Future Emerging Technologies in the Information Society

Future & Emerging Technologies in the Information Society Technologies programme of European Commission Long-term research in ICT in 7 th framework programme Ralph Dum ralph. dum@ec. europa. eu

Structure of 7 th Framework Program (2007 -2013) Total Budget: 54 Billion Euros “Cooperation”(61%): Evolves around research themes Collaborative research projects , Joint technology initiatives ERA, international collaboration…. “Ideas” – Frontier research (16%): Evolves around researchers European Research Council - ERC “People” – Human potential (10%): Marie-Curie Fellowships… Grants for researchers to move in- and outside Europe “Capacities” – Research capacity (10%): Research Infrastructures Example: the EC Grid infrastructure GEANT Joint Research Center – (non-)nuclear (3%) : direct research activities of EC

Structure of 7 th Framework Program (2007 -2013) “Cooperation”(61%): Evolves around research themes Collaborative research projects Joint technology initiatives ERA, international collaboration…. “Ideas” – Frontier research (16%, approx. 1 BEuros/year): European Research Council - ERC • Based on excellence and research interests of PI • Basic foundational research • ICT: Algorithms, computational complexity, …… • Planned in 2007: Start-up funds for young researchers “People” – Human potential (10%): Marie-Curie Fellowships… Evolves around exchange of researchers including outside Europe “Capacities” – Research capacity (10%): Research Infrastructures International agreements (like GEANT, the EC Grid infrastructure Joint Research Center – (non-)nuclear (3%)

Structure of 7 th Framework Program (2007 -2013) “Cooperation”(61%): Evolves around research themes • Collaborative research: Teams form to achieve a goal • Technology Platforms • ERA - European Research Area • International collaboration (‘action speciales’) “Ideas” – Frontier research (16%): Evolves around researchers European Research Council - ERC “People” – Human potential (10%): Marie-Curie Fellowships… Evolves around exchange of researchers including outside Europe “Capacities” – Research capacity (10%): Research Infrastructures International agreements (like GEANT, the EC Grid infrastructure Joint Research Center – (non-)nuclear (3%)

Themes in ‘Cooperation’: approx. 4. 5 BEuros/year FET (10% of ICT) ICT Nanotechnology, materials, production: (11%) Energy: (7%) (28% ) (1. 3 BE/year) Environment: (6%) Food Biotechnology (6%) Transport: (13%) Socio-economic research: (2%) Health (18%) Space & security: (9%) ICT is managed by Directorate for IT & Media All other themes are managed by Directorate for Research

Work programme structure 2007/2008 for ICT (first two years of FP 7) Pervasive and trusted networks Cognitive systems, Interaction and robotics Components and systems engineering Digital libraries and Content Towards sustainable and personaled healthcare ICT for sustainablity and energy efficency ICT for idependent living and inclusion Future and emerging technologies

Role of FET: Pasteur’s Quadrant

Role of FET: Pasteur’s Quadrant Ideas ERC FET ICT

FET = Bridging across research modalities • Bridge between science and engineering • Bridge between curiosity-driven and goal-driven • Bridge between ICT and other disciplines • Bridge between disciplines: Multidisciplinary High risk research Proof-of-concept Disruptive paradigm FET Maturation phase Technology Innovation Business innovation

Moore’s law hits barriers on both ends of scale Complexity limit of scaling up Ever more components Exponential scale-up of connectivity SW engineering cannot follow Moore’s law Rethink nature of computing ICT will hit wall: <35 nm, > Terabyte >Teraflop ? ? ? Quantum limit of down scaling Need to harness quantum phenomena Need for manipulation at atomic level

Beyond von Neumann/Shannon/Turing? (or beyond what we made them stand for) Logical von Neumann: Two separate layers (SW & HW) Physical Shannon: ‘Optimal’ transfer of bits (No semantic context, no space and time) Turing: Give meaning to bits (no physical context, not adapted to distributed world)

Physical != silicon chips Logical Physical The cell (concurrency in regulatory networks FET initiatives: Quantum information QIPC BIO/NEURO IT: -Artefacts that live and grow The living (grow, adapt Quantum computing evolve, distribute) (intrinsically parallel)

The body/substrate computes Logical Physical Evolutionary Hardware Embodied Intelligence FET Initiatives Life as Bio-ICT synergies information processing Embodied Intelligence Morphological computing

sys ing l sy cia So tem s Complex Systems Research: Understand the system rather than its components Liv ms ste Networks of many interacting Heterogeneous parts Large scale artificial systems More is different (P. W. Anderson) Decentralised systems design and networked organization: The internet and P 2 P Business networks Socio-techno networks Power networks FET initiative ‘Complex systems’ General organisational and functional principles of CS

