1. Mats Ljungqvist - Oct 2002 Interface Technologies and Cognitive Systems use of instruments, partnership, hints and tips Nino Varile Head of Unit D4 DG Information Society Nino Varile Head of Unit D4 DG Information Society

2. Overview Reminders Reminders New Instruments New Instruments Partnerships Partnerships Expected results Expected results Do’s and Don’ts Do’s and Don’ts What’s next? What’s next?

3. IST Programme 2002-2006 Reminders European challenges (ERA) European challenges (ERA) Transnational partnerships Transnational partnerships Critical mass of skills Critical mass of skills and adequate resources hence... Focus, Excellence, Impact and RoI Focus, Excellence, Impact and RoI

4. Schedule of 1 st call First call expected in Dec. 2002 Closing late April 2003 evaluation around mid-May evaluation around mid-May hearings in June hearings in June negotiations until Sep / Oct negotiations until Sep / Oct contract awarding in Nov / Dec contract awarding in Nov / Dec projects due to start in Dec / Jan 2004 projects due to start in Dec / Jan 2004

5. Mats Ljungqvist - Oct 2002 Use of New Instruments

6. Expected to address the objectives within a holistic approach enabling, where justified, competition within and across projects Expected to address the objectives within a holistic approach enabling, where justified, competition within and across projects A major target is to integrate actors and disciplines = build a community A major target is to integrate actors and disciplines = build a community An IP should be THE project in the target area An IP should be THE project in the target area Integrated Projects

7. Integrated Projects IFT Objective: deliver new knowledge on multimodal interfaces and multilingual communication systems capable to interpret and understand on multimodal interfaces and multilingual communication systems capable to interpret and understand that can adapt to real world uncertainty and perform robustly in adverse conditions that can adapt to real world uncertainty and perform robustly in adverse conditions requires technological advances in vision, language, robotics, cognitive sciences, mathematics, …., their integration and showcasing where appropriate requires technological advances in vision, language, robotics, cognitive sciences, mathematics, …., their integration and showcasing where appropriate

8. Integrated Projects CS Objective: deliver new knowledge on methods for constructing cognitive systems to interpret, interact and communicate on methods for constructing cognitive systems to interpret, interact and communicate that can adapt to real world uncertainty and perform robustly in adverse conditions that can adapt to real world uncertainty and perform robustly in adverse conditions requires technological advances in vision, language, robotics, cognitive sciences, mathematics,… AND their integration requires technological advances in vision, language, robotics, cognitive sciences, mathematics,… AND their integration

9. Networks of Excellence Must aim at lowering barriers between split communities and disciplines and advance knowledge in the field Must aim at lowering barriers between split communities and disciplines and advance knowledge in the field Can help to establish and reinforce shared infrastructures, including for training and evaluation, annotation standards and appropriate usability metrics and benchmarks Can help to establish and reinforce shared infrastructures, including for training and evaluation, annotation standards and appropriate usability metrics and benchmarks

10. Networks of Excellence Spread excellence Spread excellence Xfertilisation among disciplines Xfertilisation among disciplines Bring together the best research in constituent disciplines, integrate resources, (e.g. image, video, multimodal,…) Bring together the best research in constituent disciplines, integrate resources, (e.g. image, video, multimodal,…) Create a NEW research space (ERA) Create a NEW research space (ERA) Define joint activities Define joint activities Have a lasting nature Have a lasting nature

11. Mats Ljungqvist - Oct 2002 Use of Old Instruments

12. Specific Targeted Research Projects Expected to bootstrap research in identifiable or emerging sub-domains and to prepare associated communities Expected to bootstrap research in identifiable or emerging sub-domains and to prepare associated communities

13. Partnerships Coherent set of partners Coherent set of partners Cohesive agenda, competent & reliable partners Cohesive agenda, competent & reliable partners Complementarity: cover all areas you need Complementarity: cover all areas you need Duplication of competence Duplication of competence Necessary for NoEs Acceptable for IPs where dictated by project needs Cooperation between academia and research centres (public & private) Cooperation between academia and research centres (public & private) Cooperation beyond EU as appropriate Cooperation beyond EU as appropriate

14. Do’s and Don’ts Do carefully study the evaluation criteria relevance, excellence, …… Do respond to all the evaluation criteria, not just the scientific & technical ones Do remember that proposals are evaluated by peers = “no-nonsense” Don’t mirror the workprogramme: put your own ideas in the proposal Don’t participate in a multitude of competing proposals, select one and make it win

15. Do pay extra attention to using the full range of activities allowable for the new instruments Don’t create artificial IPs (=inflated STRP) Do pay due attention to co-ordination of large projects Do give realistic cost/resource estimates  good return on investment Remember that 50 m ~ 1,200 person/years! Do’s and Don’ts

16. Content Content Narrow scope, little or no EU and ERA dimension Aims too general, lack of focus (e.g. programmes instead of projects) Lack of innovation, not beyond current state of art Planning Planning Links missing between objectives & workplan Milestones missing or too general Risk factors not addressed, no contingency plans Management Management Management structure vague or inadequate Weak dissemination, exploitation plans EoI Shortcomings

17. EoI Partnership Size

18. Conclusion Ensure that the proposal brings out strategic/key innovation Ensure that the proposal brings out strategic/key innovation Full involvement of participants rather than long list of organisation names Full involvement of participants rather than long list of organisation names critical mass: avoid the “1 FTE per site” trap Proposals that cut across knowledge - interface technologies and cognitive systems are welcome Proposals that cut across knowledge - interface technologies and cognitive systems are welcome Check relevance of your ideas with EC staff Check relevance of your ideas with EC staff

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