1. European Funding for Research: What Opportunities Does It Present and How Does It Work? Professor Peter W. McOwan Vice Principal Public Engagement and External Partnerships Queen Mary University of London

2. Outline Process: the mechanics of developing and successfully delivering a large EU project People: an indication of the key people involved and the challenges Professional development: a discussion of how I feel such projects advance the individuals involved Perks: those unexpected extras that can arise

3. My story… Prof. Peter McOwan Project Coordinator Queen Mary, University of London

4. Process... 2006 Call for proposals (EC) 2007 Lots of hard work, version control, wiki, finance, submission and success! 2008 EU Negotiation and 1 March – Kick off 2012 Timesheets, deliverables, milestones, reviews, recommendations, finance reporting, audits… travel & research, 31 August - End

5. 10 partners, 2 companies, 7 countries Queen Mary, University of London Heriot Watt University University of Hertfordshire UK Swedish Institute of Computer Science Sweden INESC-ID Cnotinfor Portugal University of Bamberg Germany Wroclaw University of Technology Poland Eotvos Lorand University Hungary FOAM Belgium Total budget €10,760,966

7. Objectives... Developing technologies Getting inspiration from human- human and human-dog companionship behaviours Analyse ethical issues and impact Test the LIREC developments in real social settings Long-term relationships/friendship

8. NEF!!!

9. Project timeline Milestone 1: Formulation (M12) end of year 1 Phase 1 Milestone 2: Prototype(M24) end of year 2 Milestone 3: Prototype evaluation (M36) end of year 3 Phase 2 Milestone 4: Final version evaluation (M52) Milestone 5: Migration evaluation (M52) Milestone 6: Final reporting (M54) Phase 3 0164052Foundations Building companions Understanding companions LIREC Review 3, Porto Salvo, May 2011

10. Outcomes... multidisciplinary Technologies Migration Emotion tracker System architecture Embodiments FLASH/EMYS SUNFLOWER CHARLY SPUTNIK My Pleo iCat – my Friend Guidelines Human dog companionship Human-human companionship Human-robot interactions Design Ethics

11. Prototype robots

12. A Polish Wedding

13. Studies and expertise All publications available (free) Report guidelines available (free) Videos on LIREC developments and researchers’ expertise! Design Ethics Ethology Psychology Emotional robots Expressive behaviour Educational software Human robot interactions

14. Robot Road Run... Fun LIREC Robot Game app for dissemination Game using some ideas from LIREC developments For iPhone LIREC legacy app www.qappsonline.com

15. Germination X... Social game developed by FoAM Uses Lirec technology to control its in-game characters. About agents (or "plant spirits") to help you learn about companion planting and connect you with other players.

16. Little Mozart game and app... new generation social companion for game- based learning virtual companion - facial expressions - memory of past interactions to support children in learning how to compose a melody

17. Why faces are special? Royal Society Summer Exhibition, Science Museum, Secret Cinema. LIREC made the official selection of the International Film Festival at CERN, Cineglobe 2012. Among the 55 selected out of 1450! (Youtube) Cineglobe 2012

18. Social impact 156 events 120,000+ people exposed to LIREC 6 trade fairs 22 industry-oriented events Numerous public events and media

19. Academic Impact & significant network development

20. Other EU Schemes

26. European funded project TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013 26 FP7CapacitiesScience in Society Coordination and Support Action

27. TEMI concept MYSTERIES To train and support teachers to transform science and mathematics classroom practices TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013 27

28. 13 Partners, 11 countries, 3.1 Million Euro TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013 28

29. Final Thoughts - considerable admin overhead in preparation and delivery but big funds - politics in consortium makeup - EU project officer, local manager and finace support is key - interdisciplinary favoured - significant research impact & networking - develop early stage researchers - increased cultural understanding & travel - hard work, but fun…

30. Questions?