European practices of
Research-Business Cooperation: RBC
Ricardo Goncalves, UNINOVA-Portugal: rg@uninova.pt
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 Graduate students are trained for
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The UNINOVA-GRIS experience
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Foundation for our research
Mission:
Contribute to enterprises seamlessly interoperate with others
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throughout research development of focal areas
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Remove barriers to interoperability, fostering a new networked business culture
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Transfer and apply the research results in industrial sectors
Motto:
Sustained by a proper (scientific-based) methodology as a strategy towards
flawlessly industrial networked environments, the reorganization of existent
standard application protocols, knowledge representation and open platforms in
modular meta-levels shall permit enterprises to seamlessly interoperate with others
Vision:
Enterprises will be able to seamlessly interoperate with others
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Roadmap for research and
assessment
New researchers
- Scientific and technical papers
- Consolidated prototypes
- Publication of standards
- Technology transfer
-- Recognition / Awards
PhDs
Research
Scientific
and
Development
contributions
-(interoperability in) dynamic and evolutionary environments
-model-driven and adaptive (interoperability) architectures
-knowledge supported mediation solutions (for interoperability)
-model-morphisms and methods (and tools) for ontology management
-customizable service-oriented networked environments
Refined
requirements
Validation
MSc
Projects
Requirement
analysis
Interim pilot
demonstrators
- Industrial SMEs
- EC, CEN, ISO and IMS R&D projects
- Standardisation stakeholders
- Research community (SoA)
Training
Research
outputs
Reference Architectures, Methodology, Components, Tools
Research outputs
Consolidation and maturity of new knowledge
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Sustainability of contributions
Training, eLearning
PhDs + International scientific collaboration +
International Scientific Journals (publications)
(interoperability in) dynamic and evolutionary environments
model-driven and adaptive (interoperability) architectures
knowledge supported mediation solutions (for interoperability)
model-morphisms and methods (and tools) for ontology management
customizable service-oriented networked environments
MSc + R&D projects + Engineering +
serving Conferences and Journals
International Research Projects
Internationalization of young researchers
Serving in Int. Journal and Conferences
(e.g., editor of special issues and conference chair)
Project leader and coordinator
Awards
Open Access: oa.uninova.pt
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Research choice in view of current
trends at the international scene
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Systems complexity
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(interoperability in) dynamic and evolutionary environments
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knowledge supported mediation solutions (for interoperability)
Networking and modelling
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model-driven and adaptive (interoperability) architectures
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model-morphisms and methods (and tools) for ontology management
Internet Services Utility (ISU), Internet of Things
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customizable service-oriented networked environments
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Training of young researchers
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PhDs and MSc students
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Involvement of young researchers
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Project meetings, travelling, deliverables, international meetings, contributing to
research papers, scholarships, training of young researchers
Founding focused on training young researchers (scholarships, travelling,
equipment, etc.)
