European Commission
ESPRIT
Information Technologies RTD Programme
Domain 6: High Performance Computing and Networking
Summaries of projects
Fourth Framework Programme
1998
Directorate-General III
Industry
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20018
PINEAPL
Parallel Industrial Numerical Applications and Portable
Libraries
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Numerical Applications, Parallel Computing, Portable Libraries, Reliability
Uses - Numerical Modelling, Reusable Software, Simulation
Industrial Applications - Aerodynamic Analysis, Electromagnetic Analysis, Hydrodynamic
Analysis, Thermo-electromagnetic Analysis, Two-stroke Engine Simulation
The principal objective of the project is to produce a library of parallel numerical software relevant
to a wide range of industries and portable and efficient across a wide range of high-performance
machines. The numerical algorithms must be accurate, stable and robust and existing software will
be used as much as possible. The end users' application codes have been chosen to represent a
varied, if not comprehensive, cross-section of industrial problems including electromagnetics, fluid
dynamics, chemical reactions and thermal applications. The numerical software required to solve
these problems includes dense, banded and sparse linear algebra, partial differential equations,
optimization, FFTs and dynamic load balancing. This choice of application codes will ensure a
substantial breadth of applicability for the numerical library. The performance improvements in the
end users’applications achieved by the use of the numerical software developed in the project will
be a clear metric of its success.
Contact Point:
M.S. Derakhshan
The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd
Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road
UK - OX2 8DR Oxford
tel: +44 1865 511245
fax: +44 1865 310139
email: mishi@nag.co.uk
http://www.nag.co.uk/projects/PINEAPL
Participants:
Country
Role
The Numerical Algorithms Group
British Aerospace Defence
IBM SEMEA
Math-Tech
Thomson-CSF LCR
CERFACS
CPS
The Danish Hydraulic Institute
Manchester University
Piaggio Veicoli Europei
UK
UK
I
DK
F
F
I
DK
UK
I
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
Start Date
Duration
January 1996
36 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 4
20074
HPC-VAO
High Performance Computational Environment for VibroAcoustic Optimization
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Acoustics, Distributed Computing, Parallel Processing, Scheduling, Simulation
Uses - Mechanical Engineering, Vibration Analysis, Vibro-acoustic Optimisation
Industrial Applications - Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, Home Appliances
The project aims to bring together major computer-aided engineering suppliers and automotive
manufacturers to develop a high-performance and high-productivity framework for noise and
vibration analysis, specifically for vibro-acoustic optimisation. In current practice, several hours of
computation on a multi-processor system are needed to analyse a single configuration only. Stricter
environmental regulations for external noise and increased customer expectations for both noise and
vibration levels are forcing leading automotive companies to improve not only their design
methodologies but also the supporting computational environments. The full benefit of vibroacoustic optimisation tools will only be realised if their performance is dramatically increased. This
is essential if the product refinement and optimisation phase is to match the demands imposed on
development and engineering by competition and stringent time-to-market targets. This project
further addresses issues extremely important for improving the productivity of the overall vibroacoustic optimisation process by tackling the major issues of data flow and meshing.
Contact Point
Jean-Louis Migeot
Numerical Integration Technologies NV
Ambachtenlaan 11A
B-3001 Leuven
Participants
Country
NIT
B
BMW
D
IMEC
B
LMS
B
MacNeal Schwendler
D
PAC
UK
Renault
F
Rover
UK
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +32 16 40 04 22
fax: +32 16 40 04 14
email: jlm@nit.be
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 5
20082
FRONTIER
Open System for Collaborative Design Optimisation Using
Pareto Frontiers
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Elliptic Parameterisation, Genetic Algorithms, Multiple Criterion Decision Making,
Parallel Hill Climbing, Parallel Architectures, Pareto Frontiers
Uses - Decision Support, Design Optimisation, Distributed Design, Multidisciplinary Analysis,
Industrial Applications - Aircraft, Diesel Engine, Domestic Appliance and Ship Design
The project is concerned with multi-partner collaborative design optimisation. This is a key area for
future European industrial competitiveness, requiring leading-edge capabilities to improve designs
whilst significantly reducing costs and time-to-market. The project will develop a system for
product optimisation based on multiple objectives. The most important feature will be flexibility
and the ability to accommodate the many diverse techniques currently in use across European
industry. Design problems from five major industrial sectors will define the requirements of the
system and will validate its effectiveness for diverse industrial applications. The optimisation of a
design is highly computationally intensive. The project will use existing HPCN technology and
parallel solvers. The system will be developed in three distinct phases, synchronised with user trials
in the aerospace, shipbuilding, domestic appliance, heating and diesel engine sectors.
Contact Point
D C Spicer
British Aerospace Defence Ltd
Warton Aerodrome
UK - PR4 1AX Preston
Participants
British Aerospace
Daimler-Benz Aerospace
University of Bergen
Universita' degli Studi di Trieste
Calortecnica
Diesel Ricerche
Electrolux-Zanussi Elettrodomestici
Kvaerner Ship Equipment
University of Newcastle
Dera
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +44 1772 855108
fax: +44 1772 856003
email: john.shaw@bae.co.uk
Country
UK
D
N
I
I
I
I
N
UK
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 6
20089
MERCURY
Performance Management of Commercial Parallel Database
Systems
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Business Work Load, Massively Parallel Platforms, Relational Databases
Uses - Data Placement, Sizing Parallel Relational Systems, Tuning, Training, Consultancy
Industrial Applications - Performance Management, Supply of Services, System Sizing
The objective of the project is to promote the wider use of parallel database systems by helping the
user to visualise and understand the way workloads are handled by particular parallel systems and
configurations. The project will develop tools to analyse performance and thereby aid the sizing and
configuration of commercial systems. These tools will predict the performance of a particular
configuration under a specific workload, analyse and display information to highlight bottlenecks
and assist the tuning of a particular configuration for a specific workload. The tools to be developed
encapsulate knowledge about the database management system and parallel platform to be
analysed. These tools will initially support models of the GoldRush, SP2 and nCUBE parallel
machines and of the ORACLE and INFORMIX database management systems. A common and
easily-used graphical will be developed which will help determine the most efficient overall
configuration. This will also provide support for the calibration and validation of the tools which
will be done by reference to real commercial workloads giving the project feedback on the
applicability of its developments. Results from the project will be used initially by the partners in
their daily business.
Contact Point
Phil Broughton
ICL
Wenlock Way, West Gorton
UK - M12 5DR Manchester
Participants
ICL
IFATEC
ING Group
CWI
Heriot-Watt University
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +44 161 223 1301
fax: +44 161 223 7712
email: pb@wg.icl.co.uk
Country
UK
F
NL
NL
UK
Role
C
P
P
A
A
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 7
20111
FSI-SD
Fluid Structure Interaction - High-Performance Simulation
for Structural Design
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Parallel Computing, Simulation
Uses: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Structural Design, Coupled Problems
Industrial Applications: Structural, Wind and Offshore Engineering
The goal of the project is to enable industry to design fluid-loaded structures more accurately and
efficiently by using high-performance modelling and simulation techniques. The consortium aims to
address problems such as wind-induced motion of bridges and frame structures and hydrodynamic
loads on submerged floating tunnels, pipelines, risers and anchor lines. The work of the project
comprises the optimisation of parallel computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes for fluid-structure
interaction (FSI) simulation, the development of adaptive mesh refinement for FSI applications, the
modular integrated coupling of CFD and computational structural design modules and the
simulation of relevant industrial problems to validate the simulation codes.
The project will result in an FSI-simulation code implemented on a parallel computing system. This
code will be modular and be open to the interchange of individual components during and after the
project. An automatic mesh generator tailored for FSI problems will also be developed. A selected
set of case studies from the wind and offshore-engineering sectors will be used for validating the
codes. The consortium intends to exploit the results of the project both internally and externally.
Contact Point
Trond Kvamsdal
SINTEF Applied Mathematics
N-7034 Trondheim
Participants
SINTEF
FEGS
JRC
Norsk Hydro
Rambøll
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
N
UK
I
N
DK
tel: +47 73 59 29 72
fax: +47 73 59 29 71
email: trond.kvamsdal@sima.sintef.no
http://tina.sti.jrc.it/FSI/
Role
C
P
P
P
P
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 8
20115
PAROS
Parallel Large Scale Automatic Scheduling
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Decision Support, Optimisation
Technical - Heuristics, Mathematical Optimisation, Network Computing, Parallelisation
Uses - Transport
Industrial Applications - Airline Crew Pairing, Rule Compiling
The goal of the project is to improve dramatically the speed and quality of automatic scheduling of
pairings for Lufthansa. The techniques employed will be kept as generic as possible so as to give
them the broadest industrial applicability. Current computer systems are not able to find high
quality solutions for very large and complex problems such as pairing construction for major
airlines in a reasonable time. Shorter scheduling times will result in less administration and better
response times to market requirements. The use of advanced computer solutions will lead to higher
productivity and to better flight schedules.
The goal of the project will be achieved though the use of parallel computing to give the necessary
performance and by refining mathematical optimisation techniques through the improvement
modelling techniques and the efficiency of rule management.
Contact Point
Burkhard Weber
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
FRA NE 4/V
D-60546 Frankfurt
tel: +49 69 696 6120
fax: +49 69 696 2662
email: elmuth.eggeling@fra1.lh.lh.dbp.de
Participants
Lufthansa
Carmen Systems
Chalmers University of
Technology
University of Patra
Country
D
S
S
Role
C
P
P
GR
P
Start Date
April 1996
Duration
36 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 9
20116
ODESIM
Optimum Design of Multibody Systems
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Multibody Design, Multibody Optimisation, Parallel Computing
Uses - Computer Aided Design, Simulation, Optimisation of Mechanisms
Industrial Applications - Aircraft and Spacecraft, Mechanical Engineering, Vehicles
The aim of the project is to develop a complete set of advanced software tools for the optimal
kinematic and dynamic design of multi-body systems (MBS) using high-performance, parallel
computers. These tools are intended for use in design and industrial production environments
relevant to mechanical engineering. The main objectives of the project are:
•
To develop software modules for kinematic synthesis and optimum dynamic design of
MBS using HPCN, linked to a parametric and variational interactive CAD modeller.
•
An interactive interface for the definition of design variables, geometry and objective
functions.
•
To implement and run the most time-consuming tasks in an HPCN environment making
use of multi-CPU computers and clusters of workstations.
The starting point for this project will be the CAD and MBS-simulation packages currently
available within the consortium. These will be enhanced with additional capabilities that will allow
the new modules developed in this project to run in the same environment. The use of standards
such as UNIX, C++, X-Windows, Motif and STEP and a modular structure, based on Object
Oriented Programming techniques, will guarantee the openness, portability and scalability of the
system. The consortium will exploit the software developed both internally and externally.
Contact Point
José M. Jiménez
CEIT
Manuel de Lardizabal 15
E-20009 San Sebastian
Participants
CEIT
CASA/Space Division
CR Fiat
Matra Datavision
Siemens
CERFACS
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 43 21 2800
fax: +34 43 21 3076
email: jmjimenez@ceit.es
http://www.ceit.es
Country
E
E
I
F
D
F
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 10
20118
MEMIPS
Model Enhanced Solution Methods for Integer Programming
Software
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Decision Support, Optimisation
Technical - Mixed Integer Linear Optimisation, Mathematical Modelling, Parallel Branch and
Bound, Generation of Cutting Planes, Guidance of Solution Process
Uses - Chemical Industry, Power Generation
Industrial Applications - Distribution, Logistics and Production Planning
Many industrial decision processes, production planning problems, distribution problems, and
problems occurring in logistics can be described as mixed-integer linear optimisation problems.
However, the ability to solve these industrial problems depends on the sophistication of the tools
and techniques available. This project will remedy the inadequacies of the tools currently available
by developing a flexible, general-purpose commercial software tool for this class of problems. This
will provide industrial modellers with access to new, more powerful methods capable of solving
problems currently considered intractable. High-performance parallel computers offer the means to
obtain solutions to difficult problems within an industrially relevant timeframe. These tools will be
developed on parallel high-performance hardware available at all the partners and will be used to
solve critical industrial problems at BASF, Unilever, PowerGen and Tractebel.
The primary output of the project will be a set of tools which embody expert knowledge and adhere
to best practice. The primary results will be much faster solution times for difficult and widerranging problems. This in turn will bring greater operating efficiency, reduced costs, better
knowledge and understanding of industrial processes, and improved competitiveness.
Contact Point
Robert Ashford
Dash Associates
50 Binswood Avenue
UK - CV32 5TH Royal
Leamington Spa
tel: +44 1926 315 862
fax: +44 1962 315 854
email: rwa@dash.co.uk
Participants
Dash
BASF
Unilever
PowerGen
Tractebel
UCL-CORE
University of Buckingham
Ziam
Country
UK
D
UK
UK
B
B
UK
D
Start Date
January 1996
Duration
36 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 11
20124
ESOP
A Parallel Optimisation Scheme Applied to Extrusion Die
Design
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Computer-aided Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Inverse Problems, Parallel
Program Development
Uses - Medical, Optimisation, Numerical Applications, Precision and Optical Equipment,
Simulation
Industrial Applications - Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries, Extrusion, Polymer and
Rubber Processing
The objectives of the project are to develop an automatic optimisation tool based on Polyflow
which takes into account all aspects of die design. In particular this includes flow-balance
adjustments, wall-temperature adjustments and front-face design. The project will validate the tool
for rubber and PVC profiles and for medical applications. This will allow a comparison with the
traditional "trial and error" approach and a report on the economic benefits of the new tool will be a
deliverable of the project.
The use of the latest HPCN technology will reduce the computing time taken to design a complete
die to less than one day on fast parallel computers. Simpler problems will take a similar time on a
network of workstations. The problems to be tackled are numerically intensive because they involve
non-linear fluid mechanics and optimisation and could not realistically be attempted without the use
of high-performance computers.
Contact Point
Jean-Marie Marchal
Polyflow SA
Place de l’Université
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Participants
Polyflow
Apex Technologies
Hutchinson
Kömmerling
University College Swansea
Vygon
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
B
F
F
D
UK
F
tel: +32 10 452 861
fax: +32 10 453 009
email: jmm@polyflow.be
http://www.polyflow.be
Role
C
A
P
P
P
P
Duration
36 Months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 12
20161
CISPAR
Open Interface for Coupling of Industrial Simulation Codes
on Parallel Systems
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Coupled problems, Heterogeneous MIMD Architectures, Simulation
Uses - Aircraft Design, Automotive Design, Medical Design, Ship Certification
Industrial Applications - Crash Simulation, Structural Mechanics
The project will develop a general communications library for coupled problems (COCOLIB) and
interfaces to it. COCOLIB will enable the coupling of message-passing versions of existing
structure and fluid dynamics codes, either developed in-house or provided by independent software
vendors (ISVs). Industrial end users in medical engineering, ship certification, automotive and
aircraft simulation have identified important coupled problems and have expressed their strong
interest to run coupled simulations with the codes PAM-CRASH/PAM-SOLID, PERMAS, and
STAR-CD. The corresponding leading European ISVs will cooperate to develop a general coupling
interface applicable to these and other codes. Post-processing will allow the simultaneous and
synchronised visualisation of representative sets of data from the coupled codes. The objectives of
the project are:
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To develop a general communications library for coupling codes on parallel systems;
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To define open interfaces to be propagated as a standard for coupled problems;
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To demonstrate the coupling of leading industrial codes (PAM-CRASH/PAMSOLID, PERMAS, STAR-CD) on parallel platforms;
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To extend existing tools to visualise the results of coupled simulations.
Contact Point
Karl Solchenbach
tel: +49 2232 1896 14
PALLAS GmbH
fax: +49 2232 1896 29
Hermuelheimer Str. 10
email: solchenbach@pallas.de
D-50321 Bruehl
http://www.pallas.de
Participants
Country
Role
PALLAS
D
C
Computational Dynamics
UK
P
ESI
F
P
Germanischer Lloyd
D
P
GMD
D
P
INTES
D
P
Aerospatiale
F
A
Imperial College
UK
A
Mercedes-Benz
D
A
Sulzer innotec
CH
A
Start Date
Duration
January 1996
36 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 13
20162
PHAROS
Open HPF Programming Environment
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - High Performance Fortran, Fortran Reengineering, Performance Visualisation,
Tools Assessment, Tool Integration
Uses - Automotive Design, Defence Industry, Energy Production, Electromagnetic, Fluid and
Structural Simulation
The project brought together tools for High Performance Fortran (HPF) program development,
including the NA Software HPF Mapper and associated toolset, and HPF-oriented support tools
from PALLAS and Simulog. These tools stem from prior research and development within ESPRIT
and nationally funded projects and have all reached market status. The project aimed to bring these
together to form a coherent HPF Toolset which is open and capable of supporting additional and
alternative tools and compilers. The project has assessed the effectiveness of HPF and of the current
tools with respect to:
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The cost of carrying out code parallelisation which should be reduced by using HPF.
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The ongoing costs of supporting the parallel code.
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The efficiency of the resulting code relative to a hand-parallelised message-passing
version.
•
The effectiveness of the currently available support tools for HPF development and
tuning.
The assessment has been done on a number of commercial strength codes brought to the project by
industrial end users. The codes all suited to the HPF programming style, and for each code a
message-passing version already existed against which the comparisons could be made.
Contact Point
Karl Solchenbach
tel: +49 2232 18960
PALLAS GmbH
fax: +49 2232 189629
Hermuelheimer Str. 10
email: solchenbach@pallas.de
D-50321 Bruehl
http://www.vcpc.univie.ac.at/activities/projects/PHAROS.html
Participants
PALLAS
NA Software
Simulog
VCPC
CISE
Debis
GMD
MATRA
SEMCAP
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
D
UK
F
A
I
D
D
F
F
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 14
20170
EMCP2
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility using Parallel
Parameterisation
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Automatic Optimisation, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Finite Element Solver,
Frequency Method, Parallel Computing, Parameterisation, Simulation
Uses - Aeronautics Industry, Automotive Industry
Industrial applications - Aircraft, Cars and Helicopter Design
The project will develop an innovative technique and tool for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
design using simulation on MIMD computers. A main result of the project will be an optimisation
tool allowing interactive simulation on CAD systems used in the initial design. It will allow EMC
specialists directly to solve problems and interactively to obtain an optimal design. The technique
and tool will be evaluated through the development of different industrial applications from
different industrial sectors, namely aircraft, cars and helicopters. The validity of the technique will
be established by comparing simulation results with measurements taken either in an anechoic
chamber or in an open-air EMC test range. The software developed in the project will allow the
European aeronautics and car industries to improve the quality of their EMC designs, to reduce cost
of development and time to market of their products and to design safer products. The results of the
project will be directly exploited by the partners.
Contact Point
Marc Viret
Aerospatiale Centre Commun
de Recherches Louis Bleriot
12 Rue Pasteur
F-92152 Suresnes
Participants
Aerospatiale CCR
ALENIA
CADOE
Centro Ricerche FIAT
Ericsson Saab Avionics AB
COREP
Eurocopter France
KTH
MIP (CNRS unit)
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +33 1 46 97 37 12
fax: +33 1 46 97 35 00
email: Marc.Viret@siege.aerospatiale.fr
Country
F
I
F
I
S
I
F
S
F
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 15
20183
HOISE-NM
HPCN-Europe On-line Information Service
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - World Wide Web
Use - Electronic News and Information Service for the European HPCN Community
This project has created a virtual magazine distributed on the Internet, named Primeur
(http://www.hoise.com/primeur). The magazine covers high performance computing and
networking (HPCN) specially targeted for industries to promote the use and benefits of these
technologies and to share the experiences across a wide range of sectors. Primeur also offers the
latest news on the HPCN industries and the centres which use it; it contains information about the
programmes and projects of the European Commission and about the key activities on these topics,
with links to other WWW servers; and it serves as a forum to exchange ideas and opinions.
Primeur is intended as an information source for everyone interested in HPCN in Europe. The
articles are short and popular, without technical details but including pointers to get deep when
convenient. Readers are not limited to HPCN technicians, but they can include industrial managers
and consultants who have not used HPCN technologies yet, public administrators who determine
HPCN policies and its usage on other sectors, and anybody interested in HPCN development.
Contact Point
Ad Emmen
Genias Benelux
James Stewartstraat 248
NL-1325 JN Almere
tel: +31 36 537 3867
fax: +31 36 537 5002
email: emmen@genias.nl
http://www.hoise.com
Participants
Genias
CESCA
SARA
The Eurocommunications group
Harms Supercomputing-Consulting
HiPerCom
NTUA
ORAP
Polosa
Verbion
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
NL
E
NL
B
D
UK
GR
F
I
SF
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 16
20184
HPS-ICE
High Performance Simulation of Internal Combustion
Engines
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - CFD, Combustion, Parallel Program Development, Pre and Postprocessing
Uses - Combustion Simulation, Grid Generation, Visualisation
Industrial Application - Vehicle Manufacture
The overall goal of the project is to integrate the simulation of fluid flow, mixing and heat release in
internal combustion engines into the development cycle through the use of HPCN. In order to make
further advances in the development of piston engines, including the lowering of harmful emissions
and the improvement of fuel economy, it will be necessary to make increasing use of computational
fluid dynamics. At present there are two main obstacles to transferring existing relevant basic
research to development centres. The first obstacle is the long computational time currently required
for the realistic simulation of time-dependent flow fields and turbulent combustion under realengine conditions. The second obstacle is the time and cost required to generate, modify and control
the computational grid. The aim of the project is to demonstrate real-engine simulations within one
week. These simulations will include the necessary pre- and post-processing and should allow an
accurate prediction of velocity fields, turbulence, fuel distribution at ignition point and heat release.
This is the necessary condition for achieving the required improvement in the development
processes of internal combustion engines from the standpoint of engine designers. From the
automotive companies’ viewpoint, the reductions in time, effort and cost to achieve those
improvements in engine performance required by market competition and government legislation
will represent a major advance and will contribute to their competitive advantage.
Contact Point
Harald Echtle
Daimler Benz AG
HPC: E222
D-70548 Stuttgart
Participants
Daimler-Benz
Computational Dynamics
Renault
RUS
Cray Research
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +49 711 17 20884
fax: +49 711 17 52026
email: echtle@str.daimler-benz.com
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/RUSuser/vis/hps-ice.html
Country
D
UK
F
D
D
Role
C
P
P
P
A
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 17
20189
PROMENVIR
HPC-Based PRObabilistic Mechanical design ENVIRonment
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Distributed Simulation, Finite-element Analysis, Monte-Carlo Simulation, Multibody Analysis, Stochastic Mechanics
Uses - Mechanical Parameter Scatter, Stochastic Structural and MBD Simulation
Industrial applications - Stochastic FEM and MBD Simulation
The project will develop a high-performance tool for performing probabilistic analysis of
components such as structures and mechanisms. The underlying technique will be Monte Carlo
Simulation which is characterised by intrinsic parallelism and general applicability. A generic
platform for a solver-independent approach to stochastic mechanics will be developed whereby
either a finite element method (FEM) or multi-body dynamics (MBD) solver may be "plugged-in"
without the need for any specific interfacing. The important characteristic of the system will be the
treatment of parameter scatter and uncertainty by executing a set of independent deterministic runs
generated according to modern sampling schemes which span the entire parameter space. The
system will therefore have the capability of running the set of runs on a possibly heterogeneous
LAN or WAN, including WANs distributed internationally. This integration of distributed
computing facilities will enable the tool to tackle stochastic mechanics and other scientific problems
with an unprecedented degree of complexity and detail and with a high industrial relevance and
significance.
Contact Point
V.G. Molinero
tel: +34 1 5863796
CASA Space Division
fax: +34 1 7474799
Avenida de Aragon, 404
email: vgomez@ana.casa-de.es
E-28022 Madrid
Participants
CASA Space Division
CEIT
IKOSS
ITALDESIGN
RUS
BLUE Engineering
PAC
UPC
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
E
E
D
I
D
I
GB
E
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 18
20216
INSIDE
Integrated Simulation and Design System for Civil and
Structural Engineering
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Adaptive Finite Element Analysis, Computer-Aided Design, Distributed Systems,
Error Control, Simulation, Workstation Clusters
Uses - Civil and Structural Engineering
Industrial Applications - Structural Mechanics, Structural Optimisation and Design
The objective of the project is develop a high-performance analysis and design tool for the civil and
structural engineering industry based on recent advances in quality-assured finite-element solutions
and parallel computing. These will be integrated into a domain-specific computer-aided design
system which will meet the rapidly growing demands of the civil and structural-engineering sectors.
Amongst these demands are: innovative construction; improved design through better modelling;
iterative just-in time design; and levels of safety and economy not achievable with oversimplified
models. These demands will be addressed by the speed-up of analysis and modelling through the
use of HPCN. An improved quality of analysis which will be achieved by coupling HPCN with
advanced finite-element techniques. The prototype system to be developed will be based on existing
software, will incorporate the latest research results and will be tested on real-life problems from
civil and structural engineering. The project will stimulate the use of HPCN for simulation and
design in a sector in which it has previously made little impact.
Contact point
Casimir Katz
Sofistik GmbH
Tassiloplatz 7
D-81541 München
Participants
Sofistik
D’Appolonia
Prosolvia
Sofistik Hellas
Technical University of
Munich
Chalmers University of
Technology
Heitkamp
Technical University of
Athens
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +49 89 315878 12
fax: +49 89 315878 23
email: ck@sofistik.mhs.compuserve.com
http://www/inf.bauwesen.tumuenchen.de/projekte/inside.html
Country
D
I
S
GR
D
Role
C
P
P
P
P
S
A
D
GR
A
A
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 19
20231
TOOLSHED
Tools for High Productivity Engineering Design
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Automatic Mesh Generation, Computational Steering, Engineering Design
Optimisation, Interactive Environment, Visualisation of Distributed Data
Uses - Automotive, Aircraft, Railway, Turbo-machinery Manufacture and Seismic Analysis
Industrial applications - Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Electromagnetics,
Industrial Design Simulations, Structural and Vibration Analysis
High-performance computing now allows simulation to be used as a predictive tool in the design of
complex components. Such components include combustion chambers, turbo-machinery, civil
engineering structures and automotive parts. The design of these involves computational fluid
dynamics, computational electromagnetics, seismic analysis and computational structural and
vibrational analysis. The objective of the project is to develop a highly productive interactive open
environment supporting HPCN simulation techniques applied to engineering problems. The project
aims at integrating in a common framework tools developed within other EU projects and
elsewhere. The integrated framework will be open to all software packages. This will be achieved
by making use of currently available and emerging standards in distributed computing and data. The
effectiveness of the environment will be demonstrated in three complex industrial design cycles:
•
Design of civil aircraft components using computational electromagnetics.
•
Sensitivity analysis of dams under seismic loads using structural mechanics.
•
Development of an experimental rig using computational fluid dynamics.
Contact Point
Gilles Gruez
BERTIN & Cie
Rue Pierre Curie 59
F-78 373 Plaisir Cedex
Participants:
BERTIN
AEROSPATIALE
CISE
ENEL
GEC ALSTHOM
NUMECA
PAC
RAL
SINTEF
Start Date
February 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
F
F
I
I
UK
B
UK
UK
N
tel: +33 1 34 81 88 40
fax: +33 1 30 54 04 14
email: gruez@bertin.fr
http://www.bertin.fr
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
Duration
30 Months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 20
20248
CLOVIS
Computing Large Objects Visualisation System
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Data Archiving, Data Compression, Data Fusion, Data Processing, Data Reduction,
High Data Throughput Applications, Parallel Architectures, Visualisation
Uses - Civil Engineering, Human Modelling, Medical Imaging, Virtual Reality
Industrial Application - Industrial Scientific Computing
The goal of the project is to develop a portable and efficient tool for the post-processing and realtime visualisation of very large datasets including those too large to output to a network or to store
in a raw state in data repositories. Previously it has not been possible to visualise datasets with more
than 2563 entities within an acceptable response time. Using data compression, decompression and
reduction techniques, The project will make it possible to process and visualise very large datasets
within a framework open to existing and emerging standards such as OpenGL, PVM and MPI. The
target dataset size to be processed is about 10003 entities taking into account hardware capabilities,
memory, I/O bandwidth, CPU and graphics speeds. The project will address currently available
multiple-processor architectures including MPP systems, workstation clusters, vector processors,
super-servers and high-end workstations, with optimised implementations using standard high
performance tools such as MPI, PVM and OpenGL.
Using the results of the project, engineers will evaluate their work, exploiting efficiently the results
of simulations in a number of areas such as computational fluid dynamics, structural analysis,
reservoir simulation, molecular simulation and large-scale discrete and continuous data analysis.
The project will address the advanced research, industrial simulation, and educational markets.
Contact Point
Xavier Morel
Tethys
22-24 rue Debertrand
F-91410 Dourdan
Participants
Tethys
Intecs Sistemi
Tessella
Aerospatiale
DRA
ENEL
Air Liquide
Adersa
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +33 1 64 59 21 21
fax: +33 1 64 59 21 20
email: x-morel@tethys.fr
Country
F
I
UK
F
UK
I
F
F
Role
C
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 21
20255
ISIS
Interactive Satellite Image Server
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Image Databases
Technical - Satellite Image Databases, Thematic Data Access, Wide-area Networks
Uses - Earth Observation Information Access and Retrieval System
Industrial Application - Agriculture, Coastal Monitoring, Forestry, Geological and Oil
Research, Tourism
The project aims to develop and test an Earth Observation (EO) information access and retrieval
system. The major objective is to allow the demonstration of high-volume, interactive data-access
and data-mining services and to offer on-line and thematic data access. The project will address
some of the technical constraints to the operational development of EO services. These relate to
adequate information extraction tools, data availability and data delivery. In particular, the project
will address the improvement of access to products and of their availability and associated delivery
times. This will enable users of remote sensing products to have access via computer networks not
only to catalogues, but also to the products themselves. The images will be compressed according to
individual requirements. To do this the client expresses interactively a priori needs for each
requested image. The server selects the appropriate features inside the image, simplifies the
information outside those features and compresses the image before sending it to the client. The
compressed image is then received and decompressed. The emphasis is on the expansion of the EO
market to new users as well as on the improvement of existing capabilities by improving the current
level of EO data usage in the supply chain comprising primary data provider, value-added supplier
and end user.
Contact Point
Yves Henaff
Matra Cap Systèmes
6 Rue Dewoitine
F-78142 Velizy Villacoublay
Participants
Matra Cap Systèmes
Dornier
Advanced Computers
Systems
ITC
JRC
Spot Image
Vitec Multimedia
Cap Gemini
Cray Systems
CSA
ESA/ESRIN
RS Consult
Small End Users
Start Date
December 1995
Octobre 1998
tel: +33 1 34637272
fax: +33 1 34637320
email: horus@matra-ms2i.fr
Country
F
D
I
Role
C
P
P
NL
Int
F
F
I
UK
IRL
Int
DK
EU
Duration
36 months
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 22
20259
APEX
High Performance Computing for Process Engineering:
Awareness and Promotion Exercise
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Computational Fluid Dynamics, Decision Support, Parallel Architectures, Parallel
Program Development, Real-time Applications
Uses - Multimedia, Process Modelling
Industrial Applications - Combustion and Chemical Reaction Simulation
The overall objective of the project is to increase awareness in the potential of and to promote the
use of High Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN). This will be done by supporting a
next-generation approach to industrial R&D in the process industries with emphasis on IT-based
simulation and prediction. The aim is to promote widely the results from the HP-PIPES project.
This project has developed computational packages and demonstrated that advanced simulation can
be used as a realistic predictive tool for the design and operation of reaction and combustion
systems. The core code, which models fluid flow and heat transfer in process engineering systems,
exploits the power of massively parallel high-performance computing systems. It has been coded in
a modular form to facilitate the development of new functions for other applications. The code is
already being successfully exploited in a range of collaborative projects involving industry and
universities.
The end results of the project will be a multimedia demonstration of the application of HPCN and
computational fluid dynamics technologies in the accurate prediction of real industrial processes
and an interactive package for evaluating the costs and benefits of this class of R&D. There will be
two editions of the CD-ROM-based multimedia presentations which will be widely circulated to the
process industries and other interested institutions.
Contact Point
Keith Chessell
Paras Ltd
120a High Street
Newport, Isle of Wight, UK - PO301TP
Participants
Country
Paras Limited
UK
CLRC
UK
IST
P
Start Date
May 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +44 1983 528700
fax: +44 1983 528800
email:kc@paras.demon.co.uk
Role
C
P
P
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 23
20956 - RE 1011 - AC 111
JAMES
Joint ATM Experiment on European Services
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Research Networking
Technical - Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Multimedia, Trans-European Networks, Quality of
Service, Traffic Monitoring, Internet
Uses - Technical Testing, Technology Transfer, Telecommunications, Information Society
Industrial Applications - Education, Health, Publishing, Telecommunications, Research
Collaboration, Information Management
This project is financed by the joint research networking initiative of Esprit and the Telematics
Applications Programme, and by the ACTS programme.
JAMES is a collaborative project between 18 European network operators to research the use of
ATM technology for broadband networks. The project aims to develop a Europe-wide ATM-based
interconnection structure together with associated experimental services to meet the requirements
for implementation of a European High Speed Network for Research in response to a growing user
demand for higher bandwidth services. Connectivity for experimental use between the National
Research Networks and European research projects (e.g. Esprit projects, National Hosts, ACTS
Projects) is provided over an ATM bearer service based on the trans-European network
infrastructure established for the European ATM Pilot.
The JAMES project is to experiment, test and evaluate the provision of new ATM-based broadband
services and applications throughout Europe. These experiments will use traffic originating from
National Research Networks and National Hosts.
The major objectives of the JAMES project are to:
• Establish the user requirements in terms of type of service, features, quality of service
metrics, time scale and support, in collaboration with the users.
• Prioritise user requirements and define a trial plan for each service required,
• Assess the market potential and projections for trans-European broadband services,
• Plan, design, build and operate the underlying infrastructure, building on the experience and
capabilities of the ATM Pilot,
• Validate end-user services and prove end-to-end operability through experimental trials
carrying user traffic,
• Obtain and exploit feedback from the experimental users (particularly National Research
Networks and National Hosts) in order to enable each Network Operator to plan and prepare
the launch of acceptable and cost-effective commercial services (Exploitation Plan).
A Users Board (UB) has been set up to manage the interface of the project with the users, and
provide direct support to users for projects technical problems.
Contact Point
Pierre Adam
tel +33 1 44 44 09 71
France Telecom - Branche Réseaux
fax +33 1 44 44 23 75
6 place d’Alleray
email: Pierre.Adam@di.france-telecom.fr
F - 75505 Paris Cedex 15
http://www.labs.bt.com/profsoc/james/
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 24
Participants
France Telecom
BELGACOM
BT
Deutsche Telekom
FINNET International
OTE
Portugal Telecom
Post & Telekom Austria
PTT Telecom Netherlands
P&T Luxembourg
Swiss Telecom PTT
Telecom Eireann
Telecom Finland
Telecom Italia
TeleDanmark
Telefonica
Telenor
Telia
PT Iceland
Bezeq Israel
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
F
B
UK
D
SF
GR
P
A
NL
L
CH
IRL
SF
I
DK
E
N
S
IS
IL
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 25
20957 - RE 1009
TEN-34
Trans-European Interconnect at 34 Mbps
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Research Networking
Technical - Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Multimedia, Trans-European Networks, Quality of
Service, Traffic Monitoring, Internet
Uses - Technical Testing, Technology Transfer, Telecommunications, Information Society
Industrial Applications - Education, Health, Publishing, Telecommunications, Research
Collaboration, Information Management
This project is jointly financed by the joint research networking initiative of Esprit and the
Telematics Applications Programme.
The aim is to deploy trans-European networking facilities which will provide complementary
international capacity to allow the national research network investments to be exploited on a global
basis and maintain the competitiveness of European research. The implementation will address both
the requirements for greater capacity and support the emerging multi-media applications.
Implementation will be phased, both in terms of geographic and functional roll-out consisting of:
•
The immediate introduction of a high speed international service based on 34 Mbps
access using an ATM Virtual Path based interconnect and the existing Internet Protocol
(IP), to those countries which can already exploit a service at this speed, with expansion
to other countries as they become ready. The ATM based service will evolve to exploit
directly the advanced features that ATM can offer.
•
In view of the immaturity of ATM technology, the use of an ATM test bed is also
required to validate new developments and features in advance of their introduction in
pilot services. Collaboration with the JAMES project has been agreed to use their
experimental ATM network for this purpose.
In order to maintain connectivity between all European research networking facilities, a continuing
interconnection between the new high speednetwork and the existing network services via gateway
services will be provided.
Contact Point
Cathrin Stoves
tel +44 1223 302992
DANTE
fax +44 1223 303005
Lockton House, Clarendon Road
email: Cathrin.Stoves@dante.org.uk
UK - CB2 2BH Cambridge
http://www.dante.net/ten-34.html
Participants
Country
Role
DANTE
UK
C
ACOnet
A
P
DFN
D
P
FCCN
P
P
GSRT
GR
P
INFN
I
P
NORDUnet
SF,N,DK,S
P
RedIRIS
ES
P
RENATER
F
P
RESTENA
L
P
SURFnet
NL
P
SWITCH
CH
P
UKERNA
UK
P
OSTC
B
P
HUNGARNET
HU
P
CESNET
CZ
P
ARNES
SI
P
Start Date : February 1996
Duration : 30 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 26
20966
MICA
A Model for Industrial CFD Applications
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Computational Fluid Dynamics, Internet, Simulation, Virtual Reality
Uses - Fires in Buildings, Furnace Simulation, Urban Pollution, Building Simulation
Industrial Applications - Furnace Design, Building Design, Environmental Modelling.
The objective of the project is to develop an infrastructure, MICANET, whereby industrial end
users will have access the power of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software running on highperformance computers at a reasonable cost. The elements of MICANET are customised virtual
reality interfaces, internet for transfer of data and centres with powerful computers, CFD-simulation
software and expertise. Ten initial application sectors have been selected to demonstrate the
MICANET capabilities. These have been divided into two groups from industry and construction.
Applications from the former group include coal-fired, metallurgical and glass-melting furnaces and
industrial oven and heat exchangers. Those from the latter group include urban pollution, flow
around buildings, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fires in buildings and oil-platform
explosions. As the project progresses, and after its completion, it is intended that the range of
application sectors will broaden and that other simulation centres will be incorporated to increase
the value of the MICANET concept.
Contact Point
John Heritage
tel: +44 181 947 7651
CHAM Ltd
fax: +44 181 879 3497
Bakery House, 40 High Street
email: jrh@cham.demon.uk
http://www.cham.co.uk/mica.html.
UK - SW19 5AU Wimbledon
Participants
Country
Role
CHAM Ltd
UK
C
INRIA
F
P
LSTM-Erlangen
D
P
NTUA
GR
P
University of Zaragoza
E
P
Building Research Establishment
UK
A
Christian Michelson Research
N
A
Hoogovens Groep
NL
A
Paderborn Centre for Parallel Computing
D
A
Stork-Comprimo
NL
A
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute S
A
Technical University of Lisbon
P
A
Vattenfall Utveckling
S
A
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
UK
A
Start Date
Duration
January 1996
28 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 27
21007
IOTA
Intelligent Object Tracking Using Smart Sensor Technology
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processors, Image Processing, Large Data
Throughput, Optical Processors, Real-time, Smart Sensors
Uses - Machine Vision, Medical Diagnosis, Virtual Reality, Vision Systems
Industrial Applications - Medical Imaging, Object Tracking, Optical Sensors, Robotics
The objective of the project is to develop highly programmable imaging systems for a wide range of
industrial applications which can be tightly integrated with dedicated processors and sensors. To
demonstrate the system an intelligent object tracking and analysis system will be implemented
addressing the following applications: the integration of a high-resolution sensor and parallel
processing array for the real-time, on-line measurement of three-dimensional eye movements; and
the integration of a dedicated sensor and processor configuration for contact-free measurement of
the point-of-regard for the active control of computer systems and other equipment by visual
fixation. Central to the project is the exploitation of present state-of-the-art VLSI technology to
develop a high-resolution smart-sensor chip. Using current sub-micron CMOS processes will yield
a chip design capable of supporting a pixel density of more than 5122. Based on existing smartsensor technology developed by Integrated Vision Products this device would permit sampling rates
of up to 1000 images per second. A control interface will be developed for the programming of the
imaging elements and the on-chip processors. A high-speed data interface to a scalable array of
signal processors will also be developed. This configuration will permit a wide range of applicationspecific algorithms to be implemented for the identification and analysis of complex objects. A
further general-purpose interface will communicate with standard computer systems.
Contact Point
E. Schmidt
tel: +49 3328 430 300
SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH
fax: +49 3328 430 320
Potsdamerstraße 18a
D-14513 Teltow
Participants
Country
Role
SensoMotoric Instruments
D
C
Freie Universitat Berlin
D
P
Integrated Vision Products
S
P
EPFL
CH
A
Universidad Jaume I de Castello
E
A
Start Date
Duration
June 1996
36 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 28
21012
EFTOS
Embedded Fault Tolerant Supercomputing
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, Fault Tolerance, MIMD Architectures
Uses - Parallel Program Development, Programming Tools
Industrial Applications - Industrial Process Control, Real-time Applications, Embedded Systems
The main objective of the project is to provide a software framework for the implementation of fault
tolerance in embedded supercomputing applications. This framework will provide a flexible,
standard approach for programmers making embedded supercomputing applications more
dependable. This approach will shorten the time to market, facilitate software development,
maintenance and upgrading, and reduce dependence on specific hardware.
Fault-tolerance functions will be accessible to application developers through a high-level portable
software library or through ParsyFrame, the high-level API for developers of applications on
Parsytec systems. This will hide hardware-dependent features from the application programmer,
guaranteeing that the application can be ported to standard hardware platforms and real-time
kernels.The target architecture of the project is an MIMD, homogeneous, distributed-memory,
message-passing, multi-processor system. Work will be performed on the Parsytec CCe
(PowerPC/Parix), the new Parsytec CC/ipp system (Intel/NT) and on DECs Alpha based boards for
embedded systems.
Important industrial end-user applications of embedded parallel computing will drive the
requirements and demonstrate the results. The applications include mail sorting (Electrocom) and
control of high-voltage substations (ENEL).
Contact Point
Gerhard Peise
Consultant
Wilhelm-Ziemons-Str. 81
D-52078 Aachen
tel: +49 241 9 28 58-0
fax: +49 241 9 28 58-99
email: gerhard_peise@compuserve.com
Participants
Parsytec Computer
Electrocom
ENEL
TXT
DLR
KU Leuven
NTUA
Country
D
D
I
I
D
B
GR
Start Date
April 1996
Duration
24 Months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 29
21017
INNOVA
High Performance Telecontrol Station with Image and Sound
Capabilities
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, Databases, Data Fusion, Image Processing, Multi-sensor
Systems, Pattern Recognition, Real-time Systems, Sound Processing
Uses - Monitoring, Process Control, Real-time Control and Other Applications, Remote Process
Monitoring, Remote Terminal Units
Industrial Applications - Automobile, Energy, Pharmaceutical and Steel Production
The project aims to develop software to be embedded in the new generation of high-performance
computing tele-control stations to be integrated in supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
These stations will deal not only with digital and analogue signals produced by conventional
process sensors, but also with images and sounds. With their ability to obtain process information
through a real-time fusion of conventional control signals, images and sounds, these stations will
allow the development of more complete, flexible, reliable and secure control systems capable of
solving difficult industrial control problems. To perform all the necessary functions and still satisfy
the requirement for real-time operation, the software will have to run on a high-performance
computer. For exploitation reasons the system to be developed must be low-cost and highly
configurable. A steel-manufacturing process will serve to demonstrate the operation of the system
in a real-world pilot application. Such an industrial process has been selected because it has specific
control problems that are not well solved by conventional systems, and because of the extreme
operating conditions present in steelworks. The successful implementation of the system will allow
the end-user to obtain qualitative and quantitative improvements in the operation of the steelmaking process.
Contact Point
Jesus Tardon
ELIOP SA
Avda. de Manoteras s/n
E-28050 Madrid
Participants
ELIOP
EID
ESTEBAN ORBEGOZO
UNINOVA
Start Date
May 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 1 302 39 40
fax: +34 1 302 92 49
email: tardon@eliop.es
Country
E
P
E
P
Role
C
P
P
P
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 30
21023
CATIE
Colour and Texture Inspection Equipment
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, Pattern Recognition, Heterogeneous Architecture, Real-Time
Applications, Sensor Modelling, Scalability, Inspection Systems
Uses - Embedded Systems Design, Parallel Program Development, Quality Control
Industrial Applications - Steel Industry, Timber Industry, Food Sorting
The objective of the project is to provide cost-effective colour and texture-based automatic
inspection and sorting solutions for industry. Three application areas will be considered: hot steel
strip, timber and food.
Novel solutions for low-delay image analysis, allowing a few tens of milliseconds from imaging to
decision, will be developed and used in real-time on-line inspection demonstrators for each
application area. The platform will cope with the high volumes of data associated with colour and
texture inspection. The basic technology underlying high-performance personal computers will be
used. Because of the vibrations of hot steel strip and the nature of the motion of food particles to be
sorted, high-speed prism-based colour line-scan cameras will be developed to capture the RGB
values of each pixel simultaneously. Due to the required high line-scan rates, stable illuminators
with feature-enhancing radiation patterns will be designed, and an on-line colour camera calibration
technique will be developed to make the colour measurements independent of longer term changes
in illumination.
The consortium intends to exploit the results of the project by marketing and selling inspection
systems to industrial end-users, system platforms and dedicated hardware modules to system
integrators and by using the developed inspection systems in their own production.
Contact Point
Timo Piironen
Spectra-Physics VisionTech Oy
Teknologiantie 2
P.O. Box 80
SF-90571 Oulu
Participants
Spectra-Physics VisionTech
ELEXSO Sortiertechnik
Junckers Industrier
STN Atlas Elektronik
T.V.I. - Temet Vision Industry
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft IITB
Technical University of Denmark
University of Oulu
VTT Electronics
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +358 81 551 4291
fax: +358 81 551 4556
email: Timo.Piironen@spvs.elisa.fi
http://tks.oulu.fi/Catie/
Country
SF
D
DK
D
SF
D
DK
SF
SF
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 31
21028
PACHA
Parallel Scalable Computers for High Performance Applications
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - CORBA, OS Kernel, Parallel Processing, PCI, Real-time, SCI
Uses - Control, Databases, Multimedia, Simulation
Industrial Applications - Electromagnetic Measurement, Pharmaceutical Database Applications
The project intends to develop a high-performance parallel processing system and associated tools
allowing to develop enterprise systems as applications based on standard components. The
consortium will port four applications in the industrial, scientific and pharmaceutical domains.
Emerging standards both in software and hardware will be exploited to investigate the design and
implementation of fully featured CORBA-compliant software based on SCI interconnection
technology. The work will investigate the scalability of systems using a combination of high
performance CPU and SCI, providing high data transfer rate, low latency and cache coherence. The
goal is to define a software approach that produces standard based portable and scalable software
applicable to the above hardware configurations. It is intended to investigate and exploit hardware
platforms scalable from a few to several hundred processors. It is expected to demonstrate the
system in the following applications: concurrent engineering, simulation, control systems, highperformance data warehouses and molecular databases.
