8th Edition Fraunhofer Portugal 2017

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2 Table of Contents 1. Fraunhofer Portugal 2. Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS 3. Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 4. Contacts 2

3 1. Fraunhofer Portugal Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany) 69 Institutes > 80 Research Units ~ Employees > 2,1 billion R&D budget ( 1,9 billion from contract research) 7 Groups Information and Communication Technology Life Sciences Light & Surfaces Microelectronics Production Materials & Components Defense & Security 3

4 1. Fraunhofer Portugal Fraunhofer Worldwide Subsidiary Center Project Center ICON / Strategic cooperation Representative / Marketing Office Senior Advisor 4

5 1. Fraunhofer Portugal Institutional Background Fraunhofer Portugal is a Non-Profit Research Institution of Public Common Interest 5

Vision 'Extending the Reach of the Information and Knowledge Society' Fraunhofer AICOS vision is to enhance people s living standards by offering them intuitive and useful technology solutions

6 Vision 'Extending the Reach of the Information and Knowledge Society' Fraunhofer AICOS vision is to enhance people s living standards by offering them intuitive and useful technology solutions capable of facilitating their access to ICT; This way we are helping specific groups (like seniors and population in remote regions or developing countries) to be integrated in the Information and Knowledge Society. 6

Mission 'Remarkable Technology, Easy to Use' Offering specialized competences centered on enduser experience and usability of applications; Generating

7 Mission 'Remarkable Technology, Easy to Use' Offering specialized competences centered on enduser experience and usability of applications; Generating applied research solutions capable of contributing to the market success of our clients products and services and increasing value for their customers. 7

8 Operational Goals A leading R&D partner for Industry! Technology Transfer: project results and brains! Implement an operation with organic growth; Implement the Fraunhofer Operational Model Achieve a well balanced project mix ~1/3 revenues from direct industry contracts; ~1/3 national/international R&D Programs; ~1/3 based funding. 8

Achievements (2009 2013) Mover AlzNav Dance!

Accessibility Awards Top 25 Apps CES 1 Mobile Apps Showdown AlzNav Portugal Nominee by

Forum 2009 2011 2012 2013 Smart Companion PostboxWeb ULF-MC PHAR (MSc thesis) 2 nd Place

3 European (Galileo Master Award) Finalist Vodafone Mobile Data Challenge 1 CES: Consumer

9 Achievements ( ) Mover AlzNav Dance! Don t Fall 5 th Place 2 nd Android Developers Challenge 1 of 3 Finalists Vodafone Smart Accessibility Awards Top 25 Apps CES 1 Mobile Apps Showdown AlzNav Portugal Nominee by APDC 2 World Summit Awards Melanoma Detection European Young Researcher of the Year AAL Forum Smart Companion PostboxWeb ULF-MC PHAR (MSc thesis) 2 nd Place Zon Prémio Criatividade Honourable Mention Vodafone Mobile Data Challenge 1 st Place ESNC 3 European (Galileo Master Award) Finalist Vodafone Mobile Data Challenge 1 CES: Consumer Electronics Show. 2 APDC: Portuguese Association for the Promotion of Communications. 3 ESNC: European Satellite Navigation Competition. 9

Achievements (2014 2016) FCC PIL ShopView ChefMyself E-No FALLS EyeFundusScope Young Scientist Best Paper

of 3 Finalists AAL Award AAL Forum Best Poster EU Falls Festival Honourable Mention Os melhores do Portugal

(World Bank Contest) GoLivePhone (Smart Companion) Excellent Smart Health Innovation Entrepreneurs with guts

10 Achievements ( ) FCC PIL ShopView ChefMyself E-No FALLS EyeFundusScope Young Scientist Best Paper Award phealth 3 rd Place Microsoft Indoor Location Competition 1 st Place Sonae Companies Innovation Award 1 of 3 Finalists AAL Award AAL Forum Best Poster EU Falls Festival Honourable Mention Os melhores do Portugal Técnológico Finalist Innova evia Awards Exame Informática OurMoz 1 st Place #APPS4MAPUTO (World Bank Contest) GoLivePhone (Smart Companion) Excellent Smart Health Innovation Entrepreneurs with guts and spirit Community of Regions for Assisted Living AAL Forum PIL 2 nd Place Microsoft Indoor Location Competition 10

Headquarters & Branch Office Our Headquarter in UPTEC was

The project was once again awarded in 2016, as the winner

AICOS has expanded to Lisbon with the creation of a branch

new branch office allows to expand capacity of hosting

11 Headquarters & Branch Office Our Headquarter in UPTEC was voted 'Building of the Year 2011' in a competition hosted by ArchDaily.com and provides the most inspiring environment to our team! The project was once again awarded in 2016, as the winner of the Green GOOD DESIGN Award; Since July 2015, Fraunhofer AICOS has expanded to Lisbon with the creation of a branch office in the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research; The new branch office allows to expand capacity of hosting additional researchers, higher integration with scientific organizations and proximity to industry clients. 11

12 Strategic Research Agenda: Focus Areas AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) ICT4D (ICT for Development) Key Target Groups: Ageing & Elderly (including their relatives, caregivers and communities) Populations in Rural & Developing Areas Subfields: Fall and activity monitoring Chronic diseases & Well-Being Management Assistive environments mgovernment mhealth magriculture ICT for Very Small Enterprises 12

13 Strategic Research Agenda AAL AAL Ambient Assisted Living Foster the creation of innovative ICT-based real products that support ageing and elderly people in the process of ageing well at home, in the community and at work; Contribute to the design of sustainable business cases that enable the improvement of the quality of life, autonomy, the participation in social life, skills and the employability of elderly people; Focused on end-users, caregivers, family and related people; Promote cost reduction of health and social care. 13