Participation in graduate and post-graduate programmes
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PhDs students and MSc students
Collaborators/post-graduation students
International School on Interoperability, Doctoral conferences
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60 international students enrolled, 30 national students enrolled
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eLEarning, virtual classroom based
Interoperability training curriculum
European MSc in IT for construction, European MSc/PhD for Interoperability
Development of traditional and eLearning courses (Moodle, Blackboard)
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Standardisation
(CEN / ISO)
--
Book chapters &- International Journals
Specific International
-Conferences
International
R&D Projects - -
Classical architecture
AP236
PWI
Multilevel architecture
AP236
NWI
AP236
1xxx 1xxx AP236 modular
AP236 modular AP236 ed 2
WD
CD TS
CD
DIS / IS
Chapter
Chapter
ACM IJIEM Chapter IJCAT IJTM IJIEM
IJCAT/
IJCIM
IJCAT
book
book
Commun JAEI Books CompInd, JAES, IJPLM ABCM
IJTM
CE
CE
CE Incom
ASME ICE I-ESA
CE
CE
eDOC
CIB IEEE-IS
Basys
ECPPM
DBMC
SCI
CEC ECPPM
IS
SMART-fm INTEROP Vivace StandInn InnovaFun
IDEAS
ECOS
funStep
ATHENABioPattern CoSpaces iSurf CuteLoop
AP
AP-DIS
prodAECSEEMseed
Research
recognitions - -
IMS award
ISO award
Outline for the interoperability problem
standards for data exchange (S), methodologies (S) and technology (S)
Contribution for the
advance in the SoA
Research
achievements
Architectures for interoperability
SDAIs (S), facilitators (R), multi-level integration (R)
Multilevel open platforms
levels of integration (R), inter-model mapping (R)
Scientific areas:
•(interoperability in) dynamic and evolutionary environments
•model-driven and adaptive (interoperability) architectures
•knowledge supported mediation solutions (for interoperability)
•model-morphisms and methods (and tools) for ontology mgmnt
•customizable service-oriented networked environments
Framework for multilevel integration of protocols
arch for code generation based on normalized meta-models (R)
dev of multilevel components (R), documenting multilevel APs (R)
Modular application protocols
architecture of modular APs (R), common reference taxonomy (R),
validation of integrated environment (S)
Research SoA
Scenarios
Enterprises will be able
to seamlessly
interoperate with others
Knowledge supported dynamic
and evolutionary networked
interoperable systems
PostDoc
On going
and future
work
Roadmap
PhD work
Legend: (S) Synthesis, (R) Research
2000
2004
7 + 2 new MSc
4 + 3 new PhDs
STARTING:
6 MSc
4 new PhDs
Internationalization
of young researchers
2007
2012
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Timescale
Living Lab Infrastructure within
engineering sectors
Research Methodology
Scenarios, Use Cases,
Requirements, Concept
development with all the
stakeholders
Initial Prototype Development
Feasibility and
Usability Centres
and Networks
Feasibility and Usability Tests
Potential prototypes without market
acceptance
Active Distributed
Development Space
Demonstration and
Evaluation Centres
and Networks
User validation
Field Trials
Industry
Infrastructure
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Methods for capturing UR (UserRequirements)
Future
Workspaces
roadmap
Visionary
Scenarios
User Partners and Experts Group
User Partner
Involvement
Models of
Collaboration
“As-is”
Scenarios
“Could-be”
Scenarios
Use
Cases
Requirement
Generation and
Prioritisation
Functional
Specification
External Company
Involvement
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Stages to move forward
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Detailed User Requirements Production and Prioritisation
Stage 7
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Generation of Use Cases
Stage 6
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Adaptation of “as-is” into “could-be” scenarios
Stage 5
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Development of structured “as-is” scenarios for current (and desired)
collaborative engineering
Stage 4
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User Partner Involvement
Stage 3
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Raising enthusiasm and creativity through use of visionary scenarios and stories
System Specification
Stage 8
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initiation of CoSpaces Living Lab Infrastructure
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A case study
 Research-Business Cooperation
 The funStep case
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SMEs: a challenge
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SME present a major economic driving force.
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However each SME cannot compete with large enterprises on equal
basis.
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In particular, SMEs need to be able to establish (intelligent)
collaborative activities
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Alone SMEs find it difficult to exploit market opportunities that
exceed their production capacity or ability of some sort.
In an global networked business environment, organizations need
to be able to dynamically adapt in order to take advantage of
market opportunities.
Principaly with others, i.e., externaly
Willing to be able to compete with big enterprises.
Challenge is on presenting SMEs with a framework that solves
integration issues while facing the major concerns of SMEs when
taking emerging technologies!
