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European Funding for Research: What Opportunities Does It Present and How Does It Work?

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.

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European Funding for Research: What Opportunities Does It Present and How Does It Work?

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  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 EotvosLorand University Hungary FOAM Belgium Total budget €10,760,966

  6. Objectives...

  7. NEF!!!

  8. Project timeline Building companions Understanding companions 0 Foundations 16 40 52 LIREC Review 3, Porto Salvo, May 2011

  9. Outcomes... multidisciplinary

  10. Prototype robots

  11. A Polish Wedding

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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.

  15. 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

  16. 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)

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

  18. Academic Impact & significant network development

  19. Other EU Schemes

  20. European funded project TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013

  21. TEMI concept TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013

  22. 13 Partners, 11 countries, 3.1 Million Euro TEMI kick-off meeting, London, 9-10 April 2013

  23. 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…

  24. Questions?

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