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imPACT – Privacy, Accountability, Compliance, and Trust in Tomorrow’s Internet (imPACT)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2021,

The Internet has evolved from a mere communication network used by tens of millions of users twodecades ago, to a global multimedia platform for communication, social networking, entertainment,education, trade and political activism used by more than two billion users. This transformation hasbrought tremendous benefits to society, but has also created entirely new threats to privacy, safety,law en ...
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Non-Commutative Distributions in Free Probability (NCDFP)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

"We intend to study new directions in free probability theory with high potential to lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of random matrix models and operator algebras. We will drive forward the study of ""free analysis"" which is intended to provide a whole new mathematical theory for variables with the highest degree of non-commutativity and which lies at the crossroad of many exciting mat ...
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Nanotherapeutics to Treat Antibiotic Resistant Gram-Negative Pneumonia Infections (PNEUMONP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

The main objective of PneumoNP is the development of a theragnostic system for the treatment of lung Gram-negative bacterial infections. As a proof of concept PneumoNP will focus the attention on Klebsiella pneumoniae caused infections. A diagnostic kit will be developed to enable a rapid and precise identification of the bacteria strain causing the infection and avoid the use of wide spectrum a ...
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Nonlinear Eigenproblems for Data Analysis (NOLEPRO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

"In machine learning and exploratory data analysis, the major goal is the developmentof solutions for the automatic and efficient extraction of knowledge from data. Thisability is key for further progress in science and engineering. A large class ofdata analysis methods is based on linear eigenproblems. While linear eigenproblems arewell studied, and a large part of numerical linear algebra is ded ...
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DIAmond Devices Enabled Metrology and Sensing (DIADEMS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

The DIADEMS project aims at exploiting the unique physical properties of NV color centres in ultrapure single-crystal CVD-grown diamond to develop innovative devices with unprecedented performances for ICT applications. By exploiting the atom-like structure of the NV that exhibits spin dependent optical transitions, DIADEMS will make optics-based magnetometry possible.The objectives of DIADEMS are ...
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GLOBAL VALUE - Assessing the Impacts of Multinational Corporations on GLOBAL Development and VALUE Creation (GLOBAL VALUE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

"The GLOBAL VALUE project develops an innovative framework for assessing impacts of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) on issues related to the Millennium Declaration, sustainable development, human rights, transparency, and anti-corruption. To ensure utility, we will monitor the policy debate on global and sustainable development and deliver a regularly updated catalogue of goals and indicators. W ...
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Computational Horizons In Cancer (CHIC): Developing Meta- and Hyper-Multiscale Models and Repositories for In Silico Oncology (CHIC)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Developing robust, reproducible, interoperable and collaborative hyper-models of diseases and normal physiology is a sine qua non necessity if rational, coherent and comprehensive exploitation of the invaluable information hidden within human multiscale biological data is envisaged. Responding to this imperative in the context of both the broad Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) initiative and the ...
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Specification Mining and Testing (SPECMATE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"In the past decade, automated validation of software systems has made spectacular progresses. On the testing side, it is now possible to automatically generate test cases that effectively explore the entire program structure; on the verification side, we can now formally prove properties for software as complex as operating systems. To push validation further, however, we need specifications of w ...
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Computing Veracity Across Media, Languages, and Social Networks (PHEME)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Social media poses three major computational challenges, dubbed by Gartner the 3Vs of big data: volume, velocity, and variety. Content analytics methods have faced additional difficulties, arising from the short, noisy, and strongly contextualised nature of social media. In order to address the 3Vs of social media, new language technologies have emerged, e.g. using locality sensitive hashing to de ...
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Wavelength tunable Advanced Single Photon Sources (WASPS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

Quantum communication and computation are emerging fields with the potential to launch new technologies to control, propagate and process information. Amongst candidate systems for transporting quantum information, photons are the most promising as they can both maintain coherence over long distances, and interact strongly with electrons to generate nonlinear effects and allow transfer of informat ...
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Dreamspace: A Platform and Tools for Collaborative Virtual Production (Dreamspace)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