Internet: a paradigmatic driver for ICT ‘The Internet is the most complex artificial computational artefact ever created by man. It evolves in absence of any central control guided by the economic interests of participants’ (Papadimitriou 2001) Internet is ever growing: Nodes are constantly added and removed FET projects: EVERGROW DELIS An Expanding universe

From Individual to Mass and back The world of online communities -P 2 P networks enable online communities of all sorts -Users develop own “tribunes” -Business processes on underlying social network created by Web -User seek personalised space Emergent semantics/ ‘Social computing’ or Anarchy? Folksonomies FET project TAGORA

FET Proactive initiatives in FP 7 Initiatives that tackle aspects of robotics Bio-ICT convergence Embodied intelligence Science of complex systems for socially intelligent ICT Human-computer confluence Other initiatives Nano-scale ICT devices and systems Pervasive adaptation ICT forever yours Massive ICT systems QIPC and other quantum technologies

Embodied intelligence HYDRA project: ‘Living’ and growing robots To exploit biological insight into the mechanisms of biological selforganisation for a fundamentally new design standard. Self-assembling cells in 3 D space in which each cell cooperates with other cells and is able to make choices regarding movement, perception and communication Task specialisation of the cells similar to social insects Morphogenesis

Embodied intelligence COGNIRON project: Cognitive Robot Companion Perceptual, representational, reasoning and learning capabilities of embodied robots in human-centred environments Three demonstrators: – Robot Home Tour – Curious Robot – Learning Skills and Task

Science of complex systems for socially intelligent ICT EC agent project: Embodied and communicating agents Can ‘human-like’ language arise in communicating embodied robots ? What are the prerequisites for developing communication? Three SONY AIBOs paying attention to an object Interacting swarm-bots

Human-computer confluence MAIA project: Direct neural control of robots Brain-computer interface To convey human intentions to a robot that implements the necessary low-level details for achieving complex tasks. Demonstrators: – controlling a robot arm for manipulation tasks – handling emergency situations (e. g. , braking the vehicle or retracting the robot arm).

EURON – EUROP Building the European research agenda in robotics Robotics research in FP 7 • industrially oriented • foundational - FET Industrial innovation in robotics

EURON – European Robotics Network 180 member organisations from 25 countries Objectives: Research Coordination Joint Programme of Research Education & Training Industrial Links Dissemination Co-ordination: KTH, Sweden www. euron. org

EUROP Technology Platform Contributions and endorsements by more than 70 European Industrial Players ABB AB, Acrobot Company Ltd, Alcatel Alenia Space, Alenia Aeronautica, Ansaldo, Armstrong Healthcare Ltd, Atos Origin, BAe Systems plc, Bertin Technologies, Bluebotics SA, Bosch Gmb. H, CEA, Cimcorp OY, CLAWAR Ltd, Comau Sp. A, CSEM SA, Dassault Aviation, Deltatron OY, Diehl BGT Defence, Dimer Univaq, DLR, EADS Astrium, EADS NV, ECA, Electrolux SE, ENEA, EUnited Robotics, Finmeccanica, Fransys Sas, Fraunhofer IPA, Fundacion Fatronik, Fundacion Tekniker, Genova Robot Srl, Galileo Avionica, Graal Tech, Güdel, Ikerlan, INDRA Sistemas, Hellenic Technology of Robotics, Indra Systemas SA, Israel Aircraft Industries, i. Technic Limited, K-Team SA, Kuka Roboter Gmb. H, Microsoft Research, Neuronics AG, OC Robotics Limited, Oxford Technologies Limited, PGES, Polo della Robotica di Genova, Philips Electronics NV, PIAP, PROFACTOR Gmb. H, Qineti. Q plc, R U Robots Ltd, Reis Robotics, Remotec (UK) Ltd, Robosoft, Robotiker Tecnalia, Saab AB, SAGEM SA, Scisys, Seebyte Ltd, Shadow Robot Company Ltd, Sinters SA, SIRI Italian Robot Association, STMicroelectronics, Telespazio, Thales, Trasys SA, Zenon Automation Technologies, VDI/VDE - and many research institutions and universities http: //www. roboticsplatform. com/

Funding opportunities FET Proactive Initiatives – Top-down: predefined topics and objectives FET-Open – Bottom-up (as long as ICT-related, foundational, novel, risky) First call for proposals: Jan/Feb 2007 – Areas called: • Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics (96 M€) • FET proactive initiative: Bio-ICT convergence (20 M€) Third call for proposals: Dec 2007 – Areas called: • Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics (97 M€) • FET proactive initiative: Complex systems (20 M€) • FET proactive initiative: Embodied intelligence (20 M€)!

Additional Information FP 7 http: //cordis. europa. eu/fp 7/ http: //cordis. europa. eu/ist/about/fp 7. htm ocuments and SettingsCESISDesktopIASI september 2006. ppt FET http: //cordis. europa. eu/ist/fet/home. html Register as expert for project evaluation https: //cordis. europa. eu/emmfp 6/