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Bottling Trust: How TRACEWINDU is Fighting Wine Fraud with Blockchain & Chemistry
🍷🔗 Wine authenticity is under threat from fraud, but innovative technology is changing the game. TRACEWINDU, an EU-funded research project, is pioneering a blockchain-based solution combined with chemical analysis to ensure full transparency and trust in the wine...
TRACEWINDU at IEEE IT2025: Advancing Wine Traceability
WP4 team had an incredible opportunity to present the TRACEWINDU project at the Project Trade Fair during the IEEE IT2025 conference in Žabljak! This event allowed us to showcase how blockchain, AI, and smart tagging are driving traceability, transparency, and trust...
UDG Continues with Secondments in France
Our colleagues, Nadja Raicevic and Andrea Milacic, are currently in France for the second time on a secondment as part of the Marie Curie Tracewindu project! They are continuing their collaboration with the IPREM Institute and the UT2A company in Pau, actively...
UDG Researchers implemented secondments at DNET
During a recent secondment with DunavNET as part of the TRACEWINDU project, mr Ivan Jovovic and mr Dejan Babic engaged in productive discussions with DunavNET's expert team members. The focus was on evaluating blockchain frameworks to identify the most suitable...
DNET Secondment in Pau, France
Another impactful secondment has taken place at DunavNET! Our agricultural engineer, Nemanja Mišić, recently concluded his time at the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA) and IPREM Institute as part of the TRACEWINDU project. During this opportunity, he...
QR Codes for Wine Authenticity
Dejan Jovanović, our senior programmer, is on secondment at the University of Donja Gorica (UDG) faculty in Podgorica, Montenegro, collaborating with Prof. Tomo Popović and his team. He is contributing to Work Package 4 (WP4) of the TRACEWINDU project, an EU-funded...
AI-powered research in the wine industry
The TraceWindu project continues to progress with exciting developments within the wine industry. Anja Jakovljević, our AI researcher, recently completed a successful secondment program at the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour (UPPA) in Pau, France. This visit was...
TRACEWINDU Project Meeting in Novi Sad
On May 20, DunavNET hosted a working meeting of the TRACEWINDU project in Novi Sad, bringing together partners from UPPA, Plantaže, UAB, UDG, INTI, and DunavNET. Fifteen participants discussed key activities and next steps in the project’s implementation. Alongside...
TRACEWINDU featured at Eco Forum Zlatibor in Serbia
The Eco Forum, held in Zlatibor from May 20th to 22nd, brought together experts and industry leaders to delve into crucial sustainability and circular economy topics. With a focus on circular economy, recycling, e-mobility, and renewable energy, the event highlighted...
UPPA, PLA and UDG meeting on WP2/WP4
Within the framework of a visit through the European Union project entitled "Traceability at wine industry through integrated labelling of typicality, health protection effect and organoleptic attributes – TRADEWINDU," we had the honor and pleasure of hosting...
AI Takes on Wine Fraud: DunavNET Welcomes French Expert
DunavNET is honored to welcome Professor Olivier Donard, an esteemed member of the French National Academy of Sciences, for a collaborative effort within the TraceWindu project. Prof. Donard brings his distinguished expertise to our team as we develop innovative...
UPPA, DNET, and UDG seminar “Wine in Blue”
On march 6, UPPA, DNET, and UDG organized a seminat "Wine in Blue" on the use of Cloud computing and AI/ML techniques to discriminate and classify the origin of the wine based on the analysis data collected by UPPA experts led by prof. Donards' team. The seminar was...
DNET and UDG at IEEE IT2024 Conference, Zabljak, Montenegro
https://youtu.be/WH_quSSkj8E Last week, Žabljak hosted the prestigious XXVIII International Scientific Conference on Information Technologies, which took place from February 21st to 24th, 2024. Supported by leading institutions and companies from the region, this...
