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Probing Strong Gravity by Black Holes Across the Range of Masses (STRONGGRAVITY)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Czechia,France,Italy,United Kingdom,Spain,Germany,Poland
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2017-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2644556.4
EU funding (EUR): 1989320.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Black holes provide a crucial link between Einstein’s theory of gravity and real cosmic objects which astronomers can observe and study in the Universe. This project is oriented towards legacy of the cornerstone XMM-Newton X-ray satellite mission of European Space Agency (ESA) in synergy with relevant data in other spectral domains that are covered by ground-based infrared and radio interferometric techniques at European Southern Observatory (ESO) and elsewhere. Information in different wavelengths will be gathered and explored in order to understand radiation processes in places of strong gravity, near black holes. We will address outstanding questions of determining the black hole spin, measuring the location of the accretion disc inner rim, and revealing connections between inflows and outflows in these objects. To this end we will analyze and interpret multi-wavelength spectral and fast timing information on accreting black holes in compact binaries, in cores of active galactic nuclei, as well as other galaxies exhibiting low level of activity due to intermittent supply of gas from the cosmic environment or by switching to a radiatively inefficient regime. We will include valuable data from archives and complement them by performing new observations where needed. Our main objective is to use and enhance computational tools that the participating groups have been developing over two decades, and to join our effort in a dedicated program of data analysis and science interpretation of the most bizarre cosmic objects. We will rely on unprecedented combination of sensitivity and energy resolution of current X-ray missions of ESA, together with wide spectral coverage by ground-based observatories in ESO and elsewhere. The developed techniques will be highly relevant in the context of new missions. We will make our tools available to the entire scientific community. The research team includes experts from 7 leading research institutes and universities.

Keywords: galaxies,nuclei,accretion,accretion discs,active galactic nuclei,seyfert galaxies,black holes,general relativity,x-ray binaries
ABC GATES FOR EUROPE (ABC4EU)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Intelligent surveillance and enhancing border security
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Finland,Ireland,Germany,Italy,Portugal,Romania,Germany,Germany,Estonia
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2014-01-01
End date: 2018-03-31
Duration (months): 51.0
Total project cost (EUR): 17962279.15
EU funding (EUR): 12015246.04
Participants: 17
Project status: CLOSED

During the last years, many ABC Gates have been deployed in the main European airports, most of them as pilot projects intended to test their capability to improve the border crossing processes in aspects such as speed, security, automation, false rejection reduction, etc. Experience gained from these pilots has been periodically assessed within the Frontex ABC Workshops, where the need for a harmonised approach has been specifically addressed as one of the most urgent issues to be solved. In particular, harmonisation would be required in areas as e-passports management, biometrics, gate design, human interface, processes, PKD certificate exchange, signalling and interoperability. On the other hand, EU Smart Border Initiative adds a new approach to be considered in ABC development: The inclusion of a RTP system for Third Country Nationals and an Entry Exit System. ABC4EU will identify the requirements for an integrated, interoperable and citizen’s rights respectful ABC system at EU level, taking account of the experience gained from the previous pilots, projects and the future needs derived from the Smart Border and other EU and national initiatives and paying very special attention to citizen rights, privacy and other related ethical aspects. ABC4EU will focus in the need for harmonisation in the design and operational features of ABC Gates, considering specially the full exploitation of the EU second generation passports and other accepted travel documents. In addition, RTP and EES will be specifically tested in the project to assess their feasibility and an EU level border management C4I concept will be developed for end user assessment. ABC4EU intends to carry out a 2 steps system validation: Upgraded ABC systems in several MS covering all types of borders (airports, harbours and land borders) will be integrated with RTP and EES prototypes. Lessons learnt from this first step will be applied for a second and final testing.

