Michele Punturo INFN Perugia A special example: The Einstein Telescope
M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 FP7 is made up of 4 main blocks of activities forming 4 specific programmes plus a 5 th specific programme on nuclear research: Cooperation Ideas People Capacities Research infrastructures Euratom Design Studies Research for the benefit of SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science in Society Support to the coherent development of research policies Specific activities of international cooperation 2
The Capacities budget is lower than the 10% of the FP7 budget Research infrastructures will account 1.8G (2007-2013) The budget devoted to the Design Studies (DS) is even less (~30M first call, closed in May 2007) M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 3
Low budget, but appealing tool Research infrastructures are devoted to the creation of the ERA: European Research Area The objective of the DS is the design of large research infrastructures in Europe INFN physicists have a long tradition in the big science A well developed international network is mandatory to realize a proposal for a DS M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 4
Research infrastructures play an important role in the advancement of knowledge and technology. What the European Commission indicates as Research Infrastructures? radiation sources data banks in genomics and in social sciences observatories for environmental sciences systems of imaging clean rooms for the development of new materials or nano-electronics computing and communication based electronic infrastructures telescopes M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 5
RI need a broad range of expertise to be developed and should be used and exploited by a large community of scientists and industries on a European scale. Multi-disciplinary European level, Networking component Collaboration with and spin-off toward the industrial world. M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 6
The European Commission (EC) is sensible to the benefits of the RI Benefits for the EU citizens: RI have the ability to bring together people and investment and to contribute to national, regional and European economic development Benefits for the researchers: RI have the ability to create rich research environments and attract researchers from different countries, regions and disciplines. Research infrastructures can be seen as strategic Centres of Excellence for research and training as well as facilitators of public-private partnerships in research. The benefit of cross-disciplinary and institutional collaboration lies in the personal interactions of researchers coming from different countries, disciplines and work places. Since activities in these facilities lie at the frontiers of science, they stimulate the interest of young people and motivate them to embrace scientific careers. M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 7
Benefits for industries and SMEs: RI create important supply and demand effects. Such innovation capacities can be seen through the public-private mobility of researchers and the new technologies applied in building world-level research installations or spin-off products and/or start-up companies. Research infrastructures clearly stimulate industrial impacts and play an outstanding role in building the interface between science and industry. They also have socio-economic impacts, for example where pan-european research infrastructures have their site, often "technology clusters" of associated industry or so-called technology parks can be found. Such strategic centres for transfer of knowledge offer either better possibilities for interdisciplinary research contacts or greater attraction to high-tech firms. As a result, different regions often compete to attract new installations and this can be an opportunity to also increase the public-private interaction in the funding of research activities. M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 8
Existing RI: Integrating Activities: (A. Giuliani talk) e-infrastructures: (F. Ruggeri) New RI M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 9
Existing RI: Integrating Activities: (A. Giuliani talk) e-infrastructures: (F. Ruggeri) New RI Construction of new infrastructures Not implemented by EC Support of the National Funding Institutions is mandatory M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 10
Major Keywords: Conceptual (FP6 was different) No major R&D activity in the project Leave finalisation to the legal, organization and technical work to the preparatory phase European Scale and interest Many ( 3 countries ) European partners Realization of a worldwide competitive infrastructure Strategic Centre of Excellence Forefront science and technology You need a fundamental scientific question to be satisfied through the development of new technology M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 11
Read the call Study the call! Memorize the call!! Find in Cordis all the ancillary documentation If you are the proposal writing coordinator, your partners will make strange questions! M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 12
A proposal of a DS implemented as Collaborative Project is composed by two parts Part A: Project general info Name, duration, abstract,. Beneficiaries legal info Now facilitated by the EU database Budget details Suggestion: start with a target budget, develop the part B of the proposal and try to keep compliant with you initial guess M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 13
Part B: Cover page: Participant #1 is the coordinator; it is the (almost) unique interface between the EC and the beneficiaries (in general the project ) M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 14
1: Scientific and/or technical quality, relevant to the topics addressed by the call 1.1: Concept and Objectives Explain the concept of your project. What are the main ideas that led you to propose this work? Describe in detail the S&T objectives. Show how they relate to the topics addressed by the call. The objectives should be those achievable within the project, not through subsequent development. They should be stated in a measurable and verifiable form, including through the milestones that will be indicated under section 1.3 below. M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 15
1: Scientific and/or technical quality, relevant to the The preparation of this section needs an intense topics addressed by the preparation call work. The targets of your project should be well agreed by all the participants An homogeneous scientific collaboration helps a lot 1.1: Concept and Objectives Explain the concept of your project. What are the main ideas that led you to propose this work? Describe in detail the S&T objectives. Show how they relate to the topics addressed by the call. The objectives should be those achievable within the project, not through subsequent development. They should be stated in a measurable and verifiable form, including through the milestones that will be indicated under section 1.3 below. M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 16