Contact Point
Chi Ngo Duc
Spacebel Informatique SA
I. Vandammestraat 5-7
B-1560 Hoeilaart
Participants
Spacebel
Aérospatiale
Dolphin
Fraunhofer
Intecs Sistemi
Telmat
University of Basel
Novartis
INRIA
IMD
Start Date
February 1997
tel: +32 2 658 20 65
fax: +32 2 658 20 90
email: chi.ngo_duc@spacebel.be
http://www.spacebel.be/projects/pacha.html
Country
B
F
N
D
I
F
CH
CH
F
I
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
Duration
36 months
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High Performance Computing and Networking / 32
21036
EIVIS
Embedded Interactive Video Server
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, Distributed Memory, Fault Tolerance, MPEG, Multimedia
Systems, Real-time systems, Video-on-Demand
Uses - Entertainment Systems, In-flight Entertainment Systems
Industrial Applications - Aircraft, Ferry, Hotel and Train Video Systems
The objective of the project is to prepare for the development of future Video-On-Demand (VOD)
products for the transportation market. It is envisaged that, in the near future, commercial planes,
ocean liners, ferries and trains will be fitted with VOD servers. Passengers will then be able to
choose and control video programmes from individual terminals. The server will also provide
games, tourist information, news and other services. A strong growth in this type of services and
products is anticipated in the near future if such systems can be made available with an acceptable
performance at a reasonable price.
The project will evaluate the suitability of HPCN technology for an embedded VOD server. This
will be supported by the development of a demonstrator including a server with an operating
environment and applications. Evaluation of this demonstrator will require the presence of a large
number of terminals, a few of which will be physical while the others will be simulated. This will
enable the project partners to implement a pilot VOD application and to debug, test and optimise
the whole system from a functional and a technical point of view. The system will be largely based
on standard components and interfaces. Specially designed software tools will be used for system
tuning.
Contact Point
Francis Atche
Dassault Electronique
55, quai Marcel Dassault
F-92214 Saint Cloud
Participants
Dassault Electronique
Becker Flugfunkwerk
GMD
Hyperparallel Technologies
Sistemas Expertos
Iberia Lineas Aéreas de España
RENFE
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
Tel: +33 1 34 81 67 89
Fax: +33 1 34 81 48 51
Email: francis.atche@dassault-elec.fr
Home Page
Country
F
D
D
F
E
E
E
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
Duration
26 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 33
21037 PCI-II
Parallel Computing Initiative II
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Parallel Architectures, Parallel Platforms, Parallel Program Development, Porting
The initiative aims to promote HPC technology and culture within European industries by
encouraging the application of parallel systems in particular. The project is organised as a cluster of
ten subprojects managed overall by CEPBA-UPC. The global activities include project
management, monitoring of the work, common services and dissemination of results.
Each subproject ports or develops an application for a parallel platform. With some minor
exceptions the work within a subproject is structured in three major phases: design and
parallelisation approach; prototype; and final system. Each of the projects will develop a system or
tool that will improve the industrial competitiveness of the end users. The impact of the individual
subprojects will be increased through global dissemination activities across the whole cluster.
Industrial partners within each subproject are committed to promote and exploit the tangible
developments of the subproject in their respective markets. Experience gained by the universities
and research centres will also be exploited within the scientific community. The global activities are
directed towards increasing the impact of HPCN in industry. The experience and results gained
from the project will be used to continue the promotion of parallel processing and encourage its
wider uptake by industry.
Contact Point
Jesus Labarta
CEPBA-UPC
C/Gran Capitan, s/n Mod. D6
E-08071 Barcelona
Participants
Country
CEPBA-UPC
E
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 3 4016987
fax: +34 3 4017055
email: jesus@ac.upc.es
http://www.ac.upc.es/cepba/
Role
C
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 34
21037
PCI-II AMODES
Anti Money Laundering Decision Support System
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Data Management, Knowledge-based System, Parallel Architectures, Parallel
Databases
Uses - Bank Management, Money-laundering Countermeasures , Information Management
The main objective of the project is the evaluation of a combination of advanced information
technologies, namely data analysis, data management and high-performance computing, in the
context of a data warehouse within one of the most technologically mature Italian financial
institutions. The data warehouse will be designed with the practical objective of providing support
for money laundering countermeasures.
The project will develop software modules supporting both data access and data management.
These impact of these modules will be characterised particularly with respect to performance
aspects. The project will cover many of the central aspects involved in the design of a data
warehouse specifically its architecture, its relation to operational systems, performance issues, the
development of end-user applications and methods of access.
Contact Point
Paolo Stofella
AIS SpA
Via Esterle, 9
I-20132 Milano
Participants
AIS
CariVerona
Catholic University
PAC
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +39 2280141
fax: +39 2810853
email: paolos@ais.it
Country
I
I
I
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 35
21037
PCI-II GLASSPAR
Parallelization of a Glass Manufacturing Modelling Code
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Finite Element, Modelling, Parallel Architecture, Pre and Post-processing,
Simulation
Uses - Modelling Glass Manufacturing
Industrial Applications - Glass-manufacturing Process Simulation, Vat Design
The objective of the project is to provide the end user, Cristaleria Española, with an interactive tool
to design the geometry of the tin vat in which glass is produced. This is important to improve
quality and to reduce manufacturing costs. The tool will be a parallel version of an existing
hydrodynamic and thermal code. The sequential version of the modelling code exhibits large
compute times, greater than seven hours, even when it runs on a powerful modern workstation.
Present practice is to produce thinner and thinner glass. Any irregularities impair the reduction in
thickness. For thin glass the number of sheets passing quality control tests is consequently low. It is
of considerable economic importance to improve the design of production vats which would
enhance the quality of glass produced. A significant improvement in quality would reduce
manufacturing costs and substantially improve the competitiveness of companies achieving that
improvement.
Contact Point
Raman Rodriguez
Cristaleria Española
Avenida de Lugo, 110
E-33400 Aviles
Participants
Cristaleria Española
CEPBA-UPC
Universidad de Cantabria
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 85 127151
fax: +34 85 127137
Country
E
E
E
Role
C
P
P
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 36
21037
PCI-II HIPEROAD
High Performance Road-vehicle Optimized
Aerodynamic Design
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - CFD, Optimisation, Parallel Architectures, Pre and Post-processing, Workstation
Clusters
Uses - Aerodynamic Design, Automatic Optimisation Systems
Industrial Application - High-performance cars
The project aims to develop a parallel software package to speed up significantly the preliminary
design of a high-performance road vehicle. The software will maximise a chosen aerodynamic merit
function based on shape whilst satisfying geometrical and operational constraints from the stylist
and the manufacturer.
An automatic optimisation procedure will be used, based on the repeated evaluation of the
aerodynamic forces acting on the vehicle. A routine, whose effectiveness has already been
demonstrated, solves the "attached flow" equations by means of the panel method and by modelling
the wake of the car. This permits a good evaluation of the vertical aerodynamic loading on carefully
shaped high-performance cars, even if the drag cannot be accurately predicted.
The code will be written in Fortran and C using PVM or MPI to support communication. The
parallel programming environment, TRAPPER, will be used to support code development. The
developments will target workstation clusters available to each of the consortium partners.
Exploitation will occur both within the consortium and externally through Genias.
Contact Point
Roberto Fedeli
Ferrari Auto SpA
Via Abetone Inferiore, 4
I-41053 Maranello (Modena)
Participants
Ferrari
Genias
P3C
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +39 536949405
fax: +39 536943057
email: gvd@ferrari.it
Country
I
D
I
Role
C
P
P
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 37
21037
PCI-II MMIPPS
Multispectral and Multitemporal Image Processing on
Parallel Systems
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Distributed Memory, Image Processing, Parallel Architectures, Real-time processing
Uses - Multi-spectral and Multi-temporal Image Processing, Remote Sensing
Industrial Applications - Cartography, GIS
The main objectives of the project are:
•
To identify image processing functions required by end users which can benefit from
HPCN;
•
To develop an open portable image-processing software package with the required
functionality. The package will be based on commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software
components in order to reduce system costs and to limit the developments neeeded.
The main outputs of the project are:
•
A fully operational multi-spectral and multi-temporal image processing parallel software
package running on appropriate hardware;
•
A generic architecture for the software package with adequate documentation and
installation instructions for a wide range of platforms.
The results of the project will be exploited directly through the consortium partners, both internally
and externally.
Contact Point
Salvo Sabina
Intecs Sistemi SpA
Via L Gereschi, 32/34
I-56127 Pisa
Participants
Intecs Sistemi
Geospace
Gepard
Italeco
University of Leiden
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +39 50545232
fax: +39 50545200
email: salvo@pisa.intecs.it
Country
I
A
A
A
NL
Role
C
P
P
P
P
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 38
21037
PCI-II PARSAI
Parallel Simulation in the Automotive Industry
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - CFD, Domain Decomposition, Parallel Architectures, Pre and Post-processing
Uses - Automotive and Manufacturing Simulation
Industrial Applications - Automotive Design, In-car Flow Simulation, Cylinder Simulation
The main objective of the project is to demonstrate the applicability of parallel high-performance
computing to manufacturing industry through the use of the parallel VECTIS flow simulation code
to solve problems specified by end users from the manufacturing sector. The project will simulate
the full operational cycle of a cylinder and port system in less than two days. This represents a
reduction in computational time of one order of magnitude compared with the sequential code. Such
as rate of simulation will enable the design of experiments to be CAE-led and may reduce the
overall development cycle by a factor of up to 50.
The parallel VECTIS code is a prototype which will be enhanced incorporating those new features
necessary for the cylinder simulations such as fuel-spray modelling and through its integration into
the sequential environment. The resulting code will be evaluated by the end user and an assessment
of the business benefits of the parallel code will be made. The code will be portable across shared
and distributed-memory parallel platforms. The code will be exploited both internally and
externally by Ricardo.
Contact Point
Mike Surridge
PAC
Venture Road, 2
UK - SO16 7NP Southampton
Participants
PAC
Ricardo
Volkswagen
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
UK
D
tel: +44 1703 760834
fax: +44 1703 760833
email: ms@pac.soton.ac.uk
http://www.pac.soton.ac.uk/
Role
C
P
P
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 39
21037
PCI-II PARSAR
Parallelization of the Chirp Scaling Algorithm SAR Processor
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - FFT, Image Processing, Parallel Architectures, PVM, Workstation Clusters
Uses - Cartography, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing
Industrial Application - SAR Images
The objective of the project is to parallelise the chirp scaling algorithm (CSA) for use in synthetic
aperture radar (SAR) applications. The CSA is a new SAR processing method which has important
advantages over other techniques in terms of both accuracy and efficiency.
An exploitation plan has been defined and the following applications of the parallel CSA SAR
processor are envisaged:
•
Production of SAR images for remote sensing companies following specific user
requirements;
•
Large-scale production of SAR images at ground stations. processing and archiving
facilities and earth observation centres;
•
Near real-time SAR applications such as the detection of ships and oil spills;
•
The mass production of digital terrain models using SAR interferometry.
Contact Point
Antonio Martinez
tel: +34 1 3963935
Indra-Espacio
fax: +34 1 3963912
C/Mar Egeo s/n
email: amar@mdr.inisel-espacio.es
E-28830 San Fernando de Henares Madrid
Participants
Country
Role
Indra-Espacio
E
C
CEPBA-UPC
E
P
Infocarta
E
P
TSC-UPC
E
P
Start Date
Duration
April 1996
18 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 40
21037
PCI-II PCECOWATER
Parallel Computing of Environmental Coastal and Lake
Shallow Water Dynamics
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Finite Element Modelling, Parallel Architectures, Simulation
Uses- Fluid Modelling, Water Circulation
Industrial Applications - Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering, Power Plant Studies
The project aims to develop parallel software for studying the circulation of shallow water. This
will promote parallel computing in environmental modelling, specifically applied to shallow rivers,
lakes and coastal regions. The consortium will develop the parallel code starting from serial
versions of finite element modelling software from the SWEET and TELEMAC packages. The
results of the project will comprise:
•
A reduction in the computation time to perform parametric analyses for optimised plant
design;
•
A reduction by an order of magnitude of the computation time for environmental
modelling;
•
The capability to simulate large areas up to 50 Km2 with a detailed representation of
regions of a small as 100 m2. This is not currently possible on workstations.
The parallel software will be used by the industrial partners for internal and external studies related
to the construction and exploitation of power plants and to the TELEMAC customer- base which
currently stands at around 20 sites.
Contact Point
Paolo Molinaro
Enel-Cris
Via Ornato, 90/14
I-20162 Milano
Participants
Enel-Cris
CRS4
EDF-LNH
Kemijoki
Politecnico di Milano
Reiter
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +39 272248463
fax: +39 272248540
email: molinaro@cris.enel.it
Country
I
I
F
SF
I
SF
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 41
21037
PCI-II RAPT-2
Radiotherapy Application Deployment on Parallel Technology
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Monte-Carlo Simulation, Parallel Architectures
Industrial Applications - Medical Diagnosis, Therapy, Treatment Planning
The project will build on the achievements of the EUROPORT RAPT project by addressing
practical deployment issues. A demonstration system comprising both hardware and software will
be installed in a hospital radiotherapy department. Initially a retrospective medical trial will be
conducted using archived patient data looking to improve on treatment plans determined by
conventional means. This will both validate the simulation method and verify the medical benefits
to patients from the RAPT approach.
The results will be exploited in two ways. The end-user hospitals will use the work of the project as
the basis for further research into improved methods for radiotherapy and for other diagnostic or
therapeutic applications of Monte-Carlo simulations. The system will be exploited commercially in
partnership with vendors of associated medical equipment such as CT scanners and radiotherapy
beam equipment. It is estimated that around 500 radiotherapy systems are needed in the EU and the
associated treatment planning has a cost of around 100 million ECU per year.
Contact point
Mike Surridge
PAC
Venture Road, 2
UK-SO16 7NP Southampton
Participants
PAC
EDS
Le Molinette (Torino)
Ospedali Galiere
Parsytec
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
I
I
I
D
tel: +44 1703 760834
fax: +44 1703 760833
email: ms@pac.soton.ac.uk
http://www.pac.soton.ac.uk/
Role
C
P
P
P
P
Duration
12 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 42
21037
PCI-II RETACO
Reactive Transport Codes of Use in Environment
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Finite Element, Parallel Architectures, Reactive Transport Model
Use - Aquifer Simulation
Industrial Applications - Aquifer Pollution Studies, Environmental Consulting
The main objective of the project is to develop a parallel code to simulate the transport and decay of
reactive solutes in aquifers. This will be achieved by parallelising the EXCHANGE code developed
at DIT-UPC. The resulting code, which will need to exploit parallel hardware to have a high enough
performance, will have a unique market position. It should become a basic tool for studying aquifer
pollution problems and for devising remedial strategies.
The development of the parallel code will allow QuantiSci to apply more complex reactive transport
models with benefit to their software package, SPADE. This will enable more complex metal
decontamination problems to be tackled and for more certain and quantifiable remedial actions to be
proposed.
Contact Point
Jordi Bruno
QuantiSci SL
Parc Tecnologic del Valles
E-08290 Cerdanyola - Barcelona
Participants
Country
QuantiSci
E
CEPBA-UPC
E
DIT-UPC
E
QuantiSci
UK
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 3 5824410
fax: +34 3 5824411
email: jbruno@quantisci.es
http://www.quantisci.es
Role
C
P
P
P
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 43
21037
PCI-II STAMPAR
Development of a Proposal Software for Enhanced Design of
Sheet Stamping Dies
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Use - Design of Sheet Stamping
Industrial Application - Sheet Stamping
The project aims to parallelise the serial sheet stamping code STAMPACK. The code is based on an
explicit finite-element formulation and deals with large strains, elastoplastic materials and frictional
contact conditions. STAMPACK was developed by CIMNE in a BRITE project for the numerical
simulation of sheet stamping. It is expected that the enhanced parallel version of STAMPACK will
reduce computational times by one order of magnitude for solving practical problems in the die
manufacturing industry.
The code will be implemented using a suitable message-passing system such as PVM or MPI and
will run initially on a network of PCs available at the end user Candemat. The software will be
easily portable to a network of workstations.
Candemat plan to use the software for production as soon as it becomes available. The code will be
exploited externally by CIMNE supported by CEPBA.
Contact Point
Eugenio Oñate
CIMNE
C/Gran Capitan s/n Mod. C1
E-08071 Barcelona
Participants
CIMNE
Candemat
CEPBA-UPC
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 3 2057016
fax: +34 3 4016517
email: cimne@etseccpb.upc.es
Country
E
E
E
Role
C
P
P
Duration
18 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 44
21040
EUROPRO
European Processing Core Technology
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, MIMD Architectures, Simulation
Uses - Video image Processing, Sound Imaging
The objective of the project is to develop a new generation of HPCN embedded platforms and a
corresponding software development environment. These platforms will feature a competitive
cost/performance ratio and cost. The multiprocessor software development environment will allow
a comprehensive mix of computational models comprising a complete set of modelling and
simulation tools. The architecture of the hardware will integrate SHARC and PowerPC processors,
Direct Switching Technology from Thomson Airsys and link technology from Bull. The software
technology will come from Intecs Sistemi and Simulog who will provide modelling, simulation and
monitoring tools. Exploitation will come through the partners both internally for their own business
uses and externally through Cetia. In particular Thomson Communications and Dicesva will use the
system in their next generations of video image processing and sound imaging systems.
Contact Point
Dominique Devaux
Thomson Marconi Sonar SAS
525 Route des Dolines
BP 157
F-06903 Sophia Antipolis
Participants
Thomson Marconi Sonar
Bull
Cetia
Dicesva
GEC Marconi
Thomson CSFCommunications
Fraunhofer
ICR
Intecs Sistemi
LGAI
Simulog
Thomson CSF-Airsys
UPMC
Start Date
January 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +33 4 92 96 46 85
fax: +33 4 92 96 39 84
email: dominique.devaux@tms.thomson.fr
http://www.cetia.com/news.EUROPRO
Country
F
F
F
E
UK
F
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
D
E
I
E
F
F
F
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 45
21042
CTIAC
Computational Tools and Industrial Applications of
Complexity
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Design and Control of Complex Systems, Embedded Systems, Neural Networks,
Pattern Recognition, Prediction
Uses - Cardiogram Analysis, Optical Coherence Tomography, Quantum Nanoelectronic Systems,
Remote Sensing, Unstable Complex Systems
Industrial Applications - Agriculture, Aircraft and Car Manufacture, Cardiology, Dermatology,
Management of Information Systems and Plants, Microelectronics
The objective of the project is to develop new powerful and robust analytical and numerical
algorithms for the analysis, prediction and control of complex systems of different types and to
produce relevant software for industrial applications. Complexity, self-organisation, chaos and
resonances are key features of all realistic systems. These features demand new computational tools
for information processing in unstable systems. The project will demonstrate the practical use of
these new tools to complex systems by addressing seven industrial applications.
The envisaged applications include advanced analysis of electrocardiograms, in-vivo imaging of
human skin tissues for the diagnosis of burns and skin cancer, new quantum nanoelectronic devices,
simulation of turbulent flow, control methods for the management of information systems and
plants, and use of remote sensing images for agriculture and environmental monitoring.
The consortium will exploit the results of the project by licensing the software to industrial end
users and by the development of an optical coherence tomography product which will meet
dermatological requirements for the treatment of burns, tumours and melanoma and market needs
for estimating the diffusion of cosmetics within the skin.
The project is a joint collaboration among the participants listed below together with a network of
collaborators from the International Solvay Institutes from Europe and Russia.
Contact Point
Ioannis Antoniou
InternationalSolvay Institutes
Campus Plaine ULB CP231
Bd. du Triomphe
B-1050 Brussels
Participants
International
Institutes
Lynton Lasers
Parsytec Computer
Siemens AG
Start Date
April 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +32.2.650.55.53
fax: +32.2.650.50.28
email: antoniou@solvayins.ulb.ac.be
http://solvayins.ulb.ac.be/
Country
Solvay B
UK
D
D
Role
C
P
P
P
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 46
21050
SHAROC
System for High Speed Automatic Reading Of Cheques
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded systems, Pattern Recognition, Data Fusion, Image Processing
Use - Optical Character Recognition
Industrial applications - Mail Order Companies, Banks, Data Processing and Related Services,
Finance and Insurance, Outsourcing companies, Software Consultancy and Supply
The first part of the project, completed in August 1997, led to the definition and prototyping of a
new high-speed automatic cheque processing ystem focused on the UK market. Thanks to cooperative recognition of both legal and courtesy amounts, more than 50% of cheques were
individually read with less than 1% error. Moreover, if fused with another external courtesy amount
reader, this performance increased up to 70% read rate with still less than 1% error rate.
A large-size mail order company, Empire Stores, is participating in the second phase of the project
as an end-user to validate this technology in real operation and to improve system performance
thanks to on-site experience.
It is planned to later extend the SHAROC system to the processing of other documents such as
forms or invoices, in order to propose customers an integrated solution taking into account all
documents they have to process in large volumes.
Contact Point
Brigitte Plessis
tel +33 1 34 63 72 37
MATRA Systèmes et
Fax +33 1 34 63 72 50
Information
6, rue Dewoitine - BP 14
Email: plessis@matrams2i.fr
F-78142 Vélizy-Villacoublay
Participants
MATRA Systèmes et
Information
University of KENT
UNISYS Ltd (Phase I Only)
UNISYS Payment System Ltd
(Phase I Only)
EMPIRE Stores Plc (Phase II
Only)
Country
F
Role
C
UK
UK
UK
P
P
P
UK
P
Start Date
February 1996
Duration
39 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/21050.htm
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Patrick.VanHove@cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 47
21073
3DULTRA
High Performance Computing for Clinical Applications of 3D
Ultrasound
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, Parallel Platforms, Three-dimensional Ultrasound
Uses - Computer Graphics, Real-time Applications, Visualisation
Industrial Applications - Medical Diagnosis and Imaging
Three-dimensional ultrasound has the potential to become a new, fast, non-radiative, non-invasive
and inexpensive tomographic medical imaging technique. The medical relevance of threedimensional ultrasound has already been proven for a wide variety of routine clinical applications
related to foetal examination, arterial plaque measurement, gastroenterology, abdominal tumours,
cardiology, aneurysm, infant hip measurement and arthritis. On a conventional system the
computing time required for a three-dimensional reconstruction is too long varying from several
minutes to a few hours for each image. These times are not acceptable for routine clinical
applications and hinder general clinical use of the method. The goal of the project is to develop a
three-dimensional ultrasound system suitable for routine clinical applications. The necessary
reduction in processing time will be achieved through the use of a high-performance computer
system for the reconstruction of three-dimensional volumes. The involvement of clinical
practitioners in the project ensures the market relevance of the results.
Contact Point
Arthur Gritzky
Kretztechnik AG
Research and Development
Tiefenbach 15
A-4871 Zipf
tel: +43 7682 2261 0
fax: +43 7682 2261 47
email: gritzky@kretz.co.at
Participants
Kretztechnik
Fraunhofer IGD
Parsytec Computer
Graphi Media
HCU Valencia
Hopital St Louis, Paris
KPGF Mainz
Klinikum der Stadt
Mannheim
Country
A
D
D
GR
E
F
D
D
Start Date
January 1996
Duration
24 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 48
21089
HIPERTEX
High Performance System for Textile Evaluation
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded System, Data fusion, Digital Signal Processors, Distributed computing,
Image Processing, Neural Network, Object Oriented Design, Parallel Architectures, Pattern
Recognition, Real-time Control, Real-time systems, Time-critical Applications
Uses - Inspection Systems, Process Control, Quality Control
Industrial Applications - Real-time Applications, Textile Production, Vision Systems
The aim of the project is the design and realisation of an embedded parallel real-time system for the
on-line quality control of finished textile products. The project has strong potential for impact in the
textile-manufacturing process by addressing one of the most difficult tasks in the implementation of
a fully automatic plant. It will customise a general-purpose software and hardware platform for
quality control in the production of textiles. The system to be defined will be sufficiently generic to
be applicable to other industrial sectors. The project makes extensive use of HPCN technology in
order to achieve the performance needed in this real-time environment.
A fundamental aspect of the industrial prototype will be its cost, significantly lower than that of
existing systems and compatible with the requirements of industrial SMEs. It is estimated that the
potential world market for such medium-sized systems lies between 500 and 1000 installations. It is
expected that an even bigger market exists for scaled-down smaller systems.
Contact Point
Eugenio Mandelli
Legler Industria Tessile SpA
Via San Clemente, 53
I-24036 Ponte San Pietro
tel: +39 35 609035
fax: +39 35 609000
email: 101501.2666@compuserve.com
Participants
Legler Industria Tessile
Istituto Elaborazione
Informazione /C.N.R.
maVis
Parsytec Computer
Scriba
Country
I
I
Role
C
P
D
D
I
P
P
P
Start Date
April 1996
Duration
24 months
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21102
EUROPORT-D PROJECT
European Porting Action - Dissemination
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Massively Parallel Computers, Parallel Processing, Simulation, Workstation Clusters
Uses - Animation, Combustion and Explosions, Complete Flow Analysis In and Around Cars,
Crash and Crash Safety, Drug Design, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Extrusion of Plastics,
Forging, SAR Processing
Industrial Applications - Agriculture, Cartoons, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Design,
Construction, Manufacture of Automobiles and Aircraft, Oil and Gas Production, Radiotherapy,
Telecommunications, Traffic Simulation
The project focuses on the application of previously parallelised codes to real industrial and
commercial problems. The experience gained through this and from the EUROPEAN PORTING
PROJECTS is used as the basis for an ambitious and wide-ranging dissemination campaign aimed
at convincing industrial and commercial endusers that HPCN is a relevant technology. This
campaign emphasises the real business benefits and competitive advantage which HPCN can
provide in many industrial sectors. The project builds on the results of the highly successful
EUROPEAN PORTING PROJECT-1 and EUROPEAN PORTING PROJECT-2 in which some 38
industrially and commercially relevant codes were ported to parallel architectures with striking
results.
Ten so-called deployment sub-projects have been selected from a variety of areas including such
diverse applications as cartoon animation and fire and explosion simulation. Within each of these
sub-projects a parallelised code has been deployed into end-user organisations and the effectiveness
of the new technology measured, using metrics focused on the end-user's business.
Contact Point
Owen Thomas
tel: +49 2241 14 2330
GMD-SCAI
Schloß Birlinghoven
D-53757 Sankt Augustin
Participants
GMD-SCAI
Smith System Engineering
Start Date
June 1996
Octobre 1998
fax: +49 2241 14 2102
email: europort@gmd.de
http://www.gmd.de/SCAI/europort/
Country
D
UK
Role
C
P
Duration
17 months
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21111
HPC STANDARDS
HPC Standards
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - High Performance Fortran, Message Passing Interface, Parkbench, Benchmarks
Use - Benchmarking
The aim of this project is to provide European input to and dissemination of the development of
three major international standards in the area of HPCN, namely High Performance Fortran (HPF2), the standard Message Passing Interface (MPI-2), and a standard set of parallel kernels and
benchmarks (Parkbench). These standardisation activities take place mainly in the USA, and in
order to influence their outcome Europeans need voting rights. This requires attendance at meetings
in the USA and elsewhere. In this project a fixed team, chosen for their expertise in appropriate
fields, have participated in meetings of the relevant standardisation committees, namely the HPF
Forum (HPFF), the MPI Forum (MPIF) and the Parkbench group. The project has ensured the early
dissemination of the emerging HPF-2, MPI-2 and Parkbench standards to European industry and
academia, and enabled feedback from them. Workshops have been arranged to disseminate
information on relevant tools being used and developed by academia and industry. These
workshops, open to all interested parties, included speakers from Europe and the USA.
Contact Point
Anthony Hey
Department of Electronics and Computer
Science
University of Southampton
UK - SO17 1BJ Southampton
Participant
University of Southampton
Start Date
June 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
tel: +44 1703 592748
fax: +44 1703 592978
email: ajgh@ecs.soton.ac.uk
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Projects/hpc-stds
Role
C
Duration
18 months
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22503
EROPPA
Experiments on Remote Operations for Post Production
Applications
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Job Management, Metacomputing, Frame Rendering and Transmission, Scene
Description Language
Uses - User interfaces, Three-dimensional Graphics, Post-Production
Industrial Applications - Advertising, Animation, Television
Post-production companies use three-dimensional graphics applications to produce film and video
footage for commercial advertisements and television productions. The computing time for such
applications takes several weeks on conventional computers, but could be reduced to hours through
the use of high-performance parallel systems.
The objective of EROPPA is to design, implement and test methodologies for remote access to
computationally intensive three-dimensional graphics applications running on high-performance
facilities for use in post production. Such access, if effective and economically viable, would
change the post-production business dramatically.
The project is driven by the real market requirements and needs of companies in this area,
particularly SMEs who cannot afford to buy higher end computers. A major goal of the project is to
demonstrate the use of high-performance computer systems available via high-bandwidth networks
to provide an economic option for EU SMEs working in the post-production area. Such a
development could have a significant impact on their competitiveness with the additional benefit of
enabling more productive multi-site working
Contact Point
Dora Varvarigou
National Technical University of Athens
Heroon Polytechniou 9 str.
GR-157 73 Zographou Athens
Participants
Country
Mangos Studios
GR
NTUA
GR
Eindhoven University
NL
Raster Facilitair
NL
Genias Benelux
NL
Start Date
October 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +30 1 7722 533
fax: +30 1 7722 534
email: dora@telecom.ntua.gr
http: to be announced
Role
C
A
A
A
A
Duration
12 months
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22505 WARPSPEID
Wide Area Project Supporting Pan-European
Information Distribution
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - ISDN, Frame Relay, Multimedia Databases, TCP/IP, World Wide Web
Uses - Component Supply, Technical Support
Industrial Applications - Catalogue Marketing, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Electronic component suppliers have large image databases holding technical support information
and product data sheets. The core size and number of weekly updates make it difficult for such
suppliers to maintain these databases over a number of international sites. A centralised approach
with conventional telecommunications links is infeasible as access and transfer time would prevent
practical use of the system for support engineers in direct telephone contact with customers.
The interested audience for the results, and the associated public deliverables, will be from a
number of areas.
• From distribution or manufacturing industry for any market sector particularly where there
is a need to provide customers with good quality, presentable material for customer support.
• Large organisations wishing to provide wide read only access to corporate, product or
project documentation over an Intranet, where per-seat licensing of a DMS solution would
be cost prohibitive.
• Organisations such as educational establishments or research institutes wishing to provide
on-line access to a reference library, via Intranet, Extranet or Internet.
Following the successful completion of the project, a number of key results have been identified.
Offering an on-line information service in place of or alongside a telephone agent mediated service
requires some change to the processes in place. The information gathering and processing methods
require amending to suit the chosen technology and the potential audience for the information.
The WARPSPEID project has demonstrated that Dynamic web servers are able to mediate
controlled access to data from a broad range of sources ranging from legacy mainframe systems to
state of the art object databases. These techniques can be deployed to provide solutions for many
business processes.
The Extranet capabilities used for the limited deployment to customers within the WARPSPEID
project would be ideally suited for an organisation to deploy to a moderate number of business
partners, such as major customers or suppliers, in order to deploy applications that enhance supply
chain communication or reduce transaction costs.
Other results, conclusions or impact included:
• Browser based applications can be developed to access existing system capabilities
• Direct involvement of users by using static HTML scenarios in conjunction with
requirements definition and tools reduced development time
• Security is a key issue for any application that will enable additional connections to the
corporate network.
• The frame relay based WAN configuration used by the WARPSPEID project proved very
successful for the project. The burst and extended information rate characteristics of the
frame relay service worked well with the application and was able to support multiple users
on the remote sites without immediate deterioration in service.
• ISDN remote access are a practical cost effective means of connecting remote locations
where there is regular but non-continuous use of the service.
• For large numbers of remote clients it is worth considering the use of the Internet if the
service levels available are adequate, and the security risks are adequately addressed.
• The WARPSPEID project has proven that it is not necessarily simple to provide a
connection to a remote LAN, even when using a remote access solution from a service
provider
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The advantages of contracting out an organisation’s WAN, to a service provider, are widely
acknowledged to be beneficial and far outweigh the disadvantages. However there are some
disadvantages which are worth noting. Key amongst these, for a project like WARPSPEID, are:
• The solutions deployed by a service provider are often only a subset of those available to the
market
• Newer technologies may be adopted slowly by the supplier, as the technology has to be
proved against the whole of the supplier’s network before release to customers.
The RS Components Internet trading channel (http://rswww.com/), which was developed during the
time of the WARPSPEID project, offers an on line technical support service developed from
WARPSPEID. The system architecture deployed for this was substantially different relying upon
separate severs and firewalls to ensure the protection of the group wide network.
A fuller presentation of results is available in PDF format from
http://www.mari.co.uk/warpspeid/proj1.htm#Results.
Contact Point
Phil Fisher
MARI Group Ltd., Computer Systems
Division
Old Town Hall
UK – NE8 1HE GATESHEAD
Participants
RS Components
MARI Group Ltd.
Lee Dickens Ltd.
Jacob Hatteland Supply
Mulder-Hardenberg
North Down and Ards
Institute
Start Date
November 1996
tel: +44 191 402 0191
fax: +44 191 402 1112
email: phil.fisher@mari.co.uk
http://www.mari.co.uk/warpspeid/default.htm
Country
UK
UK
UK
S
NL
UK
Role
C
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
19 months
Completed
July 1998
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22508
MSC
Multi-Site Computing
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - High Performance Networking, Parallel Computing, Multi-Site Application,
Relational Database
Uses - Process Control, Simulation, Planning, Optimisation, Multimedia Education Software,
Cooperative Work
Industrial Application - Environment, Software Consultancy, Multimedia Software
The objectives of MSC were to experiment, to evaluate and to promote the use of HPCN for
Industry and Education.
A networking infrastructure was established using IP over frame-relay and intelligent networks,
ISDN access and ATM. At the end of the project emerging cable-TV networks were experimented.
Commercial and proven GroupWare and videoconferencing applications were used to support
collaboration and remote work. Limitations in the underlying IP service provided forced the use of
unicast based applications.
In the project there were three main different users groups: Industry, Education and Entertainment.
Industry: One of the main goals of MSC was to facilitate HPC access to SMEs through ISDN. The
sub-projects were selected from companies using HPC at the European Centre for Parallelism of
Barcelona (CEPBA) located at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). AZTI, EyS
Consulting and NEOSYSTEMS were selected at the beginning. CASA, Quantisci, Hubelsa and
Cebal Entec were added during the project execution.
Education: The Clear Air Project involving 14 schools in The Netherlands and Spain -and indirectly
the whole I*EARN community- was selected at the beginning. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
(UOC) and a collection of experiences in the Bages country were added during the project lifetime.
Entertainment: Teatre Malic is the smallest theatre in Barcelona and with the creation of the website
it has become the biggest theatre in the world. "Calidoscopi" was a weekly radio program
addressed and with the participation of teenagers. Macromedia Games have been successfully build
and distributed over the Internet.
Espais Telemàtics SL an SME specialising in the development of networking multimedia projects
was the project co-ordinator.
Contact Point
Narcis Vives
Espais Telematics, S.L
Diputacio, 260, 6, 2
E - 08007 Barcelona
Participants
ESPAIS TELEMATICS S.L.
UPC
COMCOOP
AZTI
UOC
MALIC
NEOSYSTEMS
Start Date
September 1996
tel: +34 93 302 55 43
fax: +34 93 412 27 26
email:nvives@pangea.org
http://msc.pangea.org
Country
Role
E
C
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
End Date
May 1998
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22509
ESD-NET
High Performance Electronic System Design Network
Keywords : High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical : Computer Supported Collaborative Work, Primary Rate ISDN, ATM, Fast Ethernet,
Distributed X Windows
Uses : Distributed Electronic, Mechanical Design and Simulation
Industrial Applications : Telecommunications, Digital PBX, ISDN, DECT
The specialised electronics business is a high technology endeavour where a unique and highly
complex product must be designed and optimised while using sophisticated ESD and simulation
tools, a long chain of suppliers, customers and silicon foundries and the many constraints of the
global open market.
The proposed project intends to implement on a small scale a distributed working environment,
based on high performance networking infrastructure readily available, i.e. Primary Rate ISDN and
ATM switching. The distributed environment will comprise of the main manufacturing facility, the
suppliers chain and the various specialised design teams. The objective will be to demonstrate, on
the basis of an existing design and production contract for a telecommunications product, the
benefits associated with the use of HPN in the area of Electronic System Design. The project will
use existing commercial or beta tools for distributed simulation, modelling and design, on a
common ESD platform exploiting the ISDN services for European level connectivity and ATM
services for current in-house and prospective broadband connectivity.
Contact Point
Manuela Schnuerer
tel: +49 711 1398 13-0
SOLINET GmbH
fax: +49 711 1398 13-999
Mittlerer Pfad, 26
email: M.Schnuerer@Solinet.com
D-70499 STUTTGART
http://www.solinet.com/esd-net/
Participants
Solinet GmbH
NCSR "DEMOKRITOS"
LIC/ESL - FORTH
I&E PAPADAKIS ltd
MICRELEC
TELETEL
Country
D
GR
GR
GR
GR
GR
Start Date
September 1996
Duration
21 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
A
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 56
22517
VISTA
Virtual Interactive Studio Television Applications using
Networked Graphical Supercomputers
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Virtual Reality, Image Processing, Real-time Interactive Studio Applications
Uses - Audiovisual and Computer Graphics, Interactive Television Programmes
Industrial Applications - Broadcasting and Television, Education
The main objective of the project is the integration and demonstration of a generic and extensible
system to support the generation of scenarios for real-time interactive television. This realisation of
a virtual interactive studio will offer facilities for mixing real and synthetic objects and characters in
any combination, to be controlled remotely by end users such as home television viewers. The
system will enable the realisation of innovative interactive domestic tele-services. The image
content of the programmes will be generated over ATM in real-time by high-end graphical
computers. To reduce costs telephone networks will be used for viewer feedback. The number of
simultaneous interactive viewers will vary from a few to several hundred. Three concrete and
specific applications will be tested using the system:
•An interactive television drama (simultaneously on three channels) with viewer participation
•Creation of a virtual presenter who can be controlled remotely in real-time.
•Creation of an interactive virtual driving environment to teach traffic rules.
For the first time broadcasting companies will be able to transmit interactive programmes in which
viewers can actively direct and participate. The project will build on the expertise and technology of
the HUMANOID, HUMANOID-2 , CHARM, VISINET and VLNet projects.
Contact Point
Joao Mena de Matos
European Design Centre b.v.
P.O. Box 6279
NL-5600 HG Eindhoven
Participants
European Design Centre
BRTN
EPFL
Limburgs
Universitair
Centrum
NOB Interactive
University of Bradford
University of Geneva
VPRO Televisie
Androme
Start Date
August 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
NL
BE
CH
BE
tel: +31.40.2466350
fax: +31.40.2466850
email: menadematos@edc.nl
http://www.edc.nl/vista/index.html
Role
C
P
P
P
NL
UK
CH
NL
B
P
P
P
P
A
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 57
22519
RCNET
Exploiting HPCN in an Engineering Consultancy
Environment
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - High Performance Networking, ATM, Remote Engineering Simulation,
Industrial Applications - Blast Impact, Explosive Loading, Automobile Simulation
Reverse Engineering Ltd (REL), an engineering consultancy firm using numerical simulation tools,
have obvious HPCN requirements, but are unable to justify the large capital costs of purchasing
high end equipment. Typical uses are the numerical simulations of the responses of structures to
blast impact and explosive loading. Applications for this work include the development of side
impact safety systems for vehicles, and the qualification and decommissioning of offshore
structures.
The main objectives of the project are:
• To show how existing hardware resources can be utilised more efficiently by exploiting high
performance networking.
• To investigate the usefulness of European broadband networks for improving working
practices and increasing the throughput of work.
• To investigate the usefulness of visualisation environments for embedded computational
steering of remote simulations.
The results of the experiments will be reduced execution times for existing numerical simulations
and the ability to run larger simulations which more accurately capture the physics of the problems.
Through dissemination and training activities, the results of the project will promote the use of
HPCN amongst engineering firms within Europe encouraging them to improve their
competitiveness. In addition, through REL’s client base the results will be disseminated into
different market sectors throughout Europe.
Contact Point
Paul Jacob
tel: +44 161 228 32 10
REVERSE ENGINEERING
fax: +44 161 228 32 11
2nd floor- Brancaster Road
email: jacobp@relman.demon.co.uk
UK-M1 7ED MANCHESTER
http://www.man.ac.uk/MVC/research/rcnet/
Participants
REL-(REL Manchester)
REL-(REL Norway)
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY
Start Date:
September 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
N
UK
Duration
24 months
Role
C
A
S
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22528
CANET
Collaborative Automotive Network
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - High Performance Networking, ATM, Multimedia
Uses - Electronic System Design, Cooperative Work, Computer Aided Design, Distributed Design
Industrial Applications - Car Industry
The purpose of the project is to set up user experiments on the usage of computer supported
collaborative working (CSCW) tools over an ATM wide area network in a distributed environment.
The experiment is a user-driven trial which will involve leading edge automotive manufacturers and
suppliers in a multi-site topology, using high performance communication services and
applications. Some of the involved companies were early adopters of such advanced
communications and development tools and are now willing to extend their expertise in this
domain.
The objective is to qualify and to assess the viability of such advanced tools on both technical and
economical standpoints through field trials involving real users in each industrial company :
Renault and Siemens Automotive in 4 different locations. These field trials are now possible since
ATM technology, services and products are becoming available and advanced collaborative
working tools are being developed and tested.
The whole automotive business process is to be impacted by the results of the trial: impact on the
decision-making process before launching a new vehicle, impact on experimenting best practices,
impact on the time to market and the competitiveness of the European automotive industry, impact
on the development costs of a new vehicle.
Contact Point
Michèle BRUN-CROZET
tel: +33 5 61 19 85 16
Siemens Automotive S.A.
fax: +33 5 61 19 25 17
Avenue du Mirail, BP 1149
email: mbrun@scn.de
F - 31036 TOULOUSE Cedex
http://www.expertel.fr/CANET/
Participants
Country
Role
SIEMENS Automotive S.A. F
C
Renault S.A.
F
A
Siemens Bereich
D
A
Automobiltechnik
MECONZA
E
A
FT-EXPERTEL
F
A
LAAS-CNRS
F
A
Start Date
Duration
September 1996
18 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 59
22542
COVAS
Collaborative Visualization of Automotive Simulations
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Cooperative Working, Distributed Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Networking,
Simulation, Visualisation
Industrial Applications - Automotive Design, Crash and Engine Simulation
The project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of a collaborative working environment in
the design of a new car. This environment will be based around multimedia communication tools
and will draw on experiences already gained in a relevant project involving ARUP and
Falkenburger und Partner.
The objective is to set up a multi-site high-performance computing environment and to determine
its cost-benefits when applied to a real engineering problem from the automobile industry involving
several collaborating partners operating under realistic commercial constraints.
A further objective is the establishment of best industrial practices for such a form of working.
Although drawing on an example from the automobile industry, the results of the project will be
applicable to many other industrial problems involving engineering simulations and collaborative
working.
The COVISE system developed by RUS (subcontractor to Porsche) will form the basis for the work
of the project. This system includes dedicated data management and support for several
simultaneous users of high-performance visualisation. Engine and crash simulations will both be
supported by this environment and will enable engineers from different organisations to work
together on a common design.
Contact Point
Christoph Gümbel
tel: +49 7044 35 4045
Dr. Ing. H.c.F. Porsche AG
fax: +49 7044 35 3104
Porschestrasse
email: guembel@porsche.de
D-71287 Weissach
http://www.netapdex.infowin.org/
Participants
Porsche AG
Falkenburger und Partner
ARUP
Start Date:
November 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
Role
D
C
D
A
UK
A
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 60
22556
APAT
Applications Professionnelles sur ATM -APAT
Keywords: Cooperative Design, multi-media platform, ATM network
Technical - Distant training, process control systems
Industrial Applications - Nuclear plants
The APAT project deals with professional applications based on new telecommunication
technologies in research and industry. These multimedia technologies which incorporate video,
audio and high level graphics over IP or ATM networks, based on new emergent standards (HTML,
Java, VRML) allow each engineer to exploit remote distributed multimedia databases, and share
know how,
• accessing to remote resources,
• collaborating with remote teams,
• sharing data, pictures, video, audio.
Possible applications are illustrated in two domains. The first one is related to the demonstration of
the efficiency of a distributed multimedia and co-operative training tool in a research environment.
This tool is aimed to provide world wide users of a very complex simulation software in the nuclear
safety field with the ability to have multimedia training or distant expertise included in the working
environment. So, it is expected that this user will have a better mastery of the code and the physical
phenomena he intends to simulate.
The second application is relevant to the industry of tyres and cables, a highly competitive market.
The goal of this second application is to experiment concurrent engineering of tyres and cables over
ATM networks (LAN's and WAN's). The co-operative design of tyres will be promoted by
providing the design teams who are located in Italy and Germany with the ability to share their
CAD software sessions as well as multimedia training tools (videos and texts), helpdesk and design
data bases.
Contact Point
Andre Latrobe
tel: +33 4 76 85 99 00
CISI
fax: +33 4 76 85 99 20
rue de l'Arcelle, 6
email: latrobea@mercure.cisi.fr
F-38600 FONTAINE
http://cisi.it/public/apat/apat.htm
Participants
CISI S.A.
CISI AID S.p.A.
Pirelli S.p.A.
Start Date:
September 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
F
I
I
Duration
18 months
Role
C
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 61
22559
COLBA
Customer On Line Behaviour Analysis
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Financial Applications
Technical - On Line Data Analysis
Uses - Finance, Telecommunications
Industrial Applications - Customer Behavioural Analysis
The objective is the development of a core European technological offering in the emerging sector
of Customer On Line Behavioural Data Analysis. The need for high performance fraud detection
applications based on this core technology has evolved, with different levels of maturity, in
different markets. In the electronic money market dedicated software products have already
appeared in the US. In the telecommunications market the needs have more recently been identified,
and consequently there is significant market potential. In the international network services arena
the commercial exploitation of the Internet is introducing new access monitoring challenges for
service providers.
The sectors identified above share some basic common features: in all of them there is a very large
customer base accessing a digital network based service and generating very high transaction
volumes. In each of these sectors fraudulent/criminal behaviour is increasingly experienced, and is
expected to continue its growth at the exponential rate of the Internet expansion. A combination of
HPCN technologies, rule-based systems and advanced pattern recognition techniques can provide a
suitable solution to the need of monitoring these transactions and detecting fraudulent behaviours in
an on-line environment. The focus is on the requirements of the credit card market, where a
significant market for on-line fraud detection is mature. The validity of the approach in the
telecommunication sector will be assessed through a set of focused experiments.
A rule-based and neural network based fraud detection software prototype will be developed and a
performance characterisation activity, on SMP architectures, will be executed with specific
reference to credit card fraud detection requirements. In addition, experimental activities on
telecommunications frauds and a market study in the relevant sectors will be performed.
Contact Point
Paolo Stofella
tel +39 2 280141
Artificial Intelligence Software
fax +39 2 610853
Via Esterle 9
email:paolos@ais.it
I-20132 Milano
Participants
Artificial Intelligence Software
Deutsche Bank
University of Southampton-PAC
Stratus Computer Ireland
Energis Communication
Start Date
June 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
I
I
UK
IRL
UK
Duration
18 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 62
22684
EPOCH
Electromagnetic Product Optimisation using Computers with
High performance
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Parallel Program Development, Numerical Applications, CAD, Optimisation, Tools
Uses - Electromagnetic Simulation, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Machinery,
Electrical and Optical Equipment
The overall objective of EPOCH is to develop a prototype software suite for designers of
electromagnetic products. The prototype will allow designers to achieve optimum electromagnetic
design of these products. The software will be implemented on parallel computers and clusters of
PCs, taking advantage of the inherent parallelism that exists within some optimisation procedures,
and previous experience in parallel implementations of computational electromagnetics software.
At month 18 of the project, a fully functional 2D optimisation suite has been delivered and the last 6
months will be used to make progress towards 3D optimisation. Applications of the software within
the project include optimised design of motors, video recorders, microwave ovens, television tubes
and accelerator magnets, but the tools will be of a sufficiently general nature as to be exploited in
many other areas.
