Project description Coordinating Communities, Identifying new research topics for FET Proactive initiatives and Fostering Networking of National and Regional Research Programmes Show the project objective Hide the project objective Unconventional computation (UCOMP) is an important and emerging area of scientific research, which explores new ways of computing that go beyond the traditional model, as well as quantum- and brain inspired computing. Such alternatives may encompass novel substrates (e.g. DNA, living cells, or mixtures of the two) as well as new paradigms which, for example, support combined information processing and material production (as living systems do). UCOMP researchers draw inspiration from a wide and diverse range of sources, from physics, to chemistry, biology and ecology. The field is growing quickly, and has the potential to revolutionize not only our fundamental understanding of the nature of computing, but the way in which we solve problems, design networks, do industrial fabrication, make drugs or construct buildings. The problems we already face in the 21st century will require new and creative approaches, conceptual frameworks, mechanisms and perspectives. UCOMP offers one route towards this.TRUCE is a coordination action to help organize the international UCOMP community. The inherent diversity of the field has led to fragmentation, with many sub-fields developing in parallel. With large-scale project support now being offered by the European Commission, the time is precisely right to organize and coordinate the field at the European level. The proposed coordination action will engage the European community (and beyond), construct the first UCOMP roadmap, reach out to a wider public beyond the scientific community, and build the foundations for a new, sustainable and coherent scientific discipline. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsDNAnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.9.12 - Coordinating Communities, Identifying new research topics for FET Proactive initiatives and Fostering Networking of National and Regional Research Programmes Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-8 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator THE MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY EU contribution € 240 025,00 Address OXFORD ROAD ALL SAINTS BUILDING M15 6BH Manchester United Kingdom See on map Region North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martyn Amos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 102 773,00 Address CAMPUSVEJ 55 5230 Odense M See on map Region Danmark Syddanmark Fyn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lone Ladegaard Laursen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA Spain EU contribution € 100 098,00 Address AVDA CERVANTES, NUM. 2 29016 Malaga See on map Region Sur Andalucía Málaga Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact José Antonio Molina Ruiz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF YORK United Kingdom EU contribution € 66 104,00 Address HESLINGTON YO10 5DD York North Yorkshire See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire York Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Susan Stepney (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
