The 3rd OptiQPAP progress meeting was held on 24th of January, 2018, at the CTM headquarters (Manresa, Spain). The meeting was organized by Toni Lara. Project partners presented and discussed their research activities in frame of the OptiQPAP project within last 6 months, as well as preparation of the first midterm report. The research plans for the next 6 months were updated.