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Adaptive Brain Computations (ABC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2016,

Adaptive interactions with the environment depend on sophisticated brain plasticity mechanisms at multiple levels: from single neurons to large-scale brain networks. Traditionally, the study of plasticity has been fragmented into sensory, motor or decision-related circuits. However, translating brain plasticity findings to brain repair requires an understanding of the interactions between these ci ...
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Logistics for Energy Crops' Biomass (LOGISTEC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

Cost-efficient, environmental-friendly and socially sustainable biomass supply chains are urgently needed to achieve the 2020 targets of the Strategic Energy Technologies-Plan of the European Union, which are likely to be impeded by the potential scarcity of lignocellulosic biomass from agriculture. Innovative techniques for crop management, biomass harvesting and pre-treatment, storage and transp ...
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ROBOTics for Development Of Cognition (ROBOT-DOC)

Start date: Sep 15, 2009, End date: Sep 14, 2014,

"The ROBOT-DOC proposal aims at the establishment of a multi-national doctoral training network for the interdisciplinary training on developmental cognitive robotics. Developmental robotics is a novel approach to the design of robots that takes direct inspiration from the developmental mechanisms studied in children by psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists. The Fellows will develop advanced ...
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Experimental Functional Android Assistant (EFAA) (EFAA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Description As the introduction of robots into our daily life becomes a reality, the social compatibility of such robots gains importance. In order to meaningfully interact with humans, robots must develop an advanced real-world social intelligence that includes novel perceptual, behavioural, emotional, motivational and cognitive capabilitie ...
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Social Interaction and Entrainment using Music PeRformance Experimentation (SIEMPRE)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

..., and algorithms for the analysis of creative communication within groups of people, important also for future ICT (e.g. social media, on-line and mobile communities, web 2.0). Focus is on ensemble musical performance and audience experience, ideal testbed for the development of models and techniques for measuring creative social interaction in ecological framework. We focus on entrainment, emotio ...
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Floriculture Mediterranean: Innovative actions for pubblic and private network (Flormed)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 30, 2012,

Flower sector distinguishes itself as a global sector where there is a strong competition by big international enterprises and by countries where labour cost is low EU is the main market in the world for consumption of cut flowers. Inside this area Germany is the biggest consumption market while Netherlands acquired the leader role among producers thanks to big organization capacities. Generally t ...
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Skin-Based Technologies and Capabilities for \nSafe, Autonomous and Interactive Robots (ROBOSKIN)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

Description Development of a skin for robot The ROBOSKIN project has the goal to develop and demonstrate a range of new robot capabilities based on the tactile feedback provided by a robotic skin from large areas of the robot body. The new capabilities will improve the ability of robots to operate ...
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Coordination Action for the design and description of the FET Flagship candidate Robot Companions for Citizens (CA-RoboCom)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

...n of solid articulated structures with flexible properties and display soft behavior based on new levels of perceptual, cognitive and emotive capabilities. RCC will be cognizant and aware of their physical and social world and respond accordingly. RCC will attain these properties because of their grounding in the most advanced sentient machines we know: animals. Conversely, RCC will validate our u ...
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RED DE EXPERIMENTACION, DE CAMBIOS Y DE TRANSFERENCIA PARA EL DESAROLLO DE LA AGRICULTURA ECOLOGICA EN PRODUCCIONES VEGETALES A DESTINACION DE AGRICULTORES CATALANES (RED BIO)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

Se trata de una red transfronteriza para el desarrollo de la agricultura biológica en la producción vegetal al servicio de técnicos y agricultores, tanto biológicos como convencionales, para desarrollar la producción de fruta, verdura y vino biológicos y acabar con las barreras técnicas o de organización existentes respecto a este tipo de producción y sus estudios. ...
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Cooperative Human Robot Interaction Systems (CHRIS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

Description Developing technology for safe cooperative physical interaction with humans in a co-located space It is beneficial to our socio-economic welfare to generate service robots capable of safe co-operative physical interaction with humans. CHRIS addresses the fundamental issues which enable ...
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HUman behavioral Modeling for enhancing learning by Optimizing hUman-Robot interaction (HUMOUR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

Description Investigating and developing efficient robot strategies to facilitate the acquisition of motor skills The HUMOUR project will investigate and develop efficient robot strategies to facilitate the acquisition of motor skills. It will address both the (human) trainee and the (robot) train ...
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The "Poetics" of Everyday Life: Grounding Resources and Mechanisms for Artificial Agents (POETICON)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

Reproducing an act with sensorimotor means and using fine natural language for communicating the intentionality behind the act is what Aristotle called "Poetics". POETICON explores the "poetics of everyday life", i.e. the synthesis of sensorimotor representations and natural language in everyday human interaction. This is related to an old problem in Artificial Intelligence on how meaning emerges, ...
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New Eco Spray System (N.E.S.S.)

Start date: Oct 1, 2004, End date: Sep 30, 2007,

...installed power supply and uses 70%. 5) Noise pollution: the noise level emitted by a finishing booth is 86 db. The economy of Italy's Chiampo Valley is largely dependant on the tannery industry. SICA S.r.l, one of the tannery companies located in Chiampo is specialised in the skin finishing stage. Like many other industries, the tannery industry is under pressure to adopt modern environmenta ...
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PRACTICS - See Mobile See Practical

Start date: Dec 1, 2008,

See Mobile See Practical follows on from the “Mobile.Home” project initiated in 2006 which resulted in a study “Impediments to Mobility in the EU Live Performance Sector and on Possible Solutions”. It seeks to facilitate the provision of information, exchange of best practices and to support EU cross-border mobility in the cultural sector. The three year project develops and pilots “EU Cultural Mo ...
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Description microbiologique des laits de brebis de fromage AOC Ossau-Iraty et mise au point de levains spécifiques

Trois appellations de fromages au lait de brebis (Roncal, Idiazabal et Ossau-Iraty) collaborent a travers des échanges techniques et des participations croisées aux manifestations fromageres. Cette collaboration sera approfondie grace a ce projet de recherche sur les produits sous appellation : description de la flore des laits et fromages Ossau-Iraty, mise au point d’un levain acidifiant spécifiq ...
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