Future and Emerging Technologies FET in FP6 Towards FP7 Future and Emerging Technologies FET in FP6 Towards FP7 Pekka Karp DG Information Society European Commission Pekka Karp DG Information Society European Commission

Plan of the Talk n FET in IST-FP6 n FET in the IST work programme n Preparation of the 7th EU Framework Programme n FET in IST-FP6 n FET in the IST work programme n Preparation of the 7th EU Framework Programme

FET: 300+ M Euro in IST-FP6 Communication & Computing Infrastructures Components & Micro-Systems Knowledge & Interface Technologies Applied IST Research addressing Major Societal & Economic Challenges Information Society Technologies in FP6 (~4 Billion Euro, ) Future and Emerging Technologies: 320 M€

Future & Emerging Technologies (FET) Objectives n Emerging new science fields / disciplines in IST –Not much is known, the bulk needs to be discovered n Well established science field but a fundamental barrier determined by science –Addressing the barrier from a new angle n Addressing problems that are identified to happen in the long term –Alternative approach, distinct from mainstream n Problems not anticipated yet n Building the knowledge / understanding more valued than the prototype n Emerging new science fields / disciplines in IST –Not much is known, the bulk needs to be discovered n Well established science field but a fundamental barrier determined by science –Addressing the barrier from a new angle n Addressing problems that are identified to happen in the long term –Alternative approach, distinct from mainstream n Problems not anticipated yet n Building the knowledge / understanding more valued than the prototype

FET – Key Elements n Visionary and exploratory research n Longer-term or high-risk research n ‘Nursery’ of novel ideas - trend-setting - pathfinder n Embryonic – Proof-of-Concept n Interdisciplinary n Helping new IST-related S&T fields and communities to emerge n Complementary to other IST strategic objectives n Two Parts: –Open Domain => reflects research trends –Pro-Active Initiatives (e.g. NID, QIPC, DC, LPS,... ) => strategic vision, common objective n Visionary and exploratory research n Longer-term or high-risk research n ‘Nursery’ of novel ideas - trend-setting - pathfinder n Embryonic – Proof-of-Concept n Interdisciplinary n Helping new IST-related S&T fields and communities to emerge n Complementary to other IST strategic objectives n Two Parts: –Open Domain => reflects research trends –Pro-Active Initiatives (e.g. NID, QIPC, DC, LPS,... ) => strategic vision, common objective

FET OPEN – Modus Operandi n Bottom-up n Any IST related topic n Continuous submission / no fixed deadline n 2-step evaluation process (STREP) –Short proposal : WHAT & WHY –Full proposal : HOW n 1-step evaluation process (CA/SSA) n WP : 60 Mio €, WP : 60 Mio € n Bottom-up n Any IST related topic n Continuous submission / no fixed deadline n 2-step evaluation process (STREP) –Short proposal : WHAT & WHY –Full proposal : HOW n 1-step evaluation process (CA/SSA) n WP : 60 Mio €, WP : 60 Mio €

Plan of the Talk n FET in IST-FP6 n FET in the IST work programme for n Preparation of the 7th EU Framework Programme n FET in IST-FP6 n FET in the IST work programme for n Preparation of the 7th EU Framework Programme

IST in FP6: FET in IST Work Programme n FET Open Scheme –STREPs, Co-ordination Actions (CAs), Specific Support Actions (SSAs) n Proactive Initiatives –IST Call 4 (Nov - Dec 2004): Advanced Computing Architectures Presence and Interaction in Mixed Reality Environments Situated and Autonomic Communications –IST Call 5 (May 2005): Simulating Emergent Properties in Complex Systems n web consultation n web consultation: n FET Open Scheme –STREPs, Co-ordination Actions (CAs), Specific Support Actions (SSAs) n Proactive Initiatives –IST Call 4 (Nov - Dec 2004): Advanced Computing Architectures Presence and Interaction in Mixed Reality Environments Situated and Autonomic Communications –IST Call 5 (May 2005): Simulating Emergent Properties in Complex Systems n web consultation n web consultation:

