Periodic Reporting for period 1 - VIDIS (VIRTUAL CENTRE FOR DISTRIBUTED ATMOSPHERIC SENSING FOR REDUCTION OF POLLUTION PRESSURES)
Reporting period: 2020-11-01 to 2022-01-31
Since the adoption of the first EU legislation on ambient air, the process knowledge in atmospheric sciences has increased, the remote and in-situ observing technologies have undergone major developments, and new potent ICT infrastructures have emerged. Low cost sensing technologies have enabled a paradigm shift in air quality monitoring, triggering new research needs and opportunities that are necessary to underpin the new capabilities.
VIDIS is developing strategic partnership of VINCA Institute (SR) with leading international counterparts known for research on low-cost sensing (ENEA (IT), NILU (NO), QUT(AU)). VIDIS is strengthening scientific collaboration and networking and generating new knowledge that will allow the society to meaningfully utilize the new technologies, e.g. the emerging democratized air quality data collection.
The overall aim is to develop and implement VIDIS as an internationally recognized research and innovation centre that serves as a research hub and support to society on air quality monitoring, assessment and management, enabled by innovative observing technologies. To achieve this aim, we will pursue the following specific objectives:
• Develop long-term strategy and recognition for the VIDIS centre,
• Secure funding for the VIDIS centre, especially for activities in the Widening country,
• Enhance research and scientific skills of partners and in general by training activities, targeting scientific staff and primarily ESR,
• Enhance skills in scientific and administrative management, primarily of the Widening country
• Enhance the scientific visibility of partners through scientific publishing and dissemination,
• Enhance societal uptake of the latest research and innovation outcomes by outreach activities targeting civil society and administrations on all levels
The main goal of VIDIS is to develop and implement an internationally recognized research and innovation centre through strengthening existing and build new research capabilities in atmospheric monitoring and exposure assessment in the participating institutions, in particular the coordinating research institute. This will be done by drawing on scientific expertise of each of the participating institution, each having particular skills and knowledge in the scientific fields of the topic of this project, and by joint carrying out of the planned activities. VIDIS will enable:
• Enhancing the S&T capacity of the participating institutions through short term missions, workshops and trainings,
• Raising staff research profile by joint publishing, organizing and participation in international conferences,
• Raising the institutions’ research profile, in particular the institution from the widening country, by acquiring new skills and entering new collaboration constellations, including joint participation in research projects
• Further development of an important interdisciplinary research domain with high societal relevance.
VIDIS is developing strategic partnership of VINCA Institute (SR) with leading international counterparts known for research on low-cost sensing (ENEA (IT), NILU (NO), QUT(AU)). VIDIS is strengthening scientific collaboration and networking and generating new knowledge that will allow the society to meaningfully utilize the new technologies, e.g. the emerging democratized air quality data collection.
The overall aim is to develop and implement VIDIS as an internationally recognized research and innovation centre that serves as a research hub and support to society on air quality monitoring, assessment and management, enabled by innovative observing technologies. To achieve this aim, we will pursue the following specific objectives:
• Develop long-term strategy and recognition for the VIDIS centre,
• Secure funding for the VIDIS centre, especially for activities in the Widening country,
• Enhance research and scientific skills of partners and in general by training activities, targeting scientific staff and primarily ESR,
• Enhance skills in scientific and administrative management, primarily of the Widening country
• Enhance the scientific visibility of partners through scientific publishing and dissemination,
• Enhance societal uptake of the latest research and innovation outcomes by outreach activities targeting civil society and administrations on all levels
The main goal of VIDIS is to develop and implement an internationally recognized research and innovation centre through strengthening existing and build new research capabilities in atmospheric monitoring and exposure assessment in the participating institutions, in particular the coordinating research institute. This will be done by drawing on scientific expertise of each of the participating institution, each having particular skills and knowledge in the scientific fields of the topic of this project, and by joint carrying out of the planned activities. VIDIS will enable:
• Enhancing the S&T capacity of the participating institutions through short term missions, workshops and trainings,
• Raising staff research profile by joint publishing, organizing and participation in international conferences,
• Raising the institutions’ research profile, in particular the institution from the widening country, by acquiring new skills and entering new collaboration constellations, including joint participation in research projects
• Further development of an important interdisciplinary research domain with high societal relevance.