1.2 Progress beyond the stat-of-the-art Describe the state-of-the-art in the area concerned, and the advance that the proposed project would bring about. If applicable, refer to the results of any patent search you might have carried out. The easiest section where to find an agreement between the beneficiaries M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 17
1.3 S/T methodology and associated work plan A detailed work plan should be presented, broken down into work packages (WPs) which should follow the logical phases of the implementation of the project, and include consortium management and assessment of progress and results. (note that your overall approach to management will be described later, in section 2). Please present your plans as follows: Describe the overall strategy of the work plan. Show the timing of the different WPs and their components (Gantt chart or similar). Provide a detailed work description broken down into work packages: Work package list Deliverables list Description of each work package, and summary Summary effort table List of milestones Provide a graphical presentation of the components showing their interdependencies (Pert diagram or similar) M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 18
1.3 S/T methodology and associated work plan A detailed work plan should be presented, broken down into work packages (WPs) which should The preparation follow the logical of this section phases of needs the implementation an intense of the project, and include diplomatic consortium effort to share management the (possible) and assessment resources of and progress and results. (note that your duties overall between approach the to beneficiaries. management will be described later, in section 2). You could define a priori work package coordinators that will be the main writers of the package content. You should control the coordinators hegemony attitude Describe the overall strategy of the work plan. Please present your plans as follows: Show the timing of the different WPs and their components (Gantt chart or similar). Provide a detailed work description broken down into work packages: Work package list Deliverables list Description of each work package, and summary Summary effort table List of milestones Provide a graphical presentation of the components showing their interdependencies (Pert diagram or similar) M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 19
Table 1.3b: Deliverables list Table 1.3d: Summary staff effort Table 1.3e: List of milestones M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 20
2.1 Management structure and procedures 2.3 Consortium as a whole Very important sections EC very sensible to the management aspects Really crucial in a multi-annual large project (like a DS) Decision making mechanism must be clear and accepted by the proposal participants project oriented or collaboration oriented? M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 21
Collaboration oriented The decision power is in the hands of the groups or institutions representatives The coordinator is actually a spokesperson Huge centrifuge force, low efficiency, larger man power availability Project Oriented The coordinator is a project leader (PL) The decision power is in the hands of the PL diluted by some control body High efficiency But large risk of man power lack: EU funds never cover all the man power needs Support of the groups is instead mandatory A compromise is needed M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 22
3.1 Expected impacts listed in the work programme Clever use and combination of all the keywords and benefits of the RI! 3.2 Dissemination and/or exploitation of project results Web tools, workshops, schools, M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 23
4. Ethical Issues Usually not a problem 5. Consideration of gender aspects Aspect considered important by EC A working group has been dedicated by EC : Helsinki Group on Women and Science (http://www.cordis.lu/improving/women/helsinki.htm). Personally I found difficulties to seriously fill this section: A collaboration between the EU and CPO INFN teams is desirable M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 24
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A specific example http://www.et-gw.eu M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 26
ET is a FP7 design study, submitted to EC in May 2007, long negotiation started in Sept. 07 and conclude in the Spring 2008 Call competitors: 51 projects submitted; 12 accepted (3 physics) 3,5 M proposed, 3 M negotiated Purpose of the DS: Conceptual design of a 3 rd generation Gravitational Wave interferometric observatory M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 27
Participant organization name Participant short name Country European Gravitational Observatory EGO Italy-France Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare INFN Italy MPG MPG Germany Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS France University of Birmingham UNIBHAM UK University of Glasgow UNIGLASGOW UK NIKHEF VU The Netherlands University of Cardiff CU UK 29% 21% 9% 10% 5% 10% 8% 8% M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 28
First proposal about a far future on GW detectors: FP6 2003 Bars commu nity EC Rejected M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 29
The proposal writers team has been formed even before the call exit ILIAS-WP3 core: (WP3 co-chairman proposal cochair.) M. Punturo, H. Lueck 1 representative for each institution involved Role: solve the bureaucratic aspects Experts of the major research area WP writing coordinators Contacts with the Virgo/GEO spokespersons ILIAS and ASPERA initiatives coordinators National and international roadmappers M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 31
Concept of the project 3 rd generation GW detector Evolution of the current and next future machines Keywords Underground, cryogenics Opening of the GW astronomy window Test of General Relativity in strong field condition Deliverable Conceptual design Feasibility study M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 32
Light project Really conceptual 4+1 working packages F. Ricci (INFN) J.v.d. Brand (Nikhef) J. Colas (EGO director) M. Punturo (INFN) H. Lück (MPG) A. Freise (UNIBHAM) B. Sathyaprakash (Cardiff) M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 33
Hybrid between the Project oriented solution and the collaboration oriented. Project Executive board Governing Council Science Team Institutions Scientific community M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 34
You are here Virgo+ Advanced Virgo GEO HF Hanford Livingston E-LIGO Advanced LIGO Launch Transfer data DS PCP Site Construction Comm. Prep. data 1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Gen. M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 35
http://www.et-gw.eu http://www.ego-gw.it/ilias-gw http://www.virgo.infn.it http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html http://www.aspera-eu.org/ M. Punturo - Corso FP7, LNF 11-12-2008 36