New Projects
Ongoing Projects
- EPIWORK (FET-COSI-ICT, FP7 Project-231807, 2009 - 2012)
The EPIWORK project proposes a multidisciplinary research effort aimed at developing the appropriate framework of tools and knowledge needed for the design of epidemic forecast infrastructures to be used in by epidemiologists and public health scientists. The project is truly interdisciplinary effort, anchored to the research questions and needs of epidemiology research by the participation in the consortium of leading epidemiologists, public health specialists and mathematical biologists. Epidemic researchers along with informatics, computer science, complex systems and physics leading scientists, will tackle most of the much needed development in epidemic forecast of modelling, computational and ICT tools such as i) the foundation and development of the mathematical and computational methods needed to achieve prediction and predictability of disease spreading in complex techno-social systems; ii) the development of large scale, data driven computational models endowed with a high level of realism and aimed at epidemic scenario forecast; iii) the design and implementation of original data-collection schemes motivated by identified modelling needs, such as the collection of real-time disease incidence, through innovative web and ICT applications; v) the set up of a computational platform for epidemic research and data sharing that will generate important synergies between research communities and countries.
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- SMART-Net (Smart Antenna Multi-Mode Wireless Mesh Network, EU-FP7-223937, 2008-2011)
The SMART-Net concept is based on a decentralised vision in which access infrastructure is partly distributed across the network, allowing reduction of service cost and significant increase of performance. A key objective of the project is to make available comprehensive and configurable experimental facilities for investigation of future wireless networks. This is achieved by deploying simulation and real-life Testbeds based on advanced Radio Access Technologies.
The motivation behind SMART-Net is to overcome the limitations of conventional Broadband Wireless Access systems, in which all communications are required to pass through one costly central base station. Therefore, the project proposes a novel system architecture enabling next generation of Wireless Mesh Networks which will support new applications by the Internet, innovative service packages delivery offered by telecom operators and advanced communication solutions for public safety and homeland security.
The project is funded under the new initiative within the ICT research programme promoting New Paradigms and Experimental Facilities (FIRE Initiative). More details here.
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