EGVE 2002, Barcelona - E. Badique How can the EUs 6 th Framework Programme support Virtual...

EGVE 2002, Barcelona - E. Badique’

How can the EU’s 6th Framework Programme support

Virtual Environments Research ?

Eric Badique’

European Commission


Outline of presentation

• The case for European research

• Virtual Environments in the IST Program today

• Framework Program 6 (FP6)

• New FP6 funding mechanisms

• Preparing for the future IST Program

• Virtual Environments and FP6 ?


The case for European R&D ?

• IST sector key to the economy• R&D essential to competitiveness and growth• Increasingly complex and interdisciplinary• Increasingly costly• Needs critical mass• Co-operation, co-ordination, networking and

mobility are essential


IST: part of a competitive “race” to knowledge

• The US invests 3 times more on RTD in IST 52% of RTD effort in IST is in the US

only 17% in Europe (22% in Japan)

• Public investment in the EU is 50% of the US effort…. and the gap is widening

• The EU effort is fragmented….critical mass is rarely reached in the member states

• … and IST has shorter & shorter life-cycles...


Virtual Environments and related R&D in IST today

Content creation

Interfaceresearch

Presence Research

Cultural heritage

New methods of work

Mixed RealityTechs

Simulation


Why Mixed Reality ?

• Frontier between real and virtual is increasingly blurred (film making, TV, games, shared communication spaces, global economy..)

• Most attractive and modern media exploit a form of mixed reality

• Multi-disciplinary - good framework for collaborative projects

• Convergence of image processing, coding, computer vision, computer graphics

• A natural evolution in terms of combining the realism of real world pictures with the flexibility of computer graphics.

• Enabling technology for the future of media ?


INRIA

UCL

U.LEEDS

IST

ADETTI

KULUCL

CSELT

UPCUPM

PHILIPSHHIGMD

FHG

U.Munchen

P.MilanoREALVIZ

U.GENEVAEPFL

INTRACOM

RSU

Tampere U.VTT

MATRA

Symah

BT

BBC

SONY

Siemens

NOKIA

Erricson

TU. Wien

~ 20 projects

>60 organisations

15 countries


Projects portfolio

Analyzing and modeling the world

Merging Real & Virtual

ContentInteractivity

Audio-VisualInteractiveServices


The framework

Interfaces & Human Factors

Standards

Content, authoringtools & stories

Mixed Reality technologies

ApplicationsiTV

Culture &art

Industry Mobile services

CG & Simulation ComputerVision


MR opportunities

• Completely new markets ?

• Provides bandwidth hungry applications: Distributed mixed reality environments are the essence of future communication services - provide requirements for future networks

• “Revaluation” of manual work through AR

• Next wave of innovation in industry following CAD and robotics

• Next generation of interactive TV

• AR as new telescope and microscope of the 21st century ?

• Mixed Reality also to be seen in a wider context: Integration of visualisation and interfaces with mechanics, robotics and appliances


More info

Mixed Reality http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka4/vision/

- Project descriptions

- Reference documents

- Info on events


Commission proposal for FP6Commission proposal for FP6

INTEGRATING EUROPEAN RESEARCH

PRIORITY THEMATIC AREAS ANTICIPATING S/T NEEDS

Research for policysupport

Frontier research,unexpecteddevelopments

Specific SME activities

Specific international cooperation activities

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STRUCTURING THE ERASTRENGTHENING THE

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Researchandinnovation

Humanresources &mobility

Researchinfrastructures

Science andsociety

Coordinationof researchactivities

Developmentof research/innovationpolicies


IST in FP6: Key elements

Main objectives– Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness & technology base

– Building the information and knowledge society for ALL

– Strengthen co-operation between National and EU activities (ERA)

Strategy– Concentration and focus, building critical mass

– Capitalise on Europe’s strengths

– Visionary, forward looking (longer term / high risk)

– Flexibility and adaptability

– Core technologies & “pull-through” applications


Budget (over 4 years)

– Genomics 2200 M€– Nanotechnologies, int.. 1300 M€– Aeronautics and space 1075 M€– Food quality and safety 685 M€ – IST 3600 M€


Anywhere anytime accessAnywhere anytime access to IST services for ALLto IST services for ALL

Miniaturised, Miniaturised, low cost low powerlow cost low power

components & µsytemscomponents & µsytems

Natural interactionsNatural interactionswith ‘ knowledge ’ with ‘ knowledge ’

Pervasive, mobile, Pervasive, mobile, wireless, trustful wireless, trustful

infrastructuresinfrastructures

CommunicationCommunication& networking& networking

SoftwareSoftwareµ, nano & optoµ, nano & opto

electronicselectronicsµ and nanoµ and nano

systemssystemsKnowledge Knowledge technologiestechnologies

interfacesinterfaces

Applied IST for major societal and economic challengesApplied IST for major societal and economic challenges

Trust &Trust &Security Security

IST for societal IST for societal challenges challenges

IST for economic IST for economic challenges challenges

Demanding Demanding applicationsapplications

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Building blocks

Building blocks

Funding opportunities for VE research?


