to boost integration and real equality of opportunity for people with specific support needs. Timely specific action is required to enable them to enter higher education in equal conditions and ensure their full integration in the university community. DeustoTech, as one of its institutions, is included in this service of social action and inclusion. The main aims consist of achieving full normalization, equal opportunities and gradually adopting the steps needed to ensure that the University of Deusto is an inclusive educational institution. Furthermore, the University of Deusto provides them with guidance and support on the transition to the labor market jointly with special job centers and companies at large.
The research project is clearly aligned with the topics defined by the H2020 programme:
– From a technical point of view, it is aligned with the work programme «Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies», both in the area of «Information and Communication Technologies» and in the area of «Space», as its objective is the design of location systems in intelligent devices including the use of the European Global Navigation Satellite System (Galileo, EGNOS).
– From the application point of view, the objective of developing inclusive and accessible applications is clearly aligned with Societal Challenge 1, (Health, demographic change and wellbeing) and Societal Challenge 4, (Smart, Green and Integrated Transport).
In fact, there are currently several project proposals under review in calls for the previous programmes.
Through research training provided by the institutions from different countries, sectors and disciplines, this research proposal will trigger cooperation between organizations from the academic sector such as the Universities of Deusto and Antwerp and non-academic sector such as the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. It will enhance skills development and knowledge-sharing, enhancing researchers’ employability and providing them with new career perspectives.
Three main types of stakeholders who may be interested in the results of this research project have now been identified, existing contacts and collaborations in the past:
– Associations of people with different types of disabilities, as they are the main end users of this research project. In the past, there has been collaboration or contact with associations such as “Discapacitados sin fronteras “(Disabled without frontiers) or ONCE (Spanish Blind Association).
– Town councils and other public bodies interested in being able to offer better and more accessible services to citizens. In the past, there has been collaborations with public bodies in cities such as Bilbao or Zaragoza in Spain, or Maribor in Slovenia.
– Different agents in the health field, especially interested in the study of active aging or people with psychiatric problems. In this field, there exist active collaborations and contacts with several teams in the field of psychiatry of Sacyl (Public Health Service of Castilla y León, Spain).
IMPACT
The choice of inclusiveness and accessibility as the target characteristics of the LBS to be developed in this research project will maximise the public benefit by supporting the development of applications that will address major societal challenges.
In particular, the main stakeholders (public administration and associations of people with physical disabilities) will benefit from the results of this project in different ways:
• Access to high technology developers specialized in seamless positioning and Location Based Services implementation.
• Gaining knowledge on inclusion aspects in urban areas that will serve to the preparation of studies related to transport, mobility, urban planning and accessibility, etc.
• New business models related to co-operation between public administration and its stakeholders (citizens, companies, associations).
• Opportunity for closely collaborating cities and associations of people with physical disabilities, having the opportunity to boost the accessibility of urban areas to all the citizens. Opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices.
In addition, user location-based information has transversal demand on numerous commercial applications. Revenues of context-aware smartphone apps will hit € 30.6 billion by 2019, up from € 11.7 billion in 2015, so there is also a great commercial opportunity, which can be reflected in the obtaining of patents or creation of spin-off companies INNOVATION
The main innovative aspect of the research project is the focus of the development of LBS in the field of accessibility and inclusiveness. This implies focusing on a market and type of problems generally forgotten and also brings with it the need to work from multidisciplinary strategies, which always is challenging and stimulating. Another important aspect of the offer is the possibility of working on a project that covers a wide spectrum of the life cycle of a product, as the project will include from basic and applied research tasks (TRL 2 to 5) to developing and testing systems that can be used in an operational environment with real services (TRL 7). INCLUSION
One of the University of Deusto’s key duties is to be fully aware of problems within the institution itself and the society we live in. For this reason, it should take specific steps to boost integration and real equality of opportunity for people with specific support needs. Timely specific action is required to enable them to enter higher education in equal conditions and ensure their full integration in the university community. DeustoTech, as one of its institutions, is included in this service of social action and inclusion. The main aims consist of achieving full normalization, equal opportunities and gradually adopting the steps needed to ensure that the University of Deusto is an inclusive educational institution. Furthermore, the University of Deusto provides them with guidance and support on the transition to the labor market jointly with special job centers and companies at large.
The choice of inclusiveness and accessibility as the target characteristics of the LBS to be developed in this research project will maximise the public benefit by supporting the development of applications that will address major societal challenges.
In particular, the main stakeholders (public administration and associations of people with physical disabilities) will benefit from the results of this project in different ways:
• Access to high technology developers specialized in seamless positioning and Location Based Services implementation.
• Gaining knowledge on inclusion aspects in urban areas that will serve to the preparation of studies related to transport, mobility, urban planning and accessibility, etc.
• New business models related to co-operation between public administration and its stakeholders (citizens, companies, associations).
• Opportunity for closely collaborating cities and associations of people with physical disabilities, having the opportunity to boost the accessibility of urban areas to all the citizens. Opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices.
In addition, user location-based information has transversal demand on numerous commercial applications. Revenues of context-aware smartphone apps will hit € 30.6 billion by 2019, up from € 11.7 billion in 2015, so there is also a great commercial opportunity, which can be reflected in the obtaining of patents or creation of spin-off companies
The main innovative aspect of the research project is the focus of the development of LBS in the field of accessibility and inclusiveness. This implies focusing on a market and type of problems generally forgotten and also brings with it the need to work from multidisciplinary strategies, which always is challenging and stimulating. Another important aspect of the offer is the possibility of working on a project that covers a wide spectrum of the life cycle of a product, as the project will include from basic and applied research tasks (TRL 2 to 5) to developing and testing systems that can be used in an operational environment with real services (TRL 7).
INCLUSION
One of the University of Deusto’s key duties is to be fully aware of problems within the institution itself and the society we live in. For this reason, it should take specific steps to boost integration and real equality of opportunity for people with specific support needs. Timely specific action is required to enable them to enter higher education in equal conditions and ensure their full integration in the university community. DeustoTech, as one of its institutions, is included in this service of social action and inclusion. The main aims consist of achieving full normalization, equal opportunities and gradually adopting the steps needed to ensure that the University of Deusto is an inclusive educational institution. Furthermore, the University of Deusto provides them with guidance and support on the transition to the labor market jointly with special job centers and companies at large.
One of the University of Deusto’s key duties is to be fully aware of problems within the institution itself and the society we live in. For this reason, it should take specific steps to boost integration and real equality of opportunity for people with specific support needs. Timely specific action is required to enable them to enter higher education in equal conditions and ensure their full integration in the university community. DeustoTech, as one of its institutions, is included in this service of social action and inclusion. The main aims consist of achieving full normalization, equal opportunities and gradually adopting the steps needed to ensure that the University of Deusto is an inclusive educational institution. Furthermore, the University of Deusto provides them with guidance and support on the transition to the labor market jointly with special job centers and companies at large.