FET Open projects

FET: Proactive Initiatives n Top-down n Critical mass where focus is needed n Strategic vision, common objective n Fixed deadline calls n 1-step evaluation n Call topics defined every year in consultation with scientific community n IP & NoE only n e.g. ‘quantum information processing & communications’ (QIPC), ‘emerging nanoelectronics’ (NID), ‘global computing’ (GC), ‘bio-inspired intelligent information systems’ n Top-down n Critical mass where focus is needed n Strategic vision, common objective n Fixed deadline calls n 1-step evaluation n Call topics defined every year in consultation with scientific community n IP & NoE only n e.g. ‘quantum information processing & communications’ (QIPC), ‘emerging nanoelectronics’ (NID), ‘global computing’ (GC), ‘bio-inspired intelligent information systems’

FET Proactive Initiatives in FP6 (WP ) n Call 1Instruments –Beyond Robotics (New) IP, NoE –Complex Systems Research (New)IP, NoE –The Disappearing ComputerIP, NoE n Call 3 –Quantum Information Processing and Comm. IP –Emerging NanoelectronicsIP, NoE –Global ComputingIP, NoE –Bio-inspired Intelligent Information Systems (New)IP, NoE n Call 1Instruments –Beyond Robotics (New) IP, NoE –Complex Systems Research (New)IP, NoE –The Disappearing ComputerIP, NoE n Call 3 –Quantum Information Processing and Comm. IP –Emerging NanoelectronicsIP, NoE –Global ComputingIP, NoE –Bio-inspired Intelligent Information Systems (New)IP, NoE

FET Proactive Initiatives 2004 (call 3) Global Computing Emerging Nanoelectronics Quantum Information Processing Nano-scale Tera-scale Bio-inspired Intelligent Information Systems Complex Multidisciplinary ! - In WP Wide Consultations

FET Proactive Initiatives in FP6 (WP ) n Call 4 (budget 60 M€)Instruments –Advanced Computing Architectures (New) IP, NoE –Situated and Autonomic Communications (New) IP, NoE –Presence & Interaction in Mixed Reality Environments (New) IP Call in November 2004 n Call 5 (budget 10 M€) –Simulating emergent properties in complex systems STREP Call in May 2005 n Call 4 (budget 60 M€)Instruments –Advanced Computing Architectures (New) IP, NoE –Situated and Autonomic Communications (New) IP, NoE –Presence & Interaction in Mixed Reality Environments (New) IP Call in November 2004 n Call 5 (budget 10 M€) –Simulating emergent properties in complex systems STREP Call in May 2005

Advanced Computing Architectures n 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 n Scope: –From small wireless systems to large networked servers n Multidisciplinary Integrated Projects –Industrial participation is sought to link with application requirements n Network of Excellence: n Network of Excellence: research agenda, benchmarking & testing n 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 n Scope: –From small wireless systems to large networked servers n Multidisciplinary Integrated Projects –Industrial participation is sought to link with application requirements n Network of Excellence: n Network of Excellence: research agenda, benchmarking & testing Research in computing architectures, compilers and operating systems to address AmI application requirements in 10+ year frame

Presence & Interaction in Mixed Reality Environments n Objective: the understanding of Presencecreate novel ICT systems –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 n Focus areas: –Understanding different forms of Presence –Understanding different forms of Presence (i.e., aspects of perception, interaction, emotions and affect) –Design and development of essential ICT Building Blocks –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.) –BuildingSystems –Building novel Systems supporting Presence & Interaction (open system architectures integrating the essential building blocks, open source authoring tools, open APIs) n Support the realisation of Challenging and Visionary Scenarios n Integrated Projects and Co-ordination Actions n Objective: the understanding of Presencecreate novel ICT systems –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 n Focus areas: –Understanding different forms of Presence –Understanding different forms of Presence (i.e., aspects of perception, interaction, emotions and affect) –Design and development of essential ICT Building Blocks –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.) –BuildingSystems –Building novel Systems supporting Presence & Interaction (open system architectures integrating the essential building blocks, open source authoring tools, open APIs) n Support the realisation of Challenging and Visionary Scenarios n Integrated Projects and Co-ordination Actions Convey the sense of being there and of participating, acting, doing, influencing and changing things there