Dreamspace will research, develop and demonstrate tools that enable creative professionals to combine live performances, video and computer-generated imagery in real time and collaborate to create imaginative entertainment and experiences.The film and TV industry is seeking ways of producing audiovisual media that combine the real world, CGI and 3D animation in real time, at a quality sufficient f ...
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A Demonstration of 4D Digital Avatar Infrastructure for Access of Complete Patient Information (MyHealthAvatar)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

Owing to the highly fragmented health systems in European countries, gaining access to a consistent record of individual citizens that involves cross-border activities is very difficult. MyHealthAvatar is an attempt at a proof of concept for the digital representation of patient health status. It is designed as a lifetime companion for individual citizens that will facilitate the collection of, an ...
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Roadmap for Conversational Interaction Technologies (ROCKIT)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

ROCKIT is a strategic roadmapping proposal for research and innovation in the area of natural conversational interaction. The primary scientific focus concerns interactive agents which are proactive, multimodal, social, and autonomous. A second focus concerns systems which can extract and exploit rich context and knowledge from heterogenous data sources.The main goal of ROCKIT is the development o ...
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diStributed Open-rotor AiRcraft (SOAR)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

"The SOAR open-fan wing technology at the focus of this project is a new concept that distributes the thrust and powered-lift over the entire span of the wing resulting in a model-proven lift efficiency three times that of helicopters as well as truly quiet U-STOL performance and safe autorotation landing.Wind tunnel testing augmented by CFD simulations during the SOAR programme are expected to br ...
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Mobility between Europe and Argentina applying Logics to Systems (MEALS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Computing systems are getting ever more ubiquitous, making usdependent on their proper functioning. Therefore we require that theyare correct (i.e. they conform their intended behavior), safe (i.e.itsoperation does not have catastrophic consequences), reliable,available to provide the intended service, and secure (i.e., no userwithout appropriate clearance can access or modify protected data).Guar ...
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From data sharing and integration via VPH models to personalised medicine (p-medicine)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jul 31, 2015,

Medicine is undergoing a revolution that is transforming the nature of healthcare from reactive to preventive. The changes are catalyzed by a new systems approach to disease which focuses on integrated diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in individuals. This will replace our current mode of medicine over the coming years with a personalized predictive treatment . While the goal is clea ...
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Enabling information re-Use by linking clinical REsearch and CAre (EURECA)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2015,

Description EURECA (Enabling information re-Use by linking clinical REsearch and Care) aims to enable seamless, secure, scalable and consistent linkage of healthcare information, which resides in electronic health record (EHR) systems with information in clinical research information systems, such as clinical trials. Achieving semantic inter ...
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Sugar Alcohol based Materials for Seasonal Storage Applications (SAM.SSA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The SAM.SSA project aims at developing new phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy seasonal storage applications (STES) in the range of medium temperatures. The generated materials shall provide:• Low cost, environmentally sound and safe solutions for seasonal storage applications• Easy adjustment of the melting point for optimal ”tuning” to the required applications• Energy densities > 20 ...
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Light-phonon quantum interface with atomic arrays in a cavity (AAPLQIC)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

"The control of the interaction between light and matter has made impressive progress in the latest two decades, paving the way for applications in quantum technologies. Such progress also lies on the advances in cooling and trapping techniques, which allow the preparation of atomic ensembles at very low temperatures. The coupling of light to different degrees of freedom in atomic ensembles is a v ...
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FI-WARE: Future Internet Core Platform (FI-WARE)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The goal of the FI-WARE project is to advance the global competitiveness of the EU economy by introducing an innovative infrastructure for cost-effective creation and delivery of services, providing high QoS and security guarantees. FI-WARE is designed to meet the demands of key market stakeholders across many different sectors, e.g., healthcare, telecommunications, and environmental services. FI- ...
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Novel Scene representations for richer networked media (SCENE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

