The Centre for Advanced Technologies continues research activities in the field of technical sciences that the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts began in Dubrovnik in 1967 by establishing a scientific unit located in the premises of the former monastery of St. Jacob, with specific conditions for experimental research by the sea and on the coast in Dubrovnik.
Scientific research is focused on new technologies and systems that could help mitigate the consequences of global warming and its impact on the occurrence of extreme climate conditions in the coastal area, with experimental testing and verification in real conditions.
These are advanced technologies and technical systems, especially sensor networks and the Internet of Things (real-time data collection, transmission, analysis and use) and maritime robotics and heterogeneous multi-robot systems (surveillance and protection of coastal areas). They are complemented by precise models for predicting environmental factors and their changes based on physical models, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and decision-making systems for solving the above challenges. The risk of degradation of materials and technical systems in such environmental conditions can be addressed by smart and heterogeneous materials, materials that do not age, as well as adequate engineering structures.
