Partners
Telefonica Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo
Profile
Telef贸nica I+D is a subsidiary of Telef贸nica S.A. founded in 1988 in order to fulfil the requirements of the Telef贸nica Group in terms of Research and Development with more excellence and profitability, achieving an improvement of the competitiveness by means of technological innovation. Nowadays Telef贸nica I+D is the largest private company dedicated to Research and Development in Spain, with more than 1,200 employees, 93% of them holding a University Degree.
Contribution to FAST
Telef贸nica I+D will be the coordinator of the project but also will contribute to it in technical aspects related to system integration and SOA Architectures. Telef贸nica I+D has in depth expertise in:
- Formal methods, design and programming systems, real-time systems, knowledge bases, configuration of New Generation Networks, A.I. toolkits, knowledge representation and reasoning, man-machine interfaces and software tools for network simulations.
- Development of technology for user characterization
- SOA Architecture: Telef贸nica I+D had a key role in the definition of the reference architecture of the SOA platform foundation for the Telef贸nica Group.
Telef贸nica I+D is a partner in numerous ongoing EU sponsored FP6 projects, being some of them related to this one such as SUPER and TripCom, therefore their results could be useful and applied to FAST.
Project contact(s)
Dr. Javier Caminero fjcg_at_tid.es
National University of Ireland, Galway
Profile
The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), part of NUI, Galway is a leading research institution in semantic Web and semantic Web services. DERI is dedicated to researching the technologies that will underpin the next generation of the World Wide Web 鈥 the Semantic Web. The Institute, which SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) has supported since 2003 with a 鈧12 million grant over 5 years, aims to develop the software that allows the Internet to become a platform where organizations and individuals communicate more easily with each other to carry out commercial activities and provided value-added services. In those 5 yeras, DERI has grown to over 100 members, comprising of senior researchers, post-doctoral, post graduate, outreach and administration personnel.
Contribution to FAST
DERI in the space of 4 years has already achieved a remarkable record in FP6 projects, such as the recently successfully completed DIP project, coordinated by DERI. DERI is a core partner in several other ongoing and completed EU FP6 projects such as Knowledge Web (NoE), ECOSPACE, NEPOMUK, ASG, EASTWEB – Asia Link, SemanticGov, SUPER, and TripCom. DERI’s main contribution to FAST is its know-how in Semantic Web Services platforms such as WSMX, as well as ontology engineering.
Project contact(s)
Dr. Knud M枚ller knud.moeller at deri.org
Kassel University
Profile
The software engineering group of Kassel University has a strong background in CASE tool construction. We participate in the Fujaba project that develops a UML based CASE tool with an emphasis on behaviours specification and code generation.
Contribution to FAST
Besides our skills in CASE tool construction, our group has extensive experiences in scenario-based technologies. We are co-founders of the workshop series on Scenarios and State Machines (SCESM). In this area, we have studied various notations for the specification of scenarios and we have developed a scenario-based approach called Story Driven Modelling, SDM. SDM employs so-called storyboards for the semi-formal specification of use cases. From these semi-formal use case specifications we systematically derive test scripts, class diagrams, and behaviours specifications. These techniques will directly contribute to this proposal. Within this project, we will transfer our experiences to the field of Web services and service oriented architecturesUniversity of Kassel will contribute research and development in the conceptual modelling of the semantics of Web services and gadgets. In addition, we will contribute to the semantics definition for FAST storyboards. We will also participate in the development of the FAST tools and contribute our experiences in CASE tool construction, semantic definition and code generation.University of Kassel has a long record in research on scenario-based technologies. In this project, we apply our experience to a new application domain. This will in turn contribute to the whole field of scenario technologies.
Project contact(s)
Professor Albert Z眉ndorf zuendorf_at_uni-kassel.de
Cyntelix Corporation
Profile
Cyntelix Corporation is a seasoned software company focused on semantic Web, artificial intelligence and knowledge progression technology to address government and business needs related to the acquisition, retention, exploitation and management and large amounts of both structured and unstructured data.From its inception 5 years ago, Cyntelix has provided Semantic Web Solutions that search, analyze, and summarize structured and unstructured data to Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. The applications enable organizations to improve the accuracy and distribution of real time information, and reduce both direct professional cost and IT overhead costs. In recent years, Cyntelix developed knowledge management systems for organizations dealing with rules and regulations, inspections, training and certification and more complex systems that involve user interface such as emergency response and vulnerability management and response systems.Cyntelix is involved in multiple government projects, and contract awards as well as commercial application and technology development projects with leaders in the industry like Intel, Computer Science Corporation, and Hewlett Packard. These development projects support standard, scalable, enterprise platforms for XML/RDF formats and Semantic Web Architecture.
