Ημερίδα ΕΚΤ Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη , 13-14 Δεκ. 2004

1. Ημερίδα ΕΚΤΑθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη, 13-14 Δεκ. 2004 Το Πρόγραμμα Εργασίας 2005-06Τεχνολογίες της Κοινωνίας της Πληροφορίας (IST) 4η Πρόσκληση Έραστος Φίλος

2. 4η Πρόσκληση IST1 Δεκεμβρίου 2004 - 22 Mαρτίου 2005

3. Towards an “all inclusive knowledge society” • IST today • PC based ………………………………… • “Writing and reading” ….…………….…. • “text”-based information search ….…… • Low bandwidth, separate networks …..…. • Mobile telephony (voice) ……………….. • Micro scale ……………………………… • Silicon based ….………………………… • eServices just emerging ………………… • Only 5% of global population on-line …. “Ambient Intelligence” tomorrow “Our surrounding” is the interface Use all senses, intuitive Context-based knowledge handling Infinite bandwidth, convergence, … Mobile/wireless full multimedia Nano-scale … + new materials Wide adoption (eHealth, eLearning, …) >70% of world-wide population on line

4. NanoelectronicsProcess & device technologies Reduce transistor size deep into the nano-scale &integration of a large number of new materials Focus on: • R&D activities (mid-term and long-term) on new materialsintegration and the related innovative processes of non-conventional silicon-based devices (<45 nm) IPs/STREPs with strong collaboration and & complementarity between academia & industry • R&D activities (short-term and mid-term) & “assessment actions” on equipment & materials for the manufacturing of next generations of chips IPswith strong collaboration between users & suppliers & significant involvement of SMEs Total€ 74 mn

5. NanoelectronicsDesign technologies Master the design of competitive systems-on-chip (SoCs)/systems-in-package (SiPs) with increasing functionality, performance & complexity Focus on: • Research for mastering the design complexity and increasing the design productivity of systems-on-chip (SoCs) or systems-in-package (SiPs). This involves work on application & design platforms, intellectual property reuse, verification, reconfigurable structures, SoC architectures & design flows • Research for mastering the technological shortcomings of nanoelectronics (unreliable device behaviour, dispersion of circuit parameters, parasitic and interconnect effects, leakage currents, …). • Research on “high value” design and test competencies such as analogue and mixed signal, high frequency and RF circuits, smart power and low power. IPs/STREPs with involvement of users; participation of SMEs encouraged

6. NanoelectronicsComplementary measures Secure the necessary design skills, stimulate the use of technologies in areas where these are insufficiently used and prepare FP7 • “Access services” to provide industrial design tools and multi-project wafers for academic research and university education (SSAs). • “Stimulation actions” to improve the quality of education in SoC design and increase the interest of students (IPs). “Stimulation actions” and “access services” must be to a significant extent financed through own resources or receipts from third parties. • “Use actions” to promote the integration and use of reconfigurable systems in SME products and in application/geographical areas where such technologies are insufficiently used (IPs). • Prepare FP7 : (SSAs and CAs) • Promote joint work with national programmes and Eureka, • Support the work of the Technology Platform on nanoelectronics “ENIAC”, • Define future research agendas, • Identify emerging topics and research groups world-wide

7. Smart Systems Integration Converging Technologies Smart Systems Integration Embedded Systems Smart systems • Heterogenous integrated systems • Large area integration(plastics) • Integration into different materials Architectures, Compilers, Software Complex Networked Systems Focus: Micro-/nano-systems; heterogeneous technology integration, Multi-component (sub-)systems Macro-Micro-Nano / materials Nano- electronics, -photonics Cogno (neuro,…) Info-(communication, interfacing,…. Bio- (life sciences,…)

8. Micro-/nanosystems integration Towards smart integrated systems A future beyond silicon-based electronics • Plastic (organic) micro-/nano-devices and micro-/nano-systems • Very high density hybrid integration (e-grains, …) • Integrating nano-devices into various materials & surfaces • Organic molecules as interfaces – interfacing the living “cell” • Technologies for energy supply, for micro-machines, micro-robots • Mixed technology micro-nanosystems From nanotechnology to nanosystems • Towards smart products/systems • Mass storage, smart displays …