Contact Point
Chris Riley
Vector Fields Ltd.
24 Bankside
Kidlington
UK-OX5 1JE Oxford
Participants
Vector Fields
Oxford Parallel
Labein
Nederlandse Philips
Bedrijven
Groupe Moulinex
Ansaldo Energia
Universita' di Genova
Ecole Central de Lille
Start Date
January 1997
tel: +44 1865 370151
fax: +44 1865 370277
email: cpr@vector.demon.co.uk
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/oxpara/epoch/home.htm
Country
UK
UK
E
NL
Role
C
P
P
P
F
I
I
F
P
P
A
A
Duration
24 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/22684.htm
It was last updated on 12 October 1998, and is maintained by Agnes.Bradier@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
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MESODYN
Software for Mesoscale Dynamics Simulations on HPCN
Platforms in Chemical Engineering
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Simulation, Computational Chemistry, Mesoscale chemical engineering
Users - Petro- chemical industr y,
Industrial Applications - Engineering of complex polymer liquids
The MesoDyn project bridges the gap between micro- and macroscale modelling by the
development of a new class of models and software modules for the mesoscale chemical
engineering of complex industrial polymer liquids. The basic process to be modelled is the (micro)
phase separation dynamics of a complex polymer liquid, including the influence of boundary
conditions, hydrodynamic interactions and reactio-diffusion-phenmomena.
Functionalities will include methods for geometry constraints, fluctuating convection and
deterministic sheering currents, compressibility modelling, reaction-diffusion modelling,
electrostatics for systems at higher ionic strengths, parameterisation tools as well a graphic user
interface and appropriate analysis tools.
The GUI tools will be implemented into the molecular modelling software package Cerius² of
Molecular Simulations Inc. Results will be validated on industrial physical systems of the end users
of MesoDyn, i.e. by BASF, Norsk Hydro and Shell Chemicals, covering the most important
material classes in which mesoscale morphology has a high impact on the final product properties.
Contact Point
Anne Schreieck
BASF-AG
SZ/ZC Systems for Chemistry
Carl Bosch Strasse C13
D-67056 Ludwigshafen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Participants
BASF
Shell
NH
MSL
IBM
UOG
Start Date
November 1996
Octobre 1998
Tel: +49 621 60 78 253
Fax: +49 621 60 49 463
E-mail: anne.schreieck@zx.basf-ag.de
Country
D
NL
N
UK
D
NL
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
Duration
36 months
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22689
SIMTRAP
Simulation of Traffic induced Air Pollution using Parallel
Computing in a Distributed Network
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Parallel Computing, Simulation, Distributed Networks
Uses - Dynamic Traffic Flow Modelling, Air Pollution Modelling
Industrial Applications - Transportation and Environmental Planning
Environmental impacts of traffic are of major concern throughout many European metropolitan
areas. There is a lack of comprehensive and fast tools to estimate the level of pollution in respect of
varying traffic flow conditions to optimise remedial measures. Within the project such a tool will be
developed and applied at four test sites.
An existing traffic flow model will be parallelised to reduce computational burdens. The system
will be coupled with an existing air pollution model on a Geographical Information System
environment. The integrated simulation tool is meant as an optimisation and decision support tool
for transport planners and traffic engineers.
The decision support system will be applied in the metropolitan areas of Berlin, Milano, Maastricht
and Vienna. Various traffic control strategies and the impact on traffic flow and pollution will be
tested. The test sites will function as demonstration cases for further exploitation of the developed
decision support system called SIMTRAP.
Contact Point
Klaus Noekel
PTV system Software und Consulting GmbH
Stumpfstrasse 1
D-76131 Karlsruhe
Participants
Country
PTV system GmbH
D
GMD-First
D
ESS
A
Hague Consulting Group
NL
Unseld + Partner
A
Provincia di Milano
I
Start Date
December 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +49 721 9621 200
fax: +49 721 9651 399
email: noe@system.ptv.de
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 65
22691
SEEDS
Simulation Environment for the Evaluation of Distributed
traffic control Systems
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical - Simulation, Distributed Systems, Networks
Uses - Traffic Monitoring
Industrial Applications - Air Traffic Control,Maritime Traffic Control,Sensors Integration
In this Project, a distributed interactive Simulation Environement (SE) for the analysis and
evaluation of distributed traffic control systems will be designed, set-up and tested. The SE will
provide a general purpose tool kit for the simulation of a wide range of industrial applications of
strategic relevance, such as air and maritime traffic control systems.
In the frame of this Project, the application area chosen as a case study is the ground traffic control
in airports, that is the A-SMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System). An
A-SMGCS consists of the provision of guidance, control and regulation of all aircraft and ground
vehicles in the movement area of an airdrome. Such a system has to maintain the runway capacity
in all weather and traffic conditions, assuring a high level of safety thus improving (with automatic
means) the present visual-voice communication situation.
The SE will be based on a network of commercial high performance workstations (HPCN) playing
the roles of the different actors (traffic controllers, aircraft pilots, vehicle drivers, external world)
and of the different sensors (radar, camera, GPS, eye) used in the A-SMGCS.
Contact Point
Sebastiano Bottalico
tel +39-6-4150 3160
ALENIA - Area Sistemi
fax +39-6-4150 3709
Via Tiburtina Km 12.400
email: sbot@lti.alenia.it
I - 00131 Roma
http://www.lti.alenia.it/ep/seeds.html
Participants
Alenia
Sicta
Sogitec
Rigel Engineering
University of Siena
Sogel/Lux
SEA
University of Münich
Country
I
I
F
B
I
L
I
D
Start Date
January 1997
Duration
30 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 66
22693
HYPERBANK
High Performance Banking
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Business Knowledge Modelling, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Parallel
Computing
Uses – Generic Models for Customer Profiling
Industrial Applications - Banking, Finance, Insurance, Retail, Utilities
The main aim of the project is to provide the Banking sector with the requisite toolset for increased
understanding of existing and prospective customers, and better tailoring of products and services
for those customers. The entire ethos of the project will be user led. The successful completion of
the project will allow banks to gain competitive advantage and specifically enable them:
• to offer the right set of products for each customer, at the right price for each customer
• to ensure maximum retention of customers
• to ensure maximum efficiency in obtaining new customers
• to manage the risk to the bank from each contract.
The approach integrates and deploys three important technologies: business knowledge modelling,
data warehousing and data mining, and high performance computing. In exploiting these
technologies, the project will deliver the following major results: (1) a generic business knowledge
model of "customer profiling" within the banking sector, that can be used for different banking
methods and strategies; (2) an enhanced data extraction tool incorporating the business model; (3) a
high performance data mining tool interfacing to both the data extraction and the business
knowledge model.
Contact Point
John McGuire
Datel Advanced System Limited
Datel House
Caspian Road, Atlantic Street
Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 5HH
Participants
Country
Datel
UK
NBG
GR
Postgirot
S
Capital Bank
UK
01-Pliroforiki
GR
Carleton Europe
B
UMIST
UK
KTH
S
Start Date
January 1997
tel: +44 161 929 6444
fax: +44 161 929 5444
email: jpm@alt.datel-group.co.uk
http://www.co.umist.ac.uk/CompISG/ISE-Projects/Hyperbank.html
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
A
A
Duration
30 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/22693.htm
It was last updated on 10 October 1998, and is maintained by Merce.Griera-I-Fisa@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 67
22695
SLOEGAT
Short and Long Term Optimization of Electricity Generation
and Trading in a competitive Energy Market
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical - Simulation, Automatic Optimisation, Parallel Computing
Uses - Energy Management and Monitoring
Industrial Applications - Energy Trading, Electric Power Planning
The project aims to develop, implement and test, on a high performance computing platform, a
software system to simulate and optimise the energy generation and trading coordination planning
process in large electricity generating systems, both in the short (1 day-1 week) and medium to long
term (one-two years). Special consideration will be given to this process to the growing importance
of the energy trading problem in a deregulated market.
The target is to develop and implement suitable mathematical algorithmic approaches for a parallel
high performance environment, so that the solution times for a large size case of the above problem
lie in the range of:
- 10-15 minutes for the short term planning problem, and
- 0,5-1 hour for the medium-long term planning problem
The currently available systems cannot attempt to solve the problem optimally. They only provide
implementable solutions by addressing the problem as a sequence of subproblems which, on one
hand require a computing effort that should be affordable with present systems and, on the other
hand, do not guarantee by any means the global optimum of the solution. The proposed project
addresses the improvement of both the quality (better planning, lower costs) and the efficiency (less
response time) of the electric power planning and management related activities by the electric
utilities.
Contact Point
José Luis de la Fuente
tel +34-1-5776500
IBERDROLA
fax +34-1-4357910
Serrano 21-4°
email: jl.delafuente@ iberdrola.es
E - 28080 Madrid
http: to be announced
Participants
IBERDROLA
UPC
SIEMENS
VEW Energie
RWTH
Start Date
December 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
E
E
A
D
D
Duration
30 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 68
22696
HAT
High Performance Arbitrage Detection & Trading
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,Finanacial Applications
Technical - Real-Time Detection of Anomalies
Uses - Finance
Industrial Applications - Arbitrage Detection and Trading
This project will develop a realistic demonstration of the capabilities of applying HPC to detecting
and trading arbitrage in high-frequency financial markets which will be of vital interest to market
participants. The roles of the partners in the project are as follows:
London Business School in collaboration with Reuters have already developed a set of pricing
relationships that are often violated in the Foreign Exchange, Equity, and Fixed income market. A
comprehensive set of zero-risk arbitrage conditions will be delivered for each market to the other
partners to achieve the basic objectives of the HAT project.
Dresdner Bank, BNP, and Hughes Financial Analytics will take delivery of these zero-risk routines
and, with each partner concentrating on one specific market, will gather market data. When
parallelised routines become available, they will evaluate the areas where the new technology could
provide them with added value.
The IT partners, Intrasoft and Parsytec will provide the hardware and software for i) connecting to
Reuters datafeeds ii) checking for integrity iii) implementing in real time iv) logging violations and
v) providing interfaces with alarm generators for risk management. The institutions will paper-trade
the system for a period of one year and will assess the risks involved in using it.
Reuters will lead the work associated with defining user requirements. It will also take prime
responsibility for the subsequent marketing of the HAT Project’s results. The deliverables will be
productised and exploited using Reuter’s established marketing and distribution channels by
offering a high performance product as an add-on service to Reuters’ Markets 2000 and 3000
product-lines.
Contact Point
Harald Wegner
tel +49 69 263 16 290
Dresdner Bank AG
fax +49 69 263 16 540
Jurgen-Ponto-Platz 1
email: Harald.Wegner@Dresdner-Bank.de
D-60301 Frankfurt am Main
Participants
Dresdner Bank
BNP
Hughes Financial Analytics
London Business School
Parsytec
Intrasoft
Start Date
January 1997
Octobre 1998
Country
D
FR
UK
UK
D
GR
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 69
22700
CRITIKAL
Client-server Rule Induction Technology for Industrial
Knowledge Acquisition from Large Databases
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Decision Support
Technical - Data Mining, Data Warehousing
Uses - Customer Profiling & Service
Industrial Applications - Finance, Pharmaceuticals
The basic premise for the project is the real business need for tools to enable in situ data mining
against large databases in a client-server environment. The technological basis for the work of the
project is Attar Software’s mature, widely proven XpertRule induction technology and its newly
released XpertRule Profiler client-server induction technology which is aimed specifically at the
data warehousing marketplace.
The objectives of the project are to:
• demonstrate the potential for adding value to the info assets of organisations in different
sectors through effective client-server induction from large corporate data warehouses;
• develop and demonstrate an advanced client-server induction system capable of supporting
efficient, effective data mining of large databases in business environments;
• generate prototypes of a series of enhancements to Attar Software’s XpertRule Profiler
product which are enabled by HPC technology and which are commercially exploitable
during the lifetime of the project;
• generate a body of large-scale data mining experiences, from both the financial and
pharmaceutical wholesale sectors, which will form the basis for generic dissemination and
specific marketing activities.
Product technology based on the results of the project will be rapidly exploited by Attar Software
both during and after the timeframe of the project. Products based on the software developed in the
project will have the potential to make a significant impact on a huge worldwide marketplace which
is eager to invest in demonstrable capabilities. The end-users will provide advice and guidance to
Attar Software to assist the exploitation process.
Contact Point
Akeel Al-Attar
tel +44 1942 608844
Attar Software Ltd
fax +44 1942 601991
Newlands Road
email: aalattar@attar.co.uk
UK-WN7 4HN Leigh
Participants
Attar Software
GEHE
Lloyds TSB Group
PAC
University of Stuttgart
Start Date
January 1997
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
D
UK
UK
D
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 70
22707
HP-RETAIL
High Performance Parallel Computing for Medium-Sized
Retailers
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical - Decision Support Tools, Parallel Data, Symmetric Multiprocessor
Uses - Retailing
Industrial Applications - Data Warehouse, Decision Support
Food and non-food retailing are extremely competitive markets. Large retail groups concentrate
their efforts on the exploitation of new consumer groups. They have developed information systems
which deliver the necessary marketing information and also shorten the time delay between
consumer demand and stock replenishment. High performance parallel computing is ultimately
required for data warehouses. Present installations at the large retailing chains are based on
massively parallel IT systems from US companies. Medium sized retailing companies are
concerned that - although high performance computing is considered extremely beneficial for
efficient consumer response tracking - these large systems are prohibitively expensive and not
scalable to fit the needs of a medium sized company.
By clustering several symmetric multiprocessor nodes, a high performance data warehouse
computer can be built at a reasonable cost. However, there is a lack of availability of decision
support tools for consumer response tracking. It is not possible to develop these tools with the
resources of a single medium sized retailer. The project will (i) satisfy the decision support needs of
many medium sized retailers through a scalable solution, (ii) add user value by tailoring the
functionality of the tools for retailers, and (iii) build a high performance parallel data loader for
collecting sales info from many stores.
The result will be a scalable architecture and a set of pre-configured decision support tools that will
help to improve the average trade margins not only overall but also for individual sales outlets,
allow benchmarking between different outlets and help to optimize stock replenishment.
Contact Point
Gilles Bogo
tel +33 1 30 80 37 96
Bull SA
fax +33 1 30 80 79 50
Rue Jean Jaures BP68
email: G.Bogo@frcl.bull.fr
F-78340 Les Clayes Sous Bois
Participants
Bull
Allkauf
FhG-IAO
Information Management
MEINL
UNIGRO
Start Date
December 1996
Octobre 1998
Country
F
D
D
D
A
NL
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 71
22709
FAST-SIM
MPP System for simulated NMR data analysis
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical -Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic resonance imaging,Quadrics computer
Uses - Visualisation, Simulation, Computer graphics
Industrial Applications - Medical diagnosis and imaging, Pharmaceutical research,
Biotechnology, Molecular engineering, Biochemical research
NMR spectroscopy is applied to High Resolution Spectroscopy (HRS), for biochemical
characterization, and to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), for medical diagnosis.
HRS is strategic for the modern chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Multidimensional (MD)
NMR, one of the leading techniques, has strong computational demands, forcing users to off-line
processing. This hinders complete exploitation of costly experimental data, ever increasing with
new-generation spectrometers. Furthermore, conventional systems do not allow multidimensional
Maximum Enthropy Reconstruction (MER) in an economical time scale. MER would cut MD
acquisition times by a factor of two or more, thus enabling the study of compounds so far
considered insufficiently stable to be amenable to NMR characterization.
MRI is an important non invasive diagnostic tool. Huge matrices are processd, for both image
reconstruction and image analysis, and new techniques will push computational resources even
further. Also, MRI users need intensive processing for analysis and interpretation. Computational
time is a real bottleneck in this process, with significant impact on the efficiency of the health
system when it comes to diagnostic users.
The project will realise a parallel software package to analyse and interpret NMR data with highly
advanced techniques and capabilities running on a powerful MPP platform from QSW. The main
goal of the development is to adopt software packages as an analysis and verification tool, during
the design phase of new NMR data analysis equipment for spectroscopy and imaging. This allows
to analyse simulated data derived from the design of novel high-performance systems for the study
of biological and synthetic samples, in the chemical and the biomedical fields. A version of the
package will then be derived for commercial exploitation as a stand-alone software tool, to be
adopted by users of installed NMR systems.
Contact Point
Dr Giovanni Bizzaro
Bruker Spectrospin Italiana
Via G. Pascoli 70/3
I-20133 Milano
Participants
BRUKER
QSW
SIGEDA
Università di Verona
tel: +39 2 70 63 63 70
fax: +39 2 23 61 294
email: gb@bruker.it
http: to be announced
Country
Role
D
C
UK
P
I
P
I
P
Technische Universität Munich
Start Date
January 1997
D
Duration
26 months
Octobre 1998
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 72
22716
DoRo
Document Routing
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Parallel Platforms, Parallel Parsing, Integration
Users – Computer Document handling, Automatic indexing
Industrial Applications – Document Management, Document Analysis and Workflow
A problem faced by a growing number of companies in the Information Age is the routing of
human-readable documents that are in electronic form. Such documents can either be received in
the form of electronic messages, or they can be the result of OCR/ICR-processing of paper mail and
documents. How can it be assured that they arrive at the proper destination with the smallest
possible time delay?
For properly addressed mail this is just a matter of logistics, but for generically addressed mail and
for documents without specific addressing information, this involves some form of human
intervention: reading the document, interpreting its contents, and forwarding it to the person or
department that should deal with it. Manual mail routing is error prone and time consuming. How
can it be automated?
The purpose of the DOcument ROuting project is to develop a platform-independent system
performing automatic routing of human-readable documents in electronic form on the basis of an
analysis of the contents of the documents and knowledge of the characteristics of the possible
destinees.
The system will be embedded into standard workflow environments and will appear as a “black box
component“ of such systems. It shall be generic, both with respect to the application domains and
with respect to the natural languages used. Versions of the linguistic classification system will be
developed for three Community languages (Dutch, Spanish, and Greek) and for three users (an
insurance company, Dutch, an IT-sector company, Spanish, and a stock exchange, Greece).
Contact Point
Casper Molmans
Xerox Professional Services
Gondel 1
1186 MJ Amstelveen
The Netherlands
Participants
Xerox
PROFit
Parsytec
KUN
CTI
USC
OHRA
ASE
IECISA
Docutec
Start Date
January 1997
e-mail : molmansc@xps.xerox.nl
http://www.profit.es/proyectos/doro-ingles.html
Country
NL
ES
DE
NL
GR
ES
NL
GR
ES
DE
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
30 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/22716.htm
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 73
22717
OPTIMUM
Applying HPC Techniques to the Industrial Design:
Automatic Optimization of Forging Processes
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation
Technical : Optimisation, CAOD, PVM, CAE, CAD
Uses : Forge 2, Forge Industry, Training
The objective of the project is to design an optimisation environment for hot metal forging based on
the 2D and axi-symmetric simulation code Forge2. Parallelisation is mandatory to make such a tool
exploitable in an industrial environment due to the cost of each individual simulation and the need
of several intermediate steps to reach the optimum.
The parallelisation can be performed in two ways. Firstly, by distributing the computation of
independent trials in the case of an optimisation procedure based on the so-called iterative
approximation method. Secondly, by parallelising through a domain decomposition approach, each
simulation, in the case of a direct optimisation method.
Most of the potential customers are SME, so the objective is to design efficient parallel tools for
inexpensive systems based on networked PCs.
CAOD (Computer Aided Optimum Design) is a set of methodologies of design and tools that allow
automatically to obtain optimal designs starting from the product specification. The RTD work to
be done during the project is:
• the development of a Parallel HPC design environment for automatic optimization of
forging processes (integration of CAD and CAE and interactive design),
• the research and application of parallel HPC algorithms,
• the training with Parallel HPC Automatic Design Tool and Dissemination of the results.
Contact Point
Mr. Jesus LAMA
tel +34.4.489.24.00
LABEIN
fax +34.4.489.24.60
Mecanica y CAD/CAM
email: lama@labein.es
Cuesta de Olabega 16
http:
E- 48013 Bilbao
FRANCE
Participants
FOVISA
ARMINES
IATRIKI TECHNIKI
LABEIN
FORD WERKE
GSB
TRANSVALOR
Start Date
July 1997
Country
E
F
GR
E
D
E
F
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/22717.htm
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Agnes.Bradier@cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 74
22723
HITERM
High-Performance Computing and Networking for
Technological and Environmental Risk Management
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical - Distributed Parallel Simulation, Visualization, Discrete Multi-criteria Optimization,
Rule-based Expert Systems, Real-time Data Acquisition
Uses - Time Critical Environmental Applications, Technological Risk and Emergency
Management, Adaptive Routing, Simulation of Accidents, Interactive Decision Support
Industrial Applications - Chemical Industries, Hazardous Installations, Transportation of
Hazardous Substances, Emergency Response Management and Training
Within the framework of HPCN Information Management and Decision Support, HITERM aims at
expanding the application of HPCN to decision support in new domains: the central focus is the
interface between technological risk management and the environment. Using distributed
parallel computing, the project aims at reaching better-than real time performance for the simulation
of accidental release of hazardous substances into the atmosphere and ground and surface water.
This information will be used, in the framework of interactive, on-line decision support and
advisory systems for the adaptive routing of hazardous transports integrating environmental risk
criteria with other road information and the support of emergency management tasks (and related
staff training) for transportation accidents involving hazardous substances and for hazardous
installations, as foreseen by the amended Post-Seveso Directive (82/501/EEC, 87/216/EEC,
COM(94)4).
In addition to connecting the HPC simulations to various on-line monitoring data sources, the
project will explore the on-line integration of uncertainty and error analysis based on MonteCarlo methods and on-line interactive data interpretation and visualization for dynamic, spatially
distributed, and probabilistic model results.
Contact Point
Dr. Kurt Fedra
tel +43-22 52-63 30 50
Environmental Software and Service GmbH
fax +43-22 52-63 30 59
Kalkgewerk 1
email: info@ess.co.at
A-2352 Gumpoldskirchen, AUSTRIA
http: www.ess.co.at/HITERM/
Participants
Environmental Software and
Services GmbH
GMD
SYRECO s.r.l.
LNEC Informatica SA
FCCN
PETROGAL Petroleos de
Portugal, SA
ASIT Security and Information
Systems in Transport Ltd.
Start Date
January 1997
Country
A
Role
C
D
I
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
CH
P
Octobre 1998
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 75
22727
WEPTEL
Innovative Weather Presentations on TELevision
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Virtual Environment, Weather Forecasting, Air Pollution, Parallel Architectures
Uses - Television Presentation, Visualization, Pre and Post-processing
Industrial Applications - Broadcasting
The objective of the project is to introduce innovative weather presentations on television. For this
purpose a visualisation system will be developed which is able to select fast and on-line interesting
phenomena produced by weather forecast and air-pollution models, and combine the output of these
two models. Furthermore, the system - and thereby the numerical models used in the project should be able to provide forecasts for areas varying from a regional scale to a continental scale.
Finally, state-of-the-art visualisation techniques will be included in the system to introduce novel
methods to present forecast phenomena ( e.g., three-dimensional data, time-series, virtual scenery).
The project addresses the embedding of High Performance Computing and the post-processing of
data generated by simulation into a commercial end-user application. The post-processing needs for
high performance computing and related visualisation of high volume data are considered one of the
major challenges for high performance computing to gain a market position beyond scientific
computing. This project distinguishes itself by the fact that the post-processing needs do not cater
for scientific computing and high performance computing experts but rather for an audience of nonexperts
Contact Point
Lex Wolters
Dept. Of Computer Science
Leiden University
Niels Bohrweg 1
NL-2333 CA Leiden
Participants
NOS-News
NOB
TV2/Danmark
KNMI
DMU
Leiden University
Start Date
November 1996
Octobre 1998
tel: +31 71 527 7054
fax: +31 71 527 6985
email: llexx@cs.leidenuniv.nl
Country
NL
NL
DK
NL
DK
NL
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 76
22740 PARMAT
Efficient Handling of Large Matrices on High Parallel
Computer Systems in the PERMAS Code
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Coupled Problems, Numerical Applications, Scalability, Scheduling, Software
Migration
Users : Structural Mechanics Simulation
Industrial Applications : Energy Production and Distribution, Mechanical Engineering, Sea
Transportation Vehicles
Due to the experience from the EUROPORT project, PERMAS can be expected to become one of
the leading Finite Element packages with respect to the utilisation of massive parallel systems.
The following deliverables will come from the project:
A parallel PERMAS version with good performance and scalibility for a variety of
applications including multi-physics phenomena, especially of fluid/structure acoustics.
An improved scheduling and clustering mechanism allowing to scale up to 64 processors or
more of tightly coupled machines and up to 16 workstations connected through high speed
networks.
Selected case studies within offshore engineering and ship building, validated by industrial
partners that demonstrate the usefulness and benefits of HPCN in terms of reduction of
project time, man power and safety aspects.
Publications and reports as well as seminar material to promote the usefulness and industrial
relevance of HPCN for industry.
Contact Point
Prof. Uwe Schulz
INTES
Industriestrasse 2
D-70569 Stuttgart
Participants
INTES
UPC
IRCN
Bureau Veritas
Structural Engineering
DYNALIS
Start Date
January 1997
tel: +49 711 7849915
fax: +49 711 7849910
email: schulz@intes.de
http://www.intes.de/parmat.html
Country
D
E
F
F
N
F
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
Duration
24 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/22740.htm
It was last updated on 13 October 1998, and is maintained by Agnes.bradier@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
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INDEX
Intelligent Data Extraction
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Data Reduction,
Technical - Data Visualisation, Data Compression, Data Analysis, Modular Software
Uses Engineering Simulation, Computational Analysis+
Industrial Applications - Electromagnetic, CFD, Seismic Applications
The objective of INDEX is to make the interactive analysis of the results of engineering simulations
performed on HPCN platforms practicable . The very success of HPCN methods in reducing
engineering design times and costs has led to a substantial increase in dataset size and number, and
the difficulty and cost of analysing and interpreting this data which (i) selectively reduces the
proportion of the data returned for analysis by an intelligent and automatic preselection, (ii)
automatically and transparently exercise data compression methods, and (iii) present compact
alternative representations of features in vector and scalar fields. The end product of INDEX is the
INDEX toolset, a portable modular software library, which will provide an integrated software
solution to the problem of increased dataset size from engineering simulation. The toolset will be
used by the industrial partners British Aerospace, Daimler-Benz and Osservatorio Geofisico
Sperimentale within their existing design processes, and exploited externally by the partners
through commercial sales of the toolset.
Contact Point
John Whittle
tel: +44 117 936 60 93
British Aerospace (Ops) Ltd
fax: +44 117 936 37 33
Sowerby Research Centre
email: whittle@src.bae.co.uk
FPC 267, PO Box 5
http://www.man.ac.uk/MVC/IND
EX/Public/index.html
UK- Filton, Bristol
Participants
British Aerospace
Daimler Benz
AVS/UNIRAS
University of Manchester
OGS
University of Stuttgart
Start Date
January 1997
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
D
DK
UK
I
D
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 78
22746
MEDUSA
Multi-disciplinary Engineering Design
via Unitary Software Applications
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical - Simulation, Optimisation, Parallel Systems
Uses - Engineering, Design, Analysis, Multi-physics
Industrial Applications - Electromagnetic simulation, Aerospace simulation
The project is concerned with the multi-disciplinary design and coupled multi-physics optimisation
of complex engineering products enabled by exploiting parallel High Performance Computing
(HPC). The project seeks to enhance the industrial relevance of the multi-disciplinary design
aspects of the EP 8328 CAESAR demonstrator project by extending it to include the detailed
structural response and optimisation of complex engineering structures which are subject to coupled
and combined multiphysics loads.
Its two principal objectives are to establish by demonstration that HPC can enable:
- the analysis of complex structures subject to multi-physics loads through realistic and detailed
finite element models, so reducing the manufacturing costs committed in the design phase by at
least 10 %, and
- efficient coupled multi-physics optimisations, to improve product quality and the performance-tocost ratio of complex engineering products. Cost-benefits targets vary between 3 % to in excess of
10 % for the industrial end-users.
These objectives will be tested against industrial demonstrators posed by the end-users in the
project.
Contact Point
David Rowse
tel +44-1179-366477
British Aerospace, Sowerby Research Centre
fax +44-1179-363733
FPC 267 - P.O. Box 5
email: rowse@src.bae.co.uk
UK-BS12 7QW Filton, Bristol
http://www.telecall.co.uk/~srcbae/medus
a
Participants
British Aerospace
ABB Offshore Technology
AVL-List
GENIAS Software
Computational Dynamics Resarch
MacNeal-Schwendler
University of Wales, Swansea
Start Date
January 1997
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
N
A
D
UK
D
UK
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 79
22752
ACTIVATE
Advanced Computing Technology for Innovative VibroAcoustic Tools in Engineering
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Boundary and Finite Element Methods, Multi-processor architectures, Message
passing
Users - Aircraft and Aerospace Design, Automotive Design, Civil Engineering
Industrial Applications - Vibro-acoustic optimisation
The aim of the ACTIVATE project is to develop an advanced and innovative High-Performance
Computing Vibro-Acoustic Platform (HPC-VAP), which will integrate state-of-the-art HPCN ( High
Performance Computing and Networking) concepts into existing well know vibro-acoustic codes.
The new HPC-VAP will be based on the coupling between the structural code MSC/NASTRAN
and the vibro-acoustic code RAYON-3D developed by STRACO/France, which will be parallelized
in the frame of this project. RAYON-3D code is fully integrated in the CAD-CAE environment of
SDRC/I-DEAS™ Master Series and incorporates advanced coupled numerical techniques based on
Boundary and Finite Element Methods (BEM-FEM) for modelling vibro-acoustic radiation and
transmission phenomena, including fluid-structure internal-external coupling.
The ACTIVATE project will reinforce the leading position of European SME developers and
vendors in the strategic market niche of vibro-acoustics, and will increase the competitiveness of
European transportation industry by providing them with an advanced HPC Vibro-Acoustic
Platform allowing them to drastically reduce the vibro-acoustic optimization costs, during the
vehicle design phase. Additionally the vehicle comfort and the environmental quality will be
enhanced.
Contact Point
Franck Choukroun
STRACO SA
20, Rue du Fonds Pernant
Z.A.C de Mercières - Zone III
F-60471 Compiègne Cedex
Participants
STRACO
CASA
MSC
ONERA
PSA
RUS
AEROSPATIALE (AST)
DORNIER
UTC
Start Date
November 1996
Octobre 1998
Tel: +33 3 44 30 43 60
Fax: +33 3 44 86 87 77
E-mail: choukrou@straco.fr
Country
F
E
D
F
F
D
F
D
F
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
Duration
24 months
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22765
DESIRE II
Design by Simulation and Rendering on
Parallel Architectures II
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical Uses Industrial Applications The project is an extension of the ESPRIT project 6173 DESIRE. The DESIRE II project aims to
complete the development of the DESIRE rendering software and its interface, for distributed and
remote networked communication, the implementation of parallel geometric algorithms for
interactive styling, and at the first implementation of a fully functional prototype system for
interactive design and engineering of car bodies based on visual feedback through photorealistic
rendering and through visualisation of simulated external air flow. This will provide a solid
foundation for large scale industrial realisations of the digital mock-up concept.
The DESIRE rendering software will be suitable for a wide range of application areas. In addition
to the application originally chosen to drive the development in the DESIRE project, i.e., interactive
design and engineering of car bodies, these areas will include interactive architectural design and
lighting simulation, scientific visualisation, commercial digital film production for entertainment
and education, digital media games production and high image quality virtual reality applications.
Contact Point
Rolf Herken
Mental Images
Fasanenstrasse 81
D-10623 Berlin
Participants
Mental Images
BUF
Crystal Magic
Dassault Systems
HTC
WSTL
Start Date
January 1997
Octobre 1998
tel: +49 30 31 59970
fax: +49 30 31 599733
email: office@mental.com
Country
D
F
UK
F
D
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
30 months
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22835
NETAPDEX
Networking Application and Dissemination Expertise
Keywords: High Performance Networking
Technical - Networking, Cooperative Working, Distributed Systems, Meta Computing,
Distributed Graphics and Animation, Simulation, Visualisation
Industrial Applications - All industrial sectors and fields
NETAPDEX is a support, co-ordination and dissemination project, that promotes network usage for
European industry and research organizations. It represents multiple member projects from the
ESPRIT HPCN "Preparatory, Support and Transfer Activities" specifically oriented towards "High
Performance Networking Best Practice and Experiments". Companies both large and small,
especially those involved in advanced industrial research, are now testing a variety of network
technologies with a view to enhancing their competitiveness.
NETAPDEX member projects experiment with new ways of working enabled by technologies such
as ISDN, ATM, etc. and the Internet on top. A NETAPDEX prime task is to transfer practical
experience to the industrial sector, as well as to operators, service providers and decision-makers, in
order to consolidate experience and stimulate new activities in the field of European and world wide
networking. It is becoming increasingly important to prepare professional users to take advantage of
the new opportunities that will emerge as a result of the full liberalisation of the telecom market in
1998.
The gathering and dissemination of concrete experience gained in many projects will help other
business sectors to determine their own networking needs and expected benefits. They should also
smooth the transition from pilot schemes to full blown operational implementations. To establish a
broad basis of experience NETAPDEX has been built to gather further input, e.g. form other
networking based projects in Europe. Therefore NETAPDEX has been opening relationships with
activities such as the Technology Transfer Network (TTN) and is actively seeking further contacts.
Based on the gained experiences NetApdex will express organisational, regulatory and financial
requirements of the industrial user community towards providers and regulators.
Contact Point
Ulrich Lang
RUS, University of Stuttgart
Allmandring 30a
D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Participants
RUS
Genias
Mari
UPC
Reverse Engineering Ltd
European Design Centre
Siemens
CISI
Start Date
August 1996
Octobre 1998
tel:+49 711 685 5995
fax: +49 711 678 7626
email: lang@rus.uni-stuttgart.de
HYPERLINK
http://www.netapdex.infowin.org/
Country
D
NL
UK
ES
UK
NL
FR
FR
Role
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Duration
30 months
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23174
SISCI
Standard Software Infrastructures for SCI-based Parallel
Systems
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - SCI, Software environments (MPI, PVM, POSIX Threads)
Uses - Demanding parallel application software
Industrial Applications - Flow simulation, image processing, data acquisition
The IEEE/ANSI/ISO standard 1596-1992, Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI), defines a high-speed,
scalable, bus-like interconnect to hook up nodes: processors, memories, peripheral devices,
commodity Work Stations (WS) or PCs; in a high-performance parallel system.
An SCI interconnect enables a standard WS or PC cluster to be operated and conveniently
programmed as a shared-memory parallel machine. Given proper application programming
environments, SCI provides unprecedented flexibility and performance for parallel processing on
"commercial-off-the-shelf" WS or PC clusters.
The SISCI project will provide programming environments for SCI-based parallel systems. The
project will develop and test on industrial applications the following formal or de facto standard
software environments:
• the Message-Passing Interface communication library (MPI);
• the Parallel Virtual Machine programming library (PVM);
• a POSIX-compliant thread package that will operate across machine boundaries
Contact Point
Mr. Kåre Løchsen
tel: + 47 22 62 70 00
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions AS
fax: + 47 22 62 71 80
P.O. Box 70 Bogerud
email: kl@dolphinics.no
N-0621 OSLO
http: http://www.dolphinics.no
Participants
Dolphin
AEA
CERN
Scali
University of Bergen, Parallab
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Technische Universität München
EMU Unterwasserpumpen
Country
N
D
F
N
N
UK
D
D
Start Date
April 1997
Duration
24 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
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23475
RADAR
High Performance Rainfall Radar Image
Processing for Sewage Systems Control
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Image Processing
Technical - Neural Networks, Forecasting System
Uses - Rainfall Forecasting, Load Prediction for Sewage Treatment
Industrial Applications - Sewage Treatment Utilities
The control of sewage and drainage systems of large cities is one of the highly critical problems that
has to be solved in order to reduce pollution impact on the environment. The most difficult problem
that limited the automatic control in this domain is the low level of descriptive information
available on the system: the geographical distribution of rainfall can not be handled by the classic
approaches based on rain gauges, and only the main pipes and components of a sewage system are
known by operators. Therefore deterministic modelling is impossible in practise for the real-time
control.
The recent emergence of new technologies using radar weather images and artificial neural
networks modelling have demonstrated that significant improvement can be achieved. RADAR will
implement a set of methods for forecasting flows based on radar images and on-line rain gauges,
covering a large catchment area using a flexible high performance computing environment based on
CapCASE++.
The main benefit for the users - to be demonstrated at three sewage treatment plants - will be a
better management of critical rainfall situations by choosing the optimal management strategy, i.e.
reducing CSO (Combined Sewer Overflows) events and increasing the stability of biological
sewage treatment processes.
Contact Point
Mr. Albert Mpe
tel +33 1 30 15 40 00
CITI, Lyonnaise des Eaux
fax +33 1 39 76 02 93
59 av. Emile Thiebaut
email: ampe@citi.lyonnaise-des-eaux.fr
F-78110 LE VESINET
Participants
Lyonnaise des Eaux
APIC SA
Water Quality Institute
AMGA
OFAI
Danish Meteorological Institute
VA-Verket Malmö
Start Date
To be announced
Octobre 1998
Country
F
F
DK
I
AT
DK
S
Duration
30 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 84
23480
FLEXSECURE
Modular, Scaleable Detection System for Explosives, Drugs
and Weapons in Hand Baggage and Medium Sized Parcels
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Embedded Systems, Parallel Platforms, X-ray Image Evaluation
Uses - Real-time Applications, Image Processing, Visualisation
Industrial Applications - Security X-ray Inspection
The improvement of internal and travel security by automatic or semi-automatic X-ray units is a
world-wide increasing demand. Systems currently in the market are either non automatic units or
they are limited to high-end applications with high throughput and are ranging therefore in the
upper price areas. For hand baggage control systems placed in all airports, in harbours, custom
control stations, mail rooms in security critical enterprises and other security relevant locations new
modular and scaleable solutions must be developed. Scaleable for coping with increasing load,
modular in order to reflect specific customer needs (explosives, drugs, weapons) today and in
future. The result of this development project will be scaleable X-ray inspection system for different
user groups integrating standard embedded high performance computing hardware and application
specific software modules. Furthermore, the technology will help to reduce the tremendous costs
concerned with the manual detection of dangerous goods and will increase the detection reliability.
In the end, the security on travel or in the society could be enhanced by introducing high
performance computing into end-user products. The involvement of end users in the project team,
namely one of the biggest European airports and an important national aviation association ensures
the market relevance of the results.
Contact Point
Dr. Hermann Ries
Heimann Systems GmbH
Research and Development
Carl-von-Linde-Str. 14
D-65197 Wiesbaden
Participants
Heimann Systems GmbH
Parsytec GmbH
Kjaergaard Industri Automatic
Copenhagen Airports A/S
AENA (Aeropuertos Espanoles y
Navegacion Aerea
Start Date
January 1997
Tel: +49 611 9412 575
Fax: +49 611 9412 550
email: hries@heimannsystems.com
Country
D
D
DK
DK
E
Role
C
P
P
A
A
Duration
24 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/23480.htm
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Khalil.Rouhana@cec.be
Octobre 1998
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23483
EPSIS
Real-Time Analysis of Video Image Structure
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Embedded Systems, Video Image
Processing,
Technical -Virtual Reality, Parallel Architectures, Target Recognition, Motion Estimation
Uses - Machine Vision, Three-Dimensional Graphics
Industrial Applications -Television Broadcasting , Sports Sponsoring, Video Production
Image processing techniques are bringing a whole range of innovative applications to the world of
digital video. An early commercial application released by one of the project partners in 1995 is the
electronic billboard. This image processing system is able to detect and track a real billboard or
another target in the live broadcast flow of a sports event, and to insert a synthetic "electronic
billboard" to replace it in the video signal. This can be used to optimise the impact of sponsoring to
specific audiences. The goal of the EPSIS project is to enhance this system by launching a new
research activity focused on obstacle processing.
The anticipated project results will enable the insertion of a new billboard even when a player is
partially masking the targeted "real" billboard, with a minimum number of constraints.
Similar techniques will also be exploited in a different application, known as the virtual set. This
application allows images of actors and props recorded in an appropriate studio to be superimposed
on a synthetic background. Most virtual set solutions available today require instrumented cameras
to track their location and orientation and the well-known chroma-key technique to insert actors and
props in a synthetic background. The techniques developed in this project will partially or
completely suppress the constraints of chroma key.
The results of the project will give the consortium a competitive edge on players from outside
Europe, mainly from the US.
Contact Point
Mr. Pierre Pleven
tel: +33.1.3463.7556
Symah Vision
fax: +33.1.3463.7057
Rue Dewoitine 6
78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay
FRANCE
Participants
Symah Vision
Matra Systèmes et Information
Radamec Broadcast Systems
Digitale Videosysteme
INRIA
Mondial Promotions S.A.
Start Date
January 1997
Country
F
F
UK
D
F
GR
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/23483.htm
It was last updated on 8 septembre 1998, and is maintained by Patrick.VanHove@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
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23486
PHASE
A Distributed Pharmaceutical Applications Server
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Metacomputing, Parallel computing, Simulation, Internet
Uses - Molecular modeling
Industrial Applications - Drug design, biotechnology research
The PHASE project aims at providing a central access point to powerful computing platforms
running applications used in the pharmaceutical drug discovery process (e.g. MaxHom, Genequiz,
Dragon and Msap). By linking WAN connected HPCN systems running these applications, a
service is provided to industrial users who need high performance computing power for their
specific tasks in drug design projects, but find the cost to be prohibitive, or have not decided yet to
invest in the acquisition and management of the software and platforms.
Building on previous projects, and on a national metacomputing initiative, PHASE combines
important paralel bio-informatics applications for collaborative use in a distributed server
environment.
Based on the results and experiences gained in these projects, PHASE has the potential to
demonstrate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of HPCN in industrial key-applications in the
field of pharmaceutical drug design, and in biotechnology research.
Moreover the project intends to demonstrate that this type of service, accessible also through
Internet, may be extended to other application codes, and other industrial sectors.
Contact Point
Mrs Anke Weber
University Paderborn
Paderborn Centre of Parallel Computing
Fürstenallee 11
D-33102 Paderborn
tel +49.5251.60.6331
fax +49.5251.60.6297
email: weber@uni-paderborn.de
http://www.uni-paderborn.de/pc2/projects/phase
Participants
PC²
Merck
Novo
EBI
MRC-NIMR
OML
Country
D
D
DK
UK
UK
UK
Start Date
February 1997
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/23486.htm
It was last updated on 18 November 1998, and is maintained by Massimo.Luciolli@cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 87
23499
DYNAMITE
Dynamic Task Migration Execution Environment
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Dynamic Load Balancing
User - Workstation Clusters, Parallel Job Management
Industrial Applications - Crashworthiness, Occupant Safety Analysis, Metal Stamping
Project Summary
This project aims at the development of a DYNAMIc Task migration execution Environment
(DYNAMITE) for the automatic work-load balancing of PVM tasks in workstation cluster
environments with dynamically changing load. DYNAMITE will drastically lower the barrier to use
high performance computing in industry and academia by optimally exploiting the distributed
computing power of the locally installed workstations. It will allow industrial users to migrate to
parallel program architectures without having to invest heavily in new hard- or software.
With our combined expertise in modeling and simulation, parallel and distributed computing, task
migration, scheduling and load balancing, we are in the unique situation to address the complex
issues related to the efficient exploitation of workstation clusters for large scale simulations.
The project is tackled along four mutually interacting layers:
• task partitioning by ESI and UvA (for the PAM-CRASH code),
• task load balancing by PC 2 (deciding when and where to migrate a task),
• task migration by UvA (checkpointing, task transfer and restart),
• industrial exploitation and dissemination by ESI and Genias.
While the project initially targets at improving the execution speed of ESI's widely used car crash
simulation code on workstation clusters, the resulting software environment is completely
transparent to the application. Any existing PVM application can be linked to the DYNAMITE
library without the need to change the source code.
Contact Point
Jan Clinckemaillie
Engineering Systems International
20, rue Saarinen
SILIC 270
F-94578 Rungis
tel.: +33 1.49 78 28 00
fax: +33 1.46 87 72 02
email: jc@esi.fr
http://www.esi.fr
Participants
Engineering Systems International
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Genias Benelux BV
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing
Country Role
F
C
NL
P
NL
P
D
P
Start Date
September, 1997
Duration
2 years
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/23499.htm
It was last updated on 8 septembre 1998, and is maintained by khalil.Rouhana@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 88
23502
FITS
Fortran Integrated Tool Set
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation
Technical : Reverse engineering, performance analysis, hybrid architectures, MPI
Uses : Fortran, Code re-engineering, parallel code, toolset
The goal of the project is to create an extensible integrated toolset supporting all phases of the
creation of a modern HPC application, from existing code re-engineering to parallel code
maintenance. This unique toolset on the market will reach the following strategic goal :
• Bundle two major European tools dedicated for the support of FORTRAN applications :
FORESYS from SIMULOG and VAMPIR from PALLAS and transfer technology from the
prototype tools ANALYST from VCPC and IDA from the University of Southampton.
• Integrate the existing tools in a seamless graphical framework providing easy to use
graphical program representations transparently linked to textual views, support for
emerging hybrid architecture, support for cache utilisation, MPI usage analysis
The primary evolution criterium for FITS success will be the end-user acceptance and increase in
productivity of code porting, optimization and maintenance activities.
New modules which could subsequently be added to FITS would include HPF compilers and tools,
as well as additional MPI-based tools.
Contact Point
Mr. Laurent HILL
tel:+33.4.93 65 25 46
SIMULOG
fax+33.4.93 65 25 57
Les Taissounières HB2
email: Laurent.Hill@sophia.inria.fr
Route des Dolines
http://www.vcpc.univie.ac.at/activities/projects/FITS
06560 Valbonne
FRANCE
Participants
SIMULOG
VCPC
PALLAS
INRIA
BATTELLE
Q.S.W
TU. Dresden
From 1.10.97
Start Date
June 1997
Octobre 1998
Country
F
A
D
F
D
UK
D
Role
C
P
P
A
A
A
A
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 89
23516
WINPAR
Windows Based Parallel Computing
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Application Development and Simulation Environment, Parallel Computing,
Windows NT
Uses - Training, Education and Development in Parallel Computing for Universities, Research
and Industry
Industrial Applications - Complex, Industrial and Scientific Applications
Within the WINPAR project an integrated software development environment for parallel
computing is developed, targeting personal computers interconnected by local area networks
running Windows NT. The technical objectives of WINPAR are to provide a message passing layer
including MPI and PVM, to provide a set of tools for code development, simulation, performance
prediction graphical high-level debugging, monitoring and visualisation of parallel applications and
a parallel computing tutorial. The commercial objectives are to offer an affordable parallel
development environment for training and education at universities, research organizations and
industry.
Tools including AUGUR, MODARCH, TRAPPER, WPVM and WMPI are enhanced, integrated
and ported to Windows NT. The WINPAR environment will be available for both, UNIX and
Windows NT and share a common look-and-feel.
WPVM and WMPI are offered as public domain on the Internet. The complete WI NPAR
environment will be offered as a commercially available product offered by GENIAS. Already the
first software component PaTENT MPI 4.0 has been released.
