european funding for research: what opportunities does it present and how does it work? professor...
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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
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
My story…
Prof. Peter McOwanProject CoordinatorQueen Mary, University of London
Process...2006Call for proposals (EC)
2007Lots of hard work, version control, wiki, finance, submission and success!
2008EU Negotiation and 1 March – Kick off
2012Timesheets, deliverables, milestones, reviews, recommendations, finance reporting, audits… travel & research, 31 August - End
10 partners, 2 companies, 7 countries
Queen Mary, University of LondonHeriot Watt UniversityUniversity of HertfordshireUKSwedish Institute of Computer ScienceSwedenINESC-IDCnotinforPortugal University of BambergGermanyWroclaw University of TechnologyPolandEotvos Lorand UniversityHungaryFOAMBelgium Total budget
€10,760,966
Objectives...
Developing technologies Getting inspiration from human-
human and human-dog companionship behaviours
Analyse ethical issues and impactTest the LIREC developments in
real social settings
Long-term relationships/friendship
NEF!!!
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
0 16 40 52Foundations Building companions
Understanding companions
LIREC Review 3, Porto Salvo, May 2011
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
Prototype robots
A Polish Wedding
Studies and expertise
• All publications available (free)
• Report guidelines available (free)
• Videos on LIREC developments and researchers’ expertise!
DesignEthics
EthologyPsychology
Emotional robotsExpressive behaviourEducational software
Human robot interactions
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
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.
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
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)
Social impact 156 events120,000+ people exposed to LIREC6 trade fairs 22 industry-oriented eventsNumerous public events and media
Workshop paper Conference paper Journal0
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Types of Publications
Academic Impact & significant network development
Other EU Schemes
European funded project
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FP7
Capacities
Science in Society
Coordination and Support Action
TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013
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TEMI concept
MYSTERIES
To train and support teachers to transform
science and mathematics classroom practices
TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013
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13 Partners, 11 countries, 3.1 Million Euro
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…
Questions?