SCENE will develop novel scene representations for digital media that go beyond the ability of either sample based (video) or model-based (CGI) methods to create and deliver richer media experiences. The SCENE representation and its associated tools will make it possible to capture 3D video, combine video seamlessly with CGI, manipulate and deliver it to either 2D or 3D platforms in either linear ...
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Stable Unsaturated Silicon Clusters as Nucleation Sites in Solution and the Gas Phase (CASi-CVD)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is an important industrial material. It is used widely in electronic devices such as thin-film transistors (TFTs). Solar energy generation also relies heavily on a-Si for mass produced photovoltaic cells. Amorphous silicon is prepared via chemical vapour deposition (CVD) from silanes (e.g. SiH4), in which small, unsaturated silicon clusters are short-lived gas-phase interm ...
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The physics of Ion Coulomb Crystals: Thermodynamics, Quantum control, and Quantum Simulators (PICC)

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

In the quest for the realization of quantum information processors, trapped ions occupy a prominent position. The challenge of realizing large-scale processors and quantum simulators based on ions will, however, require that one deals with more complex structures, which may include mesoscopic ordered ion ensembles, i.e., ion Coulomb crystals. In this regime, it is expected that the effect of noise ...
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Practical design and analysis of certifiably secure protocols - theory and tools for end-to-end security (END2ENDSECURITY)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2013,

"State-of-the-art technologies struggle to keep pace with possible security vulnerabilities. The lack of a consistent methodology and tools for analyzing security protocols throughout the various stages of their design hinders the detection and prevention of vulnerabilities and comprehensive protocol analysis. Moreover, state-of-the-art verification tools typically only address particular narrow a ...
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AIRCRAFT and ROTORCRAFT PILOT COUPLINGS – TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ALLEVIATION and DETECTION (ARISTOTEL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

"The ARISTOTEL project challenge is ensuring aircraft safety and aims to reduce the aircraft and rotorcraft accidents caused by a particularly unfavourable category of phenomena: aircraft-pilot-couplings and rotorcraft-pilot-couplings (A/RPCs). Generally, A/RPCs are defined as “inadvertent, sustained aircraft oscillations which are a consequence of an abnormal joint enterprise between the aircraft ...
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Transatlantic TUmour MOdel Repositories (TUMOR)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

The project aims at developing a European clinically oriented semantic-layered cancer digital model repository from existing EU projects that will be interoperable with the US grid enabled semantic-layered digital model repository platform at CViT.org (Center for the Development of a Virtual Tumor, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, USA) which is NIH/NCI-caGRID compatible. This interope ...
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Interactive Knowledge Stack for small to medium CMS/KMS providers (IKS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

Description A Semantic-based Open Source Platform for Small to Medium CMS ProvidersIKS will raise the semantic capability of European software houses to develop intelligent content management solutions for their customers. What is IKS? IKS is an integrating project targeted at the hundreds of SMEs in Europe, which are providing technology ...
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Consent in a Trial and Care environment (CONTRACT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

"CONTRACT is about consent. The project focuses on analysing how the legal (and underlying ethical) concepts of informed consent in the European Data Protection Directive and in the Clinical Trials Directive have had and continue to have an impact on the success of translational research. The project predominantly deals with vulnerable patients as their consent is of utmost complexity.The concept ...
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Intestinal, Liver and Endothelial Nanoparticle Toxicity Development and evaluation of a novel tool for high-throughput data generation (InLiveTox)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

The InLiveTox project will form an interdisciplinary consortium at the European level, together with a key American research group to develop an improved in vitro model for the study of nanoparticle (NP) uptake, transport and cellular interaction, thus advancing our understanding of NP toxicity. Rather than repeat what has, or is being done in the field of aerosol NP and lung toxicology, InLiveTo ...
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ArtistDesign – Design for Embedded Systems (ArtistDesign)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