Contact Point
Wolfgang Gentzsch
tel: +49 9401 92000
GENIAS software GmbH
fax: +49 9401 920092
Erzgebirgstrasse 2
email: gentzsch@genias.de
D-93073 Neutraubling
http://www.genias.de/projects/winpar/index.html
Participants
GENIAS Software
GMD
KFKI-MSZKI
SIMULOG
University of Coimbra
University of Miskolc
University of Vienna
Dash Associates
TRANSVALOR
Country
D
D
H
F
P
H
A
UK
F
Start Date
January1997
Duration
25 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
A
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/23516.htm
It was last updated on 10 November 1998, and is maintained by agnes.bradier@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 90
HPCN Preparatory Support and Transfer Activities (PST)
23713
TTN-T
Technology Transfer Node Thuringia
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Embedded Systems; Machine Vision, QualityInspection
Industrial Applications: Inspection Systems for Production and Manufacturing Processes;
Optics, Image and Signal Processing, and other branches relevant to the New German Federal
States.
TTN-T is built on three non-profit organisations (Transferzentrum Mikroelektronik e.V. in Erfurt,
Zentrum für Bild- und Signalverarbeitung e.V. in Ilmenau, and Gesellschaft für Fertigungstechnik
und Entwicklung e.V. in Schmalkalden) with complementary tasks and skills in: Image processing
and acquisition, production engineering for user support/demonstration, and transfer/project
management for broker function.
The consortium is located in Thuringia and will co-ordinate the European PST activities for HPCN
application projects with the specific objective to integrate HPCN technologies for fast vision and
"cognitive automation" into manufacturing and processing lines.
The activities focuse mainly on real time defect detection in textures and structured componenents,
2D and 3D surface analysis for geometric objects and complex structures in (ultra-)fast processes,
and quality inspection systems based on image processing in general. TTN-T will also promote
R&D projects in HPCN embedded systems.
Contact Point
Dietmar Starke
Transferzentrum Mikroelektronik e.V.
In den Weiden 7
D-99099 Erfurt
Tel: +49 361 4420664
Fax: +49 361 4420666
E-mail: tzm.erfurt@t-online.de
URL: http://www.tzm.de
Start Date
Duration
March 1997
24 months
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FINNOVA
Novel Approaches to Finnish Industrial Computing
Keywords: Simulation, High-performance Networking, CFD, Structural Analysis,
Computational Chemistry, Numerical Methods, Visualisation, Network-based Multimedia,
Multicast Networking, Code Optimization, Code Parallelization, Software Development,
Bioinformatics, High Volume Databases
Industrial Applications: Metal, Pulp and Paper, Energy, Electronics, Semiconductor, Chemical,
Pharmaceutical
Center for Scientific Computing (CSC) is the Finnish national center for high-performance
computing and networking. It runs a large-scale facility for computational science and engineering
and its customers come from universities, research institutes and industry. CSC is also responsible
for the operations of the Finnish University and research network (FUNET). As a TTN, CSC
specializes in high-end numerical simulations on parallel supercomputers using state-of-the art
numerical methods and parallelization strategies. Our special expertise includes computational
physics, chemistry and biology, CFD and structural analysis together with visualization and highperformance networking techniques.
Contact Point
Sirpa Kotila
tel: +358 9 4572160
Center For Scientific Computing (CSC)
fax: +358 9 4572302
e-mail: sirpa.kotila@csc.fi
Tietotie 6
FIN - 02101 Espoo
Start Date
Duration
March 1997
24 months
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24003
HIPERTTN
Hipercosme TTN
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Simulation, FEM, Early Fault Diagnosis, Quality Control Image
Processing, Tolerance Analysis
Industrial Applications: Construction Engineering, Turbines, Automotive, Aerospace, Textile,
Machine-Tool
Within the HIPERTTN project several assessments to end users with the demonstrators developed
in the HIPERCOSME project will be performed in Pais Vasco, Comunidad Valenciana, MidiPyrénées, Attica and Porto regions. In Porto a demonstrator and awareness campaign will be
developed. The assessments will be related to construction engineering, early fault diagnosis in gas
turbines, quality control applying image processing and tolerance analysis in 3D mechanical
assemblies. The main objective is to demonstrate, promote and introduce the use of HPCN
techniques in SMEs solving their problems.
Contact Point
Jose Ignacio Barbero (Co-ordinator)
Alfonso Longo
LABEIN
Cuesta de Olabeaga 164
E-8013 Bilbao
Vicente Hernandez
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
UPV - Camino De Vera
Comunidad Valenciana
E-46022 Valencia
Pierre-Henri Cros
CERFACS
Avenue G. Coriolis 42
F-31057 Toulouse
Anastasios Stamatis
NTUA
Iroon Polytechniou 9
GR-15710 Athens
Armando Padilha
FEUP
Rua Dos Bragas
P-4099 Porto Cedex
Start Date
April 1997
Tel: +34 4 4892400
Fax: +34 4 4892460
Email: jose@labein.es
longo@labein.es
Tel: +34 6 38 77356
Fax: +34 6 3877359
E-mail: vhernand@disc.upv.es
Tel: +33 5 61 19 30 02
Fax: +33 5 61 19 30 30
E-mail: cros@cerfacs.fr
Tel: +30 1 7721638
Fax: +30 1 7721658
E-mail: stamatis@saronicos.ltt.mech.ntua.gr
Tel: +351 2 204 1839
Fax: +351 2 2087310
E-mail: padilha@garfield.fe.up.pt
Duration
24 months
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ATTN
Austrian Technology Transfer Node
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Simulation, River Level, Image Processing
Industrial Applications: Casting, Waterway Management, Digital Film Restoration
ATTN focuses on initiating, supporting and disseminating results of activities in simulation and
design, data and information management, software tools for application development, and fast
networking. Awareness campaigns will be carried out in areas of relevance to Austrian industry.
Activities will spread the use of simulation applications, particularly for small business. Support
will be given to the use of programming tools for application development. Further activities will
include applying new solution methods, such as genetic algorithms and neural networks, and new
application areas, particularly in multimedia and multimedia databases. Experience in using
workstation clusters with ATM technology will be shared.
Contact Point
Barbara Chapman, Philippe Devillers
VCPC Vienna Centre for Parallel
Computing
Liechtensteinstr 22
A-1090 Vienna
Start Date
July 1997 24 months
Octobre 1998
Tel: +43 1 310 93 96
Fax: +43 1 310 93 96 13
E-mail: attn@vcpc.univie.ac.at
Duration
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24404
ENTICE
European New Technology for Industrial and Commercial
End-Users
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Optimisation, Visualisation, Radiotherapy, Data Warehousing,
Inspection
Industrial Applications: Architecture, Medicine, Manufacturing, Law
The ENTICE TTN is led by Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre. Its objective is to raise the
awareness of HPCN technology both throughout the UK and across the rest of Europe. This will be
strongly supported by a set of pilot projects primarily involving SMEs. The significance of HPCN
to industry and commerce will be emphasised through the use of the excellent links already
established between EPCC and local and regional Governmental and trade organisations.
Initial activities, which span a wide range of areas, include industrial process optimisation,
architectural visualisation, radiotherapy treatment planning, data warehousing and visualisation, and
textile inspection.
ENTICE has a broad range of HPCN technologies from PC-clusters to large supercomputers. These
systems provide important demonstration platforms for the indsutry-focused dissemination and
demonstration activities.
Contact Point
Mark Sawyer
EPCC
The University of Edinburgh
James Clerk Maxwell Building
Mayfield Road
UK-EH9 3JZ Edinburgh
Mark Parsons
EPCC
The University of Edinburgh
James Clerk Maxwell Building
Mayfield Road
UK-EH9 3JZ Edinburgh
Start Date
April 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +44 131 650 5019
Fax: +44 131 650 6555
E-mail: m.sawyer@epcc.ed.ac.uk
Tel: +44 131 650 5022
Fax: +44 131 650 6555
E-mail: m.parsons@epcc.ed.ac.uk
Duration
24 months
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TTN NETWORK CO-ORDINATOR 2
Mechanism for Enabling HPCN Technology Transfer in
Europe 2
Keywords:HPCN, TTN, Dissemination, Technology Transfer, Take-up, Stimulation, Cootdination, Awareness Creation, Promotion
Industrial Applications: The HPCN TTN Network co-ordinators are providing a global
infrastructure to support the activities of the TTNs. The HPCN TTN Co-ordinators aim at:
• making the overall network of TTNs more coherent, effective and relevant to the outside
world,
• achieving a wide industrial impact among potential users of the HPCN technology,
especially SMEs.
The duties of the HPCN TTN Network Co-ordinators cover a wide range of activities facilitating
co-operation and dissemination within the network of TTNs and ensuring successful dissemination
and concertation of all PST activities. The HPCN TTN Network will support a professional
awareness creation and dissemination campaign conducted at a local level by regional TTNs and
co-ordinated at a global level by the HPCN TTN Network Co-ordinators. The campaign will be
visible to a wide cross-section of European end-users through the use of a variety of media,
including: the press, exhibitions and conferences, flyers and brochures, and multi-media, focusing
on awareness creation and dissemination among new end-user groups.
Achievement of these objectives will produce the added value of consistent and mutually
compatible TTN results thus increasing the impact of the programme.
Contact Point
Eric Papon, Carlos Triay
ARTTIC
5, Avenue de Verdun
F-94204 Ivry Sur Seine CÈdex
Start Date
March 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: + 33 1 45 15 24 50
Fax: + 33 1 45 15 24 60
E-mail: hpcn-ttn@list.arttic.com
URL: http://www.hpcn-ttn.org
Duration
30 months
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TTN NETWORK CO-ORDINATOR 1
Mechanism for Enabling HPCN Technology Transfer in
Europe 1
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Dissemination, Technology Transfer, Take-up, Stimulation,
Co-ordination, Awareness Creation, Promotion
As an HPCN TTN Network Co-ordinator, Smith System Engineering is responsible for identifying
synergy between TTNs and opportunity and exploitation potential across the entire TTN Network.
It facilitates co-operation and dissemination within the network of TTNs ensuring successful
dissemination and concertation of all PST activities.
The Network supports a professional awareness creation and dissemination campaign conducted at
a local level by regional TTNs and co-ordinated at a global level by the Network Co-ordinators. The
campaign will be visible to a wide cross-section of European end-users through the use of a variety
of media, including: the press, exhibitions and conferences, flyers and brochures, and multi-media,
focusing on awareness creation and dissemination among new end-user groups.
The together with its co-ordinating partner ARTTIC, Smith hopes to accelerate the take-up of the
technology through supporting the successful demonstration of cost-effective HPCN solutions. In
keeping with the primary goals of the TTN Network, this work focuses on helping European
industry (and in particular SMEs) to understand the cost-benefits and best practice in using HPC
and HPN.
Contact Point
Daron Green
Smith System Engineering Ltd
Surrey Research Park
UK-GU2 5YP Guildford
Start Date
March 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +44 1483 442000
Fax: +44 1483 442304
E-mail: dggreen@smithsys.co.uk
URL: http://www.hpcn-ttn.org
Duration
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NOTSOMAD
Nodo di Transferimiento Technologico a Sistemi di
Operatori del Manifatturiero e dei Servizi
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Simulation, Quality Inspection
Industrial Applications: PCB Quality Control
The NOTSOMAD TTN will addresse primarily the traditional sectors of the Italian industry,
represented by small and medium enterprises of textile, mechanics, ceramics, food, wood, etc. Its
aim is to demonstrate by example that competitiveness can be achieved by using very innovative
and powerful simulation tools and quality inspection systems based on HPCN technology.
A special attention will be devoted to making newcomers aware of the great benefits achievable by
adopting new HPCN-based Decision Support Systems in market, commercial and financial fields.
The NOTSOMAD TTN hopes to show that often unexpectedly high performance levels can be
achieved through properly clustering workstations and even personal computers. Such systems
often represent very low-cost solutions to small businesses.
Contact Point
Mafalda Valentini,Massimo Busuoli
(Co-ordinator)
ENEA Inn-Diff
Via Don Fiammelli, 2
I-40129 Bologna
Dr Mario Lanzarini, Guiseppe Paruolo
Cineca
Via Magnanelli 6/3
I-40033 Casalecchio Di Reno
Start Date
Duration
March 1997
24 months
Octobre 1998
Tel: +39 51 609 8203 / 8178
Fax: +39 51 609 8084
E-mail: valentini@notsomad.org
Tel: +39 51 6171448
Fax: +39 51 6592581
E-mail: lanzarini@cineca.it
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TTNMV-SF
Technology Transfer Node of Machine Vision in Finland
Keywords: HPCN, TNN, Embedded Systems and Networking; Machine Vision, Colour Vision,
Distributed Computing
Industrial Applications: Machine Vision Applications in Different Industries; Process
Automation (Pulp and Paper, Graphic Arts, Burning Process, Condition Monitoring, Food and
Beverage, Mineral Processing...) , Robot Vision (Pattern Recognition, 3D Positioning and
Measuring...), 3D Inspection and Modelling, Quality Control (Surface QC and Grading)
TTNMV-SF has a focused mission to exploit HPCN technology in the area of machine vision. In
addition, it hopes to stimulate the transfer of technology and expertise across both Finland and the
rest of Europe.
The TTNMV-SF activities will bring machine vision technology to new industries and especially to
SMEs. Its Demonstrations and Best Practice actions will convince the European wide industry of
the viability of those young machine vision providers and their new products.
Technology experts in research organisations can support providers of machine vision solutions in
upgrading their system capabilities with HPCN techniques. This allows component suppliers to
offer more cost-effective/new products and services.
Contact Point
Antti Soini
Tel: +358 9 456 6175
Finnish Automation Support Ltd
Fax: +358 9 456 6752
E-mail: antti.soini@innopoli.fi
Tekniikantie 12
Fin-02150 Espoo
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1301
FIN-02044 VTT
Start Date
Duration
March 1997
24 months
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CAPRICE
Centre for Accessing HPCN Best Practice Information,
Technology and Application Environments
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Simulation, Embedded Systems, Multi-site Applications, Development
Environments
Industrial Applications: electronic industry, transport logistics, aerospace, automotive
The technology transfer node CAPRICE provides access to information, technology and application
environments for high performance computing and networking. In this context, the utilisation of
workstation or personal computer clusters for high performance computing results in high
performance computing and networking representing more and more two sides of the same medal.
Therefore, CAPRICE explicitly addresses the combination of high performance computing and
networking.
The focus of CAPRICE is to support information exchange on high performance computing and
networking best practice for small and medium size enterprises working in the technical sector. This
includes networked multi-site applications for simulation and embedded systems as well as
technical information managing and decision support systems. In this framework special attention is
paid to the needs and constraints of small and medium size high technology enterprises. Therefore,
not only know-how and solutions suitable for small and medium size enterprises are covered, but
also special services required in order to enable small and medium size enterprises to apply for
funding of their preparatory, first user, demonstration or best practice are offered.
Typical concepts and applications addressed in the projects and activities associated to the
Technology Transfer Node CAPRICE are
• telecollaboration in virtual enterprises consisting of several distributed small and medium
sized enterprises,
• tele-engineering and telesimulation in the framework of high technology development
efforts,
• remote and distributed software engineering in virtual teams.
Further promising telecooperation and telecollaboration applications are envisaged in the
automotive, construction, medical, environment and transport, pharmaceutical/chemical and
finance, insurance and retail domain.
Contact Point
Gabriele Pawlitzek, Werner Rohmann
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt f¸r Luft- und
Raumfahrt (DLR)
Central Data Processing Division
Lilienthalplatz 7
D-38108 Braunschweig
Start Date
April 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +49 531 295 2767 (G. Pawlitzek)
Tel: +49 531 295 2975 (W. Rohmann)
Fax: +49 531 295 2880
E-mail: etc.caprice@dlr.de
URL: http://www.eurofast.de/ttn/
Duration
24 months
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TTNatGMD
Technology Transfer Node at GMD
Keywords:HPCN, TTN, Simulation
Industrial Applications:Surgery, Chemical, Automotive, Forging
TTNatGMD is focused on demonstrating the benefits of HPCN to those previously unaware of
them. This will be achieved through active awareness creation campaigns and through actively
encouraging and helping newcomers to use HPCN techniques.
Initial activities focus on the automotive industries, the Chemical industry, Forging processes,
Medicine and PC based simulation.
Contact Point
Ottmar Krâmer-Fuhrmann
GMD-Forschungszentrum
Informationstechnik GmbH
SCAI-Institute For Algorithms
Schloss Birlinghoven
D-53754 Sankt Augustin
Start Date
March 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +49 2241 14 2202
Fax: +49 2241 14 2386
E-mail: ttn@gmd.de
Duration
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INNO
An Inspection Technology Transfer Node
Keywords: Machine Vision, Distributed Visual Inspection, Camera Imaging, Image
Processing, Pattern Recognition, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Classification, Sorting,
Parallel Processing, Robotics, Distributed Processing, Networking, Artificial Neural Networks
Industrial Applications: Textile, Electronics, Manufacturing, Packaging, Material Placement,
Material Soldering, Cutting and Sewing, Painting, Quality Control, Audio Visual Production,
Digital Video Production, Pharmaceutics, Stationery and
Paper Production, Content Creation, Decision Making and Support, Information Management
The main focus of INNO is HPCN-enabled machine vision applications for quality control in
production lines, though not exclusively.
INNO aims at developing a centre of expertise that has the know-how for the introduction of valueadded services directly to the industrial sector and the production line. These services include
identification of particular needs and customisation of the available solutions, setting up a prototype
and supervising the operation, measuring the performance against prespecified goals and
incorporation of the complete process experience into the value added chain. In turn, these results
will further boost INNO's ability and flexibility to offer a concise, time critical, professional
knowledge to industrial partners.
INNO activities are targeted to the current level of HPCN awareness and adoption in the user
organisations through different means. Assessments refer to the establishment of user requirements,
feasibility studies or early prototyping and are usually of specific applicability. Demonstrations
relate to the adoption by transition from traditional to HPCN technology, while Best Practices refer
to re-engineering of HPCN applications and to transfer and ensuring take-up in new user
environments. The evaluation of the experience gained within the activities will help produce a set
of replicable techniques which will be used for subsequent activities. Activity milestones comprise:
(1) user requirements definition, (2) application architecture design, (3) market re search for tools
and applications, (4) feasibility study and cost/benefit analysis and (5) early prototype
implementation.
Initial activities relate to quality control in the textile sector, electronics industry, audio visual
production and integration of HPCN-based neural network models to the provision of intelligent
decision support.
Contact Point
Apostolos Meliones
National Technical University of Athens
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer Science Division
9 Heroon Politechniou str.
GR-15773 Zografou-Athens
Start Date
March 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +30 1 772 1478 / 2076
Fax: +30 1 772 2534 / 2077
E-mail: meliones@cs.ntua.gr
URL: http://www2.y-net.gr/inno/
Duration
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DANHIT
Danish HPCN Technology Transfer Node
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, CFD, Manufacturing Technology, Bioinformatics, FEM Simulation
Industrial Applications: Manufacturing, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Environmental
agencies, Transport
The DANHIT TTN aims to support and promote the take-up of HPCN applications and
technologies both within its local region and in the broader Network context.
DANHIT will initially concentrate on the following main themes, selected from areas in which the
Danish community is particularly strong:
Bioinformatics, in close collaboration with the BIOTITAN TTN, e.g. genetic analysis of selected
traits in animal populations.
Flexible manufacturing technology with a focus on advanced industrial robots for short or complex
productions runs.
Environmental studies with a focus on airborn pollution models.
The medical sector, e.g. anaesthesia simulation and design of human prostheses.
Aerodynamic analysis of airflow impact, e.g. aerolastic bridge stability simulation and design of
wind rotor blades.
Contact Point
Jorgen Moth
UNI-C
The Danish Computing Centre for
DTU, Bldg. 304
DK-2800 Lyngby
Start Date
April 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +45 3587 8963
Fax: +45 3587 8990
E-mail: jorgen.moth@uni-c.dk
Duration
24 months
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TETRAPC
Technology Transfer in Parallel Computing
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Simulation, Signal Processing, Image Processing, Pattern Recognition,
3D Reconstruction, Quality Inspection using Vision Technologies, Artificial Neural Networks,
CIM, Information Management
Industrial Applications: Textile/Clothing, Marble, Mechanical/Iron And Steel, Hides Tanning,
Furniture (Limited To Process Control), Electro-Medical, Credit, Public Administration,
Water/Gas/Electricity Distribution, Cultural Heritage.
TETRAPC aims at unifying the existing know-how and expertise in HPCN technologies in Italy at
local, national and transnational level and supporting enterprises to take-up these technologies.
TETRAPCÌs activities will mainly focus on SMEs, aiming at the following objectives: adapting the
HPCN supply to the needs of enterprises; promotion of HPCN technologies; acting as a focal point
between HPCN users and technology suppliers in order to improve enterprises competitiveness both
at national and transnational level, across the TTNs and IRCs network.
Contact Point
Cinzia Giachetti & Alberto Ciampa
Conzorzio Pisa Ricerche
Innovation And Technology Transfer
Piazza A. D Ancona 1
I-56127 Pisa
Start Date
March 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel.: +39 50 906260
Fax: +39 50 540056
E-mail:
tetrapc@cpr.it.ciampa@ipifidpt.difi.unipi.it
Duration
24 months
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ICETACT
Irish Centre for Transfer of Advanced Computing
Technology
Keywords:HPCN, TTN, Remote Sensing
Industrial Applications: Exploration
ICeTACT aims to execute a programme to bring HPCN to the primarily SME sector in the North
and the South of Ireland and to disseminate the results obtained across Europe through the network
of TTNs. The consortium forming ICeTACT is committed to continuing the work that it will
execute with European support beyond the funding period of the project.
The initial activities will assess the uses of HPCN in the remote sensing and exploration support
services industry.
Contact Point
Eoin O'Neill
Uni. Dublin Trinity College
Innovation Services
College St 2
IRL-Dublin
Prof. Ron Perrot
QueenÌs University
Department Of Computer Science
UK-BT7 1NN Belfast
Mr Declan Martin
Dublin Chamber Of Commerce
Clare Street 7
IRL-Dublin 2
Start Date
April 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +353 1 608 1427
Fax: +353 1 679 8039
E-mail: Eponeill@Tcd.Ie
Tel: +44 1232 335463
Fax: +44 1232 683890
E-mail: r.perrott@qub.ac.uk
Tel: +353 1 6614111
Fax: +353 1 676 6043
E-mail: declan@dubchamber.ie
Duration
24 months
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24722
BIOTITAN
Transfer of Bioinformatics into European Industry
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Bioinformatics
Industrial Applications: Animal Breeding, Visualisation of large Databases
The objective of the BIOTITAN TTN is to stimulate the uptake of HPCN by the biotechnology,
biomedical, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries in Europe. This is accomplished through
PST activities coordinated with all members of the HPCN TTN Network.
BIOTITAN is comprised of three partners: the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI,
coordinating partner), the Danish Computing Centre for Research and Education (UNI − C)and the
Consortium for Supercomputing Applications for University and Research (CASPUR). The
BIOTITAN partners bring together resources and expertise in bioinformatics, molecular biology,
computational chemistry, parallel and high performance computing, industrial computer
applications, network infrastructure and computer support services. BIOTITAN’s mission is to
apply this advanced HPCN technology to the benefit of commercial end-users in the target
industrial sectors, making them more competitive in the global market.
Contact Point
David Sanders (Co-ordinator)
Tel: +44 1223494441
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
Fax: +44 1223494470
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
E-mail: biotitan@ebi.ac.uk
Hinxton
UK-CB10 1SD Cambridge
Jorgen Moth
Tel: +45 358 78889
Uni-C
Fax: +45 35878990
Scientific Computing
E-mail: danhit@uni-c.dk
DTU, Building 304
DK-2800 Lyngby
Nico Sanna, Romano Bizzarri
Tel: +39 6 49913 997/539
CASPUR
Fax: +39 6 4957083
P. le Aldo Moro 5
E-mail: sanna@caspur.it
I-00185 Roma
Start Date
Duration
April 1997
24 months
Octobre 1998
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PROHPC
Promotion of High Performance Computing
Keywords: HPCN, TNN, Simulation, Medical Imaging, Actuarial Services
Industrial Applications: Active Noise Control, Drill Bit Design, Insurance Pricing, Medical
Imaging, Acoustic Design
The main objective of the ProHPC TTN is to increase both the use of HPCN technologies and
relevant how-how for enhancing industrial competitiveness, particularly towards the many SMEs
and industrial French companies, who have little access to such technologies. With four partners
covering several regions, this TTN has regional actions linked at a national level.
The TTN will re-use the results and porting experience of the EuroTOPS Eureka project, other
results from European and national projects, such as the European Porting Projects, as well as the
industrial and technical expertise of its partners.
The individual activities cover a large spectrum of technologies and needs: Awareness Campaign
and Assessments of Rhone-Alpes region SMEs, Acoustics, Drilling Tool Simulation, Financial
Services and Medical Imaging.
Contact Point
Karine Van Heumen, Yves Robert (co-ordinator)
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon - LIP
46, allée d'Italie
F-69364 Lyon Cedex 07
Tel: + 33 (0)4 72 72 84 58
Fax: + 33 (0)4 72 72 80 80
E-mail: ttnpoc@ens-lyon.fr
Thierry Priol
INRIA
Campus de Beaulieu
F-35042 Rennes
Tel: +33 (0)2 99 84 72 10
Fax: +33 (0)2 99 84 71 71
E-mail: Thierry.Priol@irisa.fr
Start Date
March 1997
Duration
24 months
Octobre 1998
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PDC TTN
Swedish HPCN Technology Transfer Nodes at PDC
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Graphics, Video Animation, simulation, data management
Industrial Applications: All sectors relevant for the region
PDCTTN will contribute to the overall objective of the HPCN initiative by facilitating technology
transfer between, on one hand, Swedish end-users and software developers and, on the other hand,
initiate contacts with similar groups in other European regions.
PDCTTN will organise workshops in Sweden and possibly in other Northern European countries to
promote user awareness of HPCN technology.
Initial activities relate to the parallelisation of video graphics effects, simulation and data
management systems.
Contact Point
Marina Backer Skaar, M.Sc.
TTN co-ordinator / PDCTTN
Parallelldatorcentrum (PDC)
Royal Institute of Technology
S-100 44 Stockholm
Start Date
April 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +46 8 790 6923
Fax: +46 8 24 77 84
E-mail: pdcttn@pdc.kth.se
URL: http://www.pdc.kth.se/pdcttn
Duration
24 months
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AVS-TTN
Advanced Video Surveillance Technology Transfer Node
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Video Surveillance, Security
Industrial Applications: Theft Prevention, Vandalism Prevention, Staff Protection, Customer
Protection
AVS-TTN focuses on advanced video surveillance (AVS) techniques and applications, i.e.
applications where video-cameras and image processing/understanding techniques, complemented,
as required by the application, with other dedicated or integrated sensors, are used to detect
"abnormal" events, which can then be recorded, used for automated control or forwarded to a
human operator for final decision.
Initial applications include using AVS techniques for the prevention of vandalism, theft and
protection of employees and customers.
Contact Points
Philippe Cornez (Co-ordinator)
CRIF - WTCM
Automatisation et Gestion Industrielle
Av. F. Roosevelt 50
CP106 - P4
B-1050 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 650 39 88
Fax: +32 2 646 25 69
E-mail: cop@crif.ulb.ac.be
Massimiliano Peri
Advanced Engineering Technology
Viale Mosto 4 1
I-16146 Genova
Tel: +39 10 3774810
Fax: +39 10 3776518
E-mail: aetnet@mbox.vol.it
Start Date
March 1997
Duration
24 months
Octobre 1998
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DUTCH-TTN
Dutch HPCN Technology Transfer Node
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Databases, Embedded Systems, Simulation, CFD, Visualisation,
Metacomputing, Virtual Reality
Industrial Applications:
The DUTCH-TTN aims to deliver "ready-to-use" HPCN technology in a the standard business
environment to strengthen the economic structure of the Netherlands.
The activities of the DUTCH-TTN consist of an active brokering role for the different parties
providing and requiring HPCN knowledge, applications and facilities. The DUTCH-TTN will
actively contribute to a strong and internationally oriented market for HPCN-knowledge and
applications in order to obtain sustainable co-operation between the public knowledge infrastructure
and the private sector, especially SMEs.
Current projects are involved in a wide range of sectors including: banking, aerospace, dredging,
shipbuilding, chemistry, electrotechnics, food, cosmetics, pharmacy, civic engineering, environment
technology, physical planning, traffic management, multi media, entertainment, design and
training/learning and many others.
Contact Point
Jan Willem Tellegen
Stichting HPCN
Stadsring, 187
NL-3817 BA Amersfoort
Start Date
May 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +31 334 754 001
Fax: +31 33 472 2579
E-mail: BureauHPCN@MxI.nl
Duration
24 months
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24757
CEPBA-TTN
CEPBA Technology Transfer Nodes
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Simulation, Information Management and Decision Support, CFD,
CMD, Optimisation, High Volume Databases, Data Mining
Industrial Applications: Fan Noise Reduction, Automotive, Packaging, Preventative
Maintenance
The CEPBA-TTN project aims at promoting the use of HPCN technology in industry by
disseminating and stimulating the take up of the results of projects in the area of HPCN.
The CEPBA TTN will be oriented towards the promotion of HPCN in industry, and specially in
SMEs and newcomers. As TTN it aims to promote HPCN at large both in terms of end user
industrial sector and technology (programming model, platform). Door to door marketing and close
personal contact are the basis of the strategic approach of CEPBA to the promotion of the HPC
technology.
The TTN will focus in promoting regional activity and linking it to other European activities. Spain
is its primary target area.
Contact Point
Jesus Labarta, Judit Gimenez
Tel: +34 3 401 6987 / 7178 / 6986
UPC (Politecnical University of Catalunya)
Fax: +34 3 401 7055
CEPBA
E-mail: cepba-ttn@cepba.upc.es
C/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Modulo D6
E-08034 Barcelona
Start Date
Duration
March 1997
24 months
Octobre 1998
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24758
ESCALATE
Exploitation of Synergies and Co-operative Actions
Leading to Accelerated Take-up and Effectiveness
Keywords: HPCN, TTN, Simulation, Modelling, Information Management, Data Mining,
Knowledge Extraction, High-Performance Databases, Knowledge Discovery and Structural
Modelling Using Finite Element Analysis
Industrial Applications: Retailing, Composite Materials, Acoustic Design, Automotive, OffShore, Loud Speaker Design, Noise Reduction, Aerospace, Retail, Structural Engineering Hi-Fi
ESCALATE will promote and enhance the success and competitiveness of European industry
through the increased uptake of HPCN technology. This will be enabled through demonstration of
the business benefits of the technology and by the identification and exploitation of synergy between all ESCALATE projects, between ESCALATE and other TTNs and other initiatives.
ESCALATE will utilise the Parallel Applications Centre's underlying application deployment and
information dissemination skills and track record of successful partnering with European industry to
support activities in the areas of simulation and modelling, information management, embedded
systems and multimedia.
Contact Point
Paul Gordon
Parallel Application Centre (PAC)
University of Southampton
2 Venture Road
Chilworth
UK-SO16 7NP Southampton
Start Date
April 1997
Octobre 1998
Tel: +44 1703 760834
Fax: +44 1703 760833
E-mail: plg@pac.soton.ac.uk
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 112
24897
HCHLOUSO
Hydrocarbon and Chemical Logistics Optimization under Uncertainty
Keywords: High Performance Computing & Networking, Decision Support, Optimisation
Technical: Stochastic Optimisation
Uses: Hydrocarbons, Chemicals
Industrial Applications: Supply, Transformation and Distribution Logistics Scheduling
The ability to solve large (in terms of the number of decision variables) and stochastic (in terms of
parameters whose values cannot be controlled by the decision maker and are uncertain) industrial
problems in practice depends on the sophistication of the tools and techniques available. The project
will remedy the inadequacies of the tools currently available by developing flexible software for
Supply, Transformation and Distribution (STD) logistics scheduling under uncertainty with access
to new, more powerful methods capable of solving problems currently considered intractable.
Specifically, the project aims to confer the ability to solve vital revenue critical problems for the
industrial partners, namely, STD logistics scheduling under uncertainty for the Hydrocarbon and
Chemical sector.
The project addresses improvements in both quality (better scheduling, lower costs) and efficiency
(shorter response times) in STD scheduling through parallel computing algorithm implementations.
This will have a direct bearing on the industrial partners’ competitiveness world-wide as they face
the challenges of deregulation and market globalization; Furthermore, the software developments
which result will be of benefit to other industrial end-users beyond the consortium. HPC offers the
means to obtain solutions very quickly, which can mean the difference between obtaining a
practical solution and one which is too late for industrial purposes or is not the best solution that can
be provided. The project will synthesise existing technology in the following domains:
• high level model generation,
• automatic uncertain data scenario generation,
• optimization through recursion to deal with uncertainty and very large-scale problems, and
• advanced data structures to benefit from the opportunity to use parallel computing
Contact Point
Laureano Escudero
UITESA
Avda. de Burgos 8B
E-28036 Madrid
Participants
UITESA
Agip Petroli
CLH
Dash
Cambridge
University
IASI
Start Date
September 97
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 1 383 31 80
fax: +34 1 383 33 11
email: leb@uitesa.es
Country
E
I
E
UK
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
A
I
A
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 113
24900
HPCN-SCAT
HPCN-Stochastic Correlation of Analysis and Test
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Monte Carlo Simulation
Uses - Experiment validation
Industrial Applications - Aerospace, Automotive, Railway
The goal of the project is to advocate the development of a new HPCN-based methodology of
numerical model validation that would be based on statistical correlation with experimental results.
The correlation approach shall rely upon Monte Carlo techniques, already available within the
framework of the PROMENVIR project, and shall enable a high level of genericity in terms of
usage of numerical simulation codes.
Performance of the statistical correlation and validation methodologies shall be evaluated using
existing test data from the Aerospace, Automotive and Railway industry and contrasted with
classical deterministic techniques.
Contact Point
Mr. V. Gomez Molinero
tel +34-1-586 3796
CASA - Division Espacio
fax +34-1-747 4799
Avda. Aragon 404
email: vgomez@casa-de.es
E - 28022 Madrid
http: to be announced
Participants
CASA
Envision
Intespace
Italdesign
ICA
CIMNE
Blue Engineering
Country
E
E
F
I
D
E
I
Start Date
September 1997
Duration
24 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
A
P
P
A
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 114
24903
FLASH
HPCN Tools for Enhanced Hydrodynamic Design of Fast
Ships on Parallel Computing Platforms
Keywords: -Hydrodynamic design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Structural
Mechanics
Technical - Parallel computing, Coupled CFD and CSM Finite Element system
Uses - Light weight fast ships design
Industrial Applications The overall goals of the project are:
1. to provide the fast ship construction community with a new HPCN system for efficient
exploitation in the hydrodynamic design and optimisation of hull shapes and structures using
heterogeneous parallel computing platforms composed of clusters of workstations and PC’s.
2. to demonstrate and assess the developed HPCN system in selected large-scale multi-physics
computations typical in ship hull design involving coupling between hydrodynamics and
structural mechanics problems.
3. to promote the HPCN system and disseminate the results of the demonstration actions
among naval architecture industries by means of product marketing and organisation of
workshops.
4. to raise interest for HPCN technology in the European ship construction industry by
providing a user friendly parallel application software for both design and optimisation of
fast and conventional ferries for passenger and cargo transportation which meets industrial
needs.
More specifically, the project will focus on development and integration in a parallel computing
environment of existing finite elements based simulation software for CFD (Computational Fluid
Dynamics) and CSM (Computational Structural Mechanics) to be used as efficient tools for solving
relevant problems of the naval architecture industry
Contact Point
Mr. Antonio Pérez de Lucas
Tel +34 1 335.85.11
BAZAN
Fax +34 1 335.86.32
Castellana, 55
e-mail: aplucas@enbazan.es
E-28046 Madrid
Participants
Country
Role
BAZAN
ENVC
BEC
SP Technologies
NAUTATEC
CIMNE
INESC
Start Date
October 1997
Octobre 1998
ES
PT
FR
UK
ES
EE
PT
Duration
30 months
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
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24907
COLOMBO
Parallel COmputers improve cLean up of sOils by Modelling BiOremediation
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, bioremediation.
Technical - Mathematical simulation modelling, Cellular Automata, Polluted soils bioremediation.
Uses - Project of Polluted soil remediation interventions, simulation modelling SW.
Industrial Applications - Environmental sciences: project and realisation of soil remediation
interventions, SW products: general SW environment for Cellular Automata modelling.
Objectives
The main objective of the project is the application of parallel computing to the simulation of
the bioremediation of contaminated soils.
In situ bioremediation is based on the use of bacteria to degrade the contaminant directly in the
polluted soils, and can be seen as a way to improve and accelerate natural decontamination
processes. As it is usually based upon the use of indigenous bacterial strains, it is environmentally
safe and less expensive than other decontamination techniques. In order to predict the outcome of
field scale operations from laboratory or pilot plant data and to reliably evaluate the times and the
costs of the intervention, it is necessary to resort to mathematical models which describe the time
evolution of the relevant variables during bioremediation. Since many physical, chemical and
biological phenomena must be taken into account, these models require a large computing power
which can be provided by parallel computers in a cost effective way.
The most important objectives of the COLOMBO are:
- the development and testing of cellular automata models, that could simulate a
wider class of phenomena that occur in typical bioremediation interventions
(three phase flow, pore clogging, interactions among bacterial populations);
- the pilot plant testing of the model on a wide set of soil and contaminant types;
- the model testing on a real field scale (not only in the pilot plant);
- the development of a portable software environment for parallel MIMD
machines, using the MPI standard;
- the development of a "state of the art" tool for on line visualisation and
interaction with the simulation;
- the development of a software system which describes the spatial geological
features of the site.
The Project will build on the experience and on the results of the previous Esprit HPCN Project
named CABOTO.
Contact Point
Massimo Andretta
Tel. : +39.544.530016
Montecatini - Centro Ricerche Ambientali
Fax : +39.544.538583
(Environmental Research Centre)
email: mandretta@cramont.it
Via Ciro Menotti, 48
I-48023 Marina di Ravenna (RA). Italy
Participants
Country
Role
CRA
I
C
Umweltschutz Nord
D
P
ENEA
I
P
EPCC
UK
P
QSW
UK
P
Ironside Farrar Ltd.
UK
A
CNR-ISI
I
A
UNICAL
I
A
Start date
Duration
January 1998
24 months
Octobre 1998
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24916
VICAR
Video Indexing, Classification, Annotation and Retrieval
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Digital Video
Technical - Image Analysis, Adaptive Pattern Recognition, Semantic Search
Uses - Broadcasting, Movie Productions and Agencies, Security
Industrial Applications - Automatic Generation of Semantic Indexes, Associative Search
The overall aim of the project is to develop a system which includes each of the functions required
to index & search videos. The primary focus is the professional video archive market, for which a
pilot system will be developed. The requirements for adapting the software to smaller scale
operations (consumer market) will be taken into account. The project will install a pilot version at
the end user sites to measure user acceptance. The end users will create indexes of a high
percentage of their digital video material and provide them to a central site, which will maintain
them on an HPC system and provide a global search service. A WWW interface will enable access
to the system. Quality and robustness of the search results is a major technical goal.
The project will develop a software system for the automatic generation of semantic indexes for
video and for associative search in the index structures thus formed. This environment will function
as a learning system that is trained on reference material (video with content descriptions) to
construct relevant high dimensional feature representations.
The product Video Explorer of the project is a semantic indexing and retrieval engine for video
databases. The project will develop software products for the creation of video indexes and for
searching within such an index. It will also build up a prototype service which makes use of this
software and the parallel computer at VECPC to enable a wider-scale search and retrieval of
centrally stored index material. Although the service will begin with content provided primarily by
the end users in this project, it is believed that in the longer term there is a large potential market
both on the supply as well as on the demand side. A new company will be formed in order to fully
exploit the results of the project.
Contact Point
Heimo Müller
Joanneum Research
Steyrergasse 17
A-8010 Graz
Participants
Joanneum Research
Österreichischer Rundfunk
Südwestfunk, Baden-Baden
Sentient Machine Research
Sveriges Television AB
Faculteit der letteren Vrije
Universiteit
VECPC
Start Date
July 1997
Octobre 1998
tel: +43 316 876 242
fax: +43 316 876 191
email: Heimo.Mueller@joanneum.ac.at
Country
A
A
D
NL
S
NL
Role
C
P
A
P
A
A
A
A
Duration
18 months
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24949
IMPACT
Inverse Methods for wave Propagation AppliCations in Time
domain
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Parallel computing, simulation solver, inverse method
Uses: Electromagnetism, acoustics, vibro-acoustics, elastodynamics, dielectric material
Industrial Applications: Aircraft, satellites, medical equipment, geophysics
The analyses of the response of a structure excited with a radiated signal concern several industrial
applications and existing needs in:
• electromagnetism: determining material properties of an object or its position and shape,
• acoustics: analysing an object, determining its properties following an obtained response and
determining the properties needed to obtain the desired response,
• elastodynamics: analysing the density and composition of a medium.
The objective of the IMPACT project is to address these needs by developing a parallel
implementation of an inverse scattering method in the time domain. The method will be used to
determine unknown physical properties of an object that are not available from direct
measurements, difficult to obtain or to specify (design). The method will be applied to derive three
inverse codes from three existing parallel solvers.
The method and the inverse codes will be validated by three industrial test cases for
electromagnetism (dielectric characterisation of a multi-layer structure) and for acoustics
(improvement of the inside level noise for satellites and of the vibration levels at unit interfaces, and
improvement of the focalisation of an ultrasound imaging medical equipment).
Achievement of the project objectives will provide the following results:
• The IMPACT inverse scattering method, with guidelines and generic software components
to be used to derive an inverse code from an existing solver and to handle the inverse
computations.
This method will be further developed after the project as part of the exploitation with training
modules and a service offer. With the project results, these additional developments will make a
full product that will be marketed at the European level.
• Three codes implementing the IMPACT inverse method:
• the code from CRS4, a time domain acoustic volumic code, to be used in an Esaote
ultrasound imaging medical equipment,
• the code from KTH, a time domain electromagnetic code, to be used to perform
electromagnetic analysis and optimisation,
• the code from Aerospatiale, a time domain acoustic surface elements code, to be used for
noise reduction in transport and spatial systems.
Contact Point
Mr Guillaume Alléon
tel.: +33 1 46 97 36 83
Aerospatiale Centre Commun de
fax: + 33 1 46 97 30 08
Recherches Louis Blériot
12 Rue Pasteur
email: guillaume.alleon@siege.aerospatiale.fr
F-92152 Suresnes Cedex
http://www.arttic.com/projects/IMPACT/
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 118
Participants
Aerospatial CCR
KTH
ESB
QSW
CRS4
ESAOTE
Start Date
1 November 1997
Country
F
S
S
UK
I
I
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
24 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/24949.htm
It was last updated on 1 July 1998, and is maintained by khalil.rouhana@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
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24950
OPERA
Operators Training Distributed Real-Time Simulations
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation
Technical -Real Time Simulation, CORBA
Uses - Physical and chemical process modeling, training operators, chemical, plastics
The global objective of the project is to specify, develop and qualify a cost-effective simulator
prototype for training of operators in the field of chemical and plastics processes. From the endusers point of view, major expected impacts of the technology shall be :
• the improvements of the learning process efficiency, and demonstration of cuts in training
time and costs,
• the increase of operators productivity, the improved manufacturing performance, the
enhanced safety of operations and
• the exhibition of the consecutive return-on-investments
The technology providers objectives are mainly :
• to address new markets,
• to extend current product design based on cost-effective technologies and open architecture
toward distributed computing technolgoy to address performance requirements as regards to
real-time requirements for training applications, and with new models and possibly new
services (like openess to Internet/Intranet technologies and
• to supply customers with a complete set of software tools in the field of chemical process
and control systems simulations.
Contact Point
Dr. Pascal TROUVE
Thomson Training & Simulation
Energy Unite
Rue du Général de Gaulle 1
Z.I. Les Beaux Soleils, Osny
95523 Cergy-Pontoise, FRANCE
Participants
TT&S
ICI
TCL
VIA
IITB
PROSIM
Start Date
October 1997
Country
F
UK
NL
B
D
F
tel +33.1.34.22.83.22
fax +33.1.34.22.86.91
mail: trouve@tts.thomson.fr
http:
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
24 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/24950.htm
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Agnes.Bradier@cec.be
Octobre 1998
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24959
CRISP-DM
CRoss-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Decision Support
Technical - Data Mining Process
Uses - Engineering, Banking
Industrial Applications - Complex Data Analysis
The information society with its all-digital information content, and the advent of HPCN technology
to support huge databases, presents users with the problem of interpreting vast amounts of data.
Although theoretical work and methodological approaches have been published, data mining (or
knowledge discovery in databases) at present is more of an art than a well understood reliable
process. There exists no well understood, practical data mining process. This fact particularly
hinders data mining projects involving huge databases and is seen as barrier to the profitable
widespread deployment of HPCN.
The project aims to cater for data mining needs of industrial users of huge data warehouses, by
providing an industry-neutral and tool-neutral process model. This project will develop a data
mining process which is fast, well understood, reliable, and valid across a wide range of
applications.
Starting from the embryonic knowledge discovery processes used in industry today and responding
directly to user requirements, this project will define and validate a data mining process that is
generally applicable in diverse industry sectors. This will make large data mining projects faster,
more efficient, more reliable, more manageable, and less costly. A widely adopted process should
foster the development of a multitude of data mining tools which support it, thereby significantly
contributing to promote a profitable use of HPCN technology.
A "special interest group" (SIG) of users and suppliers will be formed to broaden the basis for
development and testing without sacrificing the efficiency and effectiveness of a small, tightlyfocused consortium. The SIG is a key feature of this project, helping to ensure relevance and
applicability of the results, and facilitating dissemination and exploitation.
The process model developed by the project will be exploited by the data warehouse vendor and the
data mining tool supplier to enhance their product and service offerings. The user partners will
exploit the results of the project internally to improve their business intelligence and decision
making.
Contact Point
Jens Heile Hejlesen
NCR Danmark A/S
Vibevej 20
DK-2400 Copenhagen
Participants
NCR Danmark A/S
Integral Solutions Ltd
Daimler-Benz AG
OHRA
Start Date
July 1997
Octobre 1998
tel: +45 38 15 76 26
fax: +45 38 33 15 22
email: Jens.Heile.Hejlesen@Copenhagen.NCR.com
Country
DK
UK
D
NL
Duration
18 months
Role
C
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 121
24960
PARROT
Parallel Crew Rostering
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Decision Support, Optimisation
Technical - Operations Research, Constraint Programming, Linear Programming
Uses - Transport
Industrial Applications - Airline Crew Rostering, Preferential Bidding Systems
The objective of the PARROT project is to provide efficient means to address the highly complex
and costly problem of airline crew scheduling. Given the traditional breakdown of crew scheduling
into (I) crew pairing: identifying a sequence of duty periods from (a) home-base to (another) homebase, and (ii) crew rostering: assigning a set of pairings to each crew, usually on a monthly basis,
PARROT proposes to concentrate on improvement of crew rostering quality and performance by
applying a parallel approach, and by developing on promising results in the combination of
Operations Research (OR) techniques and Constraint Programming (CP). Identification of the
optimal "mix" of techniques and the appropriate degree of parallelization for the characteristics of
different airlines will result in approaches that are adapted to small, medium and large-size
companies' situations. The goal of PARROT is to produce the following output:
• A parallel solver, proven efficient in identified airline crew rostering contexts
• A rostering constraint library, for use in crew rostering for airlines and analogous
organisations (trains, ...), and conceived for ease of adaptation to neighbouring contexts
• Components combining parallelized specific OR- and CP- based crew rostering algorithms,
proven efficient in identified airline crew rostering contexts
• Agreed recommendations and experimentation with a trans-nationally applicable regulations
definition language.
• An evaluated and validated demonstrator customised for use at each of the airline sites.