Olivier Donard lecture for Food technology students at UDG
On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, the Entrepreneurial nest at the University of Donja Gorica and the Faculty of food technology, food safety and ecology (FPTBHE) had the privilege of hosting prof. Oliver Donard, member of France Academy of Sciences and director of a research...
UPPA and UDG visited “13. Jul Plantaze” winery
As part of the European Union project entitled "Traceability at wine industry through integrated labelling of typicality, health protection effect and organoleptic attributes – TRADEWINDU," Professor Dr. Olivier Donard had the opportunity, accompanied by a young...
UPPA secondment to Montenegro
Prof. Olivier Donard from UPPA is implementing his secondment in Montenegro. He visited the Universitythe of Donja Gorica and Plantaze this week! During the initial week of his visit, Olivier Donard engaged in productive meetings with UDG representatives and project...
TRACEWINDU at IEEE IT2024 Conference
TRACEWINDU project was presented at the 28th IEEE IT2024 Conference that took place 21-24 Feb 2024 in Zabljak, Montenegro. The presentation took place in a special section dedicated to project presentations. We had a chance to talk to conference attendees, our...
INNOLABS seconding staff to UAB
In August 2023 and in November 2023 a series of visits were held to several winemakers in the Penedes Region (Spain) by the teams of UAB and INNOLABS. The visits were focused to understand the challenges of the biodynamic winemaking solutions faced by the winemakers...
A scientific publication on Blockchain Adoption in the Wine Industry
Within the WP4, researchers from UDG and DNET implemented a systematic literature review aimed at Blockchain technology in the wine industry. A paper "Blockchain Adoption in the Wine Supply Chain: A Systematic Literature Review" by B. Malisic, N. Misic, S. Krco, A....
UNIPI realised a secondment at UT2A – Ultra Trace Analyses Aquitaine – Pau (France)
Mrs. Ylenia Pieracci, enrolled in the third year of the PhD course of Science of Drugs and Bioactive Substances at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Pisa (Italy), spent 3 months at UT2A of Pau (France), in the frame of the Tracewindu Project. ...
University of Donja Gorica implements the first secondment at DNET Labs in Serbia
The University of Donja Gorica (UDG) from Montenegro has implemented its first secondment in DNET Labs in Serbia. Prof. Tomo Popovic (ER) visited the hosting institution in the period from 28.12.2021. to 27.01.2022. The focus of this secondment was to jointly analyze...
TRACEWINDU project will be featured in the upcoming IEEE IT2022 conference
The project will be presented in the session dedicated to IT related projects implemented in Montenegro and the region.Also, the researchers from UDG and DNET will be presenting a paper on titled “Blockchain-Based Transparency and Data Provenance in the Wine Value”...
Another secondment from University of Donja Gorica to DNET Labs in Serbia
As planned, the University of Donja Gorica (UDG) from Monteengro has implemented another secondment in DNET Labs in Serbia. Mr. Ivan Jovovic (ESR) visited DNET Labs as institution in the period from 15.01.2022. to 14.02.2022. Mr. Jovovic was performing activities...
TRACEWINDU project presentation at IEEE IT2022 conference
Researchers from University of Donja Gorica and DNET Lab presented TRACEWINDU project at the 26th IEEE Conference on Information Technology IT 2022. The presentation on TRACEWINDU took place within the special conference session dedicated to projects being implemented...
A scientific paper on Blockchain and data provenance in wine value chain
Based on the joint efforts during the first secondments, researchers from UDG and DNET presented a scientific paper on Blockchain and data provenance in wine walue chain at the 26th IEEE Conference on Information Technology IT 2022. The paper was titled...
DNET Labs realized its first secondment at UDG in Montenegro
Mr Nemanja Misic (ESR) from DNET Labs implemented his secondment at University of Donja Gorica (UDG) in Montenegro during the time period from 28.02.2022. to 27.03.2022. During his stay at UDG, Mr. Misic worked with UDG researchers on the activities relevant to WP4 of...
