Future & Emerging Technologies in the 6th Framework Programme Future & Emerging Technologies in the 6th Framework Programme DG-INFSO F1 FET

FET: identity IST’s pathfinder activity and a nursery of new ideas IST’s pathfinder activity and a nursery of new ideas Core values Core values –Exploring “what’s next” scenaria –Community building and mobilisation –Interdisciplinarity - not for its own sake! –Selective but open; unconstrained by mainstream priorities –Flexible, light procedures suited to basic research

FET: The OPEN scheme Widest possible spectrum, bottom-up Widest possible spectrum, bottom-up –Research, as well as Support activities Any innovative idea of quality Any innovative idea of quality – high risk / high potential payoff research – longer term foundational research – embryonic research & proof-of-concept

FET: The OPEN scheme Research Implemented through STREPs : 2-step process Research Implemented through STREPs : 2-step process –A short proposal submitted first, at any time –Full proposals only if short proposal was successful Three evaluation cut-off dates per year (13 May )Three evaluation cut-off dates per year (13 May ) –Evaluation: remote and in-Brussels –Real-time process Support for research communities through CAs and SSAs : 1 step process Support for research communities through CAs and SSAs : 1 step process

Take an early lead in key future or emerging technologies Take an early lead in key future or emerging technologies Motivated by long-term visions and goals Motivated by long-term visions and goals –objective-driven Implementation: one or more IPs (+ NoE?) Implementation: one or more IPs (+ NoE?) FET Proactive initiatives

FET Proactive initiatives in FP6 IP2 IP1 NoE Commission “Stakeholders” Scientific guidance Advisory Board Budget allows for new partners & tasks Dynamic re-adjustment of objectives & workplan Review on a continual basis

Roadmap for pro-actives st Call : Dec st Call : Dec 2002 –Beyond robotics –Complex systems research –The disappearing computer 2 2nd Call (date and subjects tentative!) 2nd Call (date and subjects tentative!) –Quantum information processing –Molecular computing –Global computing –Life-like perception and cognition systems

Beyond robotics Robot ecologies Robot ecologies –autonomous heterogeneous microrobot teams –collective behaviour & intelligence Robotic companions Robotic companions –cognitive mobile aids to humans Hybrid bionic systems Hybrid bionic systems –augmenting human capabilities: perception of the environment, motion etc, nervous system... Build on NI and LPS work Build on NI and LPS work No “classical” robotics No “classical” robotics

Complex systems research Use concepts and methods from complex system analysis to develop novel IT systems –scalable, robust, self-repairing and self-regulating Areas New design principles for dynamically evolving large- scale information systems (IP) New design principles for dynamically evolving large- scale information systems (IP) Computational elements as metaphors of biological complex systems (IP) Computational elements as metaphors of biological complex systems (IP) Ground complex systems research on a unified set of concepts, methods and tools (NoE) Ground complex systems research on a unified set of concepts, methods and tools (NoE) –Link information sciences to complex system research –Relations to other proactive initiatives

Disappearing computer #2 Radically new architectures for ambient systems Radically new architectures for ambient systems –Universal and open –Supporting an unbounded set of “building blocks” infinite configurations - unforeseeable functionalitiesinfinite configurations - unforeseeable functionalities Representative scenaria of use Representative scenaria of use scenario ambient system architecture