ILOG will add a constraint library dedicated to rostering, together with the parallelised constraint
solving engine, to its product line. Lufthansa Systems and Carmen Systems will commercialise
dedicated airline crew scheduling products. Olympic Airways plans on deploying project results
directly in-house. Both universities intend to carry out research and publication activities involving
both OR and CP.
Contact Point
Mari Georges
ILOG
9, rue de Verdun, BP 85
F-94253 Gentilly Cedex
Participants
ILOG, Intelligence
Logicielle
Lufthansa Systems
Carmen Systems
Olympic Airways
University of Paderborn
University of Athens
Start Date
To be announced
Octobre 1998
tel: +33 1 49083557
fax: +33 1 49083510
email: georges@ilog.fr
URL: http://www.ilog.fr
Country
F
Role
C
D
S
GR
D
GR
P
P
P
A
A
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 122
24977
STRETCH
STorage and RETrieval by Content of imaged documents
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Multimedia documents, Image Analysis, Pattern Recognition, Archival Systems
Uses – Object-Oriented paradigm, Parallel Program Development, Document Management
Systems
Industrial Applications – Accounts payable, Public documents, Medical Images
The aim of the project is to develop a pre-production prototype of a system capable of storing and
retrieving imaged multimedia documents in document databases, by applying advanced techniques
derived from image analysis and pattern recognition. Such techniques already exist, at different
degrees of maturity, but are separately employed in current document processing or image archival
systems.
The intent of STRETCH is to create a common Archival and Retrieve Shell based on a graph
document representation and capable of activating appropriate functions to characterize and
subsequently retrieve (multimedia) documents on users’ demand. To make such a system effective,
the bottlenecks of document profiling must be avoided; in particular by overcoming the existing
limitations of predefined indexing schemes.
The document database will include intrinsically multimedia documents with an object-oriented
internal representation and related characterization and search methods. The reliance on an iconic
interface will allow use of documents by an international community.
The consortium intends to exploit the results of the project by enlarging the offers of document
management systems, so far limited to indexed image archival and ICR of fixed form types.
Besides, the content-based retrieval by images will open new application fields.
Contact Point
AnnaMaria Colla
Elsag Bailey – Finmeccanica SPA
Via G.Puccini 2
16154 GENOVA, Italy
Participants
Elsag Bailey – Finmeccanica SPA
CEA/LETI
AET
EBI
DPCI
O2 Technology
DIBE – University of Genova
DSI –University of Florence
DFC –University of Florence
PSI - University of Rouen
Start Date
December 1997
Octobre 1998
tel: +39 10 658 2516
fax: +39 10 658 2694
email: annamaria.colla@elsag.it
Web:
http://www.aetnet.it/stretch/index.htm
Country
I
F
I
I
F
F
I
I
I
F
Role
C
P
A
A
P
P
S
S
S
S
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 123
24986
DEDEMAS
Decentralised Decision Making and Scheduling
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Global Production Processes Optimisation
Local Knowledge : Decentralised Control, Communication of Autonomous Manufacturing
Entities
Industrial Applications : Supply Chain Processes, Multi-Site Production, Interacting Units
The motivation of the project is based on the changes in the business environment of manufacturing
enterprises. As the pace of change in market conditions, technologies, legislation and raw material
availability has accelerated, industrial companies have been forced to improve their business
processes and decision making towards agile planning and co-ordination technologies. Currently,
there is a strong trend in manufacturing enterprises to move from large, hierarchical organisations to
small, decentralised and partly autonomous production units connected with horizontal business
processes.
• Development of mechanisms and a support system for global production process
optimisation based on decentralised operation
• Establishment of a framework for combination of local knowledge and decentralised control
with communication, co-operation and global goals propagation in order to reach globally
optimal production processes.
• Establishment of a framework for the communication between autonomous, co-operative
manufacturing entities
• Improved optimisation when allocating of customer orders and production resources
• Improved supervision capability during production
• Transparent communication globally and locally for the use of process related knowledge
Contact Point
Terho Kärkkäinen
WM-data Consulting Oy
Ilmarisentie 20
FIN-15200 Lahti Finland
Participants
WM-data Consulting Oy
CCP - Centro de CIM do Porto
Werner
&
Pfleiderer
Lebensmitteltechnik
Ahlstrom
Machinery
Corporation
Institut für Fertigungstechnik
und
Spanende Werkzeugmaschinen
Rautaruukki Oy Metform
Technical Research Centre of
Finland
Start Date
First half of 1998
tel: +358.40.5887935
fax: +358.3.8832510
email: tekar@wmdata.com
Country
SF
P
D
Role
C
P
P
SF
P
D
P
SF
SF
P
P
Duration
30 months
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HIPSID
High-Performance Simulation for Interactive Design
Keywords: High Performance and Networking
Technical: Computer Aided Engineering, Parallel Computing, Simulation, Acoustic Design
Uses: Mechanical Design, Structural Integrity
Industrial Applications: Aerospace, Automotive, Manufacturing
Computer simulation is now recognised as an important component of the design process for high
technology manufacturing industries. Reducing the time and cost of such simulations is therefore
essential to maintain Europe’s competitive advantages in high technology manufacturing industries.
The HiPSID project aims to address these needs by creating a new design and simulation
environment, combining new, state-of-the-art numerical methods, cost-effective parallel high
performance computing (HPC) technology and direct coupling of simulations with CAD.
State-of-the-art numerical methods and high-performance computing technology will allow a
HiPSID user to simulate an initial design rapidly, and the simulation will be responsive to changes
specified subsequently by the user via the CAD interface, for all but the largest problems. The
interactive nature of the HiPSID environment will radically alter the role of simulation in the design
process, by making it easier for designers to understand and use. The HiPSID environment will be
demonstrated using test problems from the automotive and aerospace component industries and the
consumer durables industry.
The HiPSID environment will be based on the BEASY boundary element analysis package from
Computational Mechanics, with CAD interfaces provided by SimTec and Ikerlan. The results of
the project will be integrated with existing software products and marketed by these companies
following successful demonstration of the prototype system in the HiPSID project.
Contact Point
Dr Robert Adey
Computational Mechanics
Ashurst Lodge
Ashurst
Southampton
SO40 7AA
Participants
Computational Mechanics
Fagor/Ikerlan
PAC
Sener
Simtec
UPC-CEPBA
Start Date
December 1997
tel: +44 (0)1703 293223
fax: +44 (0)1703 292853
email: radey@beasy.com
http://www.beasy.com
Country
UK
E
UK
E
D
E
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
30 months
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Participants
Computational Mechanics
Fagor/Ikerlan
PAC
Sener
Simtec
UPC-CEPBA
Start Date
December 1997
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
E
UK
E
D
E
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
30 months
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25009
DOMINOS
Domain Decomposition Methods for Integrated
Noise and Structural Analysis
Keywords: High Performance Computing
Technical - Parallel Platforms, Vibro-Acoustic Prediction
Uses – Computer-based Numerical Analysis, Finite Element Method
Industrial Applications – Automotive Noise & Vibration Development, Compressor Noise
The solution of large structural-acoustic coupled problems in a reasonable time requires the
availability of advanced and optimized solution strategies adapted to currently available and
possible future HPCN platforms, and especially to various kind of parallel architecture.
The domain decomposition method has proved over the last few years to an extremely attractive
parallelization techniques for large-scale static and dynamic elasticity problems. Similarly,
parallelized conjugate gradient techniques have had little applications outside linear statics.
Application of these two techniques to structural-acoustics is therefore a true challenge.
Vibro-acoustic simulation has evolved over the last few years from a research tool to a widely
accepted design tool in areas as diverse as automotive and aerospace engineering, home appliance
design, audio equipment engineering and defense applications. Europe clearly leads the way in this
field where the project coordinator is recognized as the premier supplier over Europe, America and
Asia.
Vibro-acoustic simulation being an extremely computationally intensive technology, the need to
apply domain decomposition principles is therefore clear. The primary goal of this project is to
demonstrate the versatility of domain decomposition methods and to produce significantly faster
and powerful vibro-acoustic simulation tools for the benefit of the European industry.
Contact Point
Pierre Guisset
LMS International
Virtual Product Refinement
Interleuvenlaan 68
B-3001 Leuven
Participants
LMS Numerical Technologies
Hutchinson SA
ONERA
APEX Technologies
ULB, Brussels
Daimler-Benz AG
ABB Corporate Research
Start Date
October 1997
tel: +32 16 384 500
fax: +32 16 384 550
email: pierre.guisset@lms.be
Country
B
F
F
F
B
D
S
Role
C
P
P
A
A
P
P
Duration
30 months
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Octobre 1998
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25047
QUASI
Quantum Simulation in Industry
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation
Technical: Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Mechanics
Uses – Modelling, Simulation
Industrial Applications – Catalytic Chemistry
The aim of the project is to extend and implement state-of-the-art techniques for combined
Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) simulations on a variety of High
Performance Computing (HPC) platforms, and to apply the techniques to industrial catalytic
chemistry applications.
The QUASI project combines software development work of the academic groups with
demonstration and applications work from the modelling teams within three major European
chemical industries. Three challenging molecular modelling problems in industrial catalytic
chemistry have been chosen as themes for demonstration and application calculations,
- Heterogeneous catalysis of nitrous oxide decomposition using metal-substituted zeolites,
- Modelling of covalently bonded protease inhibitors,
- Catalysis by metal oxides and metal supported oxides.
One of the objectives is also to analyse the potential market for the QUASI simulation package
within the European process industry to prepare for the commercial exploitation of the package.
Contact Point
Paul Sherwood
Daresbury Laboratory
Keckwick Lane
WA4 4AD Warrington, United Kingdom
Participants
CCLRC - Daresbury Laboratory
Norsk Hydro
BASF
University Zurich
Royal Institution
ICI
Start Date
January 1998
Octobre 1998
tel: +44 1925 603553
fax: +44 1025 603634
Email: p.sherwood@dl.ac.uk
Country
UK
N
D
CH
UK
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration
36 months
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25050
JULIUS
Joint Industrial Interface for End-user Simulations
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Simulation, Mesh-generation, Visualisation, Data Management
Uses - Engineering, Design
Industrial Applications - Electromagnetic, Aerospace, Automotive
The project extends the computing environment and tools developed in the CAESAR ESPRIT
project. The backbone of the project is an agreed industrial test case suite of problems of increasing
complexity and leads to the final demonstrators of the industrial partners. The demonstrator suite is
used to steer and test the developments, which include the HPCN Simulation and Design
Environment, Engineering Simulation Tools and the innovative software-based Active Engineering
Simulation Advisor Modules and lead to the final industrial demonstrators. The developments are
aimed at providing a balanced simulation environment whilst addressing increasing complexity and
larger problems, reducing pre and post-processing bottlenecks and enabling substantial increases in
design effort / unit time via the provision of an integrated simulation and design environment, called
6S (Sixth Sense), and toolset for HPCN simulation in multiple disciplines.
Contact Point
Mr. John Murphy
tel +44-177-936 6260
British Aerospace, Sowerby Research Centre
fax +44-177-936 3733
PO Box 5
email: john.murphy@src.bae.co.uk
UK - Filton, Bristol, BS12 7QW
http: to be announced
Participants
British Aerospace
DASA
Dassault
ESI
Stehlin-Merazzi Research
Genias
FhG-IPK
NAG Ltd.
University of Oxford
University of Swansea
Swiss Centre for Scientific Comp.
Start Date
1st February 1998
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
D
F
F
CH
D
D
UK
UK
UK
CH
Duration
30 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
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DECISION
HPCN Integrated Optimization Strategies for Increased
Engineering Design Complexity
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Optimisation, Decision Making
Uses - Engineering, Design, Multidisciplinary Analysis
Industrial Applications - Aeronautics, Materials, Machinery
DECISION aims to set up co-operative work on design optimisation problems of increased
complexity.
The combination of single or hybridised constrained optimisation tools with analysis solvers
assembled on a HPCN platform targets innovative multidisciplinary engineering products.
DECISION is a decision maker oriented tool for new product design optimisation. It provides an
emergent technology for industrial competitiveness by significantly reducing design cycle and cost
for new products.
Complex design problems coming from three main industrial sectors - Aeronautics, Smart Materials
and Forest Machinery - have been chosen to validate the efficiency of the design optimisation
system and to provide quality with background of a wide range of optimised results.
Contact Point
Mr. Jacques Périaux
tel +33.1.47 11 37 89
Dassault Aviation
fax +33.1.47 11 42 94
78, Quai Marcel Dassault
email: dpr.dir@Dassault-aviation.fr
92214 Saint Cloud
Web: http://www.cooperation.dassaultaviation.fr/index.htm
FRANCE
Participants
Dassault Aviation
Messet
Noka Tume
NAG Ltd.
INRIA
University of Jyvaskyla
VTT
Start Date
October 1997
Octobre 1998
Country
F
SF
SF
UK
F
SF
SF
Duration
30 months
Role
C
A
P
P
A
A
A
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25059
CHAMAD
COMPLETE HEXAHEDRAL AND ADAPTATIVE MESHING OF
ARBITRARY DOMAINS
Keywords : Simulation, Pre-processing, Automatic Meshing
Technical : Mesh generation, Mesh refinement
Uses : Engineering and scientific computing,
Industrial Applications : Automotive , Aerospace, Chemical industries
Summary
Pre-processing phases and more specifically mesh generation is recognised to refrain the use of
HPCN analysis, simulation and design in a range of applications in industries such as automotive
mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aeronautical engineering. The objective of this
project is to automate mesh generation and mesh adaptation and especially hexahedral unstructured
grids.
The project is responding to strong requirements already expressed by end-users from automotive,
aeronautical and civil engineering fields who have identified the bottlenecks in their design cycles
and who want to benefit from the considerable progress made in the computation and visualisation
parts of the process.
The project is built on existing prototypes for both automatic mesh generation and mesh refinement
which are being evaluated by the end-users.
The Consortium is composed of two major industrial end-users (SNECMA and BMW), three
software vendors, one service provider and one CAD system vendor, from Belgium, France,
Germany, UK and Norway.
The planned developments will be validated on a large set of cases covering many industrial
applications fields in computational electromagnetics, fluid dynamics, thermal analysis and
structural analysis.
Contact Points
Laurent LEQUETTE
BERTIN et Cie
Systèmes d'Information et Modélisation Avancée
59, Rue Pierre Curie, BP 3
F- 78373 Plaisir Cedex
Participant
BERTIN
BMW
NUMECA
SAMTECH
SNECMA
VECTOR FIELDS
VIEWTECH
Start Date
1 December 1997
Tel: 331.34.81.87.12
Fax: 331.34.81.87.43
Email: lequette@bertin.fr
Country
F
D
B
B
F
UK
N
Role
C
A
P
P
A
P
A
Duration
24 months
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26255
Gabby Animator
How to rise the productivity in the animation market
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: 3D animation, Visualisation, Real-time technology
Industrial Applications : Animation series
The aim of the project is to develope a software package based on applications of real-time
technology to 3D animation that will make it possible to produce a new kind of animation series
more quickly and at lower cost.
The goals will be achieved through the use of real-time animation and visualisation tools that will
make it possible to generate complex animations, such as expressing emotions through a characters
face or body movements, an visualise and replay these animations as they are being generated.
The tools developed will enable animators to achieve enhanced productivity through the application
of new technology to 3D animation. The link with traditional 2D production will occur only
through "clear line" rendering, giving a final result similar to that produced by classic pen-andpaper techniques.
The industry version of Gabby Animator will be used within the companies that participate in its
development to cut production costs and times and increasing the quality of the output.
A "Home" version – a plug-in for 3D Studio Max – will be exploited through the distribution
networks of Kinetix and Autodesk.
Contact Point
Sebastien Dohogne
Neurones Animation
53, Quai de Rome
4000 Liege, Belgium
Participants
Neurones Animation
Luxanima
Laboratoire
d’Imagerie
(LIN/CNBDI)
Start Date
May 1998
tel: +32 4 254 61 12
fax: +32 4 229 32 33
Email: seb@neurones.be
Numerique
Country
B
L
F
Role
C
P
P
Duration
24 months
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26267
SCHUMANN
Supply Chain Uncertainty Management Network Optimisation
Keywords: High Performance Computing & Networking, Decision Support
Technical: Optimisation through Recursion, High Level Model Generation, Automatic
Uncertain Data Scenario Generation, Multi-site Analytic Decision Data Warehouses
Uses: Simulate/Optimise Supply Chain for Manufacturing, Assembly, Distribution & Service
Industrial Applications: Automotive
The project aims at developing, implementing and testing, on a high performance computing
platform, a software system to simulate and optimise the Supply Chain for Manufacturing,
Assembly, Distribution and Service (MADS) of Bills of Material by using the automotive sector as
a pilot area. The target is to develop and implement mathematical algorithmic approaches jointly
with suitable analytic decision data warehouses for a multi processor parallel high performance
computing environment, so that the solution times for a large size case of the above problem lie in
the range of 15-30 minutes for a rough cut and 3.0-3.5 hours for detailed allocation and
scheduling/planning.
The currently available systems are not capable of solving the problem optimally. They just provide
implementable solutions by addressing the problem as a sequence of subproblems, for each part of
the supply chain and each major supplier at each time period along the planning horizon. Although
the computing effort is affordable with present systems, however they do not guarantee the
optimality of the solution. The proposed project addresses improvements in both quality (better
allocation, lower costs) and efficiency (shorter response times) in MADS Supply Chain scheduling
through parallel computing algorithm implementations. This will have a direct bearing on the
industrial partners’competitiveness world-wide as they face the challenges of market globalisation.
It is estimated a 15% output increase from the current capacity, a 20% product’s lead time reduction
and a 15% inventory cut-off by using the SCHUMANN software result. It turns out in money
savings (up to 25 MECU in some levels of the supply chain). Furthermore, the software
developments which result will be of benefit to other industrial end-users beyond the SCHUMANN
consortium.
Contact Point
Laureano Escudero
UITESA
Avda. de Burgos 8B
E-28036 Madrid
Participants
UITESA
LPC
DAIMLER-BENZ, AG
FORD-Espana
Brunel University
Universidad Politecnica de
Valencia
Start Date
January 1998
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 1 383 31 80
fax: +34 1 383 33 11
email: leb@uitesa.es
Country
E
UK
D
E
UK
E
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
Duration
30 months
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SEP-TOOLS
AN INTER-OPERABLE SUITE OF EUROPEAN HPCN TOOLS
Keywords : Software Development Environments, Parallel processing
Technical : Performance prediction, Code parallelisation
Uses : Engineering and scientific computing
Industrial Applications : Automotive , Aerospace, Weather forecast
Summary
The SEP-Tools project will develop a suite of HPCN software tools that support parallel code
development in Fortran using MPI. The suite is based upon well established European software
tools. Tools in the suite will be interoperable and the suite will be deployed on leading-edge HPC
systems from the two largest Japanese HPC vendors (Fujitsu and NEC) in order to encourage the
international take-up of developments. To further strengthen the exploitation routes for the suite, a
major European HPCN software house will co-ordinate the project.
The starting point for SEP-Tools are the following core software technologies:
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DIMEMAS: a novel performance prediction tool for message-passing applications;
VAMPIR: a performance visualisation tool for message-passing applications supporting MPI;
CAPTools: a semi-automatic code parallelisation tool capable of complex code dependency
analysis.
It is important to note that whilst each of these tools is individually useful in the porting and
migration of existing Fortran codes, it is the ability to fully inter-operate that will provide the
application developer with the opportunity to develop new ways of working, further enhancing his
productivity.
Since all the tools included in the suite have already been developed, the primary focus of the
project will be in developing the interfaces necessary between the tools to ensure interoperability.
This substantially reduces the risk of the project since effort will be only spent on the later stages of
tool development rather than on developing new tools. This will also enable the project to be
completed over a relatively short time-scale (18 months).
The SEP-Tools consortium promotes a partnership between three of Europe’s leading software tool
developers (CEPBA, PALLAS and University of Greenwich) with key software tool exploiters
(Fujitsu, NEC and PALLAS) and end-users (LMS, PDC and Danish Meteorological Institute).
Furthermore, in order to ensure that the tool suite addresses the requirements of the widest possible
spectrum of HPC users and code developers a project “User Forum” will be established.
Contact Points
Mr. Karl Solchenbach
Hermülheimer Staße 10
D-50321 Brühl
Germany
Tel +49-2232 1896-0
Fax: 49-2232 1896-29
Email: solchenbach@pallas.de
Dr. Owen Thomas
Smith Group
Surrey Research
Guildford GU2 5YP
UK
Tel: +44 1483 442118
fax: +44 1483 442304
Email: OGMThomas@smithgroup.co.uk
Participants
Country
Octobre 1998
Role
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PALLAS
FECIT
NEC
CEPBA
University of Greenwich
KTH
DMI
LMS
Start Date
D
UK
D
E
UK
S
DK
B
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
Duration
18 months
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CAVALCADE
COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Distributed Virtual Reality, groupware, multi-modal interface, cross-platform
Uses: Virtual Mock-up, teleconferencing, PCs, 3D interaction devices
Industrial Applications: architecture and construction, car design and manufacturing, satellite
and railway modelling
FThe CAVALCADE project goal is to develop a computer system for collaborative prototyping of
virtual mock-ups. It will support and enhance concurrent engineering practices thanks to a
distributed architecture enabling teams based in geographically dispersed locations to
collaboratively design, test, validate, and document a shared model.
CAVALCADE will provide users with a 3D visual simulation system where multiple input
modalities will simultaneously enable real-time multi-user interaction with a prototype by pointing,
looking, asking questions, and issuing commands. Object creation, cloning and deletion, collision
detection, assembly trajectory planning, direct and inverse kinematics, as well as Newtonian
dynamics simulation will be under direct user control, while high level declarative object placement
functions will speed up the design process.
Support for standard file formats such as Catia will ensure interoperability with CAD systems.
Interactive selection of prototype components will trigger multimedia data access (e.g. text,
diagrams, web links). The 3D model thus becomes a visual information query front-end, making
CAVALCADE a suitable data management tool for project design.
It will be modular and cross-platform, enabling users to choose a configuration depending on the
budget.
CISI coordinates the project and develops CAVALCADE core (multi-modal dialogue management,
declarative functions recognition, teleconferencing support, etc.). IRIT develops a software layer to
support cooperative work and multisite data distribution. Sense8 Europe extends its cross-platform
development toolkits to fit project needs, especially to provide interoperability with CAD systems.
CRS4 develops time-critical components in order to support effective 3D multi-user interaction.
AIS develops a rear-projection screen display device for 3D interactive imaging.
CSTB, SEAT, CNES, and SNCF, as end users, provide the industrial setting in domains such as
architecture and construction, car design and manufacturing, satellite and railway design for
specifying and testing CAVALCADE on real-world problems.
Contact point
CISI
13, rue Villet
BP 4042
31029 TOULOUSE FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0) 561 176 536
Fax: +33 (0) 261 348 415
E-mail: DuchonJ@sudouest.cisi.fr
http://www.cisi.fr/cavalcade
Participants
Country
Role
CISI
AIS
Sense8
CRS4
IRIT
FFNS
CSTB
SEAT
CNES
SNCF
F
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
C
I
CH
I
F
S
F
E
F
F
Start date
Duration
January '98
24
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VINE
Video On Demand and Interactive Video Editing System
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Real-time Multimedia server, Video encoding, Video editing
Uses – PC architectures, Compression techniques (MPEG2)
Industrial Applications – Video broadcasting
The VINE project aims at building a Real Time Multimedia Server addressing the market of
professional Video-On-Demand (VOD), Video Editing and Interactive Television.
The VINE Multimedia server will be designed with a scalable architecture allowing to deliver up to
768 video streams in a single PC rack, to keep the cost per stream at a low level and gain market
acceptance. The server will exploit MPEG2 technology for image delivery to guarantee the highest
quality. It will include facilities to allow its users:
• to edit, develop and archive their own videos,
• to access in real time to any video or multimedia material stored on the server,
• to store with to day's standard disk technology up to 320 hours of MPEG2 videos.
Communication will be handled over high bandwidth networks (such as Fast Ethernet, ATM OC3
or ADSL modems) and implement a very high quality Multimedia Intranet system.
The VINE server targets professional markets such as:
• TV stations to address the needs of the journalists who want immediate access to large
image banks, edition facilities and digital quality to better suit the requirement of the public,
• Corporate networks to address the needs of training and informing for employees,
franchisees and customers about new products and new services,
• Small to middle size Video-On-Demand networks that can be installed in hotels or districts.
As part of the developments, VINE will also deliver a new highly innovative MPEG2 encoding
station implementing a single pass variable bit rate algorithm to transform in real time professional
videos (D1) into MPEG2 and to provide a multicasting facility also allowing broadcast of live
television to the users.
The VINE technology will be validated and demonstrated by:
• The journalists of ORF Upper Austria in Linz who will use it to edit, store and retrieve news
clips produced everyday for broadcasting,
• The visitors of the Ars Electronica Centre, in the "Museum of the Future" in Linz, to give
them a free access to large video material databank and to evaluate its use for educational
purposes.
Direct exploitation of the results will be made by marketing the VINE server on a world-wide
market, targeting telecom and cable operators but also professional applications such as those to be
developed in the project.
Contact Point
Michel Loi
tel: +33 4 72 72 86 53
Matra Systemes et Information
fax: +33 4 72 72 04 67
6, Rue Dewoitine
Email: mloi@matra-ms2i.fr
78142 Velizy-Villacoublay Cedex, France
http://www.arttic.com/projects/VINE
Participants
Country
Role
Matra Systemes et Information
F
C
Optibase Ltd.
ISR
P
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
A
P
Start Date
Duration
April 1998
24 months
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M3D
Multisite Cooperative 3D Design for Architecture
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Networked Architecture Design,
3D CAD, Cooperative Work, Virtual Studio, Multimedia Interactive Communication Service.
Technical domain : High Performance Networking, Distributed Computing, Multi-Site
Application, Persistent Database, real time system, CSCW.
Industrial Applications : Architecture design, building construction and maintenance
Synopsis
The objective of the project is to integrate the CAD technology with the VR and high
performance network technology to be a prototype multi-site cooperative 3D system for
architecture design. The foreseen prototype system will extend the major functions of the single
user CAD architecture design tools to a networked cooperative system at multiple locations.
Real time interactive cooperative design with audio/video conferencing will be realized in the
system with other off-line functions. The current target geographic area to cover is at the
European scale. It can be extended in the future.
Contact Point
Professor Yuhua Luo
Math and Computer Science Department
University of Balearic Islands
Cra. Valldemossa km 7,5
07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Participants
Country
UIB
Spain
ADETTI
Portugal
EDC
Netherlands
Portugal
OA
IDOM
Spain
ARQMAQ
Spain
Start Date: April 1, 1998
Fax: 34 71 173003
Tel.: 34 71 173208
Email: dmilyu0@clust.uib.es
http://www.m3d.org/
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
Duration: 36months
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MINEREC
Demonstration of real-time Mine Recognition
Keywords: Mine Detection, Ground-Penetrating Radar
Technical - Digital Signal Processing, High Performance Computing
Uses - Demining
Industrial Applications - Demining systems, Real-time Applications, Embedded Systems
Objectives of the work programme are
• To design, develop and test a suite of software comprising known algorithms and data
collection procedures for the specific purpose of detecting and recognising anti-personnel
mines
• To implement the resulting software suites on the EUROPRO architecture and test its
functionality
• To Design and build a radar array and demonstrate real-time detection and recognition of
plastic anti-personnel mines, in laboratory conditions.
The work programme will result in the establishment of design parameters of radar/EUROPRO
hardware providing design data for operational systems
Impact
Presently, the realisation of effective ground probing radar systems to detect and recognise plastic
anti-personnel mines is frustrated by the incidence of high false alarm rates. Recognition procedures
require very intensive data processing, which until the emergence of the EUROPRO architecture
has not been available. The realisation of real time recognition procedures and the resulting
decrease of false alarms will be a major contribution to the design of operational systems.
Contact Point
Richard Chignell
Emrad Ltd
Unit 6 Langham Park/Catteshall Lane
UK - GU7 1NG
Participants
Emrad Ltd
Thomson Marconi Sonar
Start Date
January 1998
Octobre 1998
Country
UK
F
tel: +44.1483.418600
fax: +33 1483.418618
email: 73064.226@compuserve.com
Role
C
P
Duration
18 Months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 139
26313
CIPRESS
Complex Information Patterns Retrieval with a Parallel
Distributed Processing Knowledge Engine Search System
Keywords: High Performance Computing & Networking, Tools for Information Handling
Technical: Knowledge Engine, Free Text Retrieval and Database Engine, Parallelisation,
Association Process, Learning Process, Neural Networks
Uses: Knowledge Engine Search System
Industrial Applications: Medical
The objective of the CIPRESS project is to develop a Knowledge Engine with the capability to sort
out relevant information from textual and numerical information containers such as databases and
the Internet by first discovering facts in documents and reports (the association process) and by
keeping track of previous searches and the organisation of hierarchical thesauri (the learning
process). This CIPRESS Knowledge Engine will be developed starting from an existing high
performance generalised free text retrieval and database engine, to be parallelised by the
introduction of a scalable High Performance Architecture to further boost its performance and upon
which will be developed: (i) an analyser that will convert into a standard hierarchical format the
data collected by the knowledge engine and create associations between them, (ii) a sophisticated
neural network platform allowing to continuously improve the use of the Knowledge Engine and
refine more accurately the data to be collected by the analyser and its users, and (iii) a user
interface, allowing to facilitate and optimise exploitation of the Knowledge Engine features.
The first application field to be considered will be the medical sector where numerous databases are
available (Medline, CANCERLIT, DrugLine, etc.). This sector has also the advantage of
representing a very large market already mature for the provision of information services. The
CIPRESS Knowledge Engine applied to the medical sector will be widely exploited through
commercial services for doctors, for pharmacists, for scientific purposes and for the industry. The
CIPRESS Knowledge Engine will be commercialised by Search&Find, while all partners will
exploit the project results by setting-up on-line services in the medical sector.
Contact Point
BO LINDSTRÖM
SEARCH&FIND
FINLANDSGATAN 14
S-16474 KISTA
Participants
SEARCH&FIND
ALEPH INFORMATICA
Karolinska Institutet - MTC
ARAKNE
HealthGate Europe
Start Date
To be announced
Octobre 1998
tel: + 46 8 751 84 40
fax: + 46 8 752 05 30
email: BO.LINDTROM@CONTACTOR.SE
Country
S
I
S
I
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
A
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 140
26317
EUROSTORE
A High Performance Storage Project
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical – PFS, Parallel File System, HSM, Hierarchical Storage Management, Storage, Data
Models, Metadata, Near-line Storage, Storage Robotics
Uses – Digital Movies Storage, Large Databases, Data Mining, Medical Imaging Storage
The objective of the EUROSTORE Project is to develop and market a High Performance File Store,
composed of an Hierarchical Storage Management System (HSM) operating in conjunction with a
high performance Parallel Filesystem (PFS). The Project will combine the features of a hierarchical
storage manager component with the performance of a parallel filesystem to provide a system
capable of meeting the requirements of the most demanding applications in industry, commerce,
and science, where the basic need is the management of very large data repositories, with
transparent access to both on-line and near-line storage. The Project is motivated by the fact that the
few existing HSM and parallel filesystem products do not fully address all the needs of the user
community, and in some cases represent a major investment that users are not willing to undertake.
The EUROSTORE Project will enable the partners to build high performance storage systems from
low cost components. It will lay the foundation for commercial products with broad market appeal.
Contact Point
Carlo Alberto Marchi
QSW Ltd.
Via Marcellina, 11
I - 00131 Roma
Participants
Quadrics Supercomputers World
Hellenic Company for Space Applications
DESY
CERN
Star System Roma
Hellenic National Meteo Center
Athens Medical Center
Start Date
March 1998
Octobre 1998
tel: +39-6-412386.16
fax: +39-6-4191694
email: ca.marchi@roma.quadrics.com
http: to be announced
Country
UK
GR
DE
CH
I
GR
GR
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
Duration
24 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 141
26329
MISSIMU
Minimally Invasive Surgery Simulator
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical : Finite Element Models, Parallel Computing, 3D Graphics, Mechatronic
Uses: Medical Simulation
Industrial Applications : Endo-surgery Training, Operation Preparation and Rehearsal,
Assessment of new surgical tools
The MISSIMU RTD project aims at specifying, developing and qualifying a simulator suitable for
the training of surgeons in endo-surgery, or "Minimally invasive" techniques. This simulator is
intended for students or inexperienced surgeons for acquisition of basic and advanced skills,
experienced surgeons for the rehearsal of complex operations and tool makers for the assessment of
new surgical tools.
Salient features of the simulator are :
-modelling of organs in real time taking into account trainee actions, as well as organs
mechanical characteristics
-generation and display of realistic computer generated images comparable within
reasonable tolerances to those generated by endoscopic camera,
-restitution of tactile feel trough appropriate force feedback system,
-capacity of providing remote training through a WAN.
MISSIMU is based on the expertise in modelling, simulation, 3D graphics, mechatronic
technologies and surgical tooling of the technical partners as well as on the deep knowledge of
operational requirements of end-users which are hospitals and medical universities.
MISSIMU has the potential to demonstrate the applicability of simulation techniques to surgeon
training contributing thereby to the spread of minimally invasive practices and paving the way to
the development of proficiency standards.
Contact Point :
Dr. Klaus-Martin Irion
Karl Storz GmbH & Co
Mittelstrasse 8
D - 78532 Tuttlingen
Tel: +49 7461 708 219
Fax: +49 7461 708 304
e-mail: karlstorz-webmaster@karlstorz.de
Participants
Karl Storz GmbH
Thomson Training & Simulation
University of Bristol
University of Dundee
Assistance Publique et Hôpitaux de Paris
Ospedale Nuovo
Start Date
February 1998
Octobre 1998
Country
D
F
UK
UK
F
I
Role
C
P
P
A
A
A
Duration
36 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 142
26331
DREAM
Data fusion as a Remedy Against Mines
Keywords: Mine Detection, Data Fusion, Human Factors
Technical - Data Fusion, Human Factors, High Power Computing Architectures
Uses - Demining
Industrial Applications - Demining systems, Real-time Applications, Embedded Systems
In mine detection research, various sensor technologies are currently being investigated, and,
although each solution offers interesting possibilities, it is already clear that no single technology
can offer both high detection performance and the level of efficiency required. By associating
several types of sensors and using data fusion techniques to cross-cue sensor data, both performance
and efficiency can be improved. Such a multisensor system, a priori mounted on a vehicle, will
reduce the risk and the cost of demining operations.
The objectives of this project are to anticipate the development of such new concept of
humanitarian demining system. The study « DREAM » will technically define a multisensor fusion
system based on the results achieved within the feasibility study « CIMIC » awarded under Tender
No 96/C 221/10 to this consortium. Within the study all components of the multisensor system, i.e.
sensors, dedicated hardware and software for the sensors, the fusion hardware and software, the
human factors implementation and the management of external data, will be examined for
optimisation. The keys Issues will be the Data Fusion, the analysis and implementation of Human
Factors and the breakdown of the overall processing system. The partners will address each
necessary task to optimise the multisensor mine detection system : Data Fusion / Human Factors /
Data Processing / GPR / IR / Metal Detector.
The results of the project will consist of a set of technical documents and demonstrations of rapidprototyping implementation of the key algorithms and of the Man Machine Interface. The results
will be directly used in priority in the future overall programme driven by EC
Contact Point
François NIVELLE
Thomson-CSF / TME / MDM
23-27 rue Pierre Valette
F-92245 Malakoff Cedex
Participants
TME SA
TCO
TCAR
Daimler-Benz Research
Ebinger GmbH
TME Ltd
ERA Ltd
USFA
NPA
Start Date
January 1998
Octobre 1998
tel: +33 149 653 161
fax: +33 149 653 636
email: nivelle@tme.thomson.fr
Country
F
F
F
D
D
UK
UK
NL
N
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
Duration
12 Months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 143
26337
GEODE
Ground Explosive Ordnance Detection System
Keywords: Mine Detection, Data Fusion
Technical - Data Fusion, High Performance Computing
Uses - Demining
Industrial Applications - Demining systems, Real-time Applications, Embedded Systems
The objective of the GEODE project (Ground Explosive Ordnance DEtection system) is to
demonstrate advanced architecture and fusion software for multi-sensor detection, localisation and
classification of Anti-Personnel Landmines (APL) ; by combining complementary sensors and
using innovative processing techniques, GEODE will demonstrate a higher detection probability
than currently achieved by existing systems, a lower false alarm rate and a capability to classify the
various detected objects.
It is widely admitted that more than 100 million mines have been laid all over the world and that, at
the current rate of manual demining operations, it would take hundreds of years to clear the earth;
therefore, the requirement for an efficient way to detect, localise and classify mines which will
speed up demining while making it safer is obvious.
However, the severe operational conditions (variety of terrains, vegetation, APL nature and mining
patterns, environment) and the requirement to maintain a high level of performance independently
from the observation conditions leads necessarily to a high performance system.
Contact Point
Gilles Guillemard
Dassault Electronique
55 quai Marcel Dassault
F-92214 Saint-Cloud
tel: +33 1.3481.3293
fax: +33 1. 3481.3104
email: gilles.guillemard@dassault-elec.fr
Participants
Dassault Electronique SA
Emrad Ltd
ELTA Electronics Industries
Marconi SpA
Institut Dr. Foerster
TNO-FEL
Country
F
UK
ISR
I
D
NL
Start Date
January 1998
Duration
15 Months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
A
A
P
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 144
26342
NOVICE
Network Oriented Visualization in a Clinical Environment.
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking
Technical -3D Visualisation, Imaging, Internet, Java/ActiveX, Parallel computing
Uses - Web-based Visual Medical Application
Industrial Applications - Computer Aided Medical Diagnostics (CAMP)
The project will provide extendible Web-based visualisation tools for medical applications in a high
performance-computing environment, transparently for the end users. It will improve existing
imaging techniques to transport, store, visualise and extract information from images (e.g.
parametric images, statistical information). Emphasis is on industry standard networked
technologies (Java, ActiveX and VRML), enabling remote consultation with experts, and easy reexamination by physicians.
A primary charter of NOVICE is to help the European hospitals to advance the state-of-the-art in
medical care. Deploying Computer Aided Medical Diagnostics (CAMD) tools outside the research
facilities is a difficult challenge facing all research hospitals. NOVICE will provide a Web-based
Demonstrator and Service Center with parallel visual computing, accessible to all European
hospitals, where modern CAMD tools can be easily reviewed by the end users. NOVICE brings
together the expertise needed to develop such a European Demonstrator. The NOVICE project will
deliver a number of industrially relevant and exploitable results, which will have a significant
impact on patient care and health service costs across Europe:
• Network oriented visualization application components for medical applications
• A NOVICE Demonstrator and Service Center at MVC
• A parallel library of 3D image processing functions
• A teleradiology tool accessed via the Web
• An enhanced PACS systems capable of storing full multimedia patient records
•
Contact Point:
Dr Mikael Jern
tel: +45 45999599
Advanced Visual Systems
fax: +45 45999500
15, Blokken
e-mail: mikael@avs.dk
DK - 3460 Birkeröd
http://www.avs.com
Participants
Advanced Visual Systems
Silicon Graphics Biomedical
Sistemas Expertos
Central Manchester Healthcare
Trust
Manchester Visualization Centre
Foster Findlay
Rasna Imaging Systems
Dep of Oncology Univ Pisa
Clinica Femenia
Hospital San Juan de Dios
Start Date
January 1998
Octobre 1998
Country
Denmark
Israel
Spain
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
UK
UK
Italy
Spain
Spain
Spain
Duration
36 months
P
P
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 145
26347
EDISON
European Distributed Interactive Simulation Over Network
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking,
Technical : Distributed Simulation, Collaborative Working, DIS, CSCW, HLA, ATM
Uses : Simulation, Training, System Design, System Validation, Engineering Analysis, Crisis
Management
Industrial Applications : Space, Aeronautics, Automotive, Telemedecine, Telescience,
Petroleum Platform
Summary:
Aim of the EDISON project is to specify, develop, experiment and exploit a generic and integrated
architecture for Distributed Interactive Simulation Facilities (DISF), in order to support interaction
and cooperative working between geographically distributed facilities for simulation modelling,
processing and post-processing.
The EDISON infrastructure is a modular package including a simulation framework providing the
applications with common simulation services (scheduling, real-time kernel, etc...), a middleware
containing the vital services necessary to distributed simulations (time management, intelligent
distribution mechanisms, extrapolation and prediction mechanisms to hide network latencies and
jitter, etc...), a communication framework, a supervisor as well as groupware functions. This
infrastructure is qualified through three pilot applications, each of them focusing on a different
utilization paradigm and a different phase in a system life-cycle : the « HardWare-In-the-Loop »
pilot application consisting in a system validation of the ATV-ISS space rendez-vous (the
Automated Transfer Vehicle is a spacecraft which docks automatically to the International Space
Station, in order to refuel and resupply it), the « Numerical Models » pilot application dealing with
the engineering analysis of vibroacoustics effects in manned space systems and car design, the
« Man-In-the-Loop » pilot application based on a mission rehearsal exercise involving the space
European Robotic Arm (ERA) and ATV teleoperations by ISS cosmonauts or ground operators.
This DISF approach allows to solve simulation problems only feasible in the past either within long
time frames or at the cost of expensive computing support facilities. The use of geographically
Distributed and Interactive Simulation Facilities is therefore of paramount interest to reduce
facilities overall costs (non-duplication of components, teams knowledge and skills), to allow the
interactive use of remote simulation resources, making the work more flexible and efficient, to
shorten the development cycle of new systems by anticipated detection of design, integration or
operational problems, to minimize travels and long collocation of experts,
Contact Point :
Name : DUBUC
tel: +33 1 34 92 25 98
Company : AEROSPATIALE
fax: +33 1 34 92 11 74
Address : 66 Route de Verneuil - BP 3002
email: > francois.dubuc@espace.aerospatiale.fr
F-78133 LES MUREAUX Cédex FRANCE
http://cec.to.alespazio.it/edison.html
Participants
Country
Role
AEROSPATIALE
F
C
ALENIA AEROSPAZIO
I
P
ITALDESIGN
I
P
D3
G
P
RUS
G
P
FOKKER SPACE
NL
P
SILICON WORLDS
F
P
LIP6
F
P
DRL
G
P
Start Date: 1/3/98
Duration: 30 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/26347.htm
It was last updated on 1 July 1998, and is maintained by Merce.Griera-I-Fisa@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 146
26356
POEM
Parallel Processing of Voluminous EDIFACT Documents
Keywords: High Performance Computing & Networking, Information Management
Technical: Message and Transaction Processing, Parallel Computing, Performance Testing
Uses: EDIFACT Message Processing
Industrial Applications: Banking, Retail, Manufacturing
The prime objective of the POEM project is to develop a high performance EDIFACT message
processor using open scaleable HPCN systems with generic support of different message types. For
the identification of parallelisation potentials in processing of EDIFACT messages and the
development of an efficient scheduling algorithm, the project will exploit the semantics of the
document processing steps as well as the structure of the specific EDIFACT message types. The
process architecture of the document processor will be adaptable to any kind of parallel platform or
workstation clusters. A definitive aim of the project is to meet the requirements posed by several
European banks (from about a 100,000 up to more than 1 million message transactions per hour).
The technologies developed within POEM will be relevant not only for financial but also for other
domains like retail or manufacturing in the near future as well. With increasing volumes in
individual branches plus the increasing size of individual messages by using the respective
enhanced international EDIFACT message types these branches will soon be exposed to
performance limits. Existing industry specific solutions will have to be replaced by a more general
and sophisticated approach like the one being suggested in this project.
The two banks involved in this project - ABN Amro and WestLB - will play the key role in the
initial exploitation of the project results in the banking sector. The explicit intention of ABN Amro
and WestLB is not only to cover today’s market demands but to meet tomorrow’s customer
requirements for EDI solutions well in advance to its competitors. This can only be achieved using
a high performance solution. The initial circle for addressing a wide range of customers will be
Assem Audi´s EDI Users Group, a group of major banks including WestLB using Assem Audi EDI
solutions. In parallel, Assem Audi will enhance it’s international market coverage by winning
marketing partners and reference customers all over Europe.
Contact Point
Thorsten Reinheimer
ASSEM AUDI
Feldstraße 8
D-53340 Meckenheim
Participants
ASSEM AUDI
ABN Amro
Westdeutsche Landesbank
Girozentrale
GMD
University of SouthamptonPAC
Start Date
To be announced
Octobre 1998
tel: +49 (0) 22 25-881-0
fax: +49 (0) 22 25-881-201
email: tre@assem-audi.com.de
Country
D
NL
D
Role
C
P
P
D
UK
A
A
Duration
30 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 147
26386
DISTAL
Distributed Software Access for Large-Scale
Engineering Applications
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - High Performance Networking, Metacomputing
Uses - Computer Aided Design, Distributed Engineering
Industrial Applications - Car Industry, Aerospace Industry
The increasing user-friendliness of engineering analysis codes is enabling engineers to consider
running large-scale automated applications with these codes such as parametric design analyses and
design optimisation. To provide the huge computing resources needed for these "meta-aplications",
it is possible to distribute the work over a large number of loosely-coupled systems, which may
even be geographically distributed.
Unfortunately, conventional commercial software licensing methods require the underlying analysis
codes to be installed on all the systems which will be used. This raises the cost of distributed metaapplications, and constitutes a barrier against "total resource utilisation" for large-scale applications.
The objectives of the proposed DISTAL project are to address this by:
• Establishing a business model for "software on demand", which is capable of supporting
large-scale meta-applications in computer-aided engineering in; an economic way;
• Implementing a prototype agent-based system to support this model;
• Experimenting with and validation the model for a renage of possible applications which are
relevant to European engineering-based businesses.
By demonstrating that these scenarios are viable, DISTAL will make possible a new, on-line market
in commercial engineering application software, resources and services. All partners will exploit
this market as users, application or computing resource suppliers, or as a supplier of secure systems
technology to participants in the market.
Contact Point
No name yet
IKOSS
Haagse Schouwweg 8g
NL-2332 KG Leiden
Participants
IKOSS
CASA
Mannesmann Sachs
PAC
Baltimore Technologies
VCIL
MSC GmbH
MARC Software
Deutschland GmbH
Start Date
Don't know
Octobre 1998
tel: +31 71 579 55 00
fax: +31 71 572 12 77
email:
http
Country
NL
E
D
UK
IRL
IRL
D
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
D
P
Duration
don't know
High Performance Computing and Networking / 148
26387
DYNALOG
DYNAmic LOGistics for distribution networks
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Constraint Logic Programmming, Parallelisation
Uses – Forecasting, Decision making, Planning
Industrial Applications – Logistics, Scheduling, Distribution Requirements planning
The DYNALOG project aims to develop a dynamic, integrated system to solve a wide
range of complex distribution and logistics problems. These problems include the routing
of multiple delivery vehicles from multiple depots to locations that have delivery time
windows that must be adhered to. The effective planning of logistics (for items such as
food delivery) results in cost savings, increased competitive edge and greater customer
satisfaction.
The DYNALOG system’s functionality and performance can also be used at other
tactical/strategic levels, through simulation and "what-if" analysis.
The DYNALOG system will offer the following features:
• active decision support, via the use of HPCN, to react to real-world events;
• the use of two approaches (deterministic and stochastic) to provide reliable solutions to
problems where some factors may be uncertain or probabilistic;
• on-line demand forecasting from historical data, for use in advanced planning and in cases
where sales are not known when the produce leaves the warehouse (this is common when
delivering ultra-fresh produce to smaller outlets);
• integration into the company’s infrastructure and customisation of the software and
hardware configuration to meet end-users’ requirements for functionality and
performance.