9. Technology & devices for micro-/nano-scale integration • Push limits of integrated micro/nano systems • Research on “mixed” technologies (eg micro-/nano, ICT & bio) • Integration for very high density € 75 mn Research Tasks • Heterogeneous technologies & devices for “mixed” technology micro/nano systems (eg microfluidic/ICT/micro-nano, bio/ICT/micro-nano, chemical/ICT/micro-nano combined) • Technology for very high density hybrid integration (towards e-grains, e-dust) • Integrating micro/nano devices in various materials &on large surfaces • Design & manufacturing of micro/nano systems based on “mixed” technology • Validation & demonstration of networkedmicro/nano systems(eg for the environment, home, food, agriculture, healthcare) • Roadmaps, specific co-ordination & support activities towards a research agenda

10. Towards a global dependability & security framework Objectives • Build on EU technical & scientific excellence on security, dependability & resilience • Meet EU demands for privacy & trust • Strengthen the interplay between research & policy € 63 mn Research focus • Security & dependability challenges arising from complexity, ubiquity & autonomy • Resilience, self-healing, mobility, dynamic content and volatile environments • Strategic & solid research on security and trust for new societal applications • Interoperable content and digital rights management

11. Towards a global dependability & security framework Priority areas • Integrated frameworks & technologies for resilience, dependability & security • Modelling/simulation techniques & synthetic environments for interdependencies, recovery & continuity • Technologies & architectures for secure computing and interoperable management and trustworthy sharing of digital assets • Secure & interoperable biometrics • Security & privacy technologies & architectures for future wireless & mobile scenarios • Security assurance & certification of complex networked systems & infrastructures • Interoperable content &digital rights management Instruments IPs, NoEs, STREPs, CAs IPs, NoEs, STREPs, CAs IPs, STREPs IPs, STREPs STREPs STREPs, SSAs

12. Broadband for all To develop the network technologies & architectures allowing a generalised & affordable availability of broadband access to European users • Optimised access technologies for a generalised introduction of broadband services in Europe and in less developed regions, and notably for the enlarged Europe in line with the eEurope objectives • A European consolidated approach for standardised solutions, regulation, best practices and introduction of low-cost end user and access network equipment

13. Broadband for all 65 M€ • Low-cost access & edge network equipment, including optical fibre, fixed wireless access, interactive broadcasting, satellite access, xDSL and power line networks. • Network management, new protocols, inter-domain routing and traffic engineering for end-to-end delivery of new added-value services, with QoS and security. • Service-enabling technologies and platforms based on convergence and interoperability of Telecom and Internet infrastructure. Resilience, multicasting, flexibility. • Increased bandwidth capacity, in the access network as well as in the underlying optical core/metro network (including in particular optical burst and packet switching)

14. Mobile & wireless systems beyond 3G To realise the vision of “optimally connected anywhere, anytime" supported by all system levels from access methods and networks to service platforms and services • A consolidated approach to serving mobile users with enablers for applications & services • A consolidated European approach to technology, systems and services, notably for standards • A consolidated approach regarding the use of spectrum and novel ways of optimising its usage when moving beyond 3G. 

15. Mobile & wireless systems beyond 3G • A generalised access network, including novel air interfaces, based on a common, flexible and seamless all IP infrastructure supporting scalability and mobility. • Advanced resource management techniques allowing optimum usage of spectrum. • Global mobility through different access networks, with end to end quality of service, including security. • Advanced interworking access technologies. New architectures for composite, meshed, ad hoc networks…

16. Mobile & wireless systems beyond 3G € 138 mn • Advanced technologies & architectures for reconfigurability • Wireless network technologies for ad hoc, sensors & adaptive communication networks. Advanced signal & antenna processing, diversity techniques, higher frequencies • Enabling technologies for mobile service creation and interoperability.

