CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS DE MATERIALES Y CONTROL DE OBRA SA

Their core work

CEMOSA is a Malaga-based engineering SME specializing in infrastructure monitoring, materials testing, and maintenance optimization for transport and energy systems. They develop decision support tools, structural health monitoring systems, and predictive maintenance solutions for railways, roads, and bridges. Their work spans from sensor-based inspection and digital twin creation to energy behaviour change platforms for buildings. In practice, they bridge the gap between civil engineering fieldwork and data-driven asset management.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015–2018), CEMOSA focused on foundational railway infrastructure work (IN2TRACK, IN2SMART) alongside energy efficiency in buildings through occupant behaviour change tools (eTEACHER). From 2019 onward, their transport work matured toward intelligent asset management, digital twins, and robotic inspection (IN2SMART2, OMICRON), while their energy portfolio shifted from buildings to grid-level challenges like flexibility, prosumer integration, and distributed energy resources (ebalance-plus). The clear trend is a move from passive monitoring and data collection toward autonomous, AI-driven decision-making systems across both transport and energy domains.

CEMOSA is moving toward autonomous infrastructure management using robotics, digital twins, and AI-driven decision support — expect future work at the intersection of transport digitalisation and smart energy systems.

How they like to work

CEMOSA operates as both a project leader and a reliable consortium partner, with 3 coordinated projects and 7 participations. Their 128 unique partners across 20 countries show they are well-networked and comfortable in large European consortia, particularly within the Shift2Rail ecosystem where they have built long-term relationships across multiple project phases. This mix of coordination experience and repeat consortium membership makes them a dependable partner who understands both the technical and administrative demands of EU projects.

CEMOSA has collaborated with 128 distinct partners across 20 countries, built largely through the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking's railway research community. Their network spans most of the EU, with particular depth in the transport infrastructure and energy sectors.

What sets them apart

CEMOSA combines hands-on civil engineering and materials expertise with growing digital capabilities — decision support, digital twins, drones, and robotics — which is unusual for an SME of their size. Their dual presence in both transport infrastructure and energy systems means they can address cross-sector challenges like energy-efficient transport or smart infrastructure that larger, more siloed organisations often miss. Their track record of coordinating increasingly ambitious projects (from EUR 224K for eTEACHER to EUR 675K for OMICRON) shows an organisation actively scaling its leadership capacity.

Highlights from their portfolio

• OMICRON
  Their largest project (EUR 675K) and most recent coordination role, combining robotics, drones, AR/VR, and digital twins for automated road maintenance — represents their strategic direction.
• ebalance-plus
  Second-largest funding (EUR 653K) as coordinator, marking CEMOSA's expansion from building-level energy efficiency into grid-scale flexibility and prosumer integration.
• IN2TRACK3
  The culmination of a six-year, three-phase involvement in the Shift2Rail railway research programme, demonstrating sustained commitment and deep domain expertise.