The project results available for exploitation will be the deterministic-needs router, the
stochastic router, and the demand forecasting tool. These tools will be of use in companies
that have to deal with complicated daily transportation problems.
Contact Point
Lina Koufokotsiou
Macedonian Dairy Industry (Mevgal)
57 100 Thessaloniki, Greece
Participants
Macedonian Dairy Industry (Mevgal)
Cosytec
Fiege
Holycon
National Technical University of
Atheens (NTUA)
Ouroumoff Informatique Synform
Parallel Applications Centre (PAC)
Start Date
May 1998
tel: +30 391 59 107
fax: +30 391 52 901
Email: anprog@mevgal.gr
Web:
Country
Role
GR
C
F
P
D
P
I
P
GR
P
F
UK
P
P
Duration
30 months
The URL of this document is http://www.cordis.lu/src/26387.htm
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 149
26700
ELTRAMOS
Electronic market and Trading of Modelling Services and
assets for engineering SMEs and institutes
Keywords: Electronic Commerce
Technical - Decision Support, electronic contracts and tendering, transaction management,
distant computer simulation
Users - Business re-engineering for SMEs
Industrial Applications – Water Industry, Education
ELTRAMOS addresses the electronic trading of software and expertise by suppliers to SMEs for
simulation modelling of water resources and more generally for hydroinformatics applications. The
Project aims at development and validation through demonstrators of a new work environment for
small engineering companies. In addition the ELTRAMOS platform will be used to show the
impact of electronic trading on the associated market and to lay down the basis for future
commercial exploitation. The impact will be auto-evaluated within the Project framework by the
participating SMEs in terms of their economical performance. The cultural impact on SMEs and
educational aspects related to the use of ELTRAMOS will also be assessed by the academic
organisations. It is expected that through a regular basis access to a specific software products
running on a remote host processor and to associated expertise would :
n give SME users commercial access to a wide range of appropriate tools and expertise
without the need to purchase those tools;
n enable users to get more immediate access to support on-line; and reduce operating
costs for users;
n make the software and expertise from suppliers available commercially to a much
greater and international market; and reduce distribution costs for the suppliers
through reduction of intermediate layer;
n stress further competition among providers leading to better quality products.
Considerable attention will be given to a credible route to full commercial exploitation of the
Project results.
Contact Point
Marc Erlich
tel: +33.4.76334208
Laboratoire d’Hydraulique de France – LHF fax: +33.4.76334239
6, rue de Lorraine
email: Marc.Erlich@lhf.fr
F-38130 ECHIROLLES
Participants
Country
Laboratoire d’Hydraulique de France – LHF
F
Cap Gemini France
F
International Institute for Infrastructure, Hydraulic
NL
and Environmental Engineering – IHE
LM Chapeaux
BE
HYDRATEC
F
Studio Galli
I
Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI)
DK
Wallingford Software
GB
Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus
D
Start Date
Duration
Second Quarter of 1998
30 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
A
High Performance Computing and Networking / 150
26749
MIMIC
Mining The Internet For Marketing Intelligence
Keywords: Marketing Intelligence, Information Discovery
Technical - Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery, Internet, Electronic Commerce
Uses - Customer Segmentation, Behaviour Analysis, Customised Web Page Content
Industrial Applications - Electronic Commerce, Virtual Shopping Malls, Marketing
The main objective of the project is to give on-line shopping malls the ability to market their
products and services effectively by providing information tailored to individual customers. Such
customised and directed marketing communication relies on accurate information about the
customer and MIMIC will provide this by developing specialised Internet-capable data mining
algorithms and tools. These will allow customer behaviour to be monitored and interpreted, and
intelligent decisions about web-page content to be made.
A major area of work in MIMIC will be the customisation of existing data mining algorithms and
the development of new, Internet-specific techniques for extracting information from Internet
sources. The MIMIC system will be based on the Clementine data mining tool but will be modified
to include these techniques as well as Internet-specific extensions for data capture, presentation,
visualisation and deployment of data mining results. Trials of the system will be carried out in
different on-line shopping environments, each offering different product lines and services.
Contact Point
David Pugh
Integral Solutions Ltd.
Berk House, Basing View
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 4RG, UK
Tel: +44 1256 355899
Fax: +44 1256 363467
email: davidp@isl.co.uk
http://www.isl.co.uk/
Participants
Integral Solutions Ltd.
At Internet
Adnet
University of Ulster
Role
C
P
IRL
P
Start Date
April 1998
Country
UK
F
UK
A
Duration
24 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/24950.htm
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 151
27021
COSMOS
Construction Site Mobile Operations Support
Keywords : Mobility, Satellite, Wireless LANs, Workflow, CSCW, Mobile IP
Summary
A workflow application will be developed for managing a construction site’s business processes
and will be integrated in order to provide a complete groupware environment. A suitable
communication infrastructure will be proposed comprising wireless LANs within the construction
sites, and satellite links for the interconnection of the company’s headquarters with the various
construction sites.
Objectives
To build a construction site mobile operations support system, based on an appropriate
telecommunication infrastructure for communication links both between the company’s
headquarters and construction sites and within construction sites.
To develop a workflow application for managing a construction site’s business processes both
between the site and company’s headquarters as also within the site itself.
To demonstrate and assess the applicability and acceptability of the proposed system, through
experiments on a COSMOS-based infrastructure interconnecting the headquarters and construction
sites of the users of the partnership.
Work Approach
The project aims at the development of a workflow application for managing a construction site’s
business processes which will be integrated with other advanced groupware components (such as
document management, white board and video conference tools), in order to provide a complete
groupware environment.
A suitable communication infrastructure is proposed comprising wireless LANs within the
construction sites, and satellite links for the interconnection of the company’s headquarters with the
various construction sites. The satellite links will represent a low-cost, permanent communication
infrastructure, that will alleviate the problem of the relocation of construction sites and the lack of
local access to existing terrestrial wired infrastructure. At areas where the satellite coverage is
inefficient wireless terrestrial links could be used. In addition COSMOS will provide an appropriate
middleware platform, to integrate the wireless technologies and the satellite infrastructure, making
their use transparent to the IP based applications.
Impact of Expected Results
The main results of the project are:
a workflow application which: a)models the company’s business processes providing an efficient
construction site’s operations management, and b) integrates a workflow platform with other
advanced groupware components resulting in an advanced groupware environment;
a mobile middleware platform that will integrate wireless LAN and satellite infrastructures used in
the COSMOS system, making them transparent to the TCP/IP based application software.
Notwithstanding their capability of offering generic software solutions, which are capable to be
exploited in the global IT market, the results of the COSMOS project are targeted to the specific
construction sector. Both large companies and SMEs are intersted in the resulting technology. The
industrial needs of efficiently manage planning and control operations in the construction sites by
providing project managers with easy access to the company Intranet through mobile appliances
will be a crucial factor for the successful exploitation of the COSMOS results.
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Exploitation of Results
The structuree of the COSMOS consortium, and the specific partnership it builds present a blending
of technical expertise and capability for exploitation which have been selected to ensure the most
successful achievements. The partners will make different contributions to the exploitation of
COSMOS results, and they will have different benefits and sources of revenue:
significant industrial construction users will improve their productivity, increase the efficiency in
managing complex construction projects operated in remote sites, and reduce their costs;
large industrial providers of wireess network technology; industrial and SME system integrators and
application developers, a satellite service provider will benefit by commercialising the COSMOS
products (platform and application) and services.
research partners with expertise in mobile software platforms and applications will make the
COSMOS results known in the scientific community; they will benefit from COSMOS by acquiring
knowledge about user requirements and application fields of their methodology.
Contact Point
Mr. Valentino Cavalli
Tel +39 51 30 66 44
Omega Generation S.R.L.
Fax +39 51 39 03 10
Via Murri, 39
E-mail: cavalli@omega.it
I-40137 Bologna
Participants
Omega Generation
INTRACOM
Lucent Technologies
Philips Research Laboratories
MEDIAGATE
GMD-IPSI
University of Paisley
Coopsette
Aktor
Start Date
1 April 1998
Country
I
GR
UK
UK
D
D
UK
I
GR
Duration
30 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/27021.htm
It was last updated on 1 July 1998, and is maintained by Merce.Griera-I-Fisa@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
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27141
EuroTools
Working Group for HPCN Tools Promotion
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Parallelization, High Performance Fortran, PVM, MPI, Object oriented technologies
Users - Programming Tools, Programming Environments
Industrial Applications -Simulation, Scientific computing,
The goal of the EuroTools working group is to increase the use of European HPCN Software both
inside and outside Europe. This Working Group aims at encouraging the establishment of
collaborations between different partners which are involved in the design, the development, the
commercialisation, and the use of European software tools for High Performance Computing and
Networking.
Concrete results foreseen are the following :
•
increase the visibility of European Industry and Research in the area of Software Tools
for High Performance Computing and Networking,
•
get end-users informed about the existence and functionality’s of European Tools for
HPCN, as well as the potential gain of productivity they can obtain using these tools,
•
enforce end-users driven development and adaptation of tools.
Eurotools will co-operate with existing European projects in the field of HPCN such as the HPCN
TTN Network, the HPCnet Network of Excellence and other existing organisations and established
users groups. End-users are actively involved in the Working Group through participation to an
advisory board set up at the beginning of the project.
Contact Point
Jean-Louis Pazat
IRISA/INRIA
Campus de Beaulieu
F-35042 RENNES, France
Participants
INRIA
ACE
CNUCE-CNR
ETH Zurich
FZJ
GENIAS
GMD
LUND University
NASL
ONERA
PALLAS
Queen’s University Belfast
SIMULOG
TU Dresden
TU Munich
VCPC
Start Date
First half of 1998
Octobre 1998
tel: +33.2.99847214
fax: +33.2.99847171
email: pazat@irisa.fr
http://www.irisa.fr/EuroTools/
Country
F
NL
I
CH
D
D
D
S
UK
F
D
UK
F
D
D
A
Role
C
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Duration
24 months
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27741
EuroTools
Working Group for HPCN Tools Promotion
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Parallelization, High Performance Fortran, PVM, MPI, Object oriented
technologies
Users - Programming Tools, Programming Environments
Industrial Applications -Simulation, Scientific computing,
The goal of the EuroTools working group is to increase the use of European HPCN Software both
inside and outside Europe. This Working Group aims at encouraging the establishment of
collaborations between different partners which are involved in the design, the development, the
commercialisation, and the use of European software tools for High Performance Computing and
Networking.
The main objective of the EuroTools working group is to help end-users and tools developers to
communicate and exchange ideas ; we do not to take the leadership in defining and developing tools
nor to provide an infrastructure for collaboration. This Working Group will co-operate with existing
European projects or organisations in the field of High Performance (HPCN TTN Network, HPCnet
Network of Excellence and other existing organisations and established users groups). There are no
end-users partners directly involved in this action, therefore we will ask end-users to actively
participate to the Working Group through participation to an advisory board that will be set up at
the beginning of the project.
Concrete results foreseen are the following:
•
increase the visibility of European Industry and Research in the area of Software Tools for High
Performance Computing and Networking,
•
get end-users informed about the existence and functionality’s of European Tools for HPCN, as
well as the potential gain of productivity they can obtain using these tools,
•
enforce end-users driven development and adaptation of tools.
Contact Point
Jean-Louis Pazat
tel: +33.2.99847214
IRISA /INRIA
fax: +33.2.99847171
Campus de Beaulieu
email: pazat@irisa.fr
F-35042 RENNES, France
http://www.irisa.fr/EuroTools/
Participants
Country
Role
INRIA
F
C
ACE
NL
P
CNUCE-CNR
I
P
ETH Zurich
CH
P
FZJ
D
P
GENIAS
D
P
GMD
D
P
LUND University
S
P
NASL
UK
P
ONERA
F
P
PALLAS
D
P
Queen’s University Belfast
UK
P
SIMULOG
F
P
TU Dresden
D
P
TU Munich
D
P
VCPC
A
P
Start Date
Duration
First half of 1998
24 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/27141.htm
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Khalil.Rouhana@cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 155
28144
DECAST
Enhanced Design Environment for Industrial Casting Processes on
Parallel Computing Platforms
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Casting Simulations
Technical - Parallel Processing, PC networks, Unix networks, Distributed Memory, Numerical
Simulations
Uses - Foundry and Casting Design and Simulation
Industrial Applications - Foundry, Casting, Mould filling, Thermal and Thermal-Mechanical
Solidification
Objective
The project will focus on the extension and integration into a heterogeneous parallel computing
environment of existing finite element based simulation software for CFD (Computational Fluid
Dynamic) and CTM (Coupled Thermo-Mechanical) problems to be used as efficient tools for
solving relevant problems of the European casting industry. These modules will be placed inside the
user-friendly DECAST which will allow the geometry and mesh to be defined (taking care of the
different requirements of fluid flow, thermal and mechanical analyses) and which will allow easy
visualisation of the results obtained.
Background / Purpose
There is a growing need for the 4.200 foundries in Europe (3.500 in the EU), many of whom are
SME´s, to apply better numerical simulation to the complex multi-physics problems arising during
the casting process when molten metal is poured into complex moulds and allowed to solidify.
Almost all available software concentrates on modelling the flow and the cooling of the molten
metal. This gives insight into the casting process but does not take the mechanical behaviour such
as the movement of the part with respect to the mould into account, a process that can radically
change the cooling characteristics of the casting. By following the mould filling with a coupled
thermal-mechanical simulation, not only allows the whole casting process to be modelled more
accurately but allows the deformation during solidification, the final shape and the final residual
stress distribution to be determined, factors which are essential in evaluating the behaviour and
reliability of the component in service.
The combination of the improved simulation tools, sophisticated numerical methods and HPCN
technology will produce a casting design environment that will compete strongly with existing
commercial software that only carry out part of this job. Emphasis and consideration will be placed
on the requirements of SMEs who form a major part of the potential market: PC networks will be
targeted and a pricing policy set accordingly. By the end of the project a near commercial version of
DECAST will be available allowing subsequent sales, marketing and support of the software by
Quantech, the industrial IT partner within the project consortium.
Contact Point
Gino Duffett
Quantech ATZ S.A.
C/ Jordi Girona Salgado s/n
E-08034 Barcelona
Spain
Octobre 1998
tel: +34 93.204.70.83
fax: +34 93.204.72.56
email: info@quantech.es
huantech.es
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Participants
Quantech ATZ
CIMNE
FERESPE
F. Miguel Ros
IPPTPAN
RUS
TEKSID
Start Date
October 1998
Country
E
E
P
E
PL
D
I
Role
C
P
A
A
A
P
A
Duration
30 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/28144
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Merce.Griera-I-Fisa@cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 157
28159
ASRA-HPC
Advanced Structural Reliability Analysis
on High Performance Computers
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
optimization, reliability, Technical : response surface, FORM, SORM
Uses : optimum and reliable design
Industrial Applications : nuclear safety, aerospace engineering, shipbuilding
The ASRA-HPC project will result in an integrated engineering software system for the reliability
oriented optimum design of mechanical components. The optimum can be found either with respect
to weight (cost) under reliability constraints or with respect to reliability under weight (cost)
constraints for safety critical structures. The aim is a one-level optimization that is achieved by
introducing reliability as the objective or as an additional constraint. On the basis of existing
advanced finite element and reliability analysis methods the project will implement two
complementary approaches to the optimization problem: general response surface methodology for
the reliability/finite element interface and a direct method based on sensitivities for general
nonlinear surfaces (FORM/SORM).
The objective is to create a user-friendly, HPCN based software system exploiting the
computational technology by demonstrating the methods on a variety of parallel platforms including
clusters of workstations under Windows-NT and Unix with realistically large, industrial relevant
models. The project is based on two well established European commercial codes for finite element
analysis (PERMAS) and reliability analysis (COMREL/SYSREL).
The industrial partners in the project expect to be able to explore new design strategies by applying
nonlinear static analysis and dynamics and at the same time to be able to optimize reliability, i.e.
maximize reliability under cost constraints. Selected case studies within nuclear safety, aerospace
engineering and shipbuilding will be validated by the industrial partners. The most important aspect
for all partners is a further extension of numerical optimization methods in an early design stage,
producing lightweight and reliable products.
Contact Point
INTES GmbH
Tel : +49-711-784 990
Rolf Fischer
Fax : +49-711-784 99-10
Schulze-Delitzsch-Str. 16
Email: fischer@intes.de
D-70565 Stuttgart
http : www.intes.de
Participants
Country
Role
INTES GmbH
Germany
M
Universitad Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Spain
P
RCP Consult GmbH
Germany
P
Technische Universität München
Germany
A
Institute of Fundamental Technological
Poland
P
Research (IFTR)
Alcatel Space Division
France
A
Dynalis
France
A
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ)
Germany
A
Start Date
Duration
1 October 1998
36 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/28159.htm
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 158
28168
ALICE
Quantitative Flow FIELD Visualisation - QF-View
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: CFD, EFD, visualisation, real-time
Uses : Validation of experiment
Industrial Applications : Combustion chamber design, biological applications
The ALICE project aims to develop a Quantitative Flow field Visualisation (QFView) system.
QFView is a graphical distributed software environment that integrates experimental and numerical
simulation systems.
With the advent of powerful and cheaper digital image processing techniques and HPCN
technology, it is now possible to extract quantitative information from flow visualization (complex)
experiments by means of digital video recording along with laser light sheet, and to perform realtime processing on such data. The combination of flow visualization and digital image processing
will lead to (i) multiple measurement capabilities and (ii) cost-effective equipment for Experimental
Fluid Dynamics (EFD). The QFView database will reduce the global costs and time required to
process and validates measurement data against other experiments or Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) results.
Contact Point
Dean Vucinic
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
B - 1050 Brussels
Tel : 32-2-629 23 78
Fax : 32-2-629 28 80
Email: dean@stro.vub.ac.be
http : to be announced
Participants
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Intecs Sistemi
ENEL
AMS GmbH
Visual Computergraphic
Arakné
Country
B
I
I
D
IRL
F
Start Date
1st October 1998
Duration
30 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
P
P
A
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28189
ALESSIA
Application of Large Eddy Simulation to the Solution of Industrial
problems
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation
Technical : Large Eddy Simulation
Uses: CFD, Acoustics
Industrial Applications : Aeronuatics, Automotive, Chemical, Rotating Machinery
The primary aim of the project is to develop validated and supported software tools for the
prediction of industrially important fluctuating flow problems. The tools are based around the
technique of Large Eddy Simulation (LES), which solves for the large scale fluctuating flows, the
Large Eddies, and uses ‘sub-grid’scale turbulence models for the small-scale motion. The leading
European software packages, CFX for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and SYSNOISE for
the acoustics, will be coupled together in this project to perform the prediction of industrially
relevant flows, and the consequent noise field.
The project contains a range of industrially important applications with different flow modelling
issues. The areas considered are aerodynamic noise, cyclone separators, mixing vessels, multi-phase
flows in pipelines and rotating machinery.
The benefits are expected to be the following: design cycle times reduced by up to several months,
reduced costs of supporting in-house software developments, simulations carried at at under 15% of
the cost of comparable large-scale experiments, and increased software sales for the software
developers. In addition, the economical and social cost of noise pollution is enormous and even a
slight noise reduction can have a major impact in terms of increased allowed traffic or reduced
pollution. There are also considerable environmental benefits, by allowing equipment to operate at
higher speeds, and being more efficient in separating and recycling waste materials.
Contact Point
Dr. Ian Jones
AEA Technology
Harwell 8.19
UK-OX11 ORA Didcot
Tel : +44 1235 432464
Fax : +44 1235 433174
Email: ian.p.jones@aeat.co.uk
Http :
Participants
AEA Technology
ALFA-Laval
CR-Fiat
LMS-NIT
Schlumberger
Country
UK
S
I
B
UK
Role
C
P
P
P
P
Shell
NL
P
TU-Munich
D
P
Start Date
October 1998
Duration
36
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/28189.htm
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Pertti.Jauhiainen@cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 160
28195
AMEGOS
Automatic Mesh Generation and Optimisation for Industrial Flow
Simulations
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation
Technical : Automatic mesh generation
Industrial Applications : Automotive, Electrochemical
The objective of the project is to develop a generally applicable grid generation toolkit for unstructured grids,
suitable for the simulation of industrial devices and processes in a wide range of industrial applications.
These applications are characterised by the presence of strong convective-diffusive effects and have in
common the cumulative difficulties of (1) complex internal geometries, (2) moving boundaries and (3)
extremely thin diffusion layers near wetted surfaces. The resolution of these diffusion layers by the grid is
crucial for the performance prediction of the industrial device or process, as they determine heat transfer and
mass transfer phenomena.The technical objectives of the project are the following:
1. to develop two different methods for generating high quality unstructured grids in
complex configurations, namely the frontal hybrid grid generation approach and the medial
axis approach.
2. to develop grid evolution tools for moving geometries.
3. to develop suitable a priori grid quality indicators based on the solution of a model convection
diffusion equation, and a posteriori grid quality indicators based on finite element residuals of
the fluid or charge transport equations.
4. to test and validate the new technologies for grid generation and optimisation in two different
critical industrial applications, namely piston engine design and electrochemical plating
reactors.
The business objectives are to reduce the time to market for the products by providing better
simulation tools in the design cycle, and to the integrate the new grid generation toolkit developed
within the project with existing flow or electrochemical solvers with the aim of commercialisation .
Contact Point
Dr. Wilhelm Brandst ätter
AVL LIST GmbH
Hans-List-Platz, 1
A-8020 Graz
Tel : +43 316 787 313
Fax : +43 316 787 137
Email: brandstw@avl.com
Http :
Participants
AVL LIST GmbH
Von Karman Institute
ELSYCA
AB Volvo
PSA Peugeot Citroen
Country
A
B
B
S
F
Start Date
October 1998
Duration
36
Role
C
P
P
P
P
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/28195.htm
It was last updated on 29 October 1998, and is maintained by Pertti.Jauhiainen@cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 161
28247
VISiT
Virtual Intuitive Simulation Testbed
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical - Virtual Reality, Interactive Simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, , Parallel
Computing, Grid Generation
Uses - Turbomachine, Automotive, Paper Production and Aerospace Industry
Industrial applications - Hydro Turbine Components, Car Climate System, Paper Production
Machine Design, Composite Aircraft Components
The goal of the project is the development of the interactive, intuitive 3D-simulation environment
VISiT by using Virtual-Reality techniques (VR) and HPCN tools partly developed already in other
research projects. The end-users of the consortium come from different industries to ensure that the
VISiT environment is applicable independent of the application field with focus on CFD. The
technical objective of the project is to establish a numerical workbench, designed for intuitive,
interactive evaluation of simulation and intuitive, interactive modification of boundary conditions
and geometry to directly transpose the finding and the new ideas of the working team into a
successive simulation. This VISiT workbench will be based on Virtual Reality Technologies as
man-machine interface to interact directly with the processes and the data, but standard input/output
devices will also be included in this environment. The efficiency of the development process will be
improved considerably, thus leading to a strong reduction of cost and especially of time-to-market
for the European industry. The external exploitation of the results of the VISiT project is done
directly by the partners.
Contact Point
Dr. Franz R. Klimetzek
Daimler-Benz AG
FT1/AK - E223
D-70237 Stuttgart
Participants
Daimler-Benz AG
British Aerospace
CFD & Structural
Engineering GmbH
University of Stuttgart
Vircinity-IT Consulting
GmbH
De Pretto-Escher Wyss
Voith Hydro GmbH
University of Jyväskylä
Valmet Corporation
Start Date
October 1998
tel: +49 711 17 20859
fax: +49 711 17 58346
email: klimetzek@str.daimlerbenz.com
http : to be announced
Country
D
UK
D
Role
C
P
P
D
D
P
A
I
D
SF
SF
A
A
P
A
Duration
36 months
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/28247.htm
It was last updated on 13 October 1998, and is maintained by Max.Lemke@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 162
28249
HISTRIDE
A High Performance Structural Identification Environment
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Finite element methods
Uses : Structural identification, safety analysis of structures
Industrial Applications : Construction, building restoration
The objective of the project is to develop a high-performance computational environment for
structural identification, and to demonstrate the exploitation potential of this novel technology for
applications in the construction engineering industry. The HISTRIDE environment will incorporate
facilities for data import, data analysis, physical model identification, and damage evaluation from
the identified structural model. An open software architecture will be adopted to permit the
introduction of new or alternative analysis components which may be required by the end-users.
The HISTRIDE environment will be portable to low-cost systems such as PC and workstation
clusters, as well as to scalable parallel super-computers.
Contact Point
Luca Bolognini
ENEL - Polo Idraulico & Strutturale
Via Pozzobonelli 6
I - 20162 Milan
Tel : 39-02-7224 8503
Fax : 39-02-7224 8450
Email: bolognini@cris.enel.it
http://www.pis.enel.it/histride
Participants
ENEL
Finite Element Analysis Ltd.
ISMES S.p.A.
METRABVIB RDS
University of Southampton, PAC
Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick and C° Ltd.
Country
I
UK
I
F
UK
UK
Start Date
11 September 1998
Duration
30 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
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28283
HEATMASTER
Induction Heating Mastering for Metal Processing
through Inverse Analysis
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : finite element, inverse analysis, parallelisation
Uses / Industrial Applications: Induction heating, pre-heating, surface treatment
Summary
Induction heating is one of the main heating processes used by metal processing plants. Lowfrequency induction can be used to carry out pre-heating of metal parts before deformation. Highfrequency induction is a means of carrying out heating of the outer surface of the part; as such, it is
often used in surface treatment processes. HEATMASTER will provide industrial end-users with an
accurate and parallel numerical modeling software which will simulate metal processing from preheating down to final surface treatment, and determine optimal induction heating parameters in
respect to the final properties aimed at. In order to do so, this software will:
- couple a finite element model for induction heating with one for analysis of
thermomechanical deformations;
- carry out inverse analysis techniques to access optimal process parameters;
- use parallelisation techniques to reduce computation times.
The various techniques which need to be carried out in order to complete successfully the project
has led us to set up a consortium which includes laboratories dealing with numerical modeling
(Cemef, FS-LNMS), induction heating specialists (EA Technology), industrial end-users
(BLMaskinfabrik, SIAP-TQT, UEF Chesterfield Cylinders) and a software company (Transvalor).
The results of this project will help industrial users of induction heating systems to get more out of
their equipment. It will also help them in testing new technological solutions; changing some
process parameters in an induction heating system can sometimes mean quite a lot of investment; in
this sense, numerical modeling can help in determining whether one change or another can improve
productivity. At this time, there is no other software on the market which can carry out a global
optimization of process parameters in induction heating. Therefore, there are numerous market
opportunities for such a software.
Contact Point
Dr. François BAY
Tel : +33 (0)4 93 95 75 56
Fax : +33 (0)4 93 65 43 04
Email: francois.bay@cemef.cma.fr
http : www-cemef.cma.fr
Participants
ARMINES-CEMEF
BL MASKINFABRIK
EA TECHNOLOGY
FS-LNMS
TQT
TRANSVALOR
UEF Chesterfield Cylinders
Country
F
DK
UK
SL
I
F
UK
Start Date
01/10/98
Duration
30 months
Octobre 1998
Role
Co-ordinator
Partner
Partner
Partner
Partner
Partner
Partner
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28350
BLOODSIM
Simulation of cardiovascular and other biomedical problems
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical – CFD simulation, stress analysis, coupled problems
Uses – Prostheses design, Cardiovascular modelling, Health applications, Biomedicine
The project will produce a simulation tool to study the human cardiovascular system, and will
advance significantly the use of simulation within the bio-medical community at a time when the
use of prostheses is increasing substantially and clinicians are participating as never before in the
engineering of organ replacements. The increasing availability of relatively inexpensive HighPerformance Computing and Networking (HPCN) means that these problems are, for the first time,
tractable.
The target end-users are primarily those clinicians, clinical scientists and manufacturers developing
artificial heart valves, heart pumps, stents and grafts. As an example of the severity of the clinical
problems, in recent years several mechanical heart valve designs have been investigated because of
catastrophic failure in patients. These investigations have highlighted the lack of a quantitative
understanding of the opening and closing motions of the disc occluder. This project will provide the
necessary analytical facility and will aid the understanding of the behaviour of existing disc valves
as well as providing an essential element in the design of new devices. The concepts used to obtain
this computational solution will provide an opportunity to study many other problems in the
cardiovascular field where blood flow interacts with implanted devices, including stents,
replacement vessels and the fully-mechanical heart. The resultant analysis system will have a
significant opportunity for exploitation in other, unrelated, areas with similar types of problems.
Cardiovascular simulation is a coupled problem. Not only is blood an inhomogeneous, anisotropic,
non-Newtonian fluid, but the boundaries of the flow (the arteries, veins, heart, etc.) are not rigid,
and in many instances can have a pronounced effect on the flow which cannot therefore be
predicted using rigid wall, or prescribed-boundary-motion approximations. So a multi-disciplinary
approach must be adopted, and a focused consortium driven by a group of end-users, and clinical
scientists, together with specialists in Stress Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics has come
together to deliver the required technology. The approach taken is to enhance a commerciallyavailable CFD code and a leading commercial stress analysis package, by integrating
complementary functions to take account of the particular problems posed by cardiovascular
simulations.
The project will develop a tool that will not only provide clinicians with hitherto unavailable
insights into the various mechanisms involved, but also significantly aid in the design of
cardiovascular prostheses generally. Additionally, it is anticipated that the regulatory authorities
involved in validating prostheses will wish to use the system as a tool in issuing directives and
validating the compliance of marketed prostheses.
Contact Point:
Dr Ian Jones
AEA Technology
8.19, Harwell Street
0X11 ORA Didcot – United Kingdom
Octobre 1998
tel +44 1235 432464
fax +44 1235 433174
e-mail: ian.p.jones@aeat.co.uk
http:
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Participants
AEA Technoogy
University of Sheffield
Autogenics
PFD
IDAC
CR BardD
Angiomed
ASD
Mediport
Country
UK
UK
UK
IRL
IRL
IRL
D
D
D
Start Date
September 1998
Duration
36 months
Role
C
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
This page is located at www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/28350.htm
It was last updated on 12 October1998, and is maintained by Massimo.Luciolli@dg3.cec.be
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 166
28363
MADS
Multipurpose Antenna Design Simulator
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Electromagnetics
Uses : Antenna design
Industrial Applications : Air and traffic management, radars, broadcasting,
telecommunications
The objective of the project is to specify, develop, implement, and start the exploitation of an
HPCN-based CAE system, called Multipurpose Antenna Design Simulator, and devoted to the
electromagnetic engineering of active or passive antennas installed on their platforms or in their
environment, to be used during the whole antenna design cycle.
The result of the project will be a general and user-friendly computer-aided antenna design
framework distributed over a computer network and taking advantages of HPC technology. It will
address applications such as air and traffic management, radars, broadcasting and
telecommunication system.
The expected benefits with the use of MADS in the design process of an antenna system are:
1 - reduced design cycle time,
2 - better reusability of components or sub-systems,
3 - higher reliability of the design process,
4 - better quality in antenna production,
5 - more powerful man-machine interface,
6 - introduction of concurrent engineering environment.
And consequently, reduce cost (from 10 % to 20 %) and the time to market (~30%).
Contact Point
Jean-Paul Martinaud
Thomson-CSF / RCM
1, Boulevard Jean Moulin
F - 78990 Elancourt
Tel : 33-1-34 59 60 01
Fax : 33-1-34 59 70 54
Email: martinaud@rcm.thomson.fr
http : to be announced
Participants
Thomson- CSF/RCM
Ingegneria Dei Sistemi
TICRA
Quadrics Supercomputers World
CIRMA
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
ICCS/NTUA
Country
F
I
DK
UK
I
CH
GR
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
Start Date
Duration
15 October 1998
30 months
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28372
HPNURSA
High Performance Numerical Unsteady Rotor Stator Analysis
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation
Technical : Unsteady rotor/stator coupling, flow simulation
Uses: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Industrial Applications : Turbomachinery
HPNURSA is dedicated towards the better understanding of rotating and non-rotating unsteady
behaviour of turbomachinery components using computing simulation.
The objective is to get full industrial parallel software versions able to simulate real unsteady
coupling between rotating and non-rotating industrial components both for incompressible and
compressible flows. It also includes a post-processing part, which is a key point for exploitation of
the computational results. Within this project, the main industrial application is directly related to
the performance increase of turbomachinery.
Currently almost all design tools neglect the unsteady effects caused by the interaction between the
rotor and the stator blade rows in turbo-machines. However, these effects have an important
influence on the performance and the environmental impact of the final design. Especially the
problem of noise generation (and the associated performance loss) cannot be handled on the basis of
the current simplified analysis tools.
At project completion, three major flow simulation programs will have enhanced their capabilities,
which shall be directly available on the market at this time. Two major European end users in
turbomachinery field will have increased their know-how and integrated these new flow simulation
and post-processing capabilities in their own turbomachinery design process. At last dissemination
of the results will be achieved by taking advantage of all existing communication media
(publications, Web Site, European seminar). The strategic position of all partners in their fields
guarantees a wide dissemination.
Contact Point
Mr. Alois Nichtawitz
Tel : +43 70 6987 33 22
Voest Alpine Machinery
Fax : +43 70 6987 23 59
Lunzerstrasse, 78
Email: nictaw@vamce.co.at
A-40312 Linz
Http :
Country
Role
Participants
Voest Alpine Machinery (MCE)
A
C
HV
CH
P
SEP
F
P
AEA
D
P
SIMULOG
F
P
NUMECA
B
P
LMH
CH
P
ECL
F
P
Start Date
November 1998
Duration
32
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Octobre 1998
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28425
BISANTE
Broadband Integrated Satellite Network Traffic Evaluation
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Simulation, Network Modelling
Technical - Application Characteristics and Users' Behaviour Modelling - Network Modelling
(Terrestrial, Mobile, GEO and LEO Satellite Networks), Traffic Evaluation
Uses - Network Planning, Capacity Management, Optimisation, Impact of new Technologies
Industrial Application - Experimentation and Validation of Network Simulator Prototype
The ultimate aim of the information revolution is to ensure that everyone can have access to
information, anytime, anywhere at reasonable cost. To achieve this goal, the emerging satellite
technology gives a new perspective for a universal access to the broadband infrastructure,
potentially alleviating the prohibitive cost of serving every user by terrestrial digital networks.
Satellite-enabled personal communication services including two-way voice, fax, data, video,
teleconferencing, multicasting and broadcasting are becoming increasingly affordable to residential,
but also and more importantly, mobile users. Furthermore, by ideally complementing the terrestrial
networking infrastructure and because of the possibility to integrate fast global telecommunication
services into one single network, satellite communication appears as the key technology for the
emerging "information society".
Besides telecommunications, distributed and multimedia computing have evolved over the last few
years. As opposed to conventional computing and data communications, multimedia exhibits
whole new classes of system requirements with respect to capturing, storing, streaming,
transmission, synchronization and presentation, commonly referred to as Quality of Service (QoS)
requirements. First approaches in coping with those requirements at the network traffic level have
led to the evolution of an ATM-based Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN).
These networks can not only support high transmission rates, but can also allow different
applications or multimedia streams to be transmitted simultaneously in an integrated manner.
Terrestrial and satellite links will provide ubiquitous access to a plethora of multimedia services
over B-ISDN and to the Internet. Geostationary satellites and terrestrial networks will provide
access to fixed residential users and companies. For mobile users, it appears that a very promising
solution is the installation of Wireless Local Loops (WLL). These access methods can also be
combined with other existing terrestrial networks.
To efficiently handle multimedia applications across networks, and in particular through the air
interface, appropriate network capacity management mechanisms are necessary. Network capacity
planning is the practice of anticipating the networked users future needs, and designing and
managing the network resources accordingly. Two key issues play a dominating role, first the
characterization of the type and quality of service a user expects from the network, and second, the
characterization of the type and quantity of load a user generates into the network.
BISANTE will characterize accurately these parameters by modeling and analyzing user behavior,
and by developing models of network load and traffic as induced by user activity in future
multimedia applications.
A network capacity planning workbench will help the European telecommunication industry to
early identify complexity reducing the time-to-react to approaching telecommunication trends and
hence becoming more competitive in the global broadband satellite communication market.
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The workbench will include the future activities related to network capacity planning like sizing the
network, allocating dedicated bandwidth, bounding latency, and guaranteed end-to-end QoS.
Furthermore it will also allow for detailed network performance analysis like the evaluation of
protocol designs, traffic shaping or the investigation of routing policies.
BISANTE will develop network system and network traffic models based upon profiles of user
behavior. It will establish insight on how new multimedia and network computing technologies
(like e.g. Java, CORBA and VRML) will influence network performance, and maybe alter user
behavior. The mapping and implications of QoS parameters at various system levels (networkperceived QoS, user-perceived QoS) will also be investigated.
The means for network model evaluation are large-scale discrete event simulations. Appropriate
approaches to the network simulation scalability problem is the use of parallel and distributed
simulation techniques, where the simulation task is decomposed and assigned to a set of processors
which execute subtasks concurrently in a coordinated way. A complementary solution is to slim
down the simulation by abstracting out details under controlled risk, thus enabling modular,
hierarchical simulations at arbitrary levels of accuracy. The simulation results will be compared
with measurement results from a test-bed to verify the simulation models.
Investigations will encompass the characteristics of Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) and GeostationaryOrbit (GEO) satellite constellations, yielding modular satellite network models. The user behavior
and application characteristic models will then be integrated in order to carry out simulations to
verify that the application receives the level of service it requires while efficiently using the
capacity of the air interface. The effects of the multiple access scheme (TDMA, FDMA, CDMA)
and of the satellite link characteristics on the applications will be investigated to optimize the
utilization of network capacity.
Contact Point
Dr. Rigobert FOKA
Thomson-CSF Communications
160, Boulevard de Valmy
F - 92704 COLOMBES France
Participants
Thomson-CSF Communications (TCC)
Institut National des Télécommunications (INT)
University of Surrey
University of Vienna
SOLINET
NETWAY
Start Date
October 1998
phone : 33 1 4130 3425
fax : 33 1 4130 3560
e-mail : rigobert.foka@tcc.thomson-csf.com
http://
Role
Country
Coordinator
France
Associated Partner
France
Associated Partner
United Kingdom
Associated Partner
Austria
Partner
Germany
Partner
Austria
Duration
24 months
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High Performance Computing and Networking / 170
29381
ARIS
Action for Research and Information Support in civilian
demining - a network of excellence to help improve the
effectiveness of R&D activities in demining technologies
Keywords : demining, multi-sensor data fusion, databases, technology assessment
Technical :
Uses :
Industrial Applications : humanitarian demining
The NoE provides a forum for the exchange of ideas to help resolve technological problems related
to demining actions.
It shall work to improve information exchange between R&D teams and users. Its scope includes
user needs, equipment and technology test and evaluation reports; threat descriptions, operational
experience, problems, and current R&D.
The NoE will work to encourage technological innovation to match specific operational needs by
promoting interaction with users through seminars on current and future R&D areas. The NoE shall
run technical workshops on the topics of User Needs and Standards for Data Exchange, Testing and
Validation.
The NoE will be active on training, development strategies for R&D, EU-US cooperation.
The NoE will co-ordinate research activity and develop collaboration between research teams and
industry.
Contact Point
Dr. Alois Sieber
Tel : +39 0332 785339
EC JRC Space Applications Institute
Fax : +39 0332 785469
Via E. Fermi
Email: alois.sieber@jrc.it
I - 21010 ISPRA
http:
Participants
EC JRC SAI
RMA
DLR
Thomson TME
CAT Science
TNO FEL
FOA
RNLA
University of Bari
Country
I
B
D
F
DK
NL
S
NL
I
Start Date
1 October 1998
Duration
12 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 171
28410
Roxy
"New-Media Toolkit" for multimedia products and services demand
Keywords: interactive audio-visual multimedia
Technical: Internet, multicasting
Uses: TV programs, video conferences, multi-user games, and World Wide Web services
Industrial application: "New-Media Toolkit" for multimedia products and services demand
Roxy: The Roxy objectives are to develop, deliver and exploit software tools, and a set of
operational services for the creation, delivery, and presentation of interactive audio-visual
multimedia information. Roxy services will be a convergence and combination of TV programs,
video conferences, multi-user games, and World Wide Web services. The platform is Internet,
exploiting the new essential technology of multicasting. The reason for targeting the general media
area is to open a broad market of users, all the way to the home environment.
The Roxy approach will start with a market and technical analysis of following application areas:
multimedia magazines and distance learning. The project will then specify and develop a set of
software tools, in order to form a "New-Media Toolkit" by expanding audio-visual and Internet
communication functions. The New-Media Toolkit will exploit emerging and newly standardised
technologies such as multicasting and resource reservation on Internet, audio-visual object-based
encoding/decoding, advanced 2D/3D-presentation and multi-users' collaboration. Roxy will utilise
the most recent technologies for platform independent and on-demand delivery of software, such as
Java and mobile code solutions.
Roxy is determined to get the results into actual use to establish business cases in a rapidly
emerging market leveraging multimedia products and services demand. Relevant and high-quality
feedback on innovation results will be achieved by actual use in field tests in Sweden and Germany.
Contact Point:
Ingemar Oja
Viewrope
Storgatan 9
S-972 38 LULEA
SWEDEN
Participant
Viewrope
THOMSON multimedia R&D France
Telia
CDT/Lulea University of Technology
Bertelsmann GmbH&Co KG
Siemens AG /
Frauenhofer Institut für Graphische
Datenverarbeitung
TV4 Norrbotten
Swedish Educational Broadcasting
Company
Start Date
September 1998
Tel: +46 920 23 07 31
Fax:+46 920 23 03 61
E-mail: ingemar@viewrope.se
http:www.viewrope.se
http://www.roxy.nu/
Country
Role
Sweden
C
France
C
Sweden
C
Sweden
C
Germany
C
Germany
C
Sweden
Sweden
A
A
Duration
24 months
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 172
28842
KLEE&CO
KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNINGS ENVIRONMENTS FOR
EUROPEAN AND CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Keywords : Learning and Training in Industry,
Technical : Knowledge management, colaborative tools, Human factors
Uses : Creative design, communities and team building, Informal learning
Industrial Applications: Industrial design, electronics and cloths industry
Summary
The main scope of KLEE & CO is to enhance the creative processes supporting the informal
learning process mediated by the “knowledge of experience”, that today is only part of personal
memories of individuals.
KLEE & CO aims at designing a knowledge management support system for design centres, so that
they can improve their learning, their performing capabilities, their relations with the supply chain.
It will include a collaborative environment and a set of knowledge management tools and will
support the process of creative production in organizations that manage the full development (from
conception to realization) of innovative artifacts.
The system will have an open architecture based on the Internet e-mail system and on the
WorldWideWeb, and will develop and integrate state of the art “ Communityware” systems
supporting casual participation, peripheral awareness of other's activities, and easy access to these
communities that form out of shared interest and practices.
This first release of the system will be experimented at two different design centres. Both the
experiments will be carefully observed so that both important knowledge about the requirements of
a newly conceived system and guidelines for installing it within a design centre will be achieved.
Moreover, innovative interaction modes will be conceived and prototyped.
Contact Point
Dr. Enrico Donati / Prof. Frederico Butera
Instituto RSO
Piazza Giovine Italia 3
I-20123 Milano
Tel : +39/02 48016162
Fax : +39/02 48016195
Email: info@irso-bep.it
http :
Participants
Instituto RSO
DOMUS ACADEMY
PHILIPS
UNIMI
XEROX
Country
I
I
NL
I
UK
Start Date
Duration
18 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
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28928
KNOWNET
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WITH INTRANET
TECHNOLOGIES
Keywords : Learning and Training in Industry
Technical : Knowledge management, Collaborative working, Intelligent assistants
Uses : knowledge and experience sharing, team building
Industrial Applications : Finance and service sectors
Summary
The KNOWNET project aims to address the Knowledge Management (KM) needs of business
entities by developing, applying, testing and evaluating:
• an intranet-based tool at the enterprise-level, collaborative tools supporting communities of
practice at the team-level, and an individually adaptable tool at the individual-level. KNOWNET
aims at adopting a total systems solution and achieving technical innovation by integrating:
◊ the process-centred view, which focuses on Knowledge Management as a social
communication process and is enabled by groupware support; within this view
KNOWNET intends to extend, integrate and exploit the products and tools of one of the
partners KNOWLEDGE ASSOCIATES (UK); and
◊ the product-centred view, which focuses on the creation, storage and reuse of explicit
knowledge objects; within this view KNOWNET intends to extend and integrate the
intelligent assistants approach of DFKI (D) another partner in the project;.
• management methods, i.e. strategies, processes and structures, that enhance and facilitate
organisation-wide knowledge leveraging and methods for explicitly measuring and evaluating
the quality and business value of intangible assets; KNOWNET will build on related work of
INSEAD (F).
In order to verify and validate the applicability and usability of the resulting knowledge
infrastructure, KNOWNET will test and evaluate the applicability and exploitability of results by
installing and assessing the impact of KNOWNET in the improvement of learning capabilities in
three (3) service-oriented business organisations.
The need for industrial knowledge management is driven by the convergence of external market
forces (such as speed of change, cycle-time reduction, globalization, etc.) and internal changes (like
the recognition that downsizing and restructuring have resulted to considerable losses in
organisational knowledge).
Contact Point
Dr Gregory Mentzas, Assistant Professor
Institute of Computer & Communication
Systems
National Technical University of Athens
42, 28th October str., 10682 Athens, Greece
Octobre 1998
tel: + 30 - 1 - 772 – 3895
fax: + 30 - 1 - 772 – 3550
Email: gmentzas@softlab.ntua.gr
http://www.know-net.org
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Participants
Planet
Knowledge Associates
INSEAD
DFKI
ICCS
FHBB
SBC
GW
Country
GR
UK
F
D
GR
CH
CH
UK
Start Date
1 October 1998
Duration
18 months
Role
C
P
P
P
A
A
A
A
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High Performance Computing and Networking / 175
28942
MOST
Medical representative On-line Simulation Training
Keywords: IT for Learning and Training in Industry
Technical: Simulation, Internet and Multimedia, Computer Based Training
Industrial Applications: Pharmaceutical medical representatives
MOST aims at providing a full Internet simulation based system dedicated to Medical
Representatives. it will be composed of an authoring and a learning environment available on
standard browsers through the Internet.
Mathematical models simulating the drug's effects will ensure the simulation dimension. A course
will be a specific composition of learning multimedia material managed by simulation results. In
addition, the MOST Project plans to incorporate the concept of streaming with the simulation to
address one of the most important technical issues: the narrow bandwidth available for multimedia
material on Internet.
As part of the training of medical representatives through simulation streaming based courses, we
can reasonably expect, depending on the calculation power of the server available, to tackle more
complex systems and to address nomadic computers.
For preparing future extensions, MOST will also be tested by nurses and doctors. The potential to
use the system as a daily commercial support for dedicated Medical Representatives will also be
evaluated.
This project will benefit from the successful Tap project COAST that produced numerous
mathematical models dedicated to cardiology and neuro-physiology that will be made available for
the MOST Projects.
The MOST Project will require the following different profiles:
1. Pharmaceutical laboratories: Sanofi Winthrop(F) and Pfizer (B), which are among the
major world pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer 40 000 employees, Sanofi 20 000
employees), will be Pilot sites and course providers.
2. In addition, the Salzburg Hospital (A) will have a special assignment for assessing the
system in training both nurses and doctors at different level of complexity.
3. Mathematicians and simulation experts will come from:
The «Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie» of UCL (B), which has already developed
20 mathematical models in cardiology and neurophysiology and the Risc Institute
of the University de Linz (A), Research Institute for Symbolic Computation,
dedicated to mathematics.
4. Multimedia material provider: the three pilot sites are potential providers, but the
project will benefit from a specialist in virtual reality: Synkronix (UK).
