1. Information Society Technologies programme annalisa.bogliolo@cec.eu.int 1 IST Programme - 8th Call Area IV.2 : Computing Communications and Networks Area IV.2 : Computing Communications and Networks

2. CCN2 Call 8 2 IV.2.x Computing, Communications & Networking IV.2.1Cognitive vision systems IV.2.1Cognitive vision systems IV.2.2 Advanced control systems IV.2.2 Advanced control systems IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications –R&D; Demonstration; Thematic Networks; Accompanying measures (not Take-up) IV.2.4 Take-up measures IV.2.4 Take-up measures –Assessments, Trials, Best Practice actions

3. IV.2.1Cognitive vision systems Issue: Issue: vision systems acquiring and using knowledge for decision making Aim: Aim: to develop robust cognitive vision systems Scope: Scope: adaptive systems, real-time platforms and vision architectures – –permitting the development of novel computational frameworks – –integrating multiple cues for scene modelling – –capable of recognising large numbers of different objects temporal reasoning and incremental learning to achieve cognition

4. IV.2.2 Advanced control systems Issue: Issue: high performance, distributed, composable, real-time control systems Aim: Aim: novel scientific and technological concepts developed for and applied to real-time controls for complex systems in uncertain environments Scope : Scope : algorithms, methods, architectures and tools design, implementation, validation/verification, testing and integration robust, fault tolerant

5. IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications (i) Issue: Issue: all-optical networks Aim: Aim: to develop terabit capacity and WDM optical networks capable of supporting heterogeneous, multi- protocol services and applications Scope: Scope: technologies and architectures exploiting advances in optical transmission, switching and routing interworking in the physical layer of optical core/metropolitan networks and heterogeneous WAN, LAN and access networks (mobile and fixed)

6. IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications (ii) Issue: Issue: communications networks Aim: - Aim: - to increase bandwidth capacity and QoS network agility and functionality - - to support seamless interoperability among heterogeneous networks (including access networks and LANs) service interworking and management Scope: Scope: network devices and protocols to support the full range of advanced (Internet, nomadic and interactive TV) services and applications active and dynamically reconfigurable network technologies, methods and tools

7. IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications (iii) Issue: Issue: application service provisioning, peer-to- peer computing, distributed applications Aim: Aim: to develop and assess models, technologies and tools Scope: Scope: shared and interactive use of applications and resources in geographically dispersed locations heterogeneous components and architectures Link to CPA9 GRID, focus on industrial applications

8. IV.2.4 Take-up measures (i) Issue : Issue : optical networks Aim : Aim : assess, compare and improve the performance, the systems applicability and the interoperability Scope : Scope : optical networking equipment

9. IV.2.4 Take-up measures (ii) Issue : Issue : mobile and intelligent agents, middleware Aim : Aim : to conduct trial actions aiming at their adaptation and introduction in new services and/or industrial applications Scope : Scope : distributed applications with shared resources

10. IV.2.4 Take-up measures (iii) Issue : Issue : applications services provisioning Aim : Aim : to conduct trial and best practice Scope : Scope : services over the network making use of dispersed computing and storage resources