Information Society Technologies programmeInformation Society Technologies programme

annalisa.bogliolo@cec.eu.intannalisa.bogliolo@cec.eu.int

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IST Programme - 8th CallIST Programme - 8th Call

Area IV.2 : Computing Communications and NetworksArea IV.2 : Computing Communications and Networks

CCN2

Call 8

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IV.2.x Computing, Communications & IV.2.x Computing, Communications & NetworkingNetworking

IV.2.1IV.2.1Cognitive vision systemsCognitive vision systems IV.2.2 Advanced control systemsIV.2.2 Advanced control systems IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for

distributed services and applicationsdistributed services and applications– R&D; Demonstration; Thematic Networks; Accompanying R&D; Demonstration; Thematic Networks; Accompanying

measures (not Take-up)measures (not Take-up)

IV.2.4 Take-up measuresIV.2.4 Take-up measures– Assessments, Trials, Best Practice actionsAssessments, Trials, Best Practice actions

IV.2.1IV.2.1Cognitive vision systemsCognitive vision systems

IssueIssue: : vision systems acquiring and using knowledge for decision making

AimAim: : to develop robust cognitive vision systems

ScopeScope:: 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

IV.2.2 Advanced control systemsIV.2.2 Advanced control systems

IssueIssue: : high performance, distributed, composable, real-time control systems

AimAim: : novel scientific and technological concepts developed for and applied to real-time controls for complex systems in uncertain environments

ScopeScope : : algorithms, methods, architectures and tools design, implementation, validation/verification,

testing and integration robust, fault tolerant

IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications (distributed services and applications (ii))

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 routinginterworking in the physical layer of optical

core/metropolitan networks and heterogeneous WAN, LAN and access networks (mobile and fixed)

IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications (ii)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

IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for IV.2.3 Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications (iii)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

IV.2.4 Take-up measures (i)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

IV.2.4 Take-up measures (ii)IV.2.4 Take-up measures (ii)

IssueIssue : : mobile and intelligent agents, middleware

AimAim : : to conduct trial actions aiming at their adaptation and introduction in new services and/or industrial applications

ScopeScope : : distributed applications with shared resources

IV.2.4 Take-up measures (iii)IV.2.4 Take-up measures (iii)

IssueIssue : : applications services provisioning

AimAim : : to conduct trial and best practice

ScopeScope : :

services over the network

making use of dispersed computing and storage resources