Keywords: abc gates,smart borders,epassport,biometrics,registered traveller programme,entry/exit system
European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure - Preparatory Phase 2 (ECCSEL PP2)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Infrastructures
Destination: Support to new research infrastructures
Action type: Combination of CP & CSA
Countries involved: Norway,Poland,France,Netherlands,Germany,Spain,United Kingdom,France,Italy,Greece,Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1-RTD, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1905596.8
EU funding (EUR): 1199912.14
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed project constitutes the second part of a preparatory project aimed at forming a new distributed research infrastructure devoted to world-class experimental research pertaining to CCS. The project will bring the new research infrastructure up to the level of legal and financial maturity. Pursuant to this endeavour, a consortium has been established to provide the techno-economic, legal and commercial framework required to shift from planning to operation of the pan-European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory, ECCSEL. The consortium will settle all prerequisites associated with the organising and structuring of the new research infrastructure operating under a joint hallmark, ECCSEL. Efforts will be diverted towards management planning, governance, financing, legal issues, strategy and technical work. This will be made in due accordance with the project idea and the vision of ECCSEL, pursuant to objectives and targets as stated in the proposal. Emphasis will be placed on a) outlining and preparing the commercial setting of ECCSEL (to be established in 2015) – resulting in the format of a prospectus (ECCSEL Business Plan), b) implementation planning of the research infrastructure – as required to form ECCSEL, c) knowledge and innovation management in science and technology pertaining to the systemic handling of distributed research laboratory facilities improvement of the research infrastructure and its related services second (and third) generation CCS technology – aiming especially to reduce the energy penalty, lowering the cost of electricity (or industrial yields) and cutting the lead time for CCS. The consortium, made up by world-leading research and demonstration providers within the field of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), offers an extensive collection of profound knowledge and experience within CCS-related research. This implies that the project – and its succeeding operational phase – will

Keywords: carbon dioxide,capture,transport,storage
INNOVATIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS FOR THERMAL PROTECTION OF FUTURE SPACE VEHICLES (THOR)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,Türkiye,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Austria,Italy,Japan
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2647089.0
EU funding (EUR): 1967767.75
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

There are key space technologies existing at European level and during the last space calls many European projects are framed on space re-entry, but none of them dealing with radically new technologies, able to compete with technologies from other leading countries or allowing collaboration with them. The THOR project will provide knowledge in key space technologies for accessing space, through the design and development of disruptive technologies based on novel thermal management concepts which are specifically targeted to atmospheric entries of future space vehicles and hypersonic transport vehicles. This project, including the participation of several SMEs and relevant end-users, aims at the collaboration among them to strengthen the European space sector and enable international cooperation. The technical approach is focused non-local concepts for thermal management including active cooling as well as passive cooling technologies, in order to extent the capabilities of re-usable Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) towards the requirement of future space flight including hypersonic transport. To achieve this technical target radically new thermal management solutions will be implemented in a new concept of TPS together with innovative materials and unique ceramic structures, reaching a TRL 2-3 at the end of the project. The passive systems will be based on thermal equilibration establishing an efficient heat transfer from highly loaded areas to regions with less loading. New ceramic matrix composites incorporating a new generation of highly thermal conductive fibres will be applied. In addition, active cooling will be implemented by passing a fluid through a ceramic porous structure. The project includes a strong effort on design, modelling and simulation in order to fulfil the technical requirements before integrating the complete TPS. Finally the concepts will be verified by ground tests under realistic entry conditions in high enthalpy facilities.

Keywords: disruptive technologies,thermal management,atmosperic re-entry,re-usable vehicles,thermal protection systems.
Virtual Centre of Excellence for Research in Violent Online Political Extremism (VOX-POL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Security Research coordination and structuring
Action type: Network of Excellence
Countries involved: Ireland,United Kingdom,India,United Kingdom,Netherlands,Netherlands,Germany,Hungary
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2014-01-01
End date: 2019-12-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5554326.28
EU funding (EUR): 5129681.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

VOX-Pol is a 72-month, €5+ million project that integrates the world’s leading researchers and research groups in Violent Online Political Extremism (VOPE), to include those researching the intersection of terrorism and the Internet (incl. violent jihadists, violent separatists, etc.), the online activities of the extreme Right, the potential for violent online radicalisation, etc., in order to: 1. Create a sustainable critical mass of innovative activity among what is currently a burgeoning, but fragmented group of researchers and research topics. 2. Ensure that EU and MS strategies and policies targeting VOPE are based on concrete evidence, experience, and knowledge about the contours and workings of VOPE and thus increasing their likelihood of success. VOX-Pol will: • Integrate and network the research activities of those, within the EU and globally, working in the area of VOPE • Create and develop long-term relationships between established national research groups, new researchers and research groups, security practitioners, the Internet industry, civil society, and policymakers leading to the development of a multi-disciplinary Virtual Centre of Excellence for Research in VOPE • Be based on collaborative research among partners both within and outside the Network, with all contributing towards the development of an archive of politically extreme Internet-based content and a related URL database, which will be the basis for joint research activity, the development of new analytical tools and methodologies, teaching and training, and dissemination activities • Raise awareness of the challenges of research and decision-making in this area by exploring the interplay of e-research ethics, privacy, surveillance, freedom of speech, and practices of and responses to VOPE • Influence research agendas on the European and world stages in key aspects of VOPE • Inform policy agendas on national, European, and international levels in key aspects of responses to VOPE.

