PEDECE PROJECTO EMPREENDIMENTOS DESENVOLVIMENTO E EQUIPAMENTOS CIENTIFICOS E DE ENGENHARIA UNIPESSOAL LDA

Their core work

PEDECE is a small Lisbon-based engineering company operating at the intersection of aeronautical research and air traffic management (ATM). Their work covers both the strategic mapping of European aeronautical research priorities (through the PARE coordination action) and the technical modelling of how ATM system evolutions affect operational performance (through EVOAtm). As a single-member private company, they likely function as a specialist consultancy bringing focused engineering or analytical expertise into SESAR-funded research consortia. Their positioning within SESAR — the EU's flagship programme for modernising European airspace — indicates recognized standing in the aviation research community despite their small size.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

PEDECE's entire H2020 footprint spans a narrow 2017–2018 window, making a meaningful temporal evolution analysis impossible from this data alone. Their two projects do show a complementary pairing: one strategic (mapping the aeronautical research landscape) and one technical (ATM impact modelling), suggesting they entered the SESAR ecosystem with a dual capability rather than a single narrow specialisation. No keyword data is available to trace any shift in focus, so any claim about evolution beyond this observation would be speculative.

With only two closely dated projects and no activity recorded beyond 2020, it is unclear whether PEDECE has continued in SESAR or adjacent aviation research; prospective partners should verify current activity before assuming ongoing engagement.

How they like to work

PEDECE has participated exclusively as a non-leading partner across both projects, never taking on a coordinator role. They joined consortia that collectively involved 21 distinct partners across 10 countries, suggesting they slot into well-networked European aviation research teams as a specialist contributor rather than a project manager. For a single-person or micro-company, this approach is typical: they bring a specific capability that larger consortia need without assuming the administrative overhead of coordination.

PEDECE has worked alongside 21 unique partners spanning 10 countries, a broad geographic spread relative to their project count of just two. This reach is almost certainly a function of the large, multi-national consortia typical of SESAR projects rather than an independently cultivated network.

What sets them apart

PEDECE is one of very few single-member Portuguese private companies to have secured participation in SESAR-funded research, which implies a recognised niche — likely in ATM modelling, simulation, or aeronautical engineering analysis. Their combination of a coordination/support action (PARE) and a research/innovation action (EVOAtm) signals versatility across both strategic and technical SESAR workstreams. For consortium builders who need a compact, specialist Portuguese partner with direct SESAR experience, PEDECE is a rare find at that intersection.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EVOAtm
  As a SESAR Research and Innovation Action with the highest funding PEDECE received (EUR 128,125), EVOAtm produced a concrete modelling framework for evaluating ATM evolution impacts — the most technically substantive output in their H2020 record.
• PARE
  A pan-European Coordination and Support Action on aeronautical research perspectives, notable for its strategic scope and for running across a longer period (2017-2020), suggesting PEDECE contributed sustained analytical input to shaping European aviation research priorities.