Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Promoting Standardisation for Embedded Systems (PROSE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,Germany,Spain,Austria,Austria,Belgium,France,Spain,Sweden
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2010-04-30
Duration (months): 32.0
Total project cost (EUR): 745821.0
EU funding (EUR): 720000.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

ProSE is a supporting standardisation action in the field of Embedded Systems (ES) in which standards are of strategic importance for the creation of markets. ProSE will provide a vision and recommendations on the way that Embedded Systems standards can create cross business domains synergies: o by addressing specific cross domain issues such as the reusability, reliability of the embedded software, verification and certification; o by investigating the existing specific domains (Aeronautics, Automotive, Rail, Energy, Telecom, Consumer, Medical...) in order to identify cross-domain potential synergies and promoting the ProSE vision towards standardization bodies; o by establishing links between the ES industry (facilitating the engagement of SMEs), EU standardization bodies (ETSI, CEN, CENELEC, AUTOSAR …) and worldwide standardization bodies (ARINC, ITU, IEC, ISO,…), and the research community (Particularly Networks of Excellence, ERCIM, ENCRESS Clubs and the like); o by delivering a Strategic Agenda for standardisation. This Strategic Agenda aims at serving as an input to the future EU and National work programmes. For this purpose, the project will develop a framework for analysis of the present standardization position and a method to determine standardization priorities for ES. The project will identify relevant standardization organizations and develop criteria for evaluating candidate standards, a work model and procedures for promoting these candidates to reach the status of a standard in the long term, and establish a process that is intended to continue in a self-sustaining way beyond the 2 years of the project. This is accompanied by awareness building communication and dissemination to stakeholders and the public.

Keywords: middleware,standard,embedded systems,model driven engineering,artemis
Optimization driven Multi-hop Network Design and Experimentation (OPNEX)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Pervasive and Trustworthy network and service infrastructures
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Greece,Germany,Poland,France,France
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2011-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2213200.0
EU funding (EUR): 1430000.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

OPNEX delivers a first principles approach to the design of architectures and protocols for multi-hop wireless networks. Systems and optimization theory is used as the foundation for algorithms that provably achieve full transport capacity of wireless systems. Subsequently a plan for converting the algorithms termed in abstract network models to protocols and architectures in practical wireless systems is given. Finally a validation methodology through experimental protocol evaluation in real network test-beds is proposed. OPNEX will use recent advances in system theoretic network control, including the back-pressure principle, max-weight scheduling, utility optimization congestion control and primal-dual method for extracting network algorithms. These approaches exhibited already vast potential for achieving maximum capacity and full exploitation of resources in abstract network models and found their way to reality in high performance switching architectures and recent variants of TCP that embody the primal-dual optimization principle. Wireless, the fastest growing component of internet today, is also the least understood for the designer due to mobility, rapidly changing topology, radio link unpredictability and volatile load distribution among others. Current approaches used in practice for multi-hop wireless, the basic communication infrastructure for sensor network extensions of the internet, are mostly empirical and heuristic. Our system optimization approach will provide a rigorous integrated system design framework from physical up to network and transport layer that renders itself to validation and comparison with the theoretically optimal performance in terms of throughput, spectrum and energy utilization. The adopted approach on decentralization, communication and computational complexity reduction as well as autonomous operation will lead to implementable algorithms and architectures to be validated eventually in the proposed test-beds.

Keywords: wireless multi-hop networks,wireless ad-hoc networks,network optimization,optimal network control,decentralized operation,autonomous operation,optimization-driven protocol design,implementation
Silicon Photonic IC Fabless Access Broker (PHOTONFAB)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Belgium,France
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2011-12-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 973182.0
EU funding (EUR): 744947.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

