SISCOG | Research, Development and Innovation

R&D and Innovation,
at the heart of everything we do

Since its inception, SISCOG has made Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) a core focus, including the establishment of a dedicated RD&I department in 2003. Amongst our Values is Innovation and Excellence, cornerstones for driving continuous improvement and delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients.

Our researchers and developers are highly skilled in creating and refining algorithms, optimisation models, and enhanced functionalities to address the resource scheduling and management challenges in the transportation and agriculture sectors.

This work is conducted in-house and through collaborations with research labs, universities, and clients.

Our dedication to RD&I is evident in the numerous published papers, projects, industry accolades, and the continued reliance of clients on our solutions.

SISCOG is certified in accordance with the principles of RD&I standards by the Portuguese norm NP EN 4457. (RD&I Certification)

We dedicate annually around 50% of our time to RD&I

Results from RD&I are continuously integrated into our products

DISCOVER

Exploring new possibilities with an eye on industry trends and needs

COLLABORATE

Harnessing collective expertise with research laboratories, universities, and clients

PROTOTYPE

Testing and refining concepts towards continuous improvement

Awards

Worldwide Acclaim

SISCOG's work has been recognised by various national and international institutions for developing ground-breaking and visionary software solutions, showcasing excellence in its products.

2021-2024

COTEC Innovative Status, granted for meeting criteria such as a solid financial situation, investment in innovation, and management quality.
2021

“Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award” Finalist by Crédito Agrícola, for the AI4RealAg project, an intelligent system capable of generating useful forecasts and information for farmers.
2015

“Best Practice Paper Award” at CASPT, Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport, for a paper co-developed with the Dutch Railway (NS), “Security crew scheduling at Netherlands Railways”.
2012, 2003 AND 1997

“Innovation Application Award” by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, the most prestigious scientific organisation in the field worldwide.
2010

Honourable mention for the CREWS Real-time Dispatcher product in the “Innovation Awards COTEC-Unicer”.
2006

Medal of merit by the “Computerworld Honors Program” and qualification among the top five contributions in the transportation category.