Situated and autonomic communications  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 how strategic needs of social or commercial nature impact on future communication paradigms, and how networks and applications can support society and economy, enabling a service oriented, requirement and trust driven development of communication networks 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 n Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence  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 how strategic needs of social or commercial nature impact on future communication paradigms, and how networks and applications can support society and economy, enabling a service oriented, requirement and trust driven development of communication networks 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 n Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence A world pervaded by ubiquitous communication facilities with self-organising and self-preserving functionalities

Simulating emergent properties in complex systems n Objective: –We can engineer components of systems: How can we predict aggregate behaviour? –How can we infer models from (often incomplete) data? n Research challenges: –How to cope with uncertainty in simulation of engineered and natural systems? –How to describe systems acting on multiple scales? –How to integrate simulations on different levels? n STREPs n Objective: –We can engineer components of systems: How can we predict aggregate behaviour? –How can we infer models from (often incomplete) data? n Research challenges: –How to cope with uncertainty in simulation of engineered and natural systems? –How to describe systems acting on multiple scales? –How to integrate simulations on different levels? n STREPs Framework of mathematical and computational techniques for simulation of complex systems

Plan of the Talk n FET in IST-FP6 n FET in the IST work programme for n Preparation of the 7th EU Framework Programme n FET in IST-FP6 n FET in the IST work programme for n Preparation of the 7th EU Framework Programme

Preparing FP7: The Roadmap and the 6+2 Axes Feb ’04 Financial Perspectives ( ) 16 June ’04 Science and technology, the key to Europe's future - Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research Early ’05 Proposal on FP FP – Adoption FP FP6 n Collaborative Research n European Technological Initiatives n ERC: Basic Research Grants for individual research teams n An attractive Europe for best Researchers n Research Infrastructures n Co-ordination of national research programmes + n Space (ESA) n Security n Collaborative Research n European Technological Initiatives n ERC: Basic Research Grants for individual research teams n An attractive Europe for best Researchers n Research Infrastructures n Co-ordination of national research programmes + n Space (ESA) n Security FP7: 6+2 axes

Preparing FP7 n IST in FP7 –ERC & Basic Technology Research in ICTs  Options Paper –Collaborative RTD: ISTAG (Working Group on Grand Challenges) Strategic Orientations FP7 Workshops:  12 Oct 04: ICT at the crossroads with Life Sciences  8-9 Nov 04: Extended Interaction & Communication Environments n Collaborative Basic Technology Research in ICTs in FP7 –Call for Co-ordination Actions for preparing FP7 New Projects: BEYOND-THE-HORIZON –FET Workshops FET/NSF Workshops:  April 04: Ubiquitous Computing  May 04: Software Intensive Systems  Sep 04: Unconventional Programming Paradigms FET FP7 Workshop (21-22 April 04) n IST in FP7 –ERC & Basic Technology Research in ICTs  Options Paper –Collaborative RTD: ISTAG (Working Group on Grand Challenges) Strategic Orientations FP7 Workshops:  12 Oct 04: ICT at the crossroads with Life Sciences  8-9 Nov 04: Extended Interaction & Communication Environments n Collaborative Basic Technology Research in ICTs in FP7 –Call for Co-ordination Actions for preparing FP7 New Projects: BEYOND-THE-HORIZON –FET Workshops FET/NSF Workshops:  April 04: Ubiquitous Computing  May 04: Software Intensive Systems  Sep 04: Unconventional Programming Paradigms FET FP7 Workshop (21-22 April 04)

ICT at the crossroads with Life Sciences (workshop of 12 Oct 04) IT BIO COGNITION NANO  Research at the crossroads of medical informatics, bioinformatics, systems biology & neuroinformatics  Research on ICT systems inspired by nature  Integration of ICT systems with the living world CONVERGENGING TECHNOLOGIES

Extended Interaction & Communication Environments (workshops of 8-9 Nov 04)  Extended environments Connecting people and delivering new experiences  Extended human capabilities Augmenting people  Extended interaction and content Creating and interacting with mixed-reality spaces & robot systems  Human Responsive Systems 2 Workshops on Robotics & Interaction Technologies Privacy, Trust & Security Network Robots, Sensors& Actuators Context- Awareness & self- adaptation Content and Mixed-Reality