The main achievements of VIDIS in the reporting period Months 1-15 are:
• Join project proposal preparation for HORIZON EUROPE calls, Coordinator: VINCA (Serbia):
o Call: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02
Deadline: 5.10.2021.
Title: Research Reinforcing in the Western BalkanS in Offline and Online Monitoring and Source Identification of Atmospheric Particles
Acronym: WeBaSOOP
Partners: NILU (NO), CSIC (SP), UNG (SL), Deakin (AU), IMMB (SR, PHI (SR)
Information about evaluation results: 24.1.2022. project score was 14.0
GA in preparation
o Call: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03
Deadline: 18.1.2022.
Title: KNOW THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND TOXICITY: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, TOXICITY, VENTILATION AND ENERGY
Acronym: KNIT
Partners: NILU (NO), ENEA (IT), UCL(UK)
Under evaluation
• Organization of training course in scientific proposal development (https://vidis-project.org/index.php/2021/09/23/first-training-vidis-project-transferable-skills-training-in-scientific-proposals-development/)
Title: Transferable skills training Scientific proposals development
Lecturers: VIDIS participants (PIs and library staff) and one lecture Centre for Science Promotion of Serbia
Auditorium: WeBaSOOP Consortium staff
• WeBIOPATR2021, 29.11.-1.12.2021. (https://vidis-project.org/index.php/webiopatr2021-recordings/)
8. International WEBIOPATR Workshop & Conference Particulate Matter: Research and Management
Organisers : VINCA, NILU, Public Health Institute of Belgrade, Serbia (PHI)
https://www.vin.bg.ac.rs/webiopatr/#workshop
Supported by: VIDIS project, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of RS
• Formulating and implementation of two new nationally funded research projects related to VIDIS project:
o Funded under Open call in 2021. for research projects by Municipality of Novi Sad, City Administration for Environmental Protection
Title: Spatial-temporal variations of RPM level in the urban zone of Novi Sad - Mobile monitoring, modelling and creating high resolutions maps
Duration: 2021–2022
Coordinator VINCA, Partner: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
o UNICEF Serbia pilot initiative "Schools for Better Air Quality: Citizens-Based Monitoring, STEM Education, and Youth Activism in Serbia" funded under Norwegian Embassy in Serbia
Vinca`s project in the framework of UNICEF initiative
Title: Development and Implementation of Calibration and QA/QC procedures for Low-cost Sensors Network under UNICEF`s Serbia pilot initiative “Schools for Better Air Quality
Duration: 15.9.2021 – 15.7.2023.
• MOOC platform setup and first lectures/courses uploaded (https://vidis-project.org/index.php/vidis-mooc-lectures/)
o Two MOOC lectures linked at VIDIS portal, from QUT (prof. Ristovski MEASUREMENTS OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES – PARTICLE COUNTERS) and ENEA (prof. de Vito, IN FIELD CALIBRATION AND BEYOND PART 1)
• Join project proposal preparation for HORIZON EUROPE calls, Coordinator: VINCA (Serbia):
o Call: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02
Deadline: 5.10.2021.
Title: Research Reinforcing in the Western BalkanS in Offline and Online Monitoring and Source Identification of Atmospheric Particles
Acronym: WeBaSOOP
Partners: NILU (NO), CSIC (SP), UNG (SL), Deakin (AU), IMMB (SR, PHI (SR)
Information about evaluation results: 24.1.2022. project score was 14.0
GA in preparation
o Call: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03
Deadline: 18.1.2022.