PhotonFAB organizes and facilitates access to advanced CMOS-oriented centres of expertise and foundries for research and prototyping of silicon photonic integrated circuits in a way that makes the barriers for usage very low. PhotonFAB acts as an independent broker between users and fabs. Access to this wafer scale generic integration technology is a major bottleneck today for bringing photonic IC technology to the market place. From the NoE FP6-ePIXnet a silicon photonics platform for access has emerged and will continue to exist after completion of the NoE. It provides an open non-commercial access with stable technology and well-defined design rules. The cost for the user is reduced heavily by cost sharing in multi-project wafer runs. In spite of this cost sharing, the financial and knowledge barriers for usage of this platform are still large for many research users, especially non-commercial users. The reduction of those barriers is the primary objective of PhotonFAB. The coordination of the access will be funded by the project so that the cost of usage can be limited to mask and processing costs. Furthermore, first-time noncommercial European users will receive extra design support. The logistic operation of the access will be "professionalized" and an access interface and infrastructure will be put in place geared towards a broad user base. The project will roadmap and implement the technical, legal, financial and operational evolution of a cost-shared access to silicon fabs, giving both users and fabs a route towards exploitation. Pro-active promotion towards potential users will diversify the user base and help leverage the potential of silicon photonic integration in a wide range of application fields.

Keywords: access,photonics,silicon photonics,foundry,centres of expertise,integrated optics,photonic integrated circuits,cmos
Miniaturized Stereoscopic Distal Imaging Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MINISURG)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Belgium,Portugal,Germany,France,Israel
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2011-03-31
Duration (months): 34.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3084601.0
EU funding (EUR): 2350000.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

Miniaturized Stereoscopic Distal Imaging Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery (“MiniSurg”) is a project that aims to research and process converging of miniaturized imaging sensor technologies for the most advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. It aims to overcome packaging, manufacture and potential distortions of CMOS based miniaturized unit. The integrated unit will be of the higher performances a low cost and disposable sensor. MiniSurg’s goal is to provide beyond the present state-of-the-art of stereoscopic natural surgery visualization sensor of up to Euro 10 cost. The system on a chip of 7.5 mm in diagonal will be designed for maximum area efficiency, by minimizing electrical contacts areas. The beyond the state of the art stereoscopic imaging performances will be achieved by the research and design of pixel array of 1850 horizontal over 925 vertical and pixel aspect ratio of 3μ width over 4.5μ height, accompanied by significantly low cross talk level (< 10%). MiniSurg project will address unique packaging design and multilevel interfacing to accomplish the system performance goals. In particular MiniSurg will design chip package for the optic mounting. The high accuracy of this assembly below 10μm) will enable to shrink the chip for a minimum of pixel area due to the tolerances during optic assembly.

Keywords: converged micro & medical system,imaging sensor,biomedical,miniaturised minimally invasive surgery system
GEOSS INSPIRE and GMES an Action in Support (GIGAS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for mobility, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,European organisations area,France,United Kingdom,Belgium,United Kingdom,Italy,Germany,Germany,Netherlands,Norway,France,Austria,France
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2010-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3084359.0
EU funding (EUR): 2099989.0
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

The GEOSS INSPIRE and GMES an Action in Support (GIGAS) promotes the coherent and interoperable development of the GMES, INSPIRE and GEOSS initiatives through their concerted adoption of standards, protocols, and open architectures. Given the complexity and dynamics of each initiative and the large number of stakeholders involved, the key added value of GIGAS is bringing together the leading organisations in Europe who are able to make a difference and achieve a truly synergistic convergence of the initiatives. Among them, the Joint Research Centre is the technical coordinator of INSPIRE, the European Space Agency is responsible for the GMES space component, and both organisations together with a third partner, the Open Geospatial Consortium play a leading role in the development of the GEOSS architecture and components. This core group is supported by key industrial players in the space and geographic information sectors, with the scientific leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute. This consortium will achieve the objectives set through an iterative and consensusbased approach which includes: in-depth analysis of the requirements and barriers to interoperability in each of the three initiatives and strategic FP 6/FP 7 projects; comparative evaluation of this activity as input to a forum of key stakeholders at a European level; consensus building in the forum on how to update and integrate the architectures of GMES, INSPIRE and GEOSS, and influence standards development and adoption. From these recommendations follow actions to shape the direction of the initiatives and to define a roadmap for future development, including the key research topics to be addressed to sustain the convergence of the initiatives. GIGAS thus will contribute to the emergence of a collaborative information space for accessing and sharing distributed environmental resources in Europe. This will represent a milestone towards building a Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment.