Keywords: analysis,archive,audio,ethics,extremism,internet,network,online,political,radicalisation,sentiment,social,surveillance,terrorism,text,tools,training,video,violence,virtual,web
Rapid On-site Forensic Analysis of Explosives and Narcotics (ROSFEN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Security Research coordination and structuring
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Ireland,Finland,Switzerland,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-04-01
End date: 2015-07-31
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1997635.0
EU funding (EUR): 1518802.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

Forensic analysis is an essential resource in the battle against organised crime and terrorist attacks. A key challenge in forensics is the detection of trace explosive residues at a post-blast scene or on the hands or clothes of an alleged suspect. Detection of the primer charge (e.g., PETN) is often hampered by higher-concentration residues from the main charge, e.g., ammonium nitrate. Detection of the primer can be essential in order to secure a prosecution, especially if the materials that comprise the main charge are commonly available, e.g., ammonium nitrate is present in fertiliser. ROSFEN’s goal is to deliver an advanced forensic platform for rapid, on-site direct detection and lab-quality analysis of narcotics, explosives and their precursors. The performance targets are detection limits down to 1 ng/mL, 1% false alarm rate and response time < 10 seconds. ROSFEN combines innovative technology from two leading SMEs: Microsaic Systems’ chip-based mass spectrometry and Environics’ ion filter systems. This novel platform removes the need for slow, costly chromatography methods currently used in lab-based analysis. ROSFEN will enable reduction of total analysis time (samples, blanks, controls) from hours to minutes, thus reducing the load on forensic labs and enabling intelligence-led investigations. ROSFEN will also innovate in the rapid analysis of new psychoactive drugs, by coupling the isomer selectivity of the ion filter technique with the detection sensitivity of tandem MS. ROSFEN will thus enable European industry to develop and deliver innovative technologies into key global markets: Analytical instruments for security applications ($2 billion annually) and the $3.3B market for mass spectrometry. The ROSFEN consortium comprises two research-intensive SMEs, two leading research groups and two end users. The end users have decades of expertise in forensic analysis of explosives and narcotics (FSNI), as well as crime scene analysis (PSNI).

Keywords: miniaturised tandem mass spectrometer,on-site explosves and narcotics detection,ion filter,molecular recognition
Online and Mobile Communications for Crisis Response and Search and Rescue (ISAR+)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Security and society
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Portugal,France,Finland,Germany,Poland,Norway,France,Finland,Ireland,France,Italy,Portugal,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2015-06-30
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5026442.72
EU funding (EUR): 3839491.65
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

The iSAR+ Project aims to research and develop guidelines and an associated platform that, in emergencies or crises, enables citizens using new mobile and online technologies to actively participate in the response effort, through the bi-directional provision, dissemination, sharing and retrieval of information essential for critical PPDR intervention, in search and rescue, law enforcement and medical assistance. Empowered by new communication media, such as mobile phones with cameras and internet-based applications connecting to social media platforms, citizens are the in situ first sensors, but their added-value involvement in crisis response efforts is often disregarded by PPDRs, as they struggle to timely develop an adequate situational awareness. iSAR+ innovates the approach to the dynamics between citizens and PPDRs in crises, allowing (i) the leverage of PPDRs’ levels of shared awareness and performance, benefiting from citizens’ published information, (ii) the exploitation of mobile platforms’ ubiquity to search, locate and effectively communicate with citizens and (iii) the redirection of citizens’ large energy and information flow into PPDRs platforms. Joining large companies, SMEs, Universities, RTOs and a wide community of end-users and experts from Europe, Chile and the US, the iSAR+ Consortium is one of the Project’s strengths, for it is a multi-disciplinary and complementary collective, with solid competences and experience developing R&D projects. Its ambitious goal is to create guidelines and a platform that, respecting the organizational culture of crisis response and EU legislation and concerns on privacy, considers the related organisational, human, technological, legal and ethical dimensions to enable a gradual evolution towards the full implementation of iSAR+ services, an efficient and effective solution to articulate the involvement of new media users in the effort to ensure citizens’ security in SAR and crisis situations.