Title: KNOW THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND TOXICITY: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, TOXICITY, VENTILATION AND ENERGY
Acronym: KNIT
Partners: NILU (NO), ENEA (IT), UCL(UK)
Under evaluation
• Organization of training course in scientific proposal development (https://vidis-project.org/index.php/2021/09/23/first-training-vidis-project-transferable-skills-training-in-scientific-proposals-development/)
Title: Transferable skills training Scientific proposals development
Lecturers: VIDIS participants (PIs and library staff) and one lecture Centre for Science Promotion of Serbia
Auditorium: WeBaSOOP Consortium staff
• WeBIOPATR2021, 29.11.-1.12.2021. (https://vidis-project.org/index.php/webiopatr2021-recordings/)
8. International WEBIOPATR Workshop & Conference Particulate Matter: Research and Management
Organisers : VINCA, NILU, Public Health Institute of Belgrade, Serbia (PHI)
https://www.vin.bg.ac.rs/webiopatr/#workshop
Supported by: VIDIS project, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of RS
• Formulating and implementation of two new nationally funded research projects related to VIDIS project:
o Funded under Open call in 2021. for research projects by Municipality of Novi Sad, City Administration for Environmental Protection
Title: Spatial-temporal variations of RPM level in the urban zone of Novi Sad - Mobile monitoring, modelling and creating high resolutions maps
Duration: 2021–2022
Coordinator VINCA, Partner: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
o UNICEF Serbia pilot initiative "Schools for Better Air Quality: Citizens-Based Monitoring, STEM Education, and Youth Activism in Serbia" funded under Norwegian Embassy in Serbia
Vinca`s project in the framework of UNICEF initiative
Title: Development and Implementation of Calibration and QA/QC procedures for Low-cost Sensors Network under UNICEF`s Serbia pilot initiative “Schools for Better Air Quality
Duration: 15.9.2021 – 15.7.2023.
• MOOC platform setup and first lectures/courses uploaded (https://vidis-project.org/index.php/vidis-mooc-lectures/)
o Two MOOC lectures linked at VIDIS portal, from QUT (prof. Ristovski MEASUREMENTS OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES – PARTICLE COUNTERS) and ENEA (prof. de Vito, IN FIELD CALIBRATION AND BEYOND PART 1)
Progress beyond the state of the art
- Innovative methods for air pollution assessment based on merging data sets of different temporal and spatial scale, originating from both low cost and research grade instrumentation for atmospheric aerosols characterization
Expected results
- Enhanced low cost sensor calibration techniques
- High resolution mobile monitoring and interpretation of results - case studies targeting VIDIS selected open datasets
- Data fusion of satellite data and low cost sensor data - case studies targeting VIDIS selected open datasets
- CFD enhanced control test atmosphere/aerosol chamber design for sensor characterization
- Full set of MOOC lectures elucidating atmospheric aerosol monitoring and modelling, machine learning enhanced calibration techniques, satellite and ground data fusion
Potential impact
- VIDIS will exploit knowledge gained through its activities, to demonstrate quality of the associated research and its application for improving the quality of air quality management, and to strengthen the citizen’s engagement around air quality. The exploitation activities will have the following elements:
• Project proposals/grant proposals (scientific, and with potential users)
• Lifelong learning support
• Support to various entities and organisations that would like to engage citizens/students/other groups in activities related to air pollution, exposure and reduction of health risks.
- The VIDIS open courses for wider scientific community and interested general public can be further developed within the participating universities and implemented also regionally after the project end.
- Innovative methods for air pollution assessment based on merging data sets of different temporal and spatial scale, originating from both low cost and research grade instrumentation for atmospheric aerosols characterization
Expected results
- Enhanced low cost sensor calibration techniques
- High resolution mobile monitoring and interpretation of results - case studies targeting VIDIS selected open datasets
- Data fusion of satellite data and low cost sensor data - case studies targeting VIDIS selected open datasets
- CFD enhanced control test atmosphere/aerosol chamber design for sensor characterization
- Full set of MOOC lectures elucidating atmospheric aerosol monitoring and modelling, machine learning enhanced calibration techniques, satellite and ground data fusion
Potential impact
- VIDIS will exploit knowledge gained through its activities, to demonstrate quality of the associated research and its application for improving the quality of air quality management, and to strengthen the citizen’s engagement around air quality. The exploitation activities will have the following elements:
• Project proposals/grant proposals (scientific, and with potential users)
• Lifelong learning support
• Support to various entities and organisations that would like to engage citizens/students/other groups in activities related to air pollution, exposure and reduction of health risks.
- The VIDIS open courses for wider scientific community and interested general public can be further developed within the participating universities and implemented also regionally after the project end.