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The problem
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Pre/Post
Processor
Layer 1
Repository
SDAI
Access
Levels
App. Mapping
App. Data
Model (DM)
Application 2
Layer 2
Neutral
Format
ADT – AP
Data Structures
Layer 3
ADT – AP
Access Methods
Inter AP
Mapping
Layer 4
Layers of a Standard-based Integration Platform
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Rules
+
DM1–DM2
Mapping
(set of DM1 objs)
= MapFunct(set of DM2 objs)
(set of DM2 objs)
= MapFunct(set of DM1 objs)
+
Implementable
AP High-Level
Interface (I-API)
Rules
+
+
Application
Protocol
Implementable
DM High-Level
Interface (I-DMI)
SDAI - AP
SDAI - DM
App. Data
Model (DM)
Application 1
Translator
Semantic Checking
Structural Checking
Syntax Checking
Conformance Testing
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Company
Commercial
objectives * department *
Market
survey *
PRODUCT *
DESIGN
Internal
information *
Product
requirements *
Manufacturing
constraints *
Manufacturing
planning *
Designer *
Order
information
to production
PRODUCT *
DEVELOPMENT
A-02
Creative
department *
Technical
drawings *
Quality
control *
Manufacturing
planning *
Manufacturing
orders *
Reference Modeling
Implementable
Specification
Standards *
Design
information *
A-01
PRODUCT *
MANUFACTURE
CAD
system *
Technical
office *
Raw
material *
Manufactured
products *
A-03
AAM
Order
filter
policy *
Manufacturing
resources *
Prototypes *
Price list
Product
Catalogue
SELL
PRODUCTS
Retailer
data
Delivered
products *
End user
data
A0
P. 2
* Out of Scope items
Retailer's
commercial
department *
Manufacturer's
commercial
department *
UoFs
AAs
AOs
CCs
Mapping
Conceptual
Specification
Resource Constructs
AIMs
Interpretation
ARM
AICs
IRs
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Level
SDAI
STEP
#22
DOM
Rep 1
e.g., RDB
Harmonised
SDAI Interface 2
EDI
processor
JAVA
Interface
Language n
Language 3
Language 2
Language 1
Language n
Language 3
Language 2
Language 1
Language n
Language 3
Language 2
Harmonised
SDAI Interface 1
Level
Neutral
Format
The Integration Platform – Execution and Entry Point Levels
Enablers
(e.g., PDM Enablers, Plib Services, Functional views)
Language 1
Level
ADT
Level
Inter-AP
Nota: EDI = X12/EDIFACT
Harmonised
SDAI Interface n
IDL
... SDAI n
Rep 2
Rep n
e.g., OODB
....................
NF 1 (e.g.,
NF 2 (e.g.,
NF 3 (e.g.,
NF 4 (e.g.,
NF 5 (e.g.,
... NF n
STEP#21)
XML)
EDI economic
msg) growth
JAVAthrough
objs) innovations
CORBA
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So…
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Standard Base Technological Framework
to Sustain Interoperability
SC4
Module ref.
[XML]
EXP2XMI
Express 2
UML
EXP2XMI tool maps
EXPRESS 2 models to
UML models
presented in XMI
representation
CONFIG
OOD
Tool
Hyperbolic
Representation
XMI
MS Access
Front End
XMI2XSD28 maps
XMI to XML schemas
STEP Part 28
compliant
CONFIG
XML
Expert
System
Shell
Automatic generate
executable interface
to interface the
model at
programmatic level
MS Access Front End will
enable direct manipulation of
standard-based dataset
XSD
Object oriented
Programmatic
Interface
(e.g. JAVA)
Framework Expert
System Shell
Integration will enable
further capabilities
XSD2RDB
Object
Relational
Bridge
Relational
Database
Relational Database is the
high performance data
persistence engine.
Object Relational Bridge will map
object oriented design model with
relational structure
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funStep: Facts (quantified by users)
 25% to 50% resources reduction in the customerprovider communications
 50% to 80% reduction on error rate
 Error reduction rate generates savings between
30K€ and 150K€ for a medium-sized company
 Timetable for integration
 0.5 person-days for simple (no integration at all)
 3-10 person-days for complete integration
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funStep: The timeline
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Past, present and future of funStep
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Past, present and future of funStep
In December 2006 AP236 achieved the final Status 60.60  International Standard!
