655 research outputs found
CHORUS Deliverable 2.2: Second report - identification of multi-disciplinary key issues for gap analysis toward EU multimedia search engines roadmap
After addressing the state-of-the-art during the first year of Chorus and establishing the existing landscape in
multimedia search engines, we have identified and analyzed gaps within European research effort during our second year.
In this period we focused on three directions, notably technological issues, user-centred issues and use-cases and socio-
economic and legal aspects. These were assessed by two central studies: firstly, a concerted vision of functional breakdown
of generic multimedia search engine, and secondly, a representative use-cases descriptions with the related discussion on
requirement for technological challenges. Both studies have been carried out in cooperation and consultation with the
community at large through EC concertation meetings (multimedia search engines cluster), several meetings with our
Think-Tank, presentations in international conferences, and surveys addressed to EU projects coordinators as well as
National initiatives coordinators. Based on the obtained feedback we identified two types of gaps, namely core
technological gaps that involve research challenges, and “enablers”, which are not necessarily technical research
challenges, but have impact on innovation progress. New socio-economic trends are presented as well as emerging legal
challenges
DATASET2050 D2.2 - Data-driven Model
The purpose of this document, Deliverable 2.2, is to build the structure and specifications of the DATASET2050 data driven model.
The door-to-door process is complex and therefore direct performance measurement of the process cannot be done due to availability of data and the high number of involved stakeholders. There are additional phenomena that cannot be measured, so the approach to assess performance is by collecting sample data and/or model the different elements of the mobility processes.
This modelling exercise, documented in D2.2, is a powerful tool that assesses how the process performs in the current scenario, and beyond that, identify bottlenecks how modelling paradigms can be improved to take Europe to the 4-hour door-to-door target. The model utilises data that has been sourced, analysed and documented thus far (D2.1), as well as the numerous inputs from the demand and supply profiles (WP3 and WP4, namely: D3.1 and D4.1).
This deliverable documents how the model is to be built, along with its scope and the development strategy
BlogForever D2.4: Weblog spider prototype and associated methodology
The purpose of this document is to present the evaluation of different solutions for capturing blogs, established methodology and to describe the developed blog spider prototype
Virtualisation of the test environment for signalling
ERTMS is a well-known, well-performing technology applied all over the world but it still lacks flexibility when
it comes to authorisation and certification procedures. The key of its success in the future lies as much in cost
reduction as in simplification of placing in service procedures. This holds true for the implementation of a new
subsystem and even more so for new software releases related to subsystems already in service.
Currently the placing in service process of ETCS components and subsystems requires a large amount of tests due
to the complexity of the signalling systems and the different engineering rules applied. The S2R Multi-Annual
Action Plan states that the effort and time consumption of these onsite tests are at least 30% for any particular
project. VITE research project (VIrtualisation of the Test Environment) aims at reducing these onsite tests to a
minimum while ensuring that laboratory tests can serve as evidence for valid system behaviour and are accepted
by all stakeholders involved in the placing in service process. This paper presents the first VITE results
CHORUS Deliverable 3.3: Vision Document - Intermediate version
The goal of the CHORUS vision document is to create a high level vision on audio-visual search engines in order to give guidance to the future R&D work in this area (in line with the mandate of CHORUS as a Coordination Action).
This current intermediate draft of the CHORUS vision document (D3.3) is based on the previous CHORUS vision documents D3.1 to D3.2 and on the results of the six CHORUS Think-Tank meetings held in March, September and November 2007 as well as in April, July and October 2008, and on the feedback from other CHORUS events.
The outcome of the six Think-Thank meetings will not just be to the benefit of the participants which are stakeholders and experts from academia and industry – CHORUS, as a coordination action of the EC, will feed back the findings (see Summary) to the projects under its purview and, via its website, to the whole community working in the domain of AV content search.
A few subjections of this deliverable are to be completed after the eights (and presumably last) Think-Tank meeting in spring 2009
Multinet : enabler for next generation enterprise wireless services
Wireless communications are currently experiencing a fast migration toward the beyond third-generation (B3G)/fourth generation (4G) era. This represents a generational change in wireless systems: new capabilities related to mobility and new services support is required and new concepts as individual-centric, user-centric or ambient-aware communications are included. One of the main restrictions associated to wireless technology is mobility management, this feature was not considered in the design phase; for this reason, a complete solution is not already found, although different solutions are proposed and are being proposed. In MULTINET project, features as mobility and multihoming are applied to wireless network to provide the necessary network and application functionality enhancements for seamless data communication mobility considering end-user scenario and preferences. The aim of this paper is to show the benefits of these functionalities from the Service Providers and final User point of view
D2.5 Report on the Legal, Societal Impact and Ethical Monitoring of the ITFLOWS
This Deliverable includes insights in the ad hoc and ongoing monitoring process of the project both from an internal and external perspective with the aim of ensuring the implementation of the ITFLOWS Regulatory model at all stages of the project research activities and particularly with regard to the EUMigraTool. For better oversight it distinguishes between data protection perspective (FIZ), the ethical perspective (UAB), the societal perspective otherwise known as the human rights considerations (BUL) and the gender perspective (UAB). It also includes the external and independent monitoring carried out by the Independent Ethics Board, the Data Protection Advisor, and the Independent Gender Committee. This report is the first version of the Report on the legal, societal impact and ethical monitoring of ITFLOWS. As the monitoring process is ongoing, its outcomes will be shared within the project over the course of the project on a regular basis. The overall results and an evaluation of the process will be included in the second and final version of the report in M3
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