Project description Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering Show the project objective Hide the project objective The Internet of Things, i.e. millions to billions of low-end smart devices connected to the Internet, is becoming a reality. There have been important research initiatives addressing the problem of defining reference models and new alternative communication architectures. However, there have been comparatively little efforts dedicated to the definition of platforms for the deployment and execution of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications, which are the real drivers of innovation. In fact, M2M applications reduce the gap between the real and virtual world, and allow the secure and dependable automation of tasks to improve industrial productivity and quality of life of citizens.Currently M2M applications are assumed to reside within systems in data centres, i.e. within the "cloud". However, we argue that such a design is sub-optimal for M2M because of its inherent characteristics: typical cloud applications require data to be available at any location and for very long periods for use by human begins, whereas M2M applications have a very limited scope in time and space, require simple and repetitive interactions, and must respond in a consistent manner to avoid service disruption.In BETaaS we propose a platform for the execution of M2M applications, which is built on top of services deployed in a "local cloud" of gateways, the latter being the devices which provide the smart things with connectivity to the Internet (e.g. smart phones, home routers, road-side units). Adaptation layers will be defined to interconnect BETaaS with the main architectures proposed at a European level for M2M communication, including ETSI M2M and IoT-A. In addition to being highly scalable, security, dependability, and QoS features will be embedded "by design" into the BETaaS platform, which will be released as open source to the community. Platform validation will be done through experiments in two testbed facilities, targeting the Smart City and Home Automation use cases. Fields of science engineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart citiesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetsocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemshome automation Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.1.2 - Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-8 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator TECHNOLABS srl EU contribution € 443 347,00 Address VIA CRESCENZIO 2 00193 ROMA Italy See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Novella Buonaccorsi (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AALBORG UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 447 400,00 Address FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 7K 9220 Aalborg See on map Region Danmark Nordjylland Nordjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Neeli Rashmi Prasad (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ATOS SPAIN SA Spain EU contribution € 247 062,00 Address CALLE DE ALBARRACIN 25 28037 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Francisco Javier Nieto (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION Spain EU contribution € 357 769,00 Address PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE GIPUZKOA, PASEO MIKELETEGI 2 20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA) See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Belén Martínez (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONVERGE ICT SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES AE Greece EU contribution € 276 300,00 Address PANORMOU 74 11523 ATHENS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sofoklis Kyriazakos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HEWLETT PACKARD ITALIANA SRL Italy EU contribution € 383 800,00 Address VIA G DI VITTORIO 9 20063 Cernusco Sul Naviglio Mi See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alessandro Mamelli (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DI PISA Italy EU contribution € 293 400,00 Address LUNGARNO PACINOTTI 43/44 56126 Pisa See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Roberta Razzi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PARTECIPAZIONI TECNOLOGICHE SPA Participation ended Italy EU contribution € 39 251,00 Address SALITA DEL POGGIO LAURENTINO 7 00144 ROMA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Elena Cordiviola (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ATOS CONSULTING CANARIAS SA UNIPERSONAL Spain EU contribution € 26 671,00 Address CALLE PASEO TOMAS MORALES 85, PLANTA 1 35004 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria See on map Region Canarias Canarias Gran Canaria Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Juan Bareño Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data