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Nowadays there is no discussion, panel or presentation about any topic related to ICT that can last more than 15 minutes without the terms 'cloud' and 'cloud computing' being evoked and taking over. This is a reality check which relies on the fact that most ICT users are expecting cloud computing to be the next promised land, where they will see most of their problems solved - be they economical, technical or organisational. And while most of these promises are coming from overseas, European ICT players are making significant progress to face up to this new paradigm. The goal of this session is to cover the different aspects the term cloud computing is involving with a panel of European specialists and exchanges with the audience as interactive as possible.
 
Among the aspects which will be addressed during this session, the challenges posed by cloud computing in defining the future of technologies will be discussed. To do this and explain from what it comes and where it is going, a roadmap will be used to describe the evolution of this major trend, the different offers, architectures and technologies, and to position European initiatives on the map. Questions such as 'How open should cloud computing be?' or 'Is cloud computing an opportunity for Europe and how?' will be asked and answers will try to take into account the different positions of the various players.

 
Finally, the 'cloudy' side of cloud computing will not be neglected. Issues such as interoperability, privacy and security will be examined. And this should lead the discussions to broader topics such as European sovereignty, economic sustainability and societal impact for the European Community in term of R&D, industry, education, knowledge and digital inclusion. 

Chair

Jean-Pierre Laisné

Speakers

Jean-Pierre Laisné - Bull
Mario Lopez Ramos - Thales Communication
Pekka Abrahamsson - University of Helsinki

Realising the potential of multi-core embedded systems demands a new approach. Their complexity, stringent constraints on dependability, performance and time to market can only be mastered using highly evolved design techniques. A 'one-size fits all' approach is unrealistic, given the diversity of applications, yet the search for solutions that are scalable and that can embrace the design demands across many domains is on. The projects presented here - PARMA, SMECY and ACROSS - give a glimpse of the advances being made in this rapidly evolving field.

The ITEA 2 "ParMA" project developed advanced technologies to fully exploit multi-core architectures. While multi-processors are commonplace, the potential of parallelisation cannot be easily exploited. So, ParMA produced a powerful, innovative, and comprehensive set of parallel programming methods and tools to help restructure and optimize compute intensive applications so they can fully benefit from new multi-core architectures.

ARTEMIS, with "SMECY", looks at multi-core tools for Embedded Systems. Multi-core technologies are strategic in meeting embedded systems' demands and efficient programming of multi-core architectures for resource-constrained and real-time applications (consumer, wireless, transportation ...) is still a grand challenge. SMECY is an ambitious initiative designed to keep Europe at the forefront of Embedded Multi- Core development technology.

 
With "ACROSS", ARTEMIS builds further on the FP7 project "GENESYS", which defines a virtual platform that can be applied over a wide range of applications, can be scaled to the requirements of a given implementation and can facilitate re-use of design solutions from different fields. ACROSS will define a real-world hardware and middleware platform that complies with the GENESYS architecture blueprint. The platform will be demonstrated using some demanding applications from the automotive, aeronautics and industrial control sectors. 

Chair:

Alun Foster

Speaker:

ParMA - David Castels - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

ParMA - Jaume Joven Murillo - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

SMECY - Francois Pacull - CEA

ACROSS - Christian El Salloum - TU Wien

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Most private and public investments in research and development for ICT-based products and services fail to produce valid business results.

The satisfactory selection of practices and their execution during the project life cycle depend upon the specific characteristics of each project. Factors such as people capabilities, degree of project risk in terms of technological and market uncertainties, and type of product are the dimensions considered to have more influence in the kind of management to be executed.

Hence the identification of the project type and the practices to be selected from the rich state of the art could make the difference between having a project with real business impact or just another interesting research experiment.

This session will discuss a new paradigm towards mastering innovation, including forward-looking examples of where a new methodology is used and what impact its application promises. Topics that will be addressed include:

• Open, focused and user-driven innovation; 
• The practice areas for innovation; 
• Innovation-culture development; and 
• The role of IT support in fostering innovation.

The session will promote discussion on the need for a new collaborative platform providing expert services to support innovation looking for business impact and its potential value for ICT projects.

Chair:
Jose Antonio Heredia Alvaro (UJI, Spain)

Speakers:
Wim Codenie (Sirris, Belgium)
Nick Boucart (Sirris, Belgium)
Minna Pikarainen (VTT, Finland)
Invited speaker (to be confirmed)

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