Future & Emerging Technologies (FETs)

1. Future & Emerging Technologies (FETs) Kostas Glinos DG-INFSO F1

2. FET: Why are we there? To support research that is: Visionary and exploratory Longer term or high risk A nursery of novel ideas - trend setting It is a multidisciplinary job: It covers all areas covered by the Key Actions +++ from a different perspective. The budget is about 300 Meuros Two ways of working Open - calls without themes - anything goes Proactive - highly focused and integrated initiatives

3. The OPEN scheme • Accept any idea of quality* • Widest possible spectrum • Proposals submitted at any time • Innovative work that could lead to breakthroughs or major advances: • Bold ideas involving high risks • Longer term research *Quality in FETs = Innovative idea, with potential for strong impact, advancing the state of the art; may be high risk or long term or combination of both

4. The OPEN schemeproject types and evaluation dates • Assessment projects • Opportunity to validate an idea • 1 year contract (lump sum up to 100 keuro) • Expected scheme closure: 15 June 2002 • Full scale projects • Standard RTD contract • Scheme closure: 28 February 2002 In both cases, a “short proposal” is submitted first! Planned evaluation dates: September & December 2001, March and July 2002

5. REQUESTING AN ASSESSMENT PROJECT SHORT PROPOSAL NO ASSESSMENT PROJECT REQUESTED EVALUATION REJECT ASSESSMENTCONTRACT FULLPROPOSAL FULLPROPOSAL EVALUATION REJECT RTD CONTRACT FET Open Scheme

6. FET Proactive InitiativesHow they work • What they are • Focused research programmes with visionary, challenging goals • In areas strategic for the future • critical mass, timeliness, impact • How they work • Coordinated project clusters • Common long term goals • Shaping vision(s) of the future • Integrated approach • Dovetailing projects • Collective negotiations, grouped reviews • Adaptation of objectives • Network of Excellence and Dynamic Roadmaps

7. Future and EmergingTechnologiesCalls for Proposals Universal Info Ecosystems The Disappearing Computer Quantum Information Processing & Comm. Global Computing Nanotechnology Information Devices Nanotechnology Information Devices PRO- ACTIVE “Presence” Neuroinformatics Quantum Info Proc. & Comm. Life-like Perception Systems 2002 1999 2000 2001 No thematic preference OPEN

8. Life-like perception systemsOverall objective Integrated perception-response systems: • Bio-inspired • “Perception”: sensorial, cognitive, control and response aspects, referring to vision or hearing, or to any other type of interaction with the environment by a biological organism • Extension of the capabilities of machines or augmenting the human senses

9. Life-like perception systemsFocus • Systems approach: • integrating perception with appropriate action resulting therefrom • independent of implementation issues • Desirable features: • task-specific adaptability of the perception system • processes of association (e.g. memory) • fusion of sensory modalities • Internal representation of real-world stimuli in biological systems • Experimental and theoretical research • novel sensors, computational neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, control, signal processing, cellular engineering, (bio)mechatronics (microrobotics and microsystems), etc.

10. Bio-inspiration sensing perception action New capabilities for man-made artifacts New or augmented sensory capabilities for man Life-like perception systemsResearch issues novel sensors computational neuroscience cognitive science computer science signal processing and control cellular engineering biomechatronics task-specific adaptability of the perception system processes of adaptation fusion of sensory modalities Understanding of the internal representation of the real-world stimuli in biological systems

11. Life-like perception systems on the Web http://www.cordis.lu/ist/fetbi.htm Deadline for pre-proposals: 6 July 2001

12. Objective: To developnovel mediathat conveya sense of “being there” Focus: Common reference model Measuring presence Capturing non-verbal cues, group mood, eye-contact New media technologies for richer experiences PRESENCE RESEARCH Design Practices New Media Development Presence Research Perception, Cognition

13. Associated Disciplines: The senses Cognitive Sciences Psychology Neuroscience & Neurophysiology Psychoacoustics Haptics The technologies Computer Science / A.I. Telecommunications Hardware technologies Media, Arts and Design PRESENCE RESEARCH

14. Quantum Information Processingand Communication Can we build computers and communication systems that exploit the properties of quantum mechanics (entanglement, superposition of states, uncertainty,…) for their opeartion? • Harness de-coherence • Develop “quantum computer science” • Find a scalable implementation technology • Launched in 1999 • 15 projects - more than 100 partners • ± 21 M € funding

15. QIPC - Questions • Can we make, in the long term, quantum computers that scale up and are cost effective? • What problems would they be able to solve? • Are these problems of sufficient interest to justify development? • What may be other applications of quantum systems that would require a modest number of qubits?

16. Quantum Algorithms Entanglement Quantification, manipulation, applications Decoherence, scalability Error Correction & Fault Tolerance Quantum Cryptography Ion traps Cavity QED Superconductors Quantum dots Q. interferometry QIPCMain current research topics • Q. Logic Gates & Networks • Physical models & experimental ideas

17. Which technologyfor quantum computers? IONS Innsbruck Oxford Munich Quantum Dots etc… Basel Cavity QED ENS Paris NMR Oxford Josephson Junctions Delft, Karlsruhe, Catania, Jyvaskyla…

18. QIPC Structure Project Partners NoE Partners Project n Project n Steering Committee Project n Project n Project n Roadmap Roadmap

19. Specific objectivesof 2002 QIPC Call • Elementary scalable quantum processor • Quantum information theory and algorithms • Simulation of quantum systems • Novel applications - can useful things be done soon, even with a few qubits?

20. Interdisciplinary balance theoretical physics theory applied physics chemistry experiments computer science engineering

21. FET on the Web http://www.cordis.lu/ist/fethome.htm