14 Strategic Research Agenda ICT4D ICT4D Information and Communication Technologies for Development Investigation of user demands for mobile ICT solutions in the fields of agriculture, urban micro enterprises, m-health and e-government and their potential socio-economic impact in developing countries; Joint development of locally relevant solutions which might get incubated into new businesses; Knowledge transfer to ensure a sustainable benefit for an independent and uprising ICT industry in the partner countries; Enabling long-term partnerships between the developing countries and the European partners. 14

less configuration & maintenance - User & Social Experience - Mobile & Future Devices - Evaluation & Usability

15 Strategic Research Agenda Scientific Areas Human-Computer Interaction Information Processing Autonomic Computing Adapting interaction to specific user needs From raw data To meaningful information Smarter machines: less configuration & maintenance - User & Social Experience - Mobile & Future Devices - Evaluation & Usability - Content Retrieval - Context Awareness - Multimodal Information Fusion - Remote Management, Control and Configuration 15

Strategic Research Agenda Competence Centres In 2013 Fraunhofer AICOS started to develop two Competence Centres order to build interdisciplinary teams working on: in Fall and

In 2015 we revised the activity focus to follow the next generation goals and developed the project Deus ex Machina DeM: 6 Portuguese research partners involved, all evaluated

16 Strategic Research Agenda Competence Centres In 2013 Fraunhofer AICOS started to develop two Competence Centres order to build interdisciplinary teams working on: in Fall and Activity Monitoring FCC; Information and Communication Technologies for Development ICT4DCC. In 2015 we revised the activity focus to follow the next generation goals and developed the project Deus ex Machina DeM: 6 Portuguese research partners involved, all evaluated as excellent or very good : CINTESIS and CPUP (UP); ALGORITMI and 2C2T (UM); CIDESD and CITAB (UTAD). DeM extends the scope of the FCC and ICT4DCC to contexts beyond human activities and, at the same time, provides mobile interfaces for IoT and Big Data solutions. 16

Strategic Research Agenda DeM: EITCC and C3 Eyes of Internet of Things Competence Centre EITCC Focuses on the development of an infrastructure to

Companion Competence Centre C3 Companions are specialized frontends of big machines (IoT / Big Data solutions) that serve human users in getting

17 Strategic Research Agenda DeM: EITCC and C3 Eyes of Internet of Things Competence Centre EITCC Focuses on the development of an infrastructure to sense environments in multiple dimensions, fusing of sources, and to provide a holistic understanding of the user and its environment. Companion Competence Centre C3 Companions are specialized frontends of big machines (IoT / Big Data solutions) that serve human users in getting things done. Focuses on the creation of real working prototypes built on top of information provided by the fused data originating from the technology developed in the EITCC. 17

18 Strategic Research Agenda EITCC and C3 18

19 2. Fraunhofer AICOS Key Project Initiatives Ambient Assisted Living IoTiP Fall and Activity Monitoring Pandlets Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Chronic Diseases & Well-being Management WGW4IoT MobileDRS SousChef Assistive Environments 19

20 Key Project Initiatives ICT4D ICT for Development (ICT4D) Hydroponic Farming 20

21 3. Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge Overview Motivating and Awarding Research of Practical Utility! For Students and Researchers in Portuguese Universities, in the fields of ICT, Multimedia and other related Sciences; Ideas based on MSc or PhD Theses; In the Scientific Areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Information Processing and Autonomic Computing; Awards: in Scientific Prizes. 21

22 3. Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge Deadlines for st Round Idea Submission period: 10 th April to 30 th July Announcement of the 1 st round results: 13 th September 2 nd Round Additional documentation submission period: 14 th to 24 th September Announcement of the 2 nd round results: 10 th October 3 rd Round Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge Closing Event: 25 th October (presentation of finalist ideas and definition of 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd places in each category) 22

23 3. Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2016 Edition Applications from 6 different Universities: Instituto U. Lisboa U. Nova de Lisboa U. Aveiro U. Porto U. Lisboa U. Coimbra U. Católica Portuguesa 23

24 3. Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2016 Edition Winning ideas in the PhD and MSc categories: PhD Category 1 st Bringing Artificial Intelligence for Swarm Robotics Systems to the Real World; 2 nd Non-Invasive Assessment of Cardiovascular Condition using Vibro-Accelerometric Devices; 3 rd The new concept model is instrumented active orthopedic implants. MSc Category 1 st Novel Spatial Interaction Techniques for Exploring 3D Medical Images; 2 nd Physiology assessment tool using Virtual Reality; 3 rd Argumentation in the Resolution of Passenger Problems using Mobile Devices. 24

25 3. Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2016 Edition Impressive media coverage both for winning Students and Universities: in Sapo Tek, April 2016 in JPN, October 2016 in Expresso, July de 2016 in UA Online, October 2016 in P3, April 2016 in VerPortugal, April 2016 in Dinheiro Vivo Online, October

4. Contacts For more detailed information on the Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2017, Please visit our website at: www.challenge.fraunhofer.

26 4. Contacts For more detailed information on the Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2017, Please visit our website at: Or contact us via: Phone: Postal address: Rua Alfredo Allen, 455/461, Porto 26

Table of Contents. 1. Fraunhofer Portugal. 2. Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS. 3. FhP Challenge Tech Transfer. 4. Contacts

Table of Contents. 1. Fraunhofer Portugal. 2. Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS. 3. FhP Challenge Tech Transfer. 4. Contacts Table of Contents 1. Fraunhofer Portugal 2. Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS 3. FhP Challenge Tech Transfer 4. Contacts 2 1. Fraunhofer Portugal Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany) 69 Institutes > 80 Research Units