5. As IT specialist on Internet, Selisa has carried out numerous successful European
projects around education and electronic commerce on the Internet.
6. Marketing specialist: The general activity to prepare the market access will be coordinated by Excelsys.
Contact Point
Tony Greenwood
SELISA
Cerisaie 207- rue de Chevilly
94262 FRESNES cedex
Octobre 1998
tel: +33 (0) 1 49.84.63.00
fax: +33 (0) 1 49.84.63.01
Email: most@selisa.fr
http://
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Participants
Selisa
Ucl-Nefy
Risc-Linz
Sanofi Winthrop
Pfizer
Landeskrankenanstalten Salsbourg
Synkronix
Start Date
January 1999
Country
F
B
A
F
B
A
Uk
Role
C
P
P
A
P
P
A
Duration
24 months
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 177
29255
KLIF
A Knowledge and Learning Infrastructure
Keywords: IT for Learning and Training in Industry
Concerted action.
The overall objective of this concerted action is the co-ordination through knowledge sharing
facilitation of the projects that have been selected under the thematic call "IT for Learning and
Training in Industry". This includes the sharing of knowledge, results and ideas among the funded
projects, between the projects and the European Commission, and between the projects and the rest
of the world. In order to achieve this goal, a knowledge and learning infrastructure (KALIF) will be
developed. This infrastructure will consists of two major components: a people framework and a IT
framework. The people framework aims at the creation of enduring relationships between the
organisations and people involved in the programme, by means of facilitated meetings. The IT
framework will support the further elaboration of this people framework by providing means for
exchanging knowledge, ideas, questions, etc. electronically.
More concrete, KALIF aims to achieve the following objectives:
1.
KALIF will take initiatives to improve the visibility of the projects, their products and the
knowledge they developed to a wider (scientific, industrial and public) audience.
2.
KALIF aims at optimising knowledge sharing between funded projects. That is:
2.1. prevent duplication of research efforts;
2.2. accelerate knowledge creation and distribution;
3.
KALIF will help the projects to capture and capitalise on lessons learnt within the projects.
4.
The networks of the KALIF consortium partners will be exploited to capture user
requirements in an early stage to ensure maximal market potential for the products generated
by the projects.
5.
Furthermore, KALIF will undertake actions to stimulate the establishment of a broad and
sustainable community of practice of innovative industrialists and researchers in the field of
industrial and organisational learning in Europe.
Contact Point
Eelco Kruizinga
Arthur van Schendelstraat 570
Postbus 19210
3501 DE Utrecht
Participants
CIBIT
ECLO
Start Date
September 1998
tel: +32 30 320 89 15
fax: +32 30 230 89 99
Email: ekruizinga@cibit.nl
http://www.kalif.org
Country
NL
B
Role
C
A
Duration
30 months
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 178
29479
MACADAM
Multisensor Acquisition Campaign for Analysis and Data
fusion of Antipersonnel Mines in support of ESPRIT projects
Keywords : HPCN , anti-personnel landmines , support action
Technical : Multisensor systems , landmines signature , data fusion, embedded systems
Uses : Demining
Industrial Applications : Landmines detection systems
Today, there is no multisensor data base of anti-personnel landmines accessible by research and
industry working in the field. There is a need to build such databases where the testing
environments and the databases are open and available to all who are trying to develop solutions to
the humanitarian demining problem.
The Ojectives of the MACADAM project are to :
è perform measurements with a set of sensor (EMI, GPR, IR and passive radiometer) on the same
test ground ( using the facilities of the JRC in ISPRA)
è to restore the resulting single sensor data in order create a data base to be used to look for the
most promising data fusion approach applied to antipersonnel landmines detection.
è to label this data with all information useful to characterise the sensor, the mine or mine-like
object and the environment.
è to study the necessary modifications of the data base management software already developed
by TME in order to integrate in it the data gathered in ISPRA and to have a prototype of data base
with qualitative assessment of each single sensor behaviour.
è to disseminate this data base to an agreed list of users for research activities in the field of
humanitarian demining.
The main result of the MACADAM project will be a complete data base which will represent the
first set of multisensor data available in Europe to support the ESPRIT initiative of R&D in
humanitarian demining.
Contact Point
Philippe HERVY
THOMSON-CSF/TME
23-27 rue Pierre Valette
F-92245 MALAKOFF
Participants
THOMSON-CSF/TME
Start Date
August 1998
tel: +33 149 653 581
fax: +33 149 653 171
email: MACADAM@fr.tme.thomson-csf.com
Country
F
Role
C
Duration
9 Months
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29732
CONTENTS
Component Technology exercised on NT systems
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical – Advanced Visualisation, ActiveX/DCOM, CORBA, Component technology
Uses – Simulation, Data Mining, Medical Imaging
The objective of the CONTENTS Project is to develop customisable Application Components for
the interactive visual analysis of data on powerful PC platforms. The data of interest are large
multivariate data sets (engineering, medical and commercial) generated by simulation / modelling /
measurement running on HPC platforms in a distributed and heterogeneous environment (including
NT-based Intel parallel processor and suitable UNIX platforms). The components will be based on
the emerging industry standard ActiveX/DCOM architecture, and will be properly "bridged"
towards CORBA based architectures, for multi-platform portability and compatibility.
These Interactive Visualisation Components will be embedded within electronic documents,
allowing the author of a report to distribute the relevant electronic information coupled with an
embedded High Performance data analysis-viewer "smartdoc", which allows the recipients to
interactively examine the data in the same way as the original analyst. Instead of being a dumb
document, the "smartdoc" will be a complete data exploration application through which a reader
can, via embedded High Performance visualisation / analysis components, explore the data
underlying the report.
Industrial partners British Aerospace and Unilever, and the medical research hospital DFC of the
University of Florence, will drive the project with their pragmatic practical user needs.
Leading edge industrial SMEs AVS, AET and Intecs will provide their high tech competence and
experience in data reduction and visualisation, image processing and management, multi-platform
components design and re-engineering.
The project will enable SME technology providers to investigate the potential of providing their
tools as distributed components to supply baskets of techniques for particular applications.
Contact Point:
Dr Mikael Jern
Advanced Visual Systems
15, Blokken
3460 Birkeröd - Denmark
Participants
AVS-UNIRAS
AET
Intecs Sistemi
Unilever
British Aerospace
DFC-University of Firenze
Start Date
January 1999
Octobre 1998
tel +45 45999599
fax +45 45999500
e-mail: mikael@avs.com
http: www.avs.com
Country
DK
I
I
UK
UK
I
Role
C
P
P
A
A
A
Duration
24 months
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29737
HPGIN
High Performance Gigabit I2O Networking Software
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Communication for Gigabit LAN Technologies, Network Operating Systems
Uses: Network Interface Controllers, Driver Standardisation, resource sharing
Industrial Applications: High-performance Servers, Real-Time Applications
The goal of HPGIN is to develop the Communication Layers for High Performance I2O solutions
optimised for Gigabit LAN technologies. I20 (Intelligent I/O) is an International Standard that has
been defined by the I2O Special Interest Group (I2O SIG) which was formed by a group of leading
enterprise computing vendors to define and promote a technical specification as a standard interface
for high-performance I/O systems. I2O will be the basis for driver standardisation, system
performance enhancements, resource sharing, clustering and distributed heterogeneous systems.
I2O will be supported by the Standard Network Operating Systems as well as by Real-Time
Operating Systems. The HPGIN project includes implementation of Communication layers for a
Gigabit LAN I/O system, a Standard Operating System (Linux) and a Real Time Operating System
(Virtuoso).
Contact Point
Frank Hohmann
SysKonnect
Siemensstrasse 23
D-76275 Etltlingen
Tel : +49 7243 502 317
Fax : +49 7243 502 989
Email: fhohmann@skd.de
http : http://www.syskonnect.de
Participants
SysKonnect
Eonic Systems
University of Helsinki
Country
D
B
SF
Start Date
Contract unsigned at time of printing
Duration
18 months
Role
C
P
P
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29812
LOTUS
Light Ordnance detection by Teleoperated Unmanned System
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining,
Technical - Multi-sensor Data Fusion, Tele-operated Vehicle
Uses - Survey of Minefields for Clearance, Quality Assurance for Mine Clearance
Industrial Applications - Humanitarian Demining
The objective of the LOTUS project is to develop, integrate and demonstrate a proof of concept of
a multi sensor APL detection system integrated on a robotic remote controlled vehicle. The remote
control will radically improve safety of demining operations while vehicle based multi sensor
detection combined with powerful data fusion will lead to more productive humanitarian mine
detection operations.
The sensors are Multi-Spectral and Multi-Dimensional: Ground Penetrating Radar, Infra Red, Metal
detector, and have been studied in the on-going GEODE project.
They will be further improved and adapted to a remote controlled vehicle as well as the data fusion
and the computer architecture, to handle efficient real time operations.
The LOTUS team has contacts with an NGO end-user and with a demining expert. These will be
involved from the outset to make sure the operational requirements constraints are taken into
account. They will also be involved in the preparation and implementation of experiments of the
system in the field.
Contact Point
Jean-Philippe Quin
Dassault Electronique
55 quai Marcel Dassault
F-92214 Saint-Cloud
Participants
Dassault Electronique SA
Emrad Ltd
Institut Dr. Foerster
Marconi SpA
TNO-FEL
Start Date
January 1999
tel: +33 1.3481.3286
fax: +33 1. 3481.3104
email:
Country
F
UK
D
I
NL
Role
C
A
P
P
P
Duration
36 Months
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 182
29870
HOPE
Hand-held Operational Demining System
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, De-mining
Technical : Data fusion
Uses: Ground Penetrating Radar, Metal detector, Microwave radiometer
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian de-mining
The objectives of the HOPE project is to develop and build an efficient handheld demining tool as a
remarkable contribution to the European and world wide Humanitarian Demining Programs particularly in countries facing the danger caused by millions of anti-personnel mines left behind from
former wars.
The result of the HOPE-Project will be a handheld mine detection equipment that must:
• be built with the lowest possible cost (less than 12,000 ECU)
• be able to detect plastic and minimum metal mines for minimum metal mines: more than 30%
deeper than today
• be reliable by achieving a clearance result near 100 %
• be operational in the different countries under difficult environmental conditions maximum
weight: 7.5 kg
• take into account the existing demining procedures
• speed up the world wide demining process by more than 30 %
• reduce the false alarm rate by more than 50 %
These requirements can only be reached by using a multi-sensor system set: a metal detector (MD)
for the indication of metallic objects, a ground penetrating radar (GPR) for the indication of metallic
and dielectric objects and a microwave radiometer (MWR) primarily for the indication of flushed
mines.
The project will push the capabilities of the involved European Small and Medium Size Enter prises
(SMEs) forward. The competitiveness of the industrial partners in the world market is increased and
can keep up with parallel development programs in the USA with the same objectives. The
industrial partners have planned to build up a series production after a successful sensor
development.
Contact Point
Mr. Michael Rothe
Vallon GmbH
Im Grund, 3
D-72800 Eningen
Octobre 1998
Tel : +49 7121 9855-31
Fax : +49 7121 83643
Email: Vallon-GmbH@t-online.de
Http :
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Participants
Vallon GmbH
BATS
DLR
ISL
MAG
NPA
Country
D
B
D
F
UK
N
Role
C
A
P
A
P
P
Onera
F
A
POLIMI
I
A
RMA/SIC
B
P
RST AG
CH
A
RST GmbH
D
P
Spacebel
B
P
RUB
D
A
Uni. Karsruhe (IHE)
D
A
Start Date
January 1999
Duration
24
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Octobre 1998
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29895
PICE
Pinpoint, Identification Clearanceand and Ensurance
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, De-mining
Technical : Data fusion
Uses: Metal Detectors (MD), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian de-mining
The PICE project focuses on the realisation of a safe and cost-effective man-portable multi-sensor
anti-personnel mine detection system, based on a Metal Detector (MD) in combination with a
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).
The PICE project intends and addresses the following specific objectives:
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Develop and verify practical and useful detection systems, targeted to established user
requirements,
Design a ground penetration radar with a wide band output signal and capable of
classifying objects in the ground. The used technologies have been chosen with low cost
production in mind.
Design and validate a metal detector as a single sensor using an innovative technology
with two integrated detection solutions.
Design and validate a safe and cost-effective man-portable multi-sensor APL detector
demonstrator comprising of the ground penetration radar and the metal detector. The
sensor Human Machine Interface (HMI) must be kept simple and allow safe operation
without extensive training.
The demonstrators will be verified by JRC against JRC scenarios/criteria.
Develop specialised software to simulate the radar signal propagation in the ground to
maintain safety requirements and optimise the GPR design.
Organise and "intelligently" exploit all available information on landmines, as well as
expert’s knowledge on mines, through the development of an engineering database/
knowledge base.
Prepare all plans and studies for adaptation of the sensors to production.
Study the sensor requirements for possible use on Air-borne or vehicle-based platforms
suitable for demining missions.
Study the feasibility of using of an explosive sensor in the final multi-sensor product.
The exploitation strategy aims to adapt the PICE system for production and investigate the potential
of other technologies in relation with the long-term humanitarian-demining goals.
Contact Point
Mr. Claes Lindskog
Tel : +46 8 580 854 09
Celsiustech Electronics AB
Fax : +46 8 580 322 44
Nettovägen 6
Email: cali@celsiustech.se
S-175 88 Järfälla
Http :
Participants
Country
Role
Celsius
S
C
Celsiustech Electronics AB (CTE)
S
P
ATM Group
S
A
FOA
S
P
SWEDEC
S
A
SINTEF
N
P
NPA
N
A
NTUA
GR
A
Schiebel
A
P
Start Date
January 1999
Duration
24
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 185
29902
DEMINE
Improved cost-efficient surface penetrating radar detector with
system on chip solution for humanitarian demining
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, De-mining
Technical : Surface Penetrating Radar (SPR)
Uses: Close-in detection
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian de-mining
The Project will improve existing Anti-personnel landmine (APL) surface penetrating radar (SPR)
detectors in terms of detection/false-alarm rates, cost and weight.
The main technical objectives for the improvements are:
1) Revolutionary system on chip solution based on high speed digital technology
2) Antenna array for multi-static and multi-polarisation techniques
3) Dynamic positioning measurement system
4) Multi-dimensional signal processing and classification which exploits the novel features of the
radar
The business objectives have been identified by the industrial partners and also the research
institutions, aware of their economic and competitive role for EU industry in the transition to the
information society:
A) APL SPR prototype product which is practicable, affordable, valid and in demand
B) Sub-systems and Know how products which are practicable, affordable, valid and in demand for
transfer into other areas of industry
C) To develop the joint-venture, investment and placement plans for A) and B)
D) To ensure effective dissemination throughout the EU for the optimal exploitation of A) and B)
to enhance European industrial competitiveness as a whole.
Contact Point
Dr. Jürgen Sachs
Technische Universität Ilmenau
PF 100565
D-98684 Ilmenau
Tel : +49 3677 69 2623
Fax : +49 3677 69 1113
Email: sac@e-technik.tu-ilmenau.de
Http :
Participants
Technische Universität Ilmenau
MEODAT
VUB
AEL
DERA
IDS
Country
D
D
B
UK
UK
I
Role
C
P
P
P
P
P
MgM
D
P
Start Date
January 1999
Duration
24
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 186
29907
NEPHEW
Network of PCs Heterogeneous Windows-NT Engineering Toolset
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Windows, NT, Clustering, PeakWare, SCI
Uses : Software engineering, application development for low cost HPCN platforms
Industrial Applications : Aircraft flight control simulator, film restoration, medical image
reconstruction
Thanks to standardisation of techniques, architectural concept and to cost reduction, HPCN has
started to leave its niche market to become a more common technology. ESPRIT through initiatives
like Europort and the HPCN TTN Network strongly contributed to this evolution. To really take up,
HPCN must however still lower its entry cost by
• relying on the most common and cost effective hardware and software found on the market place
• providing easy to use tools to develop and deploy applications on these environments
• being compatible with market standard development and execution environments
Today, existing clustering hardware allows getting HPC performance at low hardware cost. The
challenge is now to get applications for such platforms, with software engineering and deployment
efforts low enough to offer attractive cost/benefit ratio to users together with a return on investment
for software developers.
The NEPHEW project aims at addressing this issue by implementing an environment for the rapid
and easy development and deployment of professional high performance parallel applications on
Heterogeneous Networks of Windows NT PCs, exploiting existing and emerging standards.
At the application design level, this parallel software engineering toolset will reuse and extend the
PeakWare environment originally developed by MS&I for the design and deployment of parallel
real-time applications for heterogeneous target platforms. The NEPHEW environment will allow its
users to express their applications as diagrams using software modules interconnected by data flow
connections and, independently, target configurations described with graphical building blocks.
NEPHEW will then automatically create optimised source code for communication and
synchronisation. NEPHEW will also ensure interoperability with other PeakWare supports (VME,
workstations, etc.).
The new emerging modelling standard UML will also be introduced where suitable to facilitate
application design and reuse, to exploit other tools (modelling, debugging, visualisation, etc.) users
are familiar with, and consequently to facilitate future market penetration.
At the deployment level, to deliver HPC performances on PC platforms, the toolset will rely on
DOLPHIN SCI clustering technology and on new standards that are under adoption in the PC world
to support efficient clustering of PC servers (VIA, Winsock 2).
The NEPHEW environment will be validated and assessed through the development of three
parallel applications in areas where HPCN is introduced as a novelty when using already existing
PC based infrastructures:
• The first one concerns the implementation of a real-time aircraft flight control simulation system over a
cluster of PCs, with a high clock rate (simulations at 60Hz and more) replacing expensive SGI systems.
• The second one concerns film manipulation modules which cannot be considered for manual MPIparallelisation because of a too low effort/benefit ratio. These density-correction modules are part of a
film restoration software, for which the best effort/benefit modules have already been parallelised in the
ESPRIT project FRAME 24220 by using a manual MPI-development.
• The third one is the parallelisation of complex medical image reconstruction (Positron-EmissionTomography – PET) for use in hospital operations such as, for example, epilepsy care.
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The NEPHEW environment will then be turned into a commercial off-the-shelf product to be
marketed world-wide by the project partners and their commercial distributors. This environment
will address the market of applications with high processing requirements at new low cost
standards. This includes very large markets such as video processing, quality control or real timesimulation.
The NEPHEW project will be co-ordinated by MS&I, a French company developing and marketing
complex computing systems, including the PeakWare software engineering product. DOLPHIN a
Norwegian SME developer and SCI’s world-wide market leader, will provide a high performance
clustering solution. ELCO, a Spanish SME, will develop the aircraft flight control simulation. JRS,
an Austrian business company performing applied and research development, will parallelise the
library for film restoration. TUM, Germany, will develop the medical imaging reconstruction
application.
In summary, the NEPHEW project aims at breaking the application software costs barrier, initially
for market segments such as the traditional PeakWare market, so as to leverage the availability of
low-cost clustering hardware solutions.
Contact Point
Alain Clouard
MS&I
Rue Dewoitine
F-78142 Velizy-Villacoublay Cedex
Tel : +33 1 34 63 72 42
Fax : +33 1 34 63 74 83
Email: clouard@matra-ms2i.fr
http :
Participants
Matra Systemes et Information
Dolphin
ELCO
JRS
Technical University Munich
Country
F
N
E
A
D
Start Date
1 Jan 1999
Duration
18 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 188
29909
Metodis
Metacomputing Tools for Distributed Systems
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical: Distributed Computing, ATM-API, MPI
Uses: Numerical Simulation, High-Speed Networking
Industrial Applications: Aerospace and Automotive Engineering
The central objective of the METODIS project is to develop tools that help to exploit the
metacomputing capabilities that have become available on a European scale as a result of
establishing European high-speed networks and supercomputing centres. In previous projects it has
become obvious that optimum usage of network resources and provision of a flexible programming
model are the key factors for metacomputing performance. Therefore, METODIS concentrates on
these two issues. A metacomputing MPI library implemented both on TCP/IP and on ATM will
serve as the application programming model. The provision of an ATM–layer will allow to flexibly
and efficiently exploit networking resources, while falling back on TCP/IP will allow achieving
portability in cases where ATM connectivity is not fully available. The extension of the well–
established Vampir performance–analysis tool to metacomputing will greatly assist end–users in
leveraging the network performance for their applications. Developing and integrating these three
components will create a metacomputing environment.
The ultimate measure of the METODIS achievements will be the marketing of the METODIS tools
amongst academic and industrial end–users.
Contact Point
Karl Solchenbach
Pallas GmbH
Hermuehlheimer Strasse 10
D-50321 Bruehl
Tel : +49 2232 1896 14
Fax : +49 2232 1896 29
Email: solchenbach@pallas.de
http : http://www.pallas.de
Participants
Pallas
CRIHAN
RUS
DASA
Aerospatiale
Country
D
F
D
D
F
Start Date
Contract not signed at time of printing
Duration
24 months
Role
C
P
P
P
P
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 189
29944
INFIELD
Industry NGO Field test of Improved Efficiency multi-sensor Landmine
Detector
Keywords: High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining
Technical - Multi-sensor Data Fusion, Human Factors, Field Testing
Uses - Close-in detection
Industrial Applications - Humanitarian Demining
This project addresses the pressing need for a handheld demining equipment to detect plastic mines
with adequate detection and false-alarm rates. It is planned to achieve this objective through the
combination of Electro-Magnetic Induction (EMI), Passive Radio-Frequency (PRF) and Ground
Probing Radar (GPR) sensors.
The consortium is currently developing a multisensor device with the aim of fielding a product
within two years. The proposed programme of work will provide the hard performance data in the
field necessary to demonstrate and refine operating conditions.
The technical objectives of the proposed programme are :
• to evaluate the performance of prototype multi-sensor mine detector equipment, in controlled,
and realistic minefield conditions, including with real deminers.
• to maximise the performance of the equipment through optimised signal processing and
operational procedures
• to identify the most effective ways of exploiting the equipment within the demining organisational
structure, and the associated cost benefits
• to obtain independent performance assessment (benchmarking)
The equipment will be subjected to independent assessment at the JRC, Ispra and to field tests in
Bosnia and in a second infested country such as Angola. During the trials the consortium will work
with end-users to investigate the most effective way of integrating the equipment into demining
procedures.
Trials at the JRC, in ISPRA, will allow the JRC to carry out scientific comparison of the
performance of the multi-sensor handheld equipment with existing and (by establishing an
appropriate database) future equipment.
Contact Point
François NIVELLE
Thomson-CSF / TME / MDM
23-27 rue Pierre Valette
F-92245 Malakoff Cedex
Participants
TME SA
ERA
TME Ltd
NPA
Start Date
January 1999
tel: +33 149 653 161
fax: +33 149 653 636
Email: nivelle@tme.thomson.fr
Country
F
D
UK
N
Role
C
P
P
A
Duration
18 Months
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 190
29958
MINESEYE
Development and Optimization of a dual sensor system with real time
digital signal processing for the detection and identification of buried
landmines and unexploded Ordnance
Keywords: High-Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining.
Technical - Bulk Explosive Detection, Pulsed Neutron Systems, Chemical Analysis.
Uses - Close-in detection and confirmation of landmines.
Industrial Applications - Humanitarian Demining, Airport luggage inspection.
The objective of the project is to develop an improved mine detection unit for Humanitarian
Demining operations. The system will be based on the integration of 2 sensors, an improved metal
detector and a chemical analysis sensor. The performance of the component systems will be
investigated in portable scenario and on a mobile vehicle platform.
The MINESEYE system will provide rapid search with a Digital Induction Pulse Sensor (DIPS) to
locate a buried metallic object among various types of soils, and a Pulse Neutron Chemical
Analysis Sensor (PNCAS) to detect and confirm the presence or absence of explosive substances at
the location in question. This combination will substantially reduce false-alarm rates for the overall
system.
The work is divided into 3 phases:
• Component development on the DIPS and the PNCAS units,
• System integration to develop a man-portable unit based on these 2 sensors, followed by a
vehicle-mounted semi-automated scanning unit,
• Testing and optimization of the man-portable system in the laboratory and in JRC, together with
field trials of both systems in Angola.
It is expected that it will take 1 minute or less for the MINESEYE system to carry out the detection
and confirmation operations. Current procedures to unearth a suspected object for inspection takes
about 15-20 minutes. The saving in time using the 2 sensors Scan and Detect methodology can
therefore be estimated to be at least a factor of 10.
Contact Point
Carmen Dumitrescu
EPPRA sarl
Ecole Polytechnique, Bat. X-Pole
F-91128 PalaiseauCedex
Participants
EPPRA
X-TECH
JCS
NV
MgM
Start Date
Contract not yet signed
tel: +33 169 33 30 98
fax: +33 169 33 43 83
Email: carmen@eppra.polytechnique.fr
Country
F
F
UK
RO
D
Role
C
P
P
P
P
Duration
30 Months
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Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 191
85386
PROMISE
Demonstration and assessment of HPCN in medical imaging
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : 3D Finite Element analysis, CT scan, SPECT, 3D echography
Uses : remote image processing, custom prostheses design, diagnosis
Industrial Applications : medical imaging applications, simulation
New functionalities and services for medical imaging applications are enabled by HPCN
technologies. For example 3D and 4D visualisation, image fusion from different sources, image
transmission between equipment and over networks, virtual reality. As inter-operability of image
handling and transmission equipment becomes possible using emerging standards such as DICOM,
and as IT equipment and communication costs become more affordable, it is possible to
significantly improve the quality of medical services available for the citizen.
To foster the take-up of HPCN technologies in medical imaging applications the project has:
– performed a survey to identify requirements of applications which may be satisfied by the use of
current HPCN technologies, or which require further research;
– set-up three demonstrators which were given to the HPCN Technology Transfer Nodes for
wider awareness and dissemination.
The demonstrator applications selected were:
– 3D modelling of human bones, for surgical planning and simulation;
– reconstruction of SPECT images;
– 3D post-processing of ecographic images.
Contact Point
Dr Sanzio Bassini
CINECA
Via Magnanelli 6/3
I-40033 Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna)
Tel : +39 051 6171514
Fax : +39 051 6132198
Email: Bassini@cineca.it
Http://www.cineca.it/visit/promise/index.html
Participants
CINECA
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Dip. Fisiopatologia Clinica–Univ of Firenze
University of Bologna
Country
I
I
I
I
Start Date
January 1997
Duration
18 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
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85387
RAIN
Demonstration and assessment of HPCN in neural network
applications for industry and medicine
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Neural Networks, workstation clusters
Uses : image processing, pattern matching, forecasting and prediction
Industrial Applications : medical applications, visual inspection
Neural networks (NN) are increasingly used in a wide range of applications. Surveillance
applications, the monitoring of scientific experiments, pattern recognition and visual inspection in
quality control applications, are some examples where neural networks are used successfully to
perform image processing or data handling in a range of industrial fields and in medicine.
To foster the take-up of HPCN technologies in neural network applications the project has:
– performed a survey to identify requirements of neural network applications for industry and
medicine which may be satisfied by the use of HPCN technologies;
– set-up demonstrators for industrial and medical applications, which were given to the HPCN
Technology Transfer Nodes for wider awareness and dissemination.
The demonstrators were set-up to run on a scalable configuration of PCs and workstations, clustered
through Ethernet and ATM connections, and accessible to users from the web.
The demonstrator applications selected were:
– Optical Character Recognition (OCR);
– Pre-press image colour correction;
– Eating disorder diagnosis;
– Lhyme Borreliosis disease diagnosis.
Contact Point
Prof Giancarlo Parodi
Dept Biophysical and Electronic Engineering
Via Opera Pia 11A
I-16145
Tel : +39 010 3532760
Fax : +39 010 3532175
Email: gian@dibe.unige.it
Http://dibe.unige.it
Participants
Dibe – University of Genova
Country
I
Start Date
January 1997
Duration
18 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 193
85388
Demonstration and assessment of HPCN tools for mesh generation
and mesh partitioning
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Mesh generation, mesh partitioning
Uses : Demonstration, tool assessment
Industrial Applications : Powder compaction, metal forming
The first objective of the project was to perform a survey of existing tools for mesh generation and
mesh partitioning for parallel finite differences, finite volumes and finite elements computations.
Particular emphasis has been put on the analysis of their applicability in the light of the standard
and innovative database oriented computational environments. This includes the assessment of the
general suitability of mesh generation and mesh partitioning tools for compliance with advanced
data base management systems, CAD systems, analysis codes, error estimation, mesh adaptation
techniques and visualisation tools.
A subset of tools has been chosen to demonstrate the possibilities of HPCN through the whole chain
of pre-processing, adaptive analysis and visualisation in selected industrial problems.
Three demonstrators have been developed aiming at the solution of the following industrial
problems:
- powder compaction
- metal forming
- a large scale fluid-dynamics problem
Contact Point
Mr. Gabriel Bugeda
CIMNE
Edifici C-1, Campus Norte-UPC
Gran Capitan, s/n
E - 08034 Barcelona
Tel : +34-93-205 70 16
Fax : +34-93-401 65 17
Email: bugeda@etseccpb.upc.es
Http :
Participants
CIMNE,
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Country
E
Start Date
2 December 1996
Duration
25 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 194
85389
Demonstration and assessment of scalable low-cost HPCN systems for
simulation applications in non-traditional industrial sectors
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Simulation, workstation clusters
Uses : modelling, design
Industrial Applications : medical, environment, chemistry, components, construction
Traditionally HPCN has been used by a small set of government departments, agencies and
industries involved in modelling and simulation. In particular, for organisations in the automotive,
aerospace and oil and gas sectors, the issues, benefits and cost-effectiveness of HPC are clear. Many
of these are now moving away from the traditional vector parallel systems onto smaller symmetric
multiprocessor (SMP) and massively parallel platforms (MPPs).
As the cost of hardware has steadily fallen, the increased capacity, capability and improved
competitiveness offered when using HPCN systems can be exploited by a broadening spectrum of
industries. It is natural that the mature simulation technologies provided one of the first mechanisms
for low-cost HPCN to be accepted and applied in the non-traditional sectors. In Particular the
availability of simulation applications for clusters of workstations and PCs has meant that the entry
cost for industry investing in simulation has been drastically reduced. Understanding the status and
issues for this emerging market is important for the success of many European industries.
The motivation for the current work is therefore the need to:
- identify the new and emerging industrial sectors which are deploying or considering deploying
low-cost HPCN systems in simulation applications;
- determine the technical and commercial requirements of these new and potential users and the
salient issues in their application domains;
- demonstrate to the wider industrial community the applicability and success of scalable low-cost
HPCN systems in simulation applications.
The demonstrator applications selected were:
– Powder compaction;
– The virtual hand (prosthetic fabrication);
– Traffic simulation;
Contact Point
Owen Thomas
Smith Group
Surrey Research Park
UK-Guildford GU2 5YP
Tel : +44 1483 442118
Fax : +44 1483 442304
Email: ogmthomas@smithgroup.co.uk
Http://www.smithgroup.co.uk
Participants
Smith Group
Country
UK
Start Date
January 1997
Duration
18 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 195
85390
Demonstration and assessment of HPCN for information management
and decision support applications
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Information Management & Decision Support
Uses : All
Industrial Applications : All
Growing competitive pressure implies ever more demanding requirements on applications for
information management and decision support (IMDS). The size of data warehouses increases and
databases searched become distributed. The response times required to remain competitive become
closer to real-time, as replies to customers may be required during a phone call. The search for data
becomes more complex, and sophisticated data analysis tools including e.g. data mining and
optimisation algorithms, appear.
To help accelerate the take-up of HPCN in IMDS applications in traditional sectors (e.g. banks and
insurance companies) and to foster the take-up in new industrial and commercial sectors (e.g.
retailer and telecommunication companies) the tenderers have:
• identified requirements of applications for IMDS:
- which may be satisfied by the use of existing HPCN applications and technologies;
- which require further R&D effort supported at a European level.
• promoted existing results by setting up two different demonstrator applications showing the
level of maturity attained and the benefits gained through the use of HPCN applications and
technologies in IMDS ; the first was a retail data mining application ; the second was a fraud
detection application
• proposed actions which are envisageable at a European level so that the HPCN work
programme may contribute to improve the competitiveness of European industry using or
producing IMDS applications
Contact Point
Alan Pitman
The Smith Group
Guildford
Surrey GU2 5YP, England
Participants
The Smith Group
University of Southampton - PAC
Start Date
January 1997
Octobre 1998
tel: +44 1483 442000
fax: +44 1483 442280
email: aapitman@smithsys.co.uk
Country
UK
UK
Role
C
P
Duration
20 months
High Performance Computing and Networking / 196
85391
VR FOR EUROPE
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Virtual Reality
Uses : Engineering Design Review, Operator Training, Sales Support
Industrial Applications : Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer,
Virtual Reality holds the promise of a wide practical use thanks to progresses in realistic real-time
computer graphics, in various type of input devices, in affordable high performance computing
architectures and in an emerging understanding of the activities where VR brings a substantial
added value in industry and services.
The central aim of VR for Europe, is to foster the take up of VR in European Industry and
Services. The following actions contribute to this aim.
1. A survey of the State of the Art. Performed with VR software, hardware or peripheral vendors
and with researchers in VR or related fields (Image Synthesis, Real Time graphic simulation ...)
2. A survey of user needs and requirements Adressing industrial users at all stages of maturity
in the use of VR technology.
3. Implementation of three prototypes of VR. Three industrial sites have been selected among
those visited, for which VR prototypes have been developed to solve real indusrial user needs.
The results of the project will be disseminated through various channels including conferences
(ISTC, Vienna 1998, Imagina Monte Carlo 1999) and Technology Transfer Nodes (TTN). In
particular, the somr of the demonstrators have been implemented in the CAVE environments at the
Dutch TTN and TTN-PDC (Sweden)
Contact Point
Pierre Bouchon
CCMS Dept.
Avenue Pierre Brossolette 66
FR – 92247 PARIS
Tel : +33 1 41 48 03 61
Fax : +33 1 41 48 06 81
Email: Pierre.Bouchon@syseca.thomson.fr
Http :
Participants
SYSECA SA
Country
FR
Start Date
January 1997
Duration
20 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 197
85392
Demonstration and assessment of HPCN in multi-site applications for
virtual reality
Keywords :
Technical :
Uses :
Industrial Applications :
Summary
Virtual Reality integrated with High Performance Computing and Networking promises exciting
new enhancements to Business processes, Science and Education.
The JRC has demonstrated the importance of this field and provided this emerging technology
through careful analysis and application development. Three different demonstrators, all suitable
for public demonstration, are developed and transferred the HPCN TTNS. These span from
Interactive Flights over a Virtual Europe – through Tele-medicine – to Virtual Presence in remote
or hazardous places. From the planned survey and demonstrator development, follow-up activities
and contributions to a strategy for Virtual Reality and HPCN have been suggested for inclusion in
the IST programme.
Contact Point
Dr C.H. Best
Institute for systems, Informatics and Safety
Joint Research Center
21020 Ispra, Italy
Tel : +39 332 785044
Fax : +39 332 789185
Email: Clive.best@jrc.it
http://VR.jrc.it
Participants
JRC
ISIS
Country
I
I
Start Date
Decmber 1996
Duration
18 Month
Octobre 1998
Role
P
P
High Performance Computing and Networking / 198
501031
MINETEST
Support activities to Esprit R&D projects relating to Humanitarian
Demining
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining
Technical : Equipment validation, Data collection, GIS
Uses : Testing of mine detection systems,
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian Demining
The European Commission (EC) supports humanitarian demining operations in various parts of the
world. Current techniques for mine clearing operations are slow and costly. The EC therefore
intends to assist the rapid development and introduction into service of new advanced systems.
ESPRIT projects on humanitarian demining were started early 1998 and early 1999.
The objective of this action is to ESPRIT projects on R & D in Humanitarian Demining and other
organisations co-operating with the EC in humanitarian demining activities, by providing a series of
facilities and services detailed below.
Tasks
1. Setup of independent test facilities for the verification, validation and benchmarking of systems
and equipment for the detection and identification of APLs.
2. Provision of access to these facilities for measurement and test campaigns to be performed by
organisations selected by the European Commission.
3. Technical support to prepare and operate measurement and test campaigns.
4. Organisation of technical workshops to foster, at an international level, the communication and
collaboration of experts, and the contribution to common guidelines and procedures.
Contact Point
Dr. John Dean
Space Applications Institute
CCR
I – 21020 ISPRA
Tel : +39 0 332 78 9407
Fax : +39 0 332 78 5469
Email: John.Dean@jrc.it
Http
Participant
JRC
Country
I
Start Date
January 1998
Duration
24 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 199
501032
MINESIGN
Measurement campaign in support of Humanitarian Demining
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining
Technical : Data collection,Electromagnetic Signatures
Uses : Training of mine detection equipment, Validation of mine detection equipment
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian Demining
The European Commission (EC) supports humanitarian demining operations in various parts of the
world. Current techniques for mine clearing operations are slow and costly. The EC therefore
intends to assist the rapid development and introduction into service of new advanced systems.
ESPRIT projects on humanitarian demining were started early 1998 and early 1999.
Measurement campaigns are performed to gather harmonised sets of reference data to support the
ESPRIT projects in the development and validation of equipment for localisation and identification
of APL’s, and to create a reference set of data for international use.
Tasks
1. Executing measurements on the characteristics of APL, potential “false alarms” and background,
developing and making available a library of APL signatures.
2. Collecting inputs into and giving access to a publicly available database of information on APL.
Contact Point
Dr. John Dean
Space Applications Institute
CCR
I – 21020 ISPRA
Tel : +39 0 332 78 9407
Fax : +39 0 332 78 5469
Email: John.Dean@jrc.it
Http
Participants
EC Joint Research Centre
Country
I
Start Date
January 1998
Duration
15 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 200
501033
SOFT-IT
Software interoperability and platform independence: the next
generation of simulation environments
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Interoperability, simulation environments, CORBA
Uses : Tool assessment
Industrial Applications : Electromagnetic simulation
The objective of this project is to demonstrate the competitive advantages of software
interoperability and platform independence in simulation environments in terms of software
maintenance and exploitation potential.
An analysis of software results of recently completed HPCN projects has been performed, with
special emphasis on strategies used to couple components and interface of solvers to CAD systems.
A demonstrator for power laser diodes simulation will be built, based on the coupling of three codes
(both internal and commercial). A CORBA compliant approach has been selected to satisfy the
needs for interoperability, platform independence and remote computing capabilities.
It is expected that this study will provide valuable recommendations on interoperability issues to
current and future projects.
Contact Point
Mr Thierry Priol
INRIA/IRISA
Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu
F - 35042 Rennes Cedex
Tel : +33-299 84 72 10
Fax : +33-299 84 71 11
Email: Thierry.Priol@irisa.fr
Http :
Participants
SIMULOG
INRIA
THOMSON
Country
F
F
F
Start Date
8 December 1997
Duration
18 months
Octobre 1998
High Performance Computing and Networking / 201
501034
Cluster Computing for Data-Intensive Applications
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : Information Management & Decision Support
Uses : All
Industrial Applications : All
The aim of the tender is to stimulate industry to effectively exploit cluster computing for their data
intensive applications. Cluster computing is a scalable and cost effective computation technique that
integrates and optimises the use of data and processing resources in a networked environment. Data
intensive applications perform intensive analysis of high-volume data sets.
Work is needed
1. to consolidate lessons learnt from past and on-going experiments in the set-up and use of
networked environments for high performance computing (HPC) applications.
2. to build a small reference configuration that combines data and processing resources and that
provides tools to support a target data intensive application
3. to experiment with the configuration through the set-up and support of a user application
4. to disseminate widely the results of the above work through the organisation of workshops
Contact Point
Pietro Rossi
ENEA
Via Martiri di Monte Sole 4
I-40100 Bologna, Italy
Participants
ENEA
Start Date
January 1998
Octobre 1998
tel: +39 51 609 87 88
fax: +39 51 609 86 23
email: rossi@bologna.enea.it
Country
I
Role
C
Duration
18 months
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501035
DAHLIA
Demonstration and assessment of HPCN in Healthcare
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : DICOM, multimedia conferencing, ATM, CT, MRI
Uses : remote image processing, remote consultation and diagnosis
Industrial Applications : medical imaging applications, telemedicine
New functionalities and services for healthcare applications are enabled by HPCN technologies.
Powerful applications running on high performance computing facilities may be linked with high
bandwidth networks to end user sites, enabling the cost of new services to be shared between
several participating organizations. For example 3D/4D image reconstruction and visualisation,
telediagnostics, virtual reality for simulation and training. These possibilities could be exploited to
significantly improve the quality of medical services available for the citizen.
To foster the take-up of HPCN technologies in healthcare applications a pilot service is set-up
supporting activities of several co-operating hospitals interconnected through fast networks. The
results of the experience of a 12 month pilot service will be disseminated through a web site and
presentations.
The pilot service selected is a multi-hospital model for Radiation Oncolgy treatment planning. One
hospital acts as reference centre, and other three hospitals act as peripheral centres. Interconnection
is through the Tuscany MAN at 34 Mbps. Tools are provided for management of medical data,
collaborative work and multimedia conferencing, data transfer between specialists and subsidiary
hospitals, communication chains within virtual teams of professionals.
Contact Point
Dr Giampaolo Biti
Dip. Fisiopatologia Clinica–Univ of Firenze
Viale Morgagni 85
I-5034 Firenze
Tel : +39 055 4277264
Fax : +39 055 4379930
Email: Biti@dfc.unifi.it
Http :
Participants
Dip. Fisiopatologia Clinica–Univ of Firenze
Consorzio Pisa Ricerche
AET
University Hospital of Siena
University Hospital of Pisa
University Hospital of Arezzo
Country
I
I
I
I
I
I
Start Date
January 1998
Duration
24 months
Role
C
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
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501851
SIGEX
SIGnature EXploitation
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining
Technical : Standards, brokerage of data,
Uses : Training and Validation of mine detection equipment
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian Demining
Context
R&D teams working on multi-sensor data fusion critically need large quantities of data recorded
with registered multiple sensors under realistic conditions. The gathering of such data is timeconsuming and costly. Initial signature databases will be collected by the project awarded to the
EC's Joint Research Centre (JRC) as a result of the call for tender III/97/31. Other data sets have
been collected in national projects or are likely to be collected in the context of running and future
ESPRIT projects. The aim of this lot is to foster and facilitate exchange of such data recordings
under appropriate conditions.
Objectives
• Define a framework to promote the exchange of APL signature measurement databases for use
in selected R&D for humanitarian APL detection and identification systems. Particular
emphasis is set on registered multi-sensor signature databases.
• Operate a service to support this exchange for a period of 18 months.
Tasks
1. Propose and reach wide agreement on a set of variables to be recorded when collecting measures
and environmental conditions of APL signatures. This should include environment
characteristics, types of mines and clutter, placing of mines, weather, physical parameters to be
measured, range of measurements and accuracy. On-going work in this direction, among other
those in the project mentioned earlier must be taken into account. Agree on a format or a set of
formats to store and transmit such data.
2. Propose and reach consensus on a number of standard agreements for the provision or exchange
of APL signature data to R&D teams working in humanitarian demining R&D in the context of
ESPRIT and national programmes.
3. Establish a catalogue of existing landmine signature databases and of the ongoing projects
developing such data, with the conditions under which the data may be made available.
4. Define procedures to validate data collected by various sources. Define methods and produce
software as needed to convert data to commonly agreed formats, and to transfer them to
appropriate media or through appropriate communication channels.
5. Operate a validation, distribution and brokerage service for landmine signature data to selected
R&D projects of humanitarian demining for a period of 18 months.
All tasks requiring agreement should aim at consulting a wide range of organisations involved in
related work. In particular, these should include all related projects funded by the European
Commission within ESPRIT and within the activities for scientific and technical support to
Community policies. Links with non-EU projects including those supported by the United Nations
are desirable.
Contact Point
Octobre 1998
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Dr. JOHN DEAN
SPACE APPLICATION INSTITUTE
CCR
I – 21020 ISPRA
Tel : +39 0 332 78 9407
Fax : +39 0 332 78 5469
Email: John.Dean@jrc.it
Http
Participants
EC Joint Research Center
Country
I
Start Date
January 1999
Duration
24 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 205
501852
MIMEVA
Mine Imitations for in-field EVAluation
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining
Technical : Electromagnetic Signatures, Landmine surrogates
Uses : Test and validation of landmine detection equipment.
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian Demining
Objectives
Study and compare different ways to simulate landmines for research, training and development
needs in humanitarian demining
Tasks
1. Determine and agree with the EC, the types of mines for which surrogates are needed for
research and development of equipment for humanitarian demining operations in regions of
interest.
2. In the context of R&D into landmine detectors, evaluate the benefits and limitations of the
different methods for replicating landmines. Define methods to validate candidate surrogate
landmines. Propose and reach agreement with actors in the field on a choice.
Contact Point
Dr. JOHN DEAN
SPACE APPLICATION INSTITUTE
CCR
I – 21020 ISPRA
Tel : +39 0 332 78 9407
Fax : +39 0 332 78 5469
Email: John.Dean@jrc.it
Http
Participants
EC Joint Research Center
Country
I
Start Date
January 1999
Duration
6 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
High Performance Computing and Networking / 206
501853
EUDEM
Study on the State of the Art in the EU related to humanitarian
DEMining technology, products and practice
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining
Technical : Survey, Demining Technology
Uses : R&D in Humanitarian Demining
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian Demining
Objectives
Study the current supply and practice in humanitarian demining.
Tasks
1. Establish a list of organisations to be consulted, primarily industrial companies producing or
developing equipment used in humanitarian demining actions and organisations performing or
supervising humanitarian demining operations. Also include key research centres and university
laboratories active in this field.
2. Perform a survey of the organisations identified as part of Task 1. The survey should exploit a
combination of literature review, telephone contacts, questionnaires, face-to-face interviews,
and other methods. It should start with the proposal and agreement of a plan and schedule for
the work.
Contact Point
Prof. Jan Cornelis
ETRO/IRIS
Pleinlaan 2
B – 1050 BELGIUM
Tel : +32 2 629 29 30
Fax : +32 2 629 28 8 3
Email: jpcornel@etro.vub.ac.be
Http :
Participants
VUB
EPFL
Country
B
CH
Start Date
January 1999
Duration
6 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
S
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501854
SEARCH2
SEARCH for new technologies for mine SEARCH
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking, Humanitarian Demining
Technical : Laboratory Testing, Field Testing
Uses : Assessment of Technologies for Humanitarian Demining
Industrial Applications : Humanitarian Demining
Context
A number of sensors and systems offer a potential to be applied to the detection and identification
of antipersonnel landmines, even though they are not being used today in the context of
humanitarian demining. They require to be tested before their potential usefulness can be evaluated
and confirmed. Developers of such sensors may not have access to appropriate test facilities and are
thus unable to give adequate qualification of performance in the context of humanitarian demining.
In order to foster the development and take-up of new sensing techniques in humanitarian
demining, tests of developed equipment or of proof-of-concept prototypes should be performed
under standardised, representative conditions and in a second step under actual field conditions.
Objectives
• Invite candidate organisations that own sensors or systems with a potential to improve
humanitarian demining performance to participate in test campaigns. Each candidate associate
with an end-user in humanitarian demining to develop a common understanding of the validity
of tests performed.
• Select a set of sensors and test campaigns to cover at least 4 sensing modalities not being used
today in routine humanitarian demining. The sensors or prototypes must have a defined route to
exploitation showing improvements in cost, speed and safety with respect to current practice.
The campaigns must all cover first-phase tests in controlled conditions. Two of the sensors must
also be subjected to second-phase tests in real field conditions.
• Contract the test activities with the selected owners of sensor systems or prototypes and, as the
case may be, support the test activities.
• Consolidate and disseminate the results to reach a majority of main EU actors and donors in the
field of humanitarian demining.