The ArtistDesign NoE is the visible result of the ongoing integration of a community, that emerged through the Artist FP5 Accompanying Measure and that was organised through the Artist2 FP6 NoE.The central objective for ArtistDesign is to build on existing structures and links forged in Artist2, to become a virtual Center of Excellence in Embedded Systems Design. This will be mainly achieved throu ...
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Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life (FLABEL)

Start date: Aug 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

"Nutrition labels are potentially a major instrument for enabling consumers to make healthier food choices, but current insights into how nutrition labels are used by consumers in real-world shopping situations are limited, making the science-based formulation of new labelling policies and the evaluation of existing ones difficult. The objectives of this project are to determine how food nutrition ...
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DEXterous and autonomous dual-arm/hand robotic manipulation\nwith sMART sensory-motor skills: A bridge from natural to artificial cognition (DEXMART)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

Description Dual-arm robot including two multi-fingered redundant hands to grasp and manipulate the same objects used by human beings The DEXMART project is focused on artificial systems reproducing human skills, which operate in unstructured real-world environments. The goal is to allow a dual-ar ...
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Developing Europe's Rural Regions in the Era of Globalization: An Interpretative Model for Better Anticipating and Responding to Challenges for Regional Development in an Evolving International Context (DERREG)

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

"Globalization is one of the key challenges facing rural regions in Europe, bringing significant social, economic, cultural and political changes. Current studies on the impact of globalization on rural regions tend to focus on specific sectors or processes or localities. The absence of an overarching integrative analysis has resulted in the inability of regional development strategies to cope wit ...
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Clinically Oriented Translational Cancer Multilevel Modelling (CONTRA CANCRUM)

Start date: Aug 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

The ContraCancrum i.e. the Clinically Oriented Translational Cancer Multilevel Modelling project aims at developing a composite multilevel platform for simulating malignant tumour development and tumour and normal tissue response to therapeutic modalities and treatment schedules. The project aims at having an impact primarily in (a) the better understanding of the natural phenomenon of cancer at d ...
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Quantitative System Properties in Model-Driven Design of Embedded Systems (Quasimodo)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2011,

Characteristic for embedded systems is that they have to meet a multitude of quantitative constraints.These constraints involve the resources that a system may use (computation resources, power consumption, memory usage, communication bandwidth, costs, etc.), assumptions about the environment in which it operates (arrival rates, hybrid behaviour), and requirements on the services that the system h ...
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Design for Predictability and Efficiency (PREDATOR)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2011,

The project proposal is concerned with embedded systems that are characterized by efficiency requirements such as average-case performance, resource utilization, and power consumption on the one hand and worst-case constraints on the other. This combination of requirements typically occurs in application domains such as automotive, aeronautics, multi-media and industrial automation. Embedded syste ...
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Network of mobility centres of the Universities of Saarland, Luxembourg, Lorraine and Liège (Uni-SALLL)

Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2010,

Ensuring mobility in a cross boarder area is not easier than elsewhere. Nevertheless the geographical proximity is an asset to allow the building of multicultural experiences at lower human and financial cost. The Great Region has already a practice of cooperation among universities. Mobility centres in this area have been set up at different times thus having various levels of experience and expe ...
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Atomic QUantum TEchnologies (AQUTE)

End date: Feb 1, 2010,

The overall objectives of the AQUTE project areA) To develop quantum technologies based on atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) systems for* scalable quantum computation;* entanglement-enabled technologies like metrology and sensing.B) To establish and exploit new interdisciplinary connections, coming from AMO physics, but also including concepts and experimental settings of solid state systems, in ...
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An Infrastructure for Typed Higher-order Form Automated Theorem Proving (THFTPTP)

Start date: Jul 15, 2008, End date: Sep 14, 2009,

"There is a well established infrastructure that supports research and development of first-order Automated Theorem Proving (ATP) systems, stemming from the Thousands of Problems for Theorem Provers (TPTP) problem library. This infrastructure includes the TPTP itself, the TPTP language and SZS result ontology, the Thousands of Solutions from Theorem Provers (TSTP) solution library, various tools a ...
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