UPPA – Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Ador visit VITEC – Fundacio Parc Tecnologic del Vi
The visit was important to exchange status of WP1 and WP3 activities of the project. The staff of the Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Ador visited the facilities of the Fundacio Parc Tecnologic del Vi and, assisted by the coordinator of the project, exchanged...
Staff of INNOLABS seconded at UAB
During the month of April 2022 dr. Nicola Tucci was at UAB to implement the activities of the project TRACEWINDU. The visit was an opportunity to analyse the status of the communication and dissemination activities of the project and, in particular, to understand how...
INTI in visit at UAB
The UAB (Autonomous University of Barcelona) received on May 16 the institutional visit of the delegation of the National Institute of Industrial Technology of Argentina (INTI), a reference center of the Latin American country in the fields of technology, industry and...
TRACEWINDU Kick Off Meeting – 1 year after
About a year ago, the TRACEWINDU ship set sail during its Kick off meeting.It is time to look back, now that we have our website and social media available, to remember the consortium meeting we held in hybrid mode during the last throes of the pandemic. During this...
UNIPI visit to Centre of Excellence FoodHub/UDG
At the University of Donja Gorica, Dr. Monica Macaluso (UNIPI) held a meeting with the director of the Center of Excellence (FoodHub), Prof. Aleksandra Martinovic, deputy director and director of the Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety Giuseppe Paderni, MSc, and...
Meeting between UNIPI and UDG
H2020 MSCA TRACEWINDU project – Researchers from University of Pisa (UNIPI), Department of Agricultural, Food and Agro-Environmental Sciences, visited with the University of Donja Gorica (UDG), both partners on the TRACEWINDU. During their first visit, UDG researchers...
Visit to PlantaĹľe Company (UNIPI, UDG, PLA)
Dr. Monica Macaluso (UNIPI), together with researchers from UDG, visited the PlantaĹľe., i.e. its production plant. During this visit, Dr. Macaluso was introduced to the entire technological process of wine production in PlantaĹľe. Dr. Macaluso was also introduced to...
Meeting in the Vineyard and Wine Cellar (UNIPI, PLA, UDG)
TRACEWINDU researcher. Dr. Monica Macaluso (UNIPI), together with researchers from UDG, visited the vineyards of the PlantaĹľe and the Ĺ ipÄŤanik wine cellar. Colleagues from PlantaĹľe introduced Dr. Macaluso to the grape varieties that are grown in the vineyards, those...
Old Wine Cellar Ljeskopolje in Montenegro (UNIPI, UDG, PLA)
Dr. Monica Macaluso (UNIPI), together with researchers from UDG, visited the vineyards and the Old wine cellar Ljeskopolje of PlantaĹľe. During this visit, Dr. Macaluso was presented with the maturing and aging methods of the highest quality wines that are stored and...
Workshop in the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro (UDG)
In the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro as part of the Digitalization Day, in cooperation with the Faculty of Information Systems and Technologies, University of Donja Gorica, a presentation of the project VIRAL – Revitalization of the relevance of information and...
INNOLABS Meeting with UDG and UNIPI
Researchers from UNIPI and INNOLABS, Dr. Monica Macaluso and Dr. Nicola Tucci, held a meeting with researchers from UDG. The goal of this meeting was to get to know the researchers and discuss further activities within the TRACEWINDU project, as well as the...
INNOLABS and UNIPI at Ĺ ipÄŤanik wine cellar
TRACEWINDU researchers Dr. Nicola Tucci from INNOLABS and Dr. Monica Macaluso from UNIPI during their secondments, visited the vineyards of the PlantaĹľe and the Ĺ ipÄŤanik wine cellar. Colleagues from PlantaĹľe introduced Dr. Macaluso and Dr. Tucci to the grape varieties...
UDG secondments to INTI
University of Donja Gorica researchers, Ms Andrea Milacic, Mr Amil Orahovac, and Mr Stevan Cakic, are developing and implementing their secondments at the National Institute of Industrial Technology in Argentina (INTI). They have already had few meeting at INTI and...