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By means of
 funStep solutions to be applied to all agents
involved in the furniture value chain
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FSIG (I)
 More than 750
members
 By country:
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FSIG (II)
 By profile:
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Target Audience
 National/International furniture trade associations
 Manufacturers
 Retailers able to feedback consumer needs & trends
(showrooms, eRetailers, Mail Order Company, …)
 Suppliers (for new materials, technology, …)
 Software Houses (specialized CAD systems and
interior decoration projects)
 Designers, product developers, architects, interior
designers, decorators, …
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What is INNOVAFUN?
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funStep Solution:
 Development of very “easy to use” IT
solutions
 Easy tools and libraries for adopting funStep
in their business for industrial SMEs
 Ad-hoc Training, Tutorials, … for industrial
SMEs and Software Vendors SMEs
 Time for implementation for a SV
estimated/verified: 1 technical person during
20 days
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Achievements when adopting
funStep solutions
Reduction in manual errors
Reduction in response time
Reduction in delivery time
Better client service
Consumer satisfaction
Increment on sales
New markets
Better position among competitors
Standard way of doing business. Adopting an ISO
standard
 Implement once and improve business with your
providers and clients for a better service
 => improvement in competitiveness
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Impact with funStep
(IV)
Through funStep: INTEGRATION,
INNOVATION and STANDARDISATION
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Examples of
funStep Services and Tools
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e-Business funStep Open
Architecture (ebfSOA)
RETAILER
M1. Request for Quotation
M2. Quotation
M3. Order
M4. Order Confirmation
Delivery
M5. Delivery Note
MANUFACTURER
M6. Invoice
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Conformance Testing Utilities
Manufacturer
<Request_for_quotation>
<buyer>Tomas Smith</buyer>
<seller>Furniture Shop</seller>
<product>Blue Chair</product>
<quantity>20</quantity>
</Request_for_quotation>
<Request_for_quotation>
<buyer>Tomas Smith</buyer>
<seller>Furniture Shop</seller>
<product>Blue Chair</product>
<quantity>20</quantity>
</Request_for_quotation>
<Request_for_quotation>
<buyer>Tomas Smith</buyer>
<sellller>Furniture Shop</sellller>
<product>Blue Chair</product>
<quantity>20</quantity>
</Request_for_quotation>
Provider
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Semantic Enrichment of
Product Catalogue
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Semantic Annotations
 Example of a semantic annotation of catalogue terms (in AP236)
 Term: “Raw”
Classification_assignment
 “Raw” is related with finishing
Classification_item
<Specification_category id="id_sc_01">
<id>finishing</id>
<description>the finishing of a product</description>
<implicit_exclusive_condition>true</implicit_exclusive_condition>
</Specification_category>
<Class_category_association id="id_cca_01">
<associated_product_class ref="id_pc_02"/>
<mandatory>true</mandatory>
<associated_category ref="id_sc_01"/>
</Class_category_association>
<Specification id="id_s_01">
<id>id_for_raw</id>
role : OPTIONAL STRING;
definitional : LOGICAL;
assigned_class
<External_class_library id="id_ecl_01">
External_class
<id>http://www.funstep.org/knowledge/owl</id>
id : STRING;
<description>funStep Ontology</description>name : STRING;
description : OPTIONAL STRING
</External_class_library>
external_source
<External_class id="id_eca_01">
External_class_library
<id>http://www.funstep.org/knowledge/owl#CrudeMat
id : STRING;
erial</id>
description : OPTIONAL STRING
<name>Crude Material</name>
<name>Raw</name>
<description>Raw finishing</description>
<description>no finishing is provided</description>
<external_source ref="id_ecl_01"/>
<category ref="id_sc_01"/>
</External_class>
<package>false</package>
<Classification_assignment id="id_cwa_01">
</Specification>
<assigned_class ref="id_eca_01"/>
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<items ref="id_s_01"/>
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Mapping Tool
Enterprise A Other KB type
(manufacturer)
Enterprise B
(supplier)
Ontology B
…
Ontology N
Enterprise N
Mapping
Mediator
Ontology
Mapping
ontology
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Proposed Arquitecture
Knowledge Services
Web Dictionary
Interface
Web
Service
• Provides interface for use in
diverse applications.
