A group of researchers that transforms research results in advanced products and services to bring on the market
Our team
Our story
Timeline
2008
STLab is born
STLab (Semantic Technology Laboratory), founded by Aldo Gangemi and Valentina Presutti, was born within the ISTC-CNR (the Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies of the Italian Research Council).
2016
BUP is founded
Founded by six researchers from STLab, BUP aims to bring on the market the most innovative technologies in the field of semantic web, grown over years in research laboratories. Thanks to the multi-year experience of its members, BUP aims to transform (non)structured data in real knowledge.
Knowledge extraction systems
Consulting services for Mindlytix, a French startup that deals with customer profiling. Detailed state-of-the-art analysis on products and their functionalities for deep learning and natural language processing.
SEA
Semantic Engine for Advertising (SEA): Design and implementation of a distributed platform for the automatic classification of web pages. The software was commissioned by Turbo srl, the leading Italian company in the field of programmatic online advertising.
Linked Open Data
Consulting services for Sopra Steria, an international company for multi-brand e-commerce solutions. Creating and publishing Linked Open Data based on the DFM (Dimensional Fact Model) model in the financial domain.
2017
Ontologies, Big data technologies assessment
Consulting services for KPMG, an international advisory group in the ICT world. The services are part of the Big Data for Public Administrations project of the European Commission. State-of-the-art analysis, data ontologies classification and API assessment for data access.
MARE
BUP participates and wins, together with CNR and R2M solution, a public tender of the European Commission. The tender aims to develop a multilingual information system to be put in production at European level for the commercial designations (trade names) of fishery and aquaculture products marketed in the European Union.