Keywords: crisis management,search and rescue,guidelines,social media platform,ppdr,mobile,citizens,communication
Service Management in Federated e-Infrastructures (FEDSM)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Infrastructures
Destination: Support to policy development and Programme implementation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,Finland,Poland,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Spain
Call:  (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1-INFSO, 2012)
Start date: 2012-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1215646.0
EU funding (EUR): 989997.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The FedSM project aims at formalising IT Service Management (ITSM) and introducing industry-standards-based ITSM processes in Federated e-Infrastructures. In the last decade, Federated e-Infrastructures have evolved from a set of ad-hoc academic services to a European scale resource for the science and technology sector. ITSM approaches (like ITIL or ISO/IEC 20000) provide sets of processes and good practices, widely used in the commercial sector, that are used to build business and service provisioning models, structure business and management activities, and define, agree and operate services based on binding, well-understood agreements (service level agreements, SLAs) or contracts. FedSM will act in a way analogous to commercial ITSM consultancy, engaging with three ‘client organisations’: two National Grid Infrastructures and the European Grid Initiative, which are all part of the project consortium and committing to adopting an ITSM approach. FedSM will analyse their specific situations, provide new models for their processes and support them in assessing and implementing this new ITSM approach. To this end, FedSM will focus on (1) supporting the definition and implementation of business models, services, processes and a proto standard for Federated Infrastructure ITSM, (2) building up ITSM knowledge in the ‘client organisations’ through professional training and internationally recognised certification, and (3) consulting the ‘client organisations’ in defining their specific requirements for automated solutions and selecting adequate tools. FedSM will not be limited to supporting the involved ‘client organisations’ in implementing ITSM. Based on the client-specific ITSM programs and the lessons learned, a generic conceptual framework for implementing ITSM in Federated e-Infrastructures based on different business models in the areas of Grids and federated clouds will be developed.

Keywords: it service management,itsm,federated e-infrastructures,grids,federated clouds,itil
Society as infrastructure for e-science via technology, innovation and creativity (SOCIENTIZE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Infrastructures
Destination: Support to policy development and Programme implementation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Spain,Portugal,Brazil,Austria
Call:  (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1-INFSO, 2012)
Start date: 2012-10-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 791745.0
EU funding (EUR): 709999.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The Socientize project will coordinate all the agents involved in the citizen science setting the basis of this new open science paradigm promoting the usage of the infrastructures composed by dedicated and external resources which are based on scientists and amateur people. It will set a network where infrastructure providers and scientific researchers will join with the society recruiting volunteers that perform science at home. With the citizen science term we mean both a) the participation of people in the scientific process, i.e. By collecting and analysing scientific data or by contributing with their own resources to form the research infrastructure, and b) the development of socio-artistic activities and dissemination material of scientific results for them. People will contribute with their own knowledge and resources participating in an active way. As we propose to open e-infrastructure to the people, even considering the knowledge and the time of the citizen scientists as part of the resources that constitute the infrastructure, he present here an innovative concept: the human-based e-infrastructure (“he-infrastructure”). These infrastructure allow researchers to deploy new studies, dealing with large-scale data. For instance, the research over the socio-technological networks is allowing to emerge a new collective intelligence able to deploy innovative scientific tasks. SOCIENTIZE will deploy a set of applications enabling volunteers as scientists and showing the capabilities of open resources. But the project will be focused in open workshops and conferences where the partnership will set the basis of the interaction with all the stakeholders. As a result of the discussions held in the SOCIENTIZE fora, we will present a white-book with the strategy for the citizen science enhancement, compiling best cases experiences and policy recommendations for "he-infrastructure" providers, scientific end-users, artists and the society in general.

Keywords: citizen science,technology,volunteer computing,human-based e-infrastructures,scientific communication