Keywords: spatial information infrastructure (sdi),sdi architectures,standardisation,interoperability
Performance Control in Wireless Sensor Networks (GINSENG)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Ireland,Portugal,Germany,Sweden,Germany,Cyprus,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2012-02-29
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4657837.0
EU funding (EUR): 3099416.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Research on wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is at an early stage and, to date, practical experience with deployment has been very limited. The focus of past research has been on fundamental design issues, especially on optimizing the use of scarce energy resources in battery-powered devices. Published studies show relative comparisons between alternative approaches, but there has been a dearth of research on absolute performance in WSNs. In particular, very little attention has been paid to situations where performance assurances are desirable, especially in regard to timeliness and dependability. However, many future WSN applications such as plant automation, vehicle control or health monitoring will demand a degree of certainty in their ability to respond to external stimuli. This proposal will conduct strategic research that will enable the use of WSNs in industrial environments where performance assurances are critical. Key innovations will be produced to enhance the performance and management of WSNs beyond the current state-of-the-art. Working with industry partners, the viability of the research will be demonstrated and evaluated in a large-scale industrial setting.

Keywords: wireless sensor networks,performance,optimisation,qos,real-time,predictable
Agile Photonic Integrated Systems-on-Chip enabling WDM Terabit Networks (APACHE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Greece,Germany,United Kingdom,Sweden,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-04-01
End date: 2011-09-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3943074.0
EU funding (EUR): 2899919.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The APACHE project will develop new compact, scalable and cost-optimized photonic integrated components that will be capable of generating, regenerating and receiving amplitude- (OOK) and phase- (DPSK, QPSK) encoded optical signals for high capacity (>100Gb/s) WDM networks. The APACHE concept is based on developing devices having both multi-functionality and agility in order to reach Terabit capacities on a single photonic integrated chip. The technology is based on the combination of indium phosphide monolithic elements, silicon submounts and silica-on-silicon planar lightwave circuits for achieving cost-effectiveness, high yield, small footprint, low power consumption and device scaling far in advance of the level commercially available today. The APACHE integration approach includes an increase in scale for both horizontal and vertical integration through a “monolithic-on-hybrid” technology. Horizontal integration (the serial increase in the number of and type of components hybridly integrated) will be implemented using low loss passive assembly. Using this technique, the integration of different photonic elements such as lasers, amplifiers, modulators and filters will be achieved. In parallel, vertical integration (increasing the complexity of the optical components from single function devices to large arrays using monolithic InP integration, which are also subsequently hybridly integrated) will provide a scaleable and low cost platform for the realisation of compact and low power consumption modules. Phase and amplitude modulators (EAM, MZIs and nested MZIs) will be fabricated exploiting InP technology, opposed to lithium niobate (LiNbO3), for achieving at least a factor of twenty in footprint reduction, lower driving voltages and increased stability. APACHE will integrate initial research prototypes within the lifetime of the project and will develop exploitation plans for future commercialization of the technology into metro and core network equipment.

