Objective We aim at forming a network of excellence that will coordinate research, education, exchange/sharing of resources, dissemination and the setting up of industrial links to achieve a maximum of coherence and visibility in the evolving field of Neuroinformatics for Living Artefacts (ALG), Life-Like Perception Systems (LPS) and thematically related areas such as Neuron on Silicon (NoS). The development of this emerging field will be a key factor in the creation of enabling technologies for future intelligent embodied physical agents. Competent partners from the disciplines that contribute to the long-term goal of establishing this new area and to explore its potential across Europe are invited to participate; the core group will consist of consortia that were successfully evaluated for the proactive initiative FET-NI. A number of comprehensive workpackages will systematically identify synergies, provide extended information services and teaching material, organise events and transfer as well as elaborate long-term perspectives. We aim at forming a network of excellence that will coordinate research, education, exchange/sharing of resources, dissemination and the setting up of industrial links to achieve a maximum of coherence and visibility in the evolving field of Neuroinformatics for Living Artefacts (ALG), Life-Like Perception Systems (LPS) and thematically related areas such as Neuron on Silicon (NoS). The development of this emerging field will be a key factor in the creation of enabling technologies for future intelligent embodied physical agents. Competent partners from the disciplines that contribute to the long-term goal of establishing this new area and to explore its potential across Europe are invited to participate; the core group will consist of consortia that were successfully evaluated for the proactive initiative FET-NI. A number of comprehensive workpackages will systematically identify synergies, provide extended information services and teaching material, organise events and transfer as well as elaborate long-term perspectives.OBJECTIVESNeuro-IT.net will provide the infrastructure and forum that ensures a close continuous cooperation between the research consortia of the proactive initiatives launched by FET in the field of neuroscience and neuroinformatics, currently FET-LPS and FET-NI. Neuro-IT.net will actively pursue the inclusion of further interested consortia and partners from industry, public/research institutions. Neuro-IT.net is particularly committed to making known the potential of the basic research conducted within the proactive initiatives to related scientific communities, to SMEs and global companies from industry and other economical sectors. The enormous potential of research into Information Technology based on and inspired by neurosciences and neuroinformatics (dubbed Neuro-IT), with 'Living Artefacts' and 'Life Like Perception Systems' being a very attractive potential flagship application in the future is becoming visible at this point in time. It is therefore of highest importance to organise an adequate coordination and representation to help to define this area as a genuine European contribution and to stay in the forefront of its development. Neuro-IT.net will help to avoid fragmentation of European research, to catch up where necessary and to gain leadership in relation to US research.DESCRIPTION OF WORKNeuro-IT.net will provide the infrastructure and forum that ensures a close continuous cooperation between the research consortia of the proactive initiatives launched by FET in the field of neuroscience and neuroinformatics, currently FET-LPS and FET-NI. Neuro-IT.net will actively pursue the inclusion of further interested consortia and partners from industry, public/research institutions. Neuro-IT.net is particularly committed to making known the potential of the basic research conducted within the proactive initiatives to related scientific communities, to SMEs and global companies from industry and other economical sectors. The enormous potential of research into Information Technology based on and inspired by neurosciences and neuroinformatics (dubbed Neuro-IT), with 'Living Artefacts' being a very attractive potential flagship application in the future is becoming visible at this point in time. It is therefore of highest importance to organise an adequate coordination and representation to help to define this area as a genuine European contribution and to stay in the forefront of its development. Neuro-IT.net will help to avoid fragmentation of European research, to catch up where necessary and to gain leadership in relation to US research. Programme(s) FP5-IST - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on a "User-friendly information society, 1998-2002" Topic(s) IST-2001-8.1.2 - Networks of Excellence and working groups Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme THN - Thematic network contracts Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN EU contribution No data Address ARCISSTRASSE 21 80333 MUENCHEN Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address LEO BRANDT STRASSE 52425 JUELICH See on map Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution No data Address OUDE MARKT 13 3000 LEUVEN See on map Total cost No data RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET BONN Germany EU contribution No data Address REGINA-PACIS-WEG 3 53113 BONN 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 UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN Belgium EU contribution No data Address LANGE NIEUWSTRAAT 55 2000 ANTWERPEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address UNIVERSITY ROAD LE1 7RH LEICESTER See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF YORK United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address HESLINGTON HALL YO10 5DD YORK See on map Total cost No data