17. To bring benefits to end-users through advanced audio-visual systems & applications in converged & interoperable environments encompassing, broadcasting, communications, mobility, IP Networked audio-visual systems &home platforms At the technological level: • Guaranteed level of service delivery across complex interoperable environments • Optimised use of underlying delivery network resources/QoS characteristics • Availability of high added value scalable multimedia contents and programmes and seamless device connectivity At the market level: • To favour the emergence of horizontal competitive markets across the value chain: • to lower market entry barriers, • to enable viable business models and to open up new markets

18. 3D TV (STREP) Acc Measures (CA,SSA) Structure Content Creation (not part of SO) DRM QoS Home Networks Scalability Content handling &protection (IP,NoE,STREP) Network delivery &interoperability (IP,NoE) Terminal rendering &adaptability (IP,NoE,STREP) SYSTEM APPROACH

19. Semantic-based knowledge & content systems • Develop semantic-based and context-aware systems to acquire, organise, personalise, share and use the knowledge embedded in web and multimedia content • maximise automation of the knowledge lifecycle • Achieve semantic interoperability between heterogeneous information resources and services • Pioneer intelligent content, which is self-describing, adaptive to context and user needs, and exhibits a seamless interaction with its surroundings and the user • knowledge acquisition and modelling • knowledge sharing and use • intelligent content Ambitious proposals may well cut across lines € 112 mn

20. 1. Knowledge acquisition and modelling • Capture knowledge from raw, multimedia & web content(“add semantics”) • Turn today’s poorly structured information into computer processable knowledge • Components and sub-systems aimed at “content harvesting, search & categorisation”, for all types of digital content • Interoperable ontologies for semantic webs, ontology maintenance and evolution, data-driven approaches • Not full “understanding”, as much “semantics” and “content annotation / interpretation” as is takes … • Approx € 35-40 mn funding

21. 2. Knowledge sharing and reuse • From information to actionable meaning (“exploit semantics”) • data integration as well as application integration • inferencing and reasoning over networked information • Beyond static knowledge • modelling of dynamic knowledge: from data through processes and workflows to semantic unification • Semantic interoperability across organisations: shared knowledge spaces, collaborative environments • semantic Web Services as well as metadata based content access and management • Integrative research aimed at showcases for information-bound sectors: (e-)business, manufacturing, new media, e-science • Approx. € 50 mn funding

22. 3. Intelligent content • Pioneering path beyond today’s content: • Knowledge is created while content is created • Atomic content objects embody content proper, metadata / semantic descriptors, together with interface with “ambient intelligence” • Self-describing, context aware, reactive to stimuli • Communicate with user, digital and physical surroundings • Aggregate to create compound objects and rich content services • Unifying framework(s), proof-of-the-concept methods & tools for: • “automated” creation, management, personalisation … • different content types, in different usage scenarios • commercial, corporate, educational, scientific • Approx. € 30-35 mn funding

23. Semantic-based knowledge & content systems • Workshops & information events • Call info session, Luxembourg, 20 January 2005 • Call background material • available as per 13 December 2004 • http://www.cordis.lu/ist/directorate_e/kmcc/index.htm • Pre-proposal feedback • email free-text outline (2-3 pages max) tobrian.macklin@cec.eu.int

24. Cognitive systems • Objective • To develop artificial systems that: • can interpret data arising from real-world events and processes (mainly in the form of data-streams from sensors of all types and in particular from visual and/or audio sources) • acquire situated knowledge of their environment • act, make or suggest decisions and communicate with people on human terms, thereby supporting them in performing complex tasks

25. Cognitive systems Focus • on research into ways of endowing artificial systems with high-level cognitive capabilities (typically: perception, understanding, learning, knowledge representation and deliberation) • thus advancing enabling technologies (for scene interpretation, natural language understanding, automated reasoning and problem-solving, robotics and automation) that are relevant for dealing with complex real-world systems. Research aims at systems that develop their reasoning, planning and communication faculties through grounding in interactive and collaborative environments, which are part of, or connected to the real world.