Keywords: terabit pics,phase-encoded multi-functional transceivers,regenerators,inp,plc,silica-on-silicon
Action for the Dissemination and Adoption of the MARTE and related Standards for component based middleware (ADAMS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,France,Spain,Sweden
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2010-04-30
Duration (months): 26.0
Total project cost (EUR): 300000.0
EU funding (EUR): 300000.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The standardisation of the “UML profile for Modeling and Analysis of Real-Time and embedded Systems” (MARTE) in June 2007, has been a great success following a European initiative pushed by CEA LIST, THALES, Cantabria U. and supported at international level by big enterprises like Alcatel-Lucent, IBM, Lockheed Martin, tool vendors like ARTISAN, MathWorks, Mentor Graphics and academics as Carleton U., INRIA and SEI / Carnegie Mellon U. The challenge now is to disseminate, promote its adoption through the European industry and trigger enhancements reflecting the practitioners’ needs. This is essential for Europe due to its very strong economic activity in development of embedded, real time and distributed systems. The risk is that this standard being adopted now internationally would be more quickly adopted by US or Indian actors than by European, while the fundamental effort has been performed and strongly pushed mainly by the European initiators. The objective of the ADAMS project is to organize and support the dissemination and feedback activity around MARTE in Europe, focusing on transportation domains (automotive and avionics). A key point for its adoption is to demonstrate and convince about its conformance, usability and efficiency to deal with current middleware technologies used by the embedded system industry, and adapt it as necessary to related standards of the automotive and avionics domain (strongly structured, respectively, on AUTOSAR and the IMA/ARINC and SAE-AADL). ADAMS wants to exploit the “momentum” created among European industrial partners, tool vendors, and the real-time research communities around MARTE. It targets the necessary dissemination and training activities as well as the efforts to promote the adoption of MARTE and related standards and bring feedback from the European industry into the ongoing refinement process of the UML profile for MARTE in synchronisation with other works on the domain related standards (AUTOSAR, SAE-AADL…).

Keywords: modeling real time embedded component,middleware distributed systems,standard uml marte aadl autosar
Flexible Wireless Automation in Real-Time Environments (FLEXWARE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Austria,Germany,Germany,Italy,France,Sweden,Germany,Serbia
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2012-02-29
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3846165.0
EU funding (EUR): 2900000.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The project Flexible Wireless Automation in Real-Time Environment aims to implement a novel platform, which will have a real-time communication based on WLAN (IEEE 802.11). This novel secure middleware between the physical communication and the application will be designed with special respect to security, flexibility and mobile, real-time enabled nodes that can roam between the Access Points of the system. This and the conjunction with localization services will enable the dynamically reconfigurable factory of the future, seizing new market opportunities with revolutionary new possibilities for applications. The interfaces to the applications will be open, allowing third party development in a secure and predictable factory automation network. The outcome of the project will open possibilities for more efficient production processes and plants due to its flexibility and scalability. Moreover it is likely that this proposed pro ject will influence science as well as the market due to the savings for (re-)cabling and maintenance as well as new opportunities as factory wide maps of goods.

Keywords: wireless real-time factory automation flexibe
GIGA BIT ACCESS PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK USING WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (GIGAWAM)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Sweden,Germany,Germany,Denmark,Denmark,Germany,Canada,Germany,Norway
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-04-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5184126.0
EU funding (EUR): 3000000.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

The need for higher speed is a never ceasing requirement for broadband access and requirement of 1 Gbps is expected around 2016. The copper lines are expected to reach their maximum capacity at about 10 Mbps while the capacity required only for watching one channel of HDTV is 20 Mbps. Tithe total number of homes connected to fibres will grow from about 11 million at the end of 2006 to about 86 million at the end of 2011, dominated by Asia with 59 million household connected. Our idea is to develop and implement WDM-PON as the new future proof FTTH technology to satisfy the coming BW requirements with a point to point architecture. The aim is to develop application specific optical components of a WDM-PON broadband access network targeting a system cost per subscriber below today’s implementation of GPON by develop innovative new low cost components with high level of integration in addition to new manufacturing processes. Even the cheapes WDM-PON solution cost 2 -3 times as much as GPON. Up to 95% of the cost of optical components is due to packaging. The project aims to develop a systm with a integration scale that is around 100 times higher than SOA that can be implemented as an upgrade of xPON systems, that are currently being installed, and will not require changes or re-routing of optical fibres. The European citizens and society will benefit from GigaWAM through: Easier access to a broad range of services; online maintaining communication links, avoiding discrimination and exclusion, benefit regarding telemedicine and eHealth, e-learning, and bridge the gap between urban and rural areas and Eastern and Western Europe. Overall, the market opportunity in year 5 post market launches is €230 Mn annually with market launch in Europe, Asia and US assuming a conservative market penetration the first years followed by a steeper growth to 5% market penetration in Europe in year 5.

Keywords: tunable laser - plc - awg