Europe’s valuable wine and beer industries are working to retain their competitive edge with an expanded range of aromas and blockchain-based fraud prevention: TRACEWINDU Project
The debate over whether fermentation was a more important human discovery than fire will continue forever. In the meantime, with Europe as the world’s premier producer of wine and a significant manufacturer of beer, Horizon-backed scientists are researching ways to...
TRACEWINDU featured in wine magazine in Montenegro
Prof. Tomo Popovic gave an interview on digital transformation in the wine industry, and discussed technology, interoperability, and different digital solutions for wine sector. The interview discussed different projects and pilots implemented by the UDG that are...
TRACEWINDU presented by the Project coordinator at INNOVABLE Conference
TRACEWINDU was presented by Dr. Gustavo Pérez Gonzalez – Coordinator of TRACEWINDU Project – at “INNOVABLE, the 4.0 food factory for zero-waste supply chains”, an international conference organised last 21st of October in Pisa (Italy) by the Department of...
TRACEWINDU mid-term progress review meeting
Mid-term review meeting took place at the facilities of UAB, at Sala de Juntes, Faculty of Science, UAB Campus, on 15/11/2022. The event was organized as a series of presentations, starting through a general presentation of the project to provide the basis of the...
TRACEWINDU at SmAgTech EXPO 2022
The second consecutive virtual online fair “SmAgTech EXPO 2022” on the application of information and communication technologies in agriculture, took place in the period 23-24/11/2022. The fair was organized within the ERASMUS+ project VIRAL. More than 60...
Science is Wonderful! Open call for Projects – Science 2023
Science is Wonderful! brings the world of science, research and innovation to the wider public, and in particular to primary and secondary school pupils. Since its inception in 2015, it has achieved this through an annual science fair that interactively showcases MSCA...
UDG continues with secondments to DNET
Prof. dr Tomo Popovic developed a secondment with DNET in the period 28 Dec 2022 to 27 Jan 2023. During that time UDG and DNET continued work on WP4 and WP5 activities. We organized several meetings/workshops. Also, representatives from DNET and UDG visited a workshop...
Ms Bojana Malisic in DNET
Ms Bojana Malisic, a PhD candidate from UDG, developed a secondment with DNET in the period 11 Jan 2023 to 10 Feb 2023. During that time UDG and DNET continued work on WP4 and WP5 activities. We organized several meetings/workshops focusing on joint preparation of...
TRACEWINDU project presented at IEEE IT2023
Researchers from UDG and DNET presented TRACEWINDU project at the 27th IEEE Conference on Information Technology IT 2023. The presentation on TRACEWINDU took place within the special conference session dedicated to EU projects being implemented in the region. The...
EDCON2023 conference on Blockchain in Montenegro
H2020-MSCA TRACEWINDU project was presented at the EDCON2023 conference in Podgorica, Montenegro. UDG also participated in the conference fair. On 22.05.2023, Andrea Milacic and Amil Orahovac had an opportunity to present the project at UDG stand during the the...
TRACEWINDU at wine fair in Podgorica
University of Donja Gorica and DunavNET participated in 3rd Wine Fair in Podgorica on 12 May 2023. Projects H2020 DEMETER and H2020-MSCA TRACEWINDU were presented at our own exhibition booth where the researchers could talk directly to local and regional wine makers...
UDG at EEN WB++ Networking Event
University of Donja Gorica in the Enterprise Europe Network workshop called WB++ Networking Event. The topic of the event was “Digitalization in Agri-Food. The main participants were teams and SMEs active in the field of IT from the region as presenters, and the...
TRACEWINDU at SmAgTech EXPO 2023
TRACEWINDU project was presented at the SmAgTech EXPO event, which took place on February 23-24 this year, at the University of Donja Gorica (UDG), as part of the Erasmus+ VIRAL project. The EXPO event gathered over 300 visitors from Montenegro, Bosnia and...