Collaborative Basic Technology Research Directions in FP7 Intelligence & Cognition ICT Systems & People Components Research Computing & Communications Core ICTs IT, Communications, Interfaces Materials Biology & Life-sciences Cognitive sciences Economics Social Sciences Neuro sciences

Findings of FET FP7 Workshop (21-22 April 2004) Four Thematic Sessions n Technical Sessions: –Components Research –Systems Research –Intelligence & Cognition Research n Strategy for ICT-based collaborative basic research in FP7 Four Thematic Sessions n Technical Sessions: –Components Research –Systems Research –Intelligence & Cognition Research n Strategy for ICT-based collaborative basic research in FP7

FET FP7 Workshop: Grand Challenges n Components n Systems n Intelligence & Cognition Grand Challenge Modelling, simulation, design and control of large scale systems Grand Challenge Toward Natural Cognition Building embodied artificial cognitive systems inspired by biology, in particular neuroscience Grand Challenge Toward Natural Cognition Building embodied artificial cognitive systems inspired by biology, in particular neuroscience Grand Challenge Building a validated alternative or complement to CMOS technology by 2015

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FET FP7 Workshop: Research Challenges in Components nano-scale materials science n Invest in innovative nano-scale materials science interfaces n Master interfaces at unprecedented levels fabrication n New & cost-effective fabrication techniques beyond the nanometre scale n Miniaturisation beyond the nanometre scale giga-complexity n Master giga-complexity ICT architectures

FET FP7 Workshop: Research Challenges in Complex Systems n Inferring Systems Models from Incomplete / inconsistent Information n Control and Integrated Design of Many level, Many Unit, Many Purpose (Complex) Systems n Developing the Foundations for Software Intensive Systems n Design & Deployment of Human responsive systems Grand Challenge: Modelling, simulation, design and control of large scale systems Grand Challenge: Modelling, simulation, design and control of large scale systems

FET FP7 Workshop: Research Challenges in Intelligence & Cognition n Main Research Challenges: –Exploration of non-classical computation and development of robust scalable self- constructing/repairing architectures –Exploiting evolutionary and individual development and building cognitive systems with self-regulation and self-maintenance –Investigation of emergent properties of large scale structures –Achievement of high-level cognition by bottom-up organisation Grand Challenge: Toward Natural Cognition Building artificial cognitive systems inspired by biology, in particular neuroscience Grand Challenge: Toward Natural Cognition Building artificial cognitive systems inspired by biology, in particular neuroscience

Strategy for collaborative basic research in FP7 Main issues addressed: n Selecting future research directions in FP7 –Through Grand Challenges, Key Technological issues, Social Drivers –Research in core ICTs and in their combination with other disciplines n Research excellence beyond national boundaries –Promote Excellence & Multi-disciplinary Research –International Co-operation to attract “best brains” & breed Excellence –Link Programmes to Education & Training: Permeate Research Culture in all Educational levels & Introduce Education as a project deliverable –Metrics for Measuring Research Excellence in Projects & Programmes –Achieving ERA through ICT Research: Co-sponsorship with national Funding Agencies –Dissemination & promotion of research results: Multi-faceted mechanisms going beyond scientific publications

Strategy for collaborative basic research in FP7 Main issues addressed (cnt’d): n Strengthen Academia - Industry Collaboration –Open Environment for Research with Industrial Involvement –Many different models of Industry involvement: from observers to matching research funds –Clarify IPRs –Several new emerging models of collaboration: networked regional platforms & networks of competence, centres of excellence, etc. n Mechanisms for integrating New Member & Accession States –No need for positive discrimination, but strong need for: Improving research infrastructures: structural funds & RTD projects Accelerating research community building Main issues addressed (cnt’d): n Strengthen Academia - Industry Collaboration –Open Environment for Research with Industrial Involvement –Many different models of Industry involvement: from observers to matching research funds –Clarify IPRs –Several new emerging models of collaboration: networked regional platforms & networks of competence, centres of excellence, etc. n Mechanisms for integrating New Member & Accession States –No need for positive discrimination, but strong need for: Improving research infrastructures: structural funds & RTD projects Accelerating research community building