New FP6 funding mechanisms:Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence

• Simplification and streamlining: minimising the overheads - speeding up procedures

• Flexibility and adaptability: adapting to changing circumstances

• Increased management autonomy: increased autonomy for the consortia - more strategic monitoring of outputs (from EC)

• ..while preserving public accountability: protecting the interests of the European Community


Integrated projects

• Integration– All elements of technology chain to attain strategic objectives– Type of activities:

• RTD, technology transfer, training, dissemination, demonstration…

• Size– The necessary size to attain its goals (up to several tens Meuros)

• Duration: 3 to 5 years• Participation

– 3 legal entities at least (2 from Member States)– supports industry-academia collaboration including SMEs


IPs: implementation

• Selection on a call for proposal basis

– call for expression of interests, to select themes

– Peer review (including presentation?)

• Large degree of autonomy

– Allocations of budgets– Possibility to launch calls for additional participation

• Subsequent calls for additional “tasks” and funding by the Commission

• Funding

– Grant to the budget– Different ceilings depending on the activity (35 to 100%)


IPs : Three possible implementations

“Monolithic”

• Partners known at outset• Tasks identified• budget known

“Incremental” participation •Tasks identified• budget known• additional participants areadded

“Incremental” funding• objectives known• technology roadmap known• tasks to be completed• budget to be adapted• Participants as well


Networks of Excellence (NoEs)

• “Virtual” centre of excellence– addresses fragmentation of European research– brings together the research effort on a particular topic – a clearly identified “joint programme of activity” (JPA)– create a lasting integration

• Size– Up to several MEuro funding per year (depending on nb of researchers)

– Support to the JPA that includes various activities: • RTD, networking, infrastructure, training, mobility...

• Participants– Minimum 3/3 countries: Universities, Research Labs, Industrial Labs


NoEs: Implementation

• Selection on the basis of calls for proposals– following call for expression of interest

• Large degree of autonomy– Possibility to modify plans and allocation of work

– possibility to launch a call for extra participation

• Funding– Grant as an incentive for integration

– Should be less than 25% of total effort of the JPA

– Compromise between support and avoiding ‘dependance’


Targeted RTD projects

• Principle: focused on one specific activity & specific results– by supporting research activities of more limited scope & ambition

than Integrated Projects

• Similar to current RTD contracts– research (50%)

– demonstration (35%)

– combined research & demonstration

• Participation: at least two independent organisations– from at least two Member States or Associated States


Participation Who?

Member States AND Associated candidate Countries, same rights & obligations

European scientific cooperation organisations (ESA etc)

Minimum nbr of legal entities- IP and NoE: 3 (2 from MS)- Other instruments: 2 (1 from MS).- Fellowships & support actions: 1 possible

3rd Countries

Countries with co-operation agreement under specified conditions

Other countries on a case by case if properly justified


Other novelties

• Joint and several financial liability -> increase ‘quality’ of partnership

– Streamlining procedures and providing greater autonomy– No binding budget distribution– No financial viability checks – 85% advance

• IPR issues• Participants own IPR• Rules identical for all participants• Access Rights: possible to exclude specific pre-existing know-how• Access rights to knowledge granted on a royalty-free basis• Consortium agreement


Example of positioning

IPs

Industrial exploitability

Current Industrial strength/presence

Fundamental research

Basic research Industry-driven research

NoEs

« Monolitihic »

Incremental

IPs


Invitation for expressions of interest • Focus on IPs and NoEs

• Objectives:

– Stimulate partnerships and proposal building– Focus and reduction of over-subscription

– Input to the WP preparation– No pre-assessment or pre-selection !

• Deadline June 7

• Response will be published, analysed and a report produced

http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/eoi-instruments/


Need and relevance: Why ?Excellence and ambition: Who ? Integration and structuring effect: How ?Scale, critical massManagement

Partner search service: www.ideal-ist.netPartner search service: www.ideal-ist.net

If you want to be part of FP6…If you want to be part of FP6…consider submitting an Expression of Interestconsider submitting an Expression of Interest


3 questions

• The IP question: Which areas need a push ? Where can we have an impact ?

• The NoE question: What are the R&D communities that need more integration both within their borders and accross to other areas ?

• The "FP5-like" project question: What should be the balance between large integrated projects and smaller, more focused projects ?


Conclusion

• IST is an opportunity for the VE community– Establish networks– Launch partnerships

-> Think strategic

-> Show how to exploit the power of virtual and mixed environments..


Info

www.cordis.lu/ist

www.cordis.lu/rtd2002\

www.cordis.lu/fp6/eoi-instruments/

europa.eu.int/comm/research/nfp/networks-ip.html

IST helpdesk Fax : +32 2 296 83 88

E-Mail : [email protected]

Acknowledgements

Khalil Rouhana & Morten Moller for FP6 material

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