26. Cognitive systems (Some) challenges: • To develop and explore models and architectures for artificial cognitive systems; • to understand and improve cognitive capabilities in artefacts and to explore new methods of integrating these in complete artificial systems; • to meet demanding application requirements for autonomous or semi-autonomous systems, preferably in industrial inspection and monitoring, complex systems control, medicine or the life sciences. In a longer term perspective, research will explore models for cognitive traits such as affect, consciousness or theory of mind. Main characteristic of work in this area: INTERDISCIPLINARITY

27. Integration along the innovation cycle Technology Adoption Best practice, Training IP Take-up, trials Industry driven research Basic research Time

28. Future & Emerging Technologies • Exploring new paradigms and visions at the limits of knowledge • A ‘nursery’ of new research ideas • A pathfinder of long term, high-risk but high potential impact research • A catalyst for new multi-disciplinary S&T communities • Open scheme - Proactive Initiatives FET web page: www.cordis.lu/ist/fet/home.html

29. FET Open & Proactive • FET Open Scheme  Budget: ~€ 60 mn • STREPs, Co-ordination Actions (CAs), Specific Support Actions (SSAs) • Continuously open until 20 Sep 2005 (for CAs, SSAs and short STREPs) • Cut-off dates (for short STREP proposals, CAs & SSAs):5 Jan 2005, 10 May 2005 and 20 Sep 2005 • FET Proactive Initiatives Budget ~ € 70 mn • IST Call 4 – Budget: ~ € 60 mn • Advanced Computing Architectures • Presence and Interaction in Mixed Reality Environments • Situated and Autonomic Communications • IST Call 5 (opening 17 May, closure 21 Sep 2005) – Budget: ~ € 10 mn • Simulating Emergent Properties in Complex Systems

30. FET Proactive:Advanced Computing Architectures Research in computing architectures, compilers and operating systems to address AmI application requirements in 10+ year timeframe • Scope: • From small wireless systems to large networked servers • Objectives: • Increase performance of computing engines by 2 orders of magnitude while reducing power consumption • Portable compiler and operating system technology for high performance and code optimisation • Devise building blocks for integration in heterogeneous platforms • Focus: • Processor architectures • Scalable multiple processor system architectures • Re-targetable optimisation • System architecture tools • Highly flexible Operating Systems • Instruments • IPs: Industrial participation is sought to link with application requirements • NoE: research agenda, benchmarking & testing

31. FET Proactive:Presence & Interaction in Mixed Reality Environments Convey the sense of being there and of participating, acting, doing, influencing and changingthings there • Objective: • To further the understanding of presence in order to create novel ICT systems that match human cognitive and affective capacities and recreate the experiences of presence and interaction in mixed reality environments • Focus areas: • Understanding different forms of presence (i.e., aspects of perception, interaction, emotions and affect) • Design and development of essential ICT building blocks capturing different forms of Presence and based on a range of relevant HW and SW ICT technologies (rendering, 3D representation, tracking, haptics, light control, etc.) • Building novel systems supporting presence & interaction(open system architectures integrating the essential building blocks, open source authoring tools, open APIs) • Challenging and visionary scenarios • Instruments: • Integrated Projects

32. FET Proactive:Situated & autonomic communications New paradigms for distributed and self-organisingcommunication and networking systems able to adapt to a changing context • Objectives: • To define a self-organising communication network concept and technology that can be situated in multiple and dynamic contexts • ranging from sensor networks to virtual networks of humans • defining decentralised optimisation strategies • benefiting from cross-layer or non-layered approaches • To study social/commercial impact of future communication paradigms on society & economy • to develop networking technologies (hardware/software combinations) that can evolve and create maximal synergy with the other types of non-technological networks that constitute their context • Instruments: • Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence

33. IST & FET use of instruments IST IPs FET IPs Size / level of integration ISTSTREPs FETSTREPs IST NoEs FET NoEs Industrial exploitation Fundamental research Basicresearch Industry-driven research

34. For further information Web: Information Society Technologies (IST): http://www.cordis.lu/ist FAQ: http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/faq_ist_call4.htm E-mail: ist@cec.eu.int