Engine
• Provides the search
methods for interaction with
the data base.
Data
Base
• Physical support of the
data.
Use on user
developed
applications
Thesaurus • Provides interface
for use in diverse
Web
Service
applications.
Thesaurus
• Thesaurus engine
and backend.
Knowledge Services
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Ontology
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funStep Product Knowledge
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The funStep Product Knowledge
 Knowledge
 Dictionary
– Explicit knowledge is knowledge that has been or can be
articulated, codified, and stored in certain media.
– Tacit knowledge is knowledge that people carry in their
minds, which provides context for people, places, ideas,
and experiences
 A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed
words in a specific language, with definitions,
etymologies, pronunciations, and other
information;[1] or a book of alphabetically listed
words in one language with their equivalents in
another, also known as a lexicon.
funStep
Ontology
 Thesaurus
 The thesaurus can represent such words structure
of associated meanings, then should be built in
order to establish the lexicon of a specific domain.
 Objective: to have domain reference terms and
definitions about a domain.
funStep
funStep
Dictionary
Thesaurus
 Ontology
 “An ontology is an explicit specification of a
conceptualization”
 Objective: Products Calssification
funStep
Product
Knowledge
funStep
Knowledge
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Conclusion
 SMEs high “perception of risk” on investment
 Investments must be strongly “guaranteed”
 Wrong decision can put in risk survival
 SME strongly motivated for innovation
 IF AFFORDABLE
 Improve processes, reduce costs, homogenize
procedures, new markets, widen collaboration links
 Appropriate ith methodology framework to push
SMEs for easy implementations
 Based on totally interoperable solutions
 Open-standards integration
 Integration facilitators and Automatic code
generators
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Conclusions
 Research-Business Cooperation
 Convergence is absolutely needed
 From “the gap” to “no gap”
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Conclusion from other case studies
 How to Get the Most From University
Relationships, Randall Wright
 MITSloan Management Review, spring 2008,
VOL.49 NO. 3
 Lessons for companies
 The relationships moved beyond short-term
vendor relationships and became lasting
partnerships that built new capabilities for the
company
 Senior management was highly involved
 The companies involved the university in their
strategy and not merely in a technical task or
isolated problem in their business
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Conclusions
 Research-Business Cooperation
 Convergence is absolutely needed
 From “the gap” to “no gap”
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International research projects (1/2)
15 research projects, total funding > 2 500 000 Euros in the period
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1. ATHENA (507849) - Advanced Technologies for Interoperability of Heterogeneous
Enterprise Networks and their Applications - Dates: 01-02-2004/31-03-2007(36 months );
Type: RTD; Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC; Programme: FP6/IST; Funding: 14.399.999,00€
(564.400,00€)
2. AVOEC (POSI/SRI/32546/99) - Agentes para Comércio Electrónico e Formação de
Organizações Virtuais - Dates: 01-01-2000/01-12-2003(); Type: RTD; Role: Partner;
Sponsor: FCT; Programme: POSI/SRI; Funding: 19.951,92€ (4.987,98€)
3. BIOPATTERN (508803 ) - Computational Intelligence for Biopattern Analysis to Support
eHealth - Dates: 01-01-2004/31-12-2007(48 months ); Type: Network; Role: Partner;
