Objective The multimedia world can be classified into one-dimensional media like text and sound, and multi-dimensional media. Among the latter, those which are characterized by a visual appearance in a space of 2, 3, or more dimensions are called shapes. Examples of shapes are pictures, sketches, images, 3D models of solid objects, videos (disregarding the sound track), 4D animations, etc. As information is moving from textual to visual form, digital shapes are gaining more and more importance. They populate virtual environments in advanced scientific simulations as well as in emerging edutainment applications.The mission of AIM@SHAPE is to advance research in the direction of semantic-based shape representations and semantic-oriented tools to acquire, build, transmit, and process shapes with their associated knowledge. We foresee a generation of shapes in which knowledge is explicitly represented and, therefore, can be retrieved, processed, shared, and exploited to construct new knowledge. The attainment of a new vision of shape knowledge is achieved by: the formalisation of shape knowledge and the definition of shape ontologies in specific contexts; the definition of shape behaviours which formalise the interoperability between shapes; the delineation of methods for knowledge-based design of shapes and the definition of tools for semantics-dependent mapping of shapes.The consortium of 14 excellent research institutions will pursue integration at the institutional level by founding a European Virtual Institute on Shape Modelling, at the foundational level by initiating a new Theory of Digital Shapes, and at the component level by developing a Digital Shape Workbench as a common platform for shape models and software tools. Integrating activities include the design of a common shape ontology and a program for human capital mobility and training. Spreading of excellence includes an international forum, an industrial users' group and regular conferences. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesknowledge engineeringontologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.1.7 - Semantic-based knowledge systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme NoE - Network of Excellence Coordinator CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE EU contribution No data Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 ROMA Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS Greece EU contribution No data Address 6TH KM CHARILAOU-THERMI ROAD 57001 THERMI-THESSALONIKI See on map Total cost No data ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution No data Address ECUBLENS LAUSANNE See on map Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE France EU contribution No data Address DOMAINE DE VOLUCEAU 78153 LE CHESNAY See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE France EU contribution No data Address 46 AVENUE FELIX VIALLET 38031 GRENOBLE CEDEX 1 See on map Total cost No data MAX-PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data SINTEF - STIFTELSEN FOR INDUSTRIELL OG TEKNISK FORSKNING VED NORGES TEKNISKE HOEGSKOLE Norway EU contribution No data Address STRINDVEIEN 4 7034 TRONDHEIM See on map Total cost No data TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Israel EU contribution No data Address TECHNION CITY 32000 HAIFA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Israel EU contribution No data Address HERZEL STREET 2 76100 REHOVOT See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA Italy EU contribution No data Address VIA BALBI 5 16126 GENOVA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE Switzerland EU contribution No data Address RUE DU GENERAL DUFOUR 24 1211 GENEVE 4 See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Netherlands EU contribution No data Address HEIDELBERGLAAN 8 3584 CS UTRECHT See on map Total cost No data