Tasks
1. Organise access and/or provide access to test facilities for verification, validation and benchmarking of systems and equipment for the detection and identification of APL. The access
should enable 4 test periods of 1 week each in controlled conditions for the first phase tests and
2 test periods of 2 weeks each in field conditions. Bidders will have access to facilities already
contracted in Tender III/97/31 Lot 1, awarded to the Commission's Joint Research Centre.
2. Organise a call for test participants. Evaluate the proposals, propose a list ordered by priorities
and agree with the Commission, a selection of the most suitable candidates.
3. Contract and manage the agreed test campaigns, including possible provision of assistance to
organisations for their support during the conduct of the campaigns.
4. Compile the results of the tests and disseminate these to the intended audience.
Contact Point
Octobre 1998
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Dr. JOHN DEAN
SPACE APPLICATION INSTITUTE
CCR
I – 21020 ISPRA
Tel : +39 0 332 78 9407
Fax : +39 0 332 78 5469
Email: John.Dean@jrc.it
Http
Participants
EC Joint Research Center
Country
I
Start Date
January 1999
Duration
18 months
Octobre 1998
Role
C
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977069
EMG-NET
Research Network for intelligent support of EMG studies
Keywords : High Performance Computing and Networking
Technical : machine learning, data mining, distributed databases, web service
Uses : diagnostics
Industrial Applications : Health services
The project will establish a research network combining IT and medical teams across Europe,
dedicated to improve quality and efficiency of medical practice in Electromyography (EMG). This
project aims at progressing activities started in the ESTEEM project of the AIM programme, and in
extending them to participants from the central European countries.
The work carried out in the network is aimed at:
– Sharing both the acquired EMG expertise and the previously accumulated data;
– Extracting a useful knowledge encoded into the available EMG data;
– Achieving a complete standardisation of the knowledge available in the medical nodes;
– Disseminating the current achievements in EMG related and IT studies.
Use of web technology is foreseen to enable an easy and user-friendly access to information and
tools.
Contact Point
Dr Danielle Ziebelin
SHERPA – INRIA Rhône-Alpes
655 Avenue de l’Europe
F-38330 Montbonnot Saint-Martin
Tel : +33 4 76 61 53 68
Fax : +33 4 76 51 52 07
Email: Danielle.Ziebelin@inrialpes.fr
http :
Participants
INRIA Rhône-Alpes
IT Institute-Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Gentofte Hospital
Unione Italiana Lotta alla Distrofia
Muscolare
Spitalul Clinic N GH Lupu
Electrical Engineering Faculty - LIMBISS
Universidade de Lisboa
University of Skopje
Johannes Gutenburg Univ – Mainz
Comenius University – Medical School
RNC – Newcastle General Hospital
AI Research Lab
First City Hospital
Univ Joseph Fourier
Slovak University of technology
Country
F
BG
DK
I
Role
C
P
P
Sub-contractor
RO
MNI
P
MNI
D
SK
UK
RO
BG
F
SK
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Sub-contractor
Start Date
1 October 1998
Duration
24 months
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Octobre 1998
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INCO 977113
KNIXMAS
Knowledge Shared XPS-Based Research Network
Using Multi-Agent-Systems
Keywords: high performance computing, intelligent research network, decision support
system, intelligent self adapting knowledge retrieval, multi agent systems, decision supported
collaborative working
Technical: AI-modules, knowledge broker modules, decision support modules, Corba
standards
Application: distributed management systems, collaborative research and development
system, enterprise engineering
Due to the increasing demand of globally distributed information within complex researching and
developing there is a need for intelligent self adapting global research and development networks,
especially under GroupWare aspects.
The main objective is to design and establish a framework (shell) for an intelligent global research
network consisting of connected local (national) working and research networks. This framework
will consist of distributed co-operating expert systems (Intelligent Base Systems) with decision
support modules for research management and intelligent knowledge retrieval provided by
applied multi-agent systems. For the prototype the local research networks and working spaces will
be realized as Intranets in 5 different European countries (Germany, Finland, Hungary, Poland,
Bulgaria). The center of each local network will be an intelligent base system conceived as expert
system with co-operating and communication facilities via Internet/Intranet. The entire knowledge
will be shared over the whole network and managed by Intelligent Knowledge Brokers.
The main characteristics of the research network are the following: The entire network is supplied
with AI-components and methods. Modularity and flexibility will be guaranteed by structuring and
designing the whole system in an object oriented way. Adaptiveness and flexible adjustment will
be provided by reflecting and evaluating user response and acceptance data via complex feedback
and influence loops. Developing this research network as a modular AI-system ensures a high
degree of transferability and adjustment capabilities. Using dynamic knowledge and databases
and digital repositories controlled by intelligent knowledge brokers guarantees inter- and exchange
of specialized knowledge. For the intelligent knowledge retrieval global and local standard multiagent systems will be installed on heterogeneous platforms using CORBA standards.
The flexible modular structure of the framework gives the possibility to apply the system to others
than technical or scientific areas. It will be universally applicable for several areas in industry and
economics. At first it is planned to process the knowledge of high-tech areas like control theory and
communication techniques. In addition several testing partners are involved to test the system in
other than scientific areas (customizing of SPP/(R/3) software, enterprise modeling, Tele teaching
etc.).
Contact Point
H.-J. Nern
University of Wuppertal
Group of Automatic Control and Technical
Cybernetics
Fuhlrottstr. 10
D-42097 Wuppertal
Octobre 1998
tel: +49 202 439 2950
fax: +49 202 439 2953
email: nern@uni-wuppertal.de
http : to be announced
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Participants
Prof. Dr. sc.techn. H.A. Nour Eldin
(Institute of Automatic Control and Technical
Cybernetics, BUGHW)
Prof. Dr. sci. J. D. Zaprianov
(Institute of Control and Systems Research, BAS)
Prof. Dr. hab. A. Dziech
(Telecommunication Department, AGH)
Prof. Dr. Laszlo Kovacs
(MTA SZTAKI, Hungarian Academy of Science)
Prof. Dr. Matti Hämäläinen
(Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology, Espoo)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Wassermann
(Institute of Applied Science, FHD Stuttgart)
Start Date
October 1998
Country
D
Role
C
BG
P
PL
P
HU
P
FIN
P
D
P
Duration
24 months
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Index of Projects by Number
Project#
Acronym
Title
20018
PINEAPL
20074
HPC-VAO
20082
20089
FRONTIER
MERCURY
20111
FSI-SD
20115
20116
20118
PAROS
ODESIM
MEMIPS
20124
20161
ESOP
CISPAR
20162
20170
20183
20184
20189
PHAROS
EMCP2
HOISE NM
HPS-ICE
PROMENVIR
20216
INSIDE
20231
20248
20255
20259
TOOLSHED
CLOVIS
ISIS
APEX
20956
JAMES-RN
20957
20966
21007
TEN-34
MICA
IOTA
21012
21017
EFTOS
INNOVA
21023
21028
21036
21037
21040
21042
21050
21073
CATIE
PACHA
EIVIS
PACOS 2
EUROPRO
CTIAC
SHAROC
3DULTRA
21089
21102
21111
22503
HIPERTEX
EUROPORT-D
HPC-STANDARDS
EROPPA
22505
WARPSPEID
22508
22509
22517
MSC
ESD_NET
VISTA
22519
22528
22542
22556
22559
22684
RCNET
CANET
COVAS
APAT
COLBA
EPOCH
PARALLEL INDUSTRIAL NUMERICAL APPLICATIONS AND PORTABLE
LIBRARIES........................................................................................................................4
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR VIBRO-ACOUSTIC
OPTIMIZATION ................................................................................................................5
OPEN SYSTEM FOR COLLABORTIVE DESIGN.............................................................6
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL PARALLEL DATABASE
SYSTEMS ..........................................................................................................................7
FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION- HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION FOR
STRUCTURAL DESIGN....................................................................................................8
PARALLEL LARGE SCALE AUTOMATIC SCHEDULING..............................................9
OPTIMUM DESIGN OF MULTIBODY SYSTEMS..........................................................10
MODEL ENHANCED SOLUTION METHODS FOR INTEGER PROGRAMMING
SOFTWARE .....................................................................................................................11
A PARALLEL OPTIMISATION SCHEME APPLIED TO EXTRUSION DIE DESIGN....12
OPEN INTERFACE FOR COUPLING OF INDUSTRIAL SIMULATION CODES ON
PARALLEL SYSTEMS....................................................................................................13
OPEN HPF PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT..............................................................14
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY USING PARALLEL PARAMETERISATION15
HPCN EUROPE ON LINE NEWSMAGAZINE................................................................16
HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.......17
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER BASED PROBALISTIC MECHANICAL DESIGN
ENVIROMENT ................................................................................................................18
INTEGRATED SIMULATION AND DESIGN SYSTEM FOR CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING................................................................................................................19
TOOLS FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY ENGINEERING DESIGN.....................................20
COMPUTING LARGE OBJECTS VISUALISATION INFORMATION SYSTEM............21
INTERACTIVE SATELLITE IMAGE SERVER ON GENERATION IMAGE CODING...22
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR PROCESS INDUSTRIES AWARENESS
AND PROMOTION EXERCISE.......................................................................................23
INTERCONNECTION OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY NETWORKS
AT 34-155 MBIT/S ...........................................................................................................24
TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORK INTERCONNECT AT 34-155 MBPS..........................26
MODEL FOR INDUSTRIAL CFD APPLICATIONS.........................................................27
IOTA-INTELLIGENT OBJECT TRACKING AND ANALYSIS USING SMART SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY................................................................................................................28
EMBEDDED FAULT TOLERANT SUPERCOMPUTING................................................29
HIGH PERFORMANCE TELECONTROL STATION WITH IMAGE AND SOUND
CAPABILITIES ................................................................................................................30
COLOUR AND TEXTURE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT.................................................31
PARALLEL SCALABLE COMPUTERS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE...........................32
EMBEDDED INTERACTIVE VIDEO SERVER...............................................................33
PARALLEL COMPUTING FOR SPAIN 2........................................................................34
EUROPEAN PROCESSING CORE TECHNOLOGY (EUROPRO)...................................45
COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF COMPLEXITY.46
SYSTEM FOR HIGH-SPEED FOR AUTOMATIC READING OF CHEQUES..................47
HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF 3D
ULTRASOUND................................................................................................................48
HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEM FOR TEXTILE EVALUATION..................................49
EUROPORT DISSEMINATION AND DEMONSTRATION.............................................50
HPC-STANDARDS ..........................................................................................................51
EXPERIMENTS ON REMOTE OPERATIONS FOR POST PRODUCTION
APPLICATIONS...............................................................................................................52
WIDE AREA PROJECT SUPPORTING PAN-EUROPEAN INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION............................................................................................................53
MULTI-SITE COMPUTING.............................................................................................55
HIGH PERFOMANCE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN NETWORK.........................56
VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE STUDIO TELEVISION APPLICATION USING
NETWORKED GRAPHICAL SUPERCOMPUTERS........................................................57
EXPLOITING HPCN IN AN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY ENVIRONMENT.........58
COLLABORATIVE AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK............................................................59
COLLABORATIVE VISUALIZATION OF AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATIONS..................60
APPLICATIONS PROFESSIONELLES SUR ATM..........................................................61
CUSTOMER ONLINE BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS............................................................62
ELECTROMAGNETIC PRODUCT OPTIMISATION USING COMPUTERS WITH HIGH
PERFORMANCE..............................................................................................................63
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SIMTRAP
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SEEDS
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SLOEGAT
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22700
HAT
CRITIKAL
22707
22709
22716
22717
HP-RETAIL
FAST-SIM
DORO
OPTIMUM
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HITERM
22727
22740
WEPTEL
PARMAT
22745
22746
INDEX
MEDUSA
22752
ACTIVATE
22765
22835
23174
DESIRE II
NETAPDEX
SISCI
23475
RADAR
23480
FLEXSECURE
23483
23486
23499
23502
23516
23713
23770
24003
24396
24404
24406
24410
24414
EPSIS
PHASE
DYNAMITE
FITS
WINPAR
TTN-T
FINNOVA
HIPERTTN
ATTN
ENTICE
METIER2
METIER1
NOT SO MAD
24428
24448
TTNMV-SF
CAPRICE
24462
24484
24617
24620
24621
24722
24724
24727
24740
24742
24757
24758
TTNATGMD
INNO
DANHIT
TETRAPC
ICETACT
BIOTITAN
PROHPC
PDC TTN
AVS-TTN
DUTCH TTN
CEPBA-TTN
ESCALATE
24897
HCHLOUSO
24900
24903
HPCN-SCAT
FLASH
Octobre 1998
SOFTWARE FOR MESOSCALE DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS ON HPCN PLATFORMS
IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING.......................................................................................64
HPCN SIMULATION OF TRAFFIC INDUCED AIR POLLUTION USING PARALLEL
COMPUTING IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK.............................................................65
SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR THE EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTED TRAFFIC
CONTROL SYSTEMS......................................................................................................66
HIGH PERFORMANCE BANKING.................................................................................67
SHORT AND LONG TERM OPTIMIZATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND
TRADING ........................................................................................................................68
HIGH PERFORMANCE ARBITRAGE DETECTION&TRADING...................................69
CLIENT-SERVER RULE INDUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL
KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION FROM LARGE DATABASES........................................70
HIGH PERFORMANCE PARALLEL COMPUTING FOR MEDIUM SIZED RETAILERS71
MMP SYSTEM FOR SIMULATED NMR DATA ANALYSIS..........................................72
DOCUMENT ROUTING..................................................................................................73
APPLYING HPC TECHNIQUES TO THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN : AUTOMATIC
OPTIMIZATION OF FORGING PROCESSES.................................................................74
HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING FOR TECHNOLOGICAL
AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT ..........................................................75
INNOVATIVE WEATHER PRESENTATION ON TELEVISION.....................................76
EFFICIENT HANDLING OF LARGE MATRICES ON HIGH PARALLEL COMPUTER
SYSTEMS WITH THE PERMAS CODE..........................................................................77
INTELLIGENT DATA EXTRACTION.............................................................................78
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN VIA UNITARY SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS...............................................................................................................79
ADVANCED COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY FOR INNOVATIVE VIBRO-ACOUSTIC
TOOLS IN ENGINEERING..............................................................................................80
DESIGN BY SIMULATION AND RENDERING ON PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES II81
NETWORK APPLICATION AND DISSEMINATION EXPERTISE.................................82
STANDARD SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCI-BASED PARALLEL
SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................................83
HIGH PERFORMANCE RAINFALL RADAR IMAGE PROCESSING FOR SEWAGE
SYSTEMS CONTROL......................................................................................................84
MODULAR, SCALABLE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR EXPLOSIVES, DRUGS AND
WEAPONS IN HAND BAGGAGE AND MEDIUM SIZED PARCELS.............................85
REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF VIDEO IMAGE STRUCTURE...........................................86
A DISTRIBUTED PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS SERVER...............................87
DYNAMIC TASK MIGRATION EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT...................................88
FORTRAN INTEGRATED TOOL SET.............................................................................89
WINDOWS BASED PARALLEL COMPUTING..............................................................90
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE THURINGIA...........................................................91
NOVEL APPROACHES TO FINNISH INDUSTRIAL COMPUTING...............................92
HIPERCOSME TTN.........................................................................................................93
AUSTRO-TTN..................................................................................................................94
EUROPEAN NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL END-USERS95
MECHANISM FOR ENABLING HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN EUROPE 2.....96
MECHANISM FOR ENABLING HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN EUROPE 1.....97
NODO DI TRANSFERIMIENTO TECNOLOGICO A SISTEMI DI OPERATORI DEL
MANIFATTURIERO E DEI SERVIZI..............................................................................98
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE OF MACHINE VISION IN FINLAND....................99
CENTER FOR ACCESSING HPCN BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY
AND APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTS.......................................................................100
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE AT GMD .............................................................. 101
AN INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE.................................................102
DANISH HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE.................................................... 103
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN PARALLEL COMPUTING.........................................104
IRISH CENTRE FOR PROACTIVE TRANSFER OF ADVANCED COMPUTING.........105
TRANSFER OF BIOINFORMATICS INTO EUROPEAN INDUSTRY........................... 106
PROMOTION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING.............................................107
SWEDISH HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE AT PDC...................................108
ADVANCED VIDEOSURVEILLANCE-TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE...............109
DUTCH HPCN TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY NODE..................................................... 110
CEPBA-TTN................................................................................................................... 111
EXPLOITATION OF SYNERGIES AND CO-OPERATIVE ACTIONS LEADING TO
ACCELERATED TAKE-UP AND EFFECTIVENESS .................................................... 112
HYDROCARBON AND CHEMICAL LOGISTICS OPTIMIZATION UNDER
UNCERTAINTY VIA STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION.................................................113
HPCN STOCHASTIC CORRELATION OF ANALYSIS AND TEST.............................. 114
HPCN TOOLS FOR ENHANCED HYDRODYNAMIC DESIGN OF FAST SHIPS ON
PARALLEL COMPUTING PLATFORMS......................................................................115
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24986
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25009
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25059
26255
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26276
26285
26286
26287
26293
26313
26317
26329
26331
26337
26342
26347
26356
26386
26387
26700
26749
27021
27741
28144
28159
28168
28189
28195
28245
28247
28249
28283
28350
28363
28372
28410
28425
28842
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COLOMBO
PARALLEL COMPUTERS IMPROVE CLEAN UP OF SOILS BY MODELLING
BIORMEDIATION.........................................................................................................116
VICAR
VIDEO INDEXING CLASSIFICATION ANNOTATION AND RETRIEVAL.................117
IMPACT
INVERSE METHODS FOR WAVE PROPAGATION APPLICATIONS IN TIME DOMAIN118
OPERA
OPERATORS TRAINING DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME SIMULATIONS..................... 120
CRIPS-DM
CROSS INDUSTRY STANDARD PROCESS FOR DATA MINING............................... 121
PARROT
PARALLEL CREW ROSTERING ..................................................................................122
STRETCH
STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL BY CONTENT OF IMAGED DOCUMENTS.................123
DEDEMAS
DECENTRALISED DECISION MAKING AND SCHEDULING....................................124
HIPSID
HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION FOR INTERACTIVE DESIGN........................ 125
DOMINOS
DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS FOR INTEGRATED NOISE AND
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS........................................................................................... 127
QUASI
QUANTUM SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY...................................................................128
JULIUS
JOINT INDUSTRIAL INTERFACE FOR END-USERS SIMULATIONS........................ 129
DECISION
HPCN INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES FOR INCREASED
ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPLEXITY......................................................................130
CHAMAD
COMPLEXE HEXAHEDRAL AND ADAPTATIVE MESHING OF ARBITRARY
DOMAINS...................................................................................................................... 131
GABBY ANIMATOR GABBY ANIMATOR : HOW TO RISE THE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE ANIMATION
MARKET ....................................................................................................................... 132
SCHUMANN
SUPPLY CHAIN UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT NETWORK OPTIMIZATION .....133
SEP-TOOLS
AN INTER-OPERABLE SUITE OF EUROPEAN HPCN TOOLS...................................134
CAVALCADE
COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.................................136
VINE
VIDEO ON DEMAND AND INTERACTIVE VIDEO EDITING SYSTEM..................... 137
M3D
MULTI-SITE COOPERATIVE 3D DESIGN SYSTEM FOR ARCHITECTURE..............138
MINEREC
DEMONSTRATION OF REAL TIME MINE RECOGNITION PROCEDURES
ANALYSING GPR DATA ON EUROPRO.....................................................................139
CIPRESS
COMPLEX INFORMATION PATTERNS RETRIEVAL WITH A PARALLEL
DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING KNOWLEDGE ENGINE SEARCH SYSTEM................140
EUROSTORE
A HIGH PERFORMANCE STORAGE PROJECT........................................................... 141
MISSIMU
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SIMULATOR.................................................... 142
DREAM
DATA FUSION AS A REMEDY AGAINST MINES ...................................................... 143
GEODE
GROUND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DETECTION SYSTEM-MULTISENSOR FUSION
SYSTEM FOR APL DETECTION LOCALIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION.............144
NOVICE
NETWORK ORIENTED VISUALIZATION IN A CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT............145
EDISON
EUROPEAN ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT.............146
POEM
PARALLEL PROCESSING OF VOLUMINOUS EDIFACT DOCUMENTS................... 147
DISTAL
DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE ACCESS FOR LARGE SCALE ENGINEERING
APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................................148
DYNALOG
DYNAMIC LOGISTICS FOR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS........................................149
ELTRAMOS
ELECTRONIC MARKET AND TRADING OF MODELLING SERVICES AND ASSETS
OF ENGINEERING SMES AND INSTITUTES.............................................................. 150
MIMIC
MINING THE INTERNET FOR MARKETING INTELLIGENCE..................................151
COSMOS
CONSTRUCTION SITE MOBILE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........................................152
EUROTOOLS
WORKING GROUP FOR EUROPEAN HPCN TOOLS PROMOTION........................... 154
DECAST
ENHANCED DESIGN ENVIRONEMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL CASTING PROCESSES
ON PARALLEL COMPUTING PLATFORMS ............................................................... 155
ASRA-HPC
ADVANCED STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS ON HIGH PERFORMANCE
COMPUTERS.................................................................................................................157
ALICE
QUANTITATIVE FLOW FIELD VISUALIZATION ...................................................... 158
ALESSIA
APPLICATION OF LARGE EDDY SIMULATION TO THE SOLUTION OF
INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS............................................................................................ 159
AMEGOS
AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATION AND OPTIMISATION FOR INDUSTRIAL FLOW
SIMULATIONS..............................................................................................................160
RAMSES
REGIONAL EARTH OBSERVATION APPLICATION FOR MEDITERRANEAN SEA
EMERGENCY SURVEILLANCE................................................................................... 161
VISIT
VIRTUAL INTUITIVE SIMULATION TESTBED......................................................... 162
HISTRIDE
A HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION ENVIRONEMENT......163
HEATMASTER
INDUCTION HEATING MASTERING FOR METAL PROCESSING THROUGH
INVERSE ANALYSIS....................................................................................................164
BLOODSIM
HPCN-ENABLED SIMULATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND OTHER BIOMEDICAL
FLOW............................................................................................................................. 165
MADS
MULTI-PURPOSE ANTENNA DESIGN SIMULATOR.................................................167
HPNURSA
HIGH PERFORMANCE NUMERICAL UNSTEADY ROTOR STATOR ANALYSIS....168
ROXY
THE INTERNET LIVE INITIATIVE..............................................................................169
BISANTE
BROADBAND INTEGRATED SATELLITE NETWORK TRAFFIC
EVALUATION............................................................................... 170
KLEE&CO
KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNINGS ENVIRONMENTS FOR EUROPEAN AND
CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................... 172
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29381
KNOWNET
MOST
KLIF
ARIS
29479
MACADAM
29732
29737
29812
CONTENTS
HPGIN
LOTUS
29870
29895
HOPE
PICE
29902
DEMINE
29907
NEPHEW
29909
METODIS
29944
INFIELD
29958
MINESEYE
85386
85387
PROMISE
RAIN
85388
85389
85390
85391
85392
VR FOR EUROPE
501031
MINETEST
501032
501033
MINESIGN
SOFT-IT
501034
501035
501851
501852
501853
DAHLIA
SIGEX
MIMEVA
EUDEM
501854
977069
977113
SEARCH²
EMG-NET
KNIXMAS
Octobre 1998
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WITH INTRANET TECHNOLOGIES ....................... 173
MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE ON-LINE SIMULATION TRAINING.......................... 175
A KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE.............................................177
ACTION FOR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SUPPORT IN CIVILIAN DEMINING A NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE TO HELP IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF R&D
ACTIVITIES IN DEMINING TECHNOL........................................................................178
MULTISENSOR ACQUISITION CAMPAIGN FOR ANALYSIS AND DATA FUSION OF
ANTIPERSONAL MINESS............................................................................................ 179
COMPONENTS TECHNOLOGY EXERCISED ON NT SYSTEMS................................ 180
HIGH PERFORMANCE GIGABIT I2O NETWORKING SOFTWARE........................... 181
LIGHT ORDNANCE DETECTION BY TELEOPERATED
UNMANNED SYSTEM................................................................. 182
HAND-HELD OPERATIONAL DE-MINING SYSTEM............... 183
PINPOINT, IDENTIFICATION, CLEARANCE AND ENSURANCE185
IMPROVED COST-EFFICIENT SURFACE PENETRATING
RADAR DETECTOR WITH SYSTEM ON CHIP SOLUTION FOR
HUMANITARIAN DEMINING (DEMINE).................................. 186
NETWORK OF PC'S HETEROGENEOUS WINDOWS-NT
ENGINEERING TOOLSET ........................................................... 187
METACOMPUTING TOOLS FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS.... 189
INDUSTRY NGO FIELDTEST OF IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
MULTISENSOR LANDMINE DETECTOR.................................. 190
DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF A DUAL SENSOR
SYSTEM WITH REAL TIME DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
FOR THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BURIED
LANDMINES AND UNEXP.......................................................... 191
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN MEDICAL IMAGING............192
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN NEURAL NETWORK
APPLICATIONS FOR INDUSTRY AND MEDICINE.................................................... 193
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN TOOLS FOR MESH GENERATION
AND MESH PARTITIONING ........................................................................................ 194
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF SCALABLE LOW-COST HPCN SYSTEMS
FOR SIMULATION APPLICATIONS IN NON-TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS195
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN FOR INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT APPLICATIONS....................................196
.......................................................................................................................................197
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN MULTI-SITE APPLICATIONS
FOR VIRTUAL REALITY.............................................................................................. 198
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO ESPRIT R&D PROJECTS RELATING TO HUMANITARIAN
DEMINING .................................................................................................................... 199
MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN DEMINING.......200
SOFTWARE INTEROPERABILITY AND PLATFORM INDEPENDENCE: THE NEXT
GENERATION OF SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS................................................... 201
CLUSTER COMPUTING FOR DATA-INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS........................... 202
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN HEALTHCARE...................... 203
SIGNATURE EXPLOITATION...................................................................................... 204
MINE IMITATIONS FOR IN-FIELD EVALUATION..................................................... 206
STUDY ON THE STATE OF THE ART IN THE EU RELATED TO HUMANITARIAN
DEMINING TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS AND PRACTICE........................................207
SEARCH FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MINE SEARCH.......................................208
RESEARCH NETWORK FOR INTELLIGENT SUPPORT OF EMG STUDIES..............210
KNOWLEDGE SHARED XPS-BASED RESEARCH NETWORK USING MULTI-AGENT
SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................................... 211
High Performance Computing and Networking / 216
Index of Projects by Acronym
Acronym
Project #
Title
Page
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3DULTRA
HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF 3D
ULTRASOUND................................................................................................................48
22752
ACTIVATE
28189
ALESSIA
28168
28195
ALICE
AMEGOS
22556
20259
APAT
APEX
29381
ARIS
28159
ASRA-HPC
24396
24740
ATTN
AVS-TTN
ADVANCED COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY FOR INNOVATIVE VIBRO-ACOUSTIC
TOOLS IN ENGINEERING..............................................................................................80
APPLICATION OF LARGE EDDY SIMULATION TO THE SOLUTION OF
INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS............................................................................................ 159
QUANTITATIVE FLOW FIELD VISUALIZATION ...................................................... 158
AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATION AND OPTIMISATION FOR INDUSTRIAL FLOW
SIMULATIONS..............................................................................................................160
APPLICATIONS PROFESSIONELLES SUR ATM..........................................................61
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR PROCESS INDUSTRIES AWARENESS
AND PROMOTION EXERCISE.......................................................................................23
ACTION FOR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SUPPORT IN CIVILIAN DEMINING A NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE TO HELP IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF R&D
ACTIVITIES IN DEMINING TECHNOL........................................................................178
ADVANCED STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS ON HIGH PERFORMANCE
COMPUTERS.................................................................................................................157
AUSTRO-TTN..................................................................................................................94
ADVANCED VIDEOSURVEILLANCE-TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE...............109
24722
28425
BIOTITAN
BISANTE
TRANSFER OF BIOINFORMATICS INTO EUROPEAN INDUSTRY........................... 106
28350
BLOODSIM
HPCN-ENABLED SIMULATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND OTHER BIOMEDICAL
FLOW............................................................................................................................. 165
22528
24448
CANET
CAPRICE
21023
26285
24757
25059
CATIE
CAVALCADE
CEPBA-TTN
CHAMAD
26313
CIPRESS
20161
CISPAR
20248
22559
24907
CLOVIS
COLBA
COLOMBO
29732
27021
22542
24959
22700
CONTENTS
COSMOS
COVAS
CRIPS-DM
CRITIKAL
21042
CTIAC
COLLABORATIVE AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK............................................................59
CENTER FOR ACCESSING HPCN BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY
AND APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTS.......................................................................100
COLOUR AND TEXTURE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT.................................................31
COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.................................136
CEPBA-TTN................................................................................................................... 111
COMPLEXE HEXAHEDRAL AND ADAPTATIVE MESHING OF ARBITRARY
DOMAINS...................................................................................................................... 131
COMPLEX INFORMATION PATTERNS RETRIEVAL WITH A PARALLEL
DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING KNOWLEDGE ENGINE SEARCH SYSTEM................140
OPEN INTERFACE FOR COUPLING OF INDUSTRIAL SIMULATION CODES ON
PARALLEL SYSTEMS....................................................................................................13
COMPUTING LARGE OBJECTS VISUALISATION INFORMATION SYSTEM............21
CUSTOMER ONLINE BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS............................................................62
PARALLEL COMPUTERS IMPROVE CLEAN UP OF SOILS BY MODELLING
BIORMEDIATION.........................................................................................................116
COMPONENTS TECHNOLOGY EXERCISED ON NT SYSTEMS................................ 180
CONSTRUCTION SITE MOBILE OPERATIONS SUPPORT........................................152
COLLABORATIVE VISUALIZATION OF AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATIONS..................60
CROSS INDUSTRY STANDARD PROCESS FOR DATA MINING............................... 121
CLIENT-SERVER RULE INDUCTION TECHNOLOGY FORINDUSTRIAL
KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION FROM LARGE DATABASES........................................70
COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF COMPLEXITY.46
501035
24617
28144
DAHLIA
DANHIT
DECAST
25058
DECISION
24986
DEDEMAS
-A-
-BBROADBAND INTEGRATED SATELLITE NETWORK TRAFFIC
EVALUATION............................................................................... 170
-C-
-D-
Octobre 1998
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN HEALTHCARE...................... 203
DANISH HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE.................................................... 103
ENHANCED DESIGN ENVIRONEMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL CASTING PROCESSES
ON PARALLEL COMPUTING PLATFORMS ............................................................... 155
HPCN INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES FOR INCREASED
ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPLEXITY......................................................................130
DECENTRALISED DECISION MAKING AND SCHEDULING....................................124
High Performance Computing and Networking / 217
29902
DEMINE
IMPROVED COST-EFFICIENT SURFACE PENETRATING
RADAR DETECTOR WITH SYSTEM ON CHIP SOLUTION FOR
HUMANITARIAN DEMINING (DEMINE).................................. 186
22765
26386
DESIRE II
DISTAL
25009
DOMINOS
22716
26331
24742
26387
23499
DORO
DREAM
DUTCH TTN
DYNALOG
DYNAMITE
DESIGN BY SIMULATION AND RENDERING ON PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES II81
DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE ACCESS FOR LARGE SCALE ENGINEERING
APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................................148
DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS FOR INTEGRATED NOISE AND
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS........................................................................................... 127
DOCUMENT ROUTING..................................................................................................73
DATA FUSION AS A REMEDY AGAINST MINES ...................................................... 143
DUTCH HPCN TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY NODE..................................................... 110
DYNAMIC LOGISTICS FOR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS........................................149
DYNAMIC TASK MIGRATION EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT...................................88
26347
21012
21036
26700
EDISON
EFTOS
EIVIS
ELTRAMOS
20170
977069
24404
22684
EMCP2
EMG-NET
ENTICE
EPOCH
23483
22503
EPSIS
EROPPA
24758
ESCALATE
22509
20124
501853
ESD_NET
ESOP
EUDEM
21102
21040
26317
27741
EUROPORT-D
EUROPRO
EUROSTORE
EUROTOOLS
22709
23770
23502
24903
FAST-SIM
FINNOVA
FITS
FLASH
23480
FLEXSECURE
20082
20111
FRONTIER
FSI-SD
26255
GABBY ANIMATOR GABBY)ANIMATOR : HOW TO RISE THE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE ANIMATION
MARKET ....................................................................................................................... 132
GEODE
GROUND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DETECTION SYSTEM-MULTISENSOR FUSION
SYSTEM FOR APL DETECTION LOCALIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION.............144
-EEUROPEAN ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT.............146
EMBEDDED FAULT TOLERANT SUPERCOMPUTING................................................29
EMBEDDED INTERACTIVE VIDEO SERVER...............................................................33
ELECTRONIC MARKET AND TRADING OF MODELLING SERVICES AND ASSETS
OF ENGINEERING SMES AND INSTITUTES.............................................................. 150
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY USING PARALLEL PARAMETERISATION15
RESEARCH NETWORK FOR INTELLIGENT SUPPORT OF EMG STUDIES..............210
EUROPEAN NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL END-USERS95
ELECTROMAGNETIC PRODUCT OPTIMISATION USING COMPUTERS WITH HIGH
PERFORMANCE..............................................................................................................63
REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF VIDEO IMAGE STRUCTURE...........................................86
EXPERIMENTS ON REMOTE OPERATIONS FOR POST PRODUCTION
APPLICATIONS...............................................................................................................52
EXPLOITATION OF SYNERGIES AND CO-OPERATIVE ACTIONS LEADING TO
ACCELERATED TAKE-UP AND EFFECTIVENESS .................................................... 112
HIGH PERFOMANCE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN NETWORK.........................56
A PARALLEL OPTIMISATION SCHEME APPLIED TO EXTRUSION DIE DESIGN....12
STUDY ON THE STATE OF THE ART IN THE EU RELATED TO HUMANITARIAN
DEMINING TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS AND PRACTICE........................................207
EUROPORT DISSEMINATION AND DEMONSTRATION.............................................50
EUROPEAN PROCESSING CORE TECHNOLOGY (EUROPRO)...................................45
A HIGH PERFORMANCE STORAGE PROJECT........................................................... 141
WORKING GROUP FOR EUROPEAN HPCN TOOLS PROMOTION........................... 154
-FMMP SYSTEM FOR SIMULATED NMR DATA ANALYSIS..........................................72
NOVEL APPROACHES TO FINNISH INDUSTRIAL COMPUTING...............................92
FORTRAN INTEGRATED TOOL SET.............................................................................89
HPCN TOOLS FOR ENHANCED HYDRODYNAMIC DESIGN OF FAST SHIPS ON
PARALLEL COMPUTING PLATFORMS......................................................................115
MODULAR, SCALABLE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR EXPLOSIVES, DRUGS AND
WEAPONS IN HAND BAGGAGE AND MEDIUM SIZED PARCELS.............................85
OPEN SYSTEM FOR COLLABORTIVE DESIGN.............................................................6
FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION- HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION FOR
STRUCTURAL DESIGN....................................................................................................8
-G26337
-H22696
24897
HAT
HCHLOUSO
28283
HEATMASTER
21089
24003
25000
28249
22723
HIPERTEX
HIPERTTN
HIPSID
HISTRIDE
HITERM
20183
HOISE NM
Octobre 1998
HIGH PERFORMANCE ARBITRAGE DETECTION&TRADING...................................69
HYDROCARBON AND CHEMICAL LOGISTICS OPTIMIZATION UNDER
UNCERTAINTY VIA STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION.................................................113
INDUCTION HEATING MASTERING FOR METAL PROCESSING THROUGH
INVERSE ANALYSIS....................................................................................................164
HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEM FOR TEXTILE EVALUATION..................................49
HIPERCOSME TTN.........................................................................................................93
HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION FOR INTERACTIVE DESIGN........................ 125
A HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION ENVIRONEMENT......163
HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING FOR TECHNOLOGICAL
AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT ..........................................................75
HPCN EUROPE ON LINE NEWSMAGAZINE................................................................16
High Performance Computing and Networking / 218
HAND-HELD OPERATIONAL DE-MINING SYSTEM............... 183
29870
24900
21111
20074
HOPE
HPCN-SCAT
HPC-STANDARDS
HPC-VAO
29737
28372
22707
20184
22693
HPGIN
HPNURSA
HP-RETAIL
HPS-ICE
HYPERBANK
24621
24949
22745
29944
ICETACT
IMPACT
INDEX
INFIELD
IRISH CENTRE FOR PROACTIVE TRANSFER OF ADVANCED COMPUTING.........105
INVERSE METHODS FOR WAVE PROPAGATION APPLICATIONS IN TIME DOMAIN118
INTELLIGENT DATA EXTRACTION.............................................................................78
24484
21017
INNO
INNOVA
20216
INSIDE
21007
IOTA
20255
ISIS
AN INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE.................................................102
HIGH PERFORMANCE TELECONTROL STATION WITH IMAGE AND SOUND
CAPABILITIES ................................................................................................................30
INTEGRATED SIMULATION AND DESIGN SYSTEM FOR CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING................................................................................................................19
IOTA-INTELLIGENT OBJECT TRACKING AND ANALYSIS USING SMART SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY................................................................................................................28
INTERACTIVE SATELLITE IMAGE SERVER ON GENERATION IMAGE CODING...22
20956
JAMES-RN
25050
JULIUS
28842
KLEE&CO
29255
977113
KLIF
KNIXMAS
28928
KNOWNET
29812
LOTUS
LIGHT ORDNANCE DETECTION BY TELEOPERATED
UNMANNED SYSTEM................................................................. 182
26287
29479
M3D
MACADAM
28363
22746
MADS
MEDUSA
20118
MEMIPS
20089
MERCURY
22685
MESODYN
24410
24406
29909
20966
501852
26749
26293
METIER1
METIER2
METODIS
MICA
MIMEVA
MIMIC
MINEREC
MULTI-SITE COOPERATIVE 3D DESIGN SYSTEM FOR ARCHITECTURE..............138
MULTISENSOR ACQUISITION CAMPAIGN FOR ANALYSIS AND DATA FUSION OF
ANTIPERSONAL MINESS............................................................................................ 179
MULTI-PURPOSE ANTENNA DESIGN SIMULATOR.................................................167
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN VIA UNITARY SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS...............................................................................................................79
MODEL ENHANCED SOLUTION METHODS FOR INTEGER PROGRAMMING
SOFTWARE .....................................................................................................................11
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL PARALLEL DATABASE
SYSTEMS ..........................................................................................................................7
SOFTWARE FOR MESOSCALE DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS ON HPCN PLATFORMS
IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING.......................................................................................64
MECHANISM FOR ENABLING HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN EUROPE 1.....97
MECHANISM FOR ENABLING HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN EUROPE 2.....96
METACOMPUTING TOOLS FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS.... 189
MODEL FOR INDUSTRIAL CFD APPLICATIONS.........................................................27
MINE IMITATIONS FOR IN-FIELD EVALUATION..................................................... 206
MINING THE INTERNET FOR MARKETING INTELLIGENCE..................................151
DEMONSTRATION OF REAL TIME MINE RECOGNITION PROCEDURES
ANALYSING GPR DATA ON EUROPRO.....................................................................139
29958
MINESEYE
HPCN STOCHASTIC CORRELATION OF ANALYSIS AND TEST.............................. 114
HPC-STANDARDS ..........................................................................................................51
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR VIBRO-ACOUSTIC
OPTIMIZATION ................................................................................................................5
HIGH PERFORMANCE GIGABIT I2O NETWORKING SOFTWARE........................... 181
HIGH PERFORMANCE NUMERICAL UNSTEADY ROTOR STATOR ANALYSIS....168
HIGH PERFORMANCE PARALLEL COMPUTING FOR MEDIUM SIZED RETAILERS71
HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.......17
HIGH PERFORMANCE BANKING.................................................................................67
-IINDUSTRY NGO FIELDTEST OF IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
MULTISENSOR LANDMINE DETECTOR.................................. 190
-JINTERCONNECTION OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY NETWORKS
AT 34-155 MBIT/S ...........................................................................................................24
JOINT INDUSTRIAL INTERFACE FOR END-USERS SIMULATIONS........................ 129
-KKNOWLEDGE AND LEARNINGS ENVIRONMENTS FOR EUROPEAN AND
CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................... 172
A KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE.............................................177
KNOWLEDGE SHARED XPS-BASED RESEARCH NETWORK USING MULTI-AGENT
SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................................... 211
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WITH INTRANET TECHNOLOGIES ....................... 173
-L-M-
Octobre 1998
DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF A DUAL SENSOR
SYSTEM WITH REAL TIME DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
FOR THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BURIED
LANDMINES AND UNEXP.......................................................... 191
High Performance Computing and Networking / 219
501032
501031
MINESIGN
MINETEST
26329
28942
22508
MISSIMU
MOST
MSC
MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN DEMINING.......200
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO ESPRIT R&D PROJECTS RELATING TO HUMANITARIAN
DEMINING .................................................................................................................... 199
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SIMULATOR.................................................... 142
MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE ON-LINE SIMULATION TRAINING.......................... 175
MULTI-SITE COMPUTING.............................................................................................55
-N29907
NEPHEW
NETWORK OF PC'S HETEROGENEOUS WINDOWS-NT
ENGINEERING TOOLSET ........................................................... 187
22835
24414
NETAPDEX
NOT SO MAD
26342
NOVICE
NETWORK APPLICATION AND DISSEMINATION EXPERTISE.................................82
NODO DI TRANSFERIMIENTO TECNOLOGICO A SISTEMI DI OPERATORI DEL
MANIFATTURIERO E DEI SERVIZI..............................................................................98
NETWORK ORIENTED VISUALIZATION IN A CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT............145
20116
24950
22717
ODESIM
OPERA
OPTIMUM
OPTIMUM DESIGN OF MULTIBODY SYSTEMS..........................................................10
OPERATORS TRAINING DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIMESIMULATIONS ..................... 120
APPLYING HPC TECHNIQUES TO THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN : AUTOMATIC
OPTIMIZATION OF FORGING PROCESSES.................................................................74
21028
21037
22740
PACHA
PACOS 2
PARMAT
20115
24960
24727
20162
23486
29895
20018
PAROS
PARROT
PDC TTN
PHAROS
PHASE
PICE
PINEAPL
26356
24724
20189
POEM
PROHPC
PROMENVIR
85386
PROMISE
PARALLEL SCALABLE COMPUTERS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE...........................32
PARALLEL COMPUTING FOR SPAIN 2........................................................................34
EFFICIENT HANDLING OF LARGE MATRICES ON HIGH PARALLEL COMPUTER
SYSTEMS WITH THE PERMAS CODE..........................................................................77
PARALLEL LARGE SCALE AUTOMATIC SCHEDULING..............................................9
PARALLEL CREW ROSTERING ..................................................................................122
SWEDISH HPCN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE AT PDC...................................108
OPEN HPF PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT..............................................................14
A DISTRIBUTED PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS SERVER...............................87
PINPOINT, IDENTIFICATION, CLEARANCE AND ENSURANCE185
PARALLEL INDUSTRIAL NUMERICAL APPLICATIONS AND PORTABLE
LIBRARIES........................................................................................................................4
PARALLEL PROCESSING OF VOLUMINOUS EDIFACT DOCUMENTS................... 147
PROMOTION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING.............................................107
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER BASED PROBALISTIC MECHANICAL DESIGN
ENVIROMENT ................................................................................................................18
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN MEDICAL IMAGING............192
25047
QUASI
QUANTUM SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY...................................................................128
23475
RADAR
85387
RAIN
28245
RAMSES
22519
28410
RCNET
ROXY
HIGH PERFORMANCE RAINFALL RADAR IMAGE PROCESSING FOR SEWAGE
SYSTEMS CONTROL......................................................................................................84
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN NEURAL NETWORK
APPLICATIONS FOR INDUSTRY AND MEDICINE.................................................... 193
REGIONAL EARTH OBSERVATION APPLICATION FOR MEDITERRANEAN SEA
EMERGENCY SURVEILLANCE................................................................................... 161
EXPLOITING HPCN IN AN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY ENVIRONMENT.........58
THE INTERNET LIVE INITIATIVE..............................................................................169
26267
501854
22691
SCHUMANN
SEARCH²
SEEDS
26276
21050
501851
22689
SEP-TOOLS
SHAROC
SIGEX
SIMTRAP
23174
SISCI
22695
SLOEGAT
501033
SOFT-IT
24977
STRETCH
-O-
-P-
-Q-R-
-S-
Octobre 1998
SUPPLY CHAIN UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT NETWORK OPTIMIZATION.....133
SEARCH FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MINE SEARCH.......................................208
SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR THE EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTED TRAFFIC
CONTROL SYSTEMS......................................................................................................66
AN INTER-OPERABLE SUITE OF EUROPEAN HPCN TOOLS...................................134
SYSTEM FOR HIGH-SPEED FOR AUTOMATIC READING OF CHEQUES..................47
SIGNATURE EXPLOITATION...................................................................................... 204
HPCN SIMULATION OF TRAFFIC INDUCED AIR POLLUTION USING PARALLEL
COMPUTING IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK.............................................................65
STANDARD SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCI-BASED PARALLEL
SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................................83
SHORT AND LONG TERM OPTIMIZATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND
TRADING ........................................................................................................................68
SOFTWARE INTEROPERABILITY AND PLATFORM INDEPENDENCE: THE NEXT
GENERATION OF SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS................................................... 201
STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL BY CONTENT OF IMAGED DOCUMENTS.................123
High Performance Computing and Networking / 220
-T20957
24620
20231
24462
24428
23713
TEN-34
TETRAPC
TOOLSHED
TTNATGMD
TTNMV-SF
TTN-T
TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORK INTERCONNECT AT 34-155 MBPS..........................26
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN PARALLEL COMPUTING.........................................104
TOOLS FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY ENGINEERING DESIGN.....................................20
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE AT GMD .............................................................. 101
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE OF MACHINE VISION IN FINLAND....................99
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NODE THURINGIA...........................................................91
24916
26286
28247
22517
VICAR
VINE
VISIT
VISTA
85391
VR FOR EUROPE
VIDEO INDEXING CLASSIFICATION ANNOTATION AND RETRIEVAL.................117
VIDEO ON DEMAND AND INTERACTIVE VIDEO EDITING SYSTEM..................... 137
VIRTUAL INTUITIVE SIMULATION TESTBED......................................................... 162
VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE STUDIO TELEVISION APPLICATION USING
NETWORKED GRAPHICAL SUPERCOMPUTERS........................................................57
.......................................................................................................................................197
22505
WARPSPEID
22727
23516
85388
WEPTEL
WINPAR
-V-
-W-
85389
85390
85392
501034
Octobre 1998
WIDE AREA PROJECT SUPPORTING PAN-EUROPEAN INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION............................................................................................................53
INNOVATIVE WEATHER PRESENTATION ON TELEVISION.....................................76
WINDOWS BASED PARALLEL COMPUTING..............................................................90
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN TOOLS FOR MESH GENERATION
AND MESH PARTITIONING ........................................................................................ 194
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF SCALABLE LOW-COST HPCN SYSTEMS
FOR SIMULATION APPLICATIONS IN NON-TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS195
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN FOR INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT APPLICATIONS....................................196
DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HPCN IN MULTI-SITE APPLICATIONS
FOR VIRTUAL REALITY.............................................................................................. 198
CLUSTER COMPUTING FOR DATA-INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS........................... 202
High Performance Computing and Networking / 221