Sponsor: EC; Programme: FP6/IST; Funding: 2.666.666,67€ (133.289,58€)
4. CIT-EU (60869a-IC-1-2003-1-SI-ERASMUS-DISSUC) - European Master Course in
Construction IT - Dates: 01-10-2004/30-09-2005(12 months); Type: RTD; Role: Partner;
Sponsor: EC; Programme: SOCRATES/ISOC; Funding: 0,00€ (0,00€)
5. COFURN (IST-2000-25183) - CO-operation for consensus, standardisation and
interoperability to support e-com services in the FURNiture sector - Dates: 15-12-2000/1412-2002(24 months ); Type: RTD; Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC; Programme: FP6/IST; Funding:
737.163,00€ (72.434,00€)
6. CoSpaces (IST-5-034245) - Innovative collaborative work environments for individuals and
teams in design and engineering - Dates: 21-05-2006/31-10-2009(42 months ); Type: RTD;
Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC; Programme: FP6/IST; Funding: 8.000.000,00€ (365.080,00€)
7. FUNSIEC (42059) - Feasibility for a Unified Semantic Infrastructure for the European
Sector - Dates: 01-03-2004/28-02-2005(12 months); Type: RTD; Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC;
Programme: FP6/eContent; Funding: 307.008,00€ (48.289,00€)
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International research projects (2/2)
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8. IDEAS (IST-2001-37368) - Interoperability Development for Enterprise Application and Software –
Roadmaps - Dates: 01-06-2002/31-05-2003(12 months ); Type: RTD; Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC;
Programme: FP6/IST; Funding: 399.993,00€ (30.242,00€)
9. INNOVAFUN (31139) - Apply open standards to innovate furniture business processes - Dates:
01-11-2006/31-10-2008(24 months); Type: RTD; Role: Technical Coordination; Sponsor: EC;
Programme: FP6/INNOVA; Funding: 799.996,00€ (250.439,00€)
10. INTEROP (508011) - Interoperability Research for Networked Enterprises Applications and
Software - Dates: 01-11-2003/31-10-2006(36 months ); Type: Network; Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC;
Programme: FP6/IST; Funding: 6.500.000,00€ (226.160,00€)
11. prodAEC (IST-2001-32035) - European Network for Product and Project Data Exchange, E-Work
and E-Business in Architecture, Engineering and Construction - Dates: 01-02-2002/30-04-2004(27
months); Type: RTD; Role: Technical Coordination; Sponsor: EC; Programme: FP5/IST; Funding:
381.584,00€ (147.241,00€)
12. SEEMSEED (502515) - Study, Evaluate, and Explore in the Domain of the Single Electronic
European Market - Dates: 23-12-2003/30-06-2006(30 months); Type: RTD; Role: Partner; Sponsor:
EC; Programme: FP6/IST; Funding: 1.499.393,00€ (176.968,00€)
13. SMART-FM (IST-2001-52224) - A Standards compliant framework to support complete integrated
product life-cycle information Management And electronic commerce foR the furniture manufacturing
(FM) industry, in THE advent of the smart enterprises - Dates: 01-06-2002/31-05-2005(36 months);
Type: RTD; Role: Technical Coordination; Sponsor: EC; Programme: FP5/IST; Funding: 1.770.854,00€
(295.201,00€)
14. STAND-INN (31133) - Integration of performance based building standards into business
processes using IFC standards to enhance innovation and sustainable development - Dates: 01-092006/30-09-2008(); Type: RTD; Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC; Programme: FP6/INNOVA; Funding:
987.405,00€ (28.503,00€)
15. VIVACE (502917) - Value Improvement through a Virtual Aeronautical Collaborative Enterprise Dates: 01-01-2004/31-12-2007(48 months); Type: RTD; Role: Partner; Sponsor: EC; Programme:
FP6/AERO; Funding: 43.299.803,00€ (266.746,60€)
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European practices of
Research-Business Cooperation: RBC
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