Contribution to FAST
Cytenlix has a rich background in semantic Web technology and collaboration platforms, providing significant contributions to FAST in both technology and industry experience. Since the company鈥檚 inception, its goal has been to build software that significantly reduces cost, number of errors and the time involved in conducting research, data entry, analysis and reporting which traditionally has relied heavily on human interaction. Cyntelix has extensive experience in building user interfaces that enable data integration of heterogeneous data which automate these process significantly increasing reliability accuracy.One of the key values that Cyntelix has to offer is its enterprise software platform that supports collaborative environments with software for content management, object management, ontologies (OWL & RDF), a rules engine, add semantic driven search, classification, and summarization.The Cyntelix team began 5 years ago building semantic Web based applications and has a strong history in this market space with large commercial organizations as well as government agencies. The company is interested in standardizing collaborative software systems for increased exposure to outside markets, and access to resources and development tools. Cyntelix鈥 team implemented virtual workspaces based on collaborative platforms for global companies, and will leverage the experience of theses programs as well as bring candidates to the program for utilization in the formation of project testbeds. The company proposes to identify and maintain a community of practice for collaborative working environments. This will be achieved by involving clients in the FAST project, with possible involvement ranging from simple review and dissemination meetings to full-fledged project involvement.
Project contact(s)
Mr. Ard Jan Gijsbertsen ajgijsbertsen_at_cyntelix.com
SAP AG
Profile
SAP AG and its SAP Research Business Unit
SAP has grown to become the world鈥檚 leading provider of e-business software solutions. With 12 million users, 96,400 installations, and more than 1,500 partners, SAP is the world鈥檚 largest inter-enterprise software company and the world鈥檚 third-largest independent software supplier, overall. SAP solutions help enterprises of all sizes around the world to improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP employs over 39,300 people in more than 50 countries.
SAP Research
SAP Research is the technology research department of SAP and as an integral part of SAP鈥檚 R&D activities, SAP Research is responsible for identifying, researching, understanding, developing and evaluating new and emerging technologies, processes and e-business solutions that strategically influence the future of SAP business applications.SAP Research is a Global Business Unit under the direction of SAP AG operating Research Centers in various countries. These Centers are usually co-located with Academic Partners and focused on specific research topics. Depending on the particular needs of the projects, SAP Research will consider to distribute work packages among its locations in order to engage Researchers with the required expertise. This will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the execution of the project.SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high tech, retail, public sector and financial services. With the focus on applied research, SAP Research bridges the gap between open, collaborative research with external partners and exploitation into new or existing SAP product lines through SAP麓s development groups.
Contribution to FAST
SAP Research will contribute to the FAST project in technical aspects such as semantics, user interface design and ontologies. Also, SAP will lead the experimental and dissemination work packages bringing the following experience into the FAST consortium:
- Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture
- Integration of Semantic Web Services and Business Process Management
- SAP 鈥淓nterprise Widget Foundation鈥 interacting as a proxy with SAP backend service functionality
SAP Research gathered substantial expertise as a partner in several ongoing FP6 EU projects such as SUPER or FUSION dealing with the integration of Semantic Web Services and Business Process Management. SAP is also involved in the initiation of other FP7-related projects which are highly complimentary to FAST: SAP will ensure permanent exchange of information and experiences with those projects and will also try to allow for optimal synergies.development groups. In the context of this document, SAP refers to SAP AG and its SAP Research Business Unit.
Project contact(s)
Dr. Ulrike Greiner ulrike.greiner_at_sap.com
Universidad Polit茅cnica de Madrid
Profile
Universidad Polit茅cnica de Madrid (UPM) is the oldest and largest of the Spanish Technical Universities. UPM currently has more than 3000 faculty members, around 38.000 undergraduate students, and around 6.000 postgraduate students. UPM鈥檚 Schools cover most Engineering disciplines, including Aeronautical, Agronomical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Electronic, Forestry, Industrial, Mechanical, Mining, Nuclear, and Naval Engineering, as well as Architecture and Computer Science.UPM has a strong commitment to R&D and Innovation. UPM has more than 200 Research Units and several Research Institutes and Technological Centres in the areas of: Architecture, Solar Energy, Nuclear Fusion, Automotive Security, Microgravity, Opto-electronics and Micro-electronics, Domotics, Laser technology, Biotechnology and Genomics of plants, Industrial Electronics, advanced Materials, Software, among others.The contribution of the university to knowledge creation through its scientific publications is also significant. Most relevant is the high number of papers published in scientific journals and presented at conferences. The annual average figures are 1,200 journal papers, 2,000 conference communications and 200 Ph.D. theses. The creation of the Science and Technology Park of the UPM was undertook in year 2000 and has begun its activity in 2007, answering a collective feeling among the University Community to encourage our Research activity and entrepreneurship program to promote the creation of spin-off companies
Contribution to FAST
The UPM team will contribute to the definition of the conceptual model and ontology for the semantic characterization of complex gadgets and contribute our experience in Semantic Web and Web 2.0-based technologies. In addition, we will participate in the development of the FAST methods and tools and contribute our experience in software engineering, XML technology, CASE tool construction and automatic code generation. In particular, UPM will be responsible of work package WP3: Visual design of complex front-end gadgets relying on screen-flow resources.The UPM team gathered substantiated expertise as a partner in several successfully completed and ongoing projects, such as Eureka-Celtic鈥檚 MyMobileWeb or SmartFlow, dealing with the integration of Mobile Web and Web 2.0 technologies, semantic Web services and Business Process Management. In particular, the UPM team will bring the following experience into the FAST consortium:
- Mobile Web and Web 2.0-based applications, including Enterprise Mash-up platforms and gadget/widget development
- Agent and Semantic Web technologies for Web based systems,
- Service-oriented architectures,
- BPM frameworks and tools, and
- Collaborative Development Environments.
Project contact(s)
Dr. Javier Soriano jsoriano_at_fi.upm.es