Project description DEENESFRITPL Fighting climate change through the Internet of Things The ongoing concern of climate change presents challenges for the future. Environmental disasters are expected to endanger millions of lives, causing significant economic damage. To meet these challenges, reliable environmental monitoring is required to reduce the effects of these disasters. Unmanned aerial vehicles and the Internet of Things (IoT) are promising technologies for environmental monitoring, but both present limitations. The EU-funded INITIATE project will develop a new generation of intelligent, sustainable and ultrareliable air-to-ground IoT networks to address climate change and environmental disasters. It will do this through research and innovation on cutting-edge technologies to shape how humanity deals with the future of climate change. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Environment disasters linked to climate change are predicted to cause huge economic loss of 200 billion Euros and endanger millions of people annually and globally by 2040. Internet-of-Things (IoT) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are two promising technologies that can monitor environment changes and disasters to save lives and reduce disastrous consequences, but they both have inherent limitations: IoT networks often have high energy consumption and strong dependency on reliable communications, while UAVs cause significant concerns on reliability due to their high mobility and increased network complexity. The INITIATE project brings together an international, multidisciplinary and cross-sector consortium consisting of world-leading academic institutions and specialised industrial enterprises, to create a new generation of intelligent, sustainable and ultra-reliable aerial-terrestrial IoT networks that can equip humanity to fight against environment changes and disasters, through research and innovations (R&I) on advanced technologies in IoT, Artificial Intelligence, UAVs, wireless power transfer, software-defined networking, and network resource optimisation to tackle the associated challenges. INITIATE will boost the R&I capability of partners by performing dedicated research in these multiple disciplines and create a long-term cross-discipline and cross-sector knowledge sharing platform with competent and complementary expertise. The researchers involved will be trained through extensive R&I actions and well-planned networking activities at both Europe and global levels to enrich their skill sets as well as enhance their career perspectives. The INITIATE project will significantly contribute to the European competitiveness and leadership in the key sectors such as ICT, remote sensing, and environment monitoring by creating scientific breakthroughs, boosting R&I capabilities, and training people for improved employability. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of thingsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdronesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Keywords unmanned aerial vehicles Internet-of-Things network resource management wireless power transfer Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge Topic(s) MSCA-RISE-2020 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Net EU contribution € 165 600,00 Address THE QUEEN'S DRIVE NORTHCOTE HOUSE EX4 4QJ Exeter United Kingdom See on map Region South West (England) Devon Devon CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 257 600,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Norway Net EU contribution € 124 200,00 Address PROBLEMVEIEN 5-7 0313 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 179 400,00 UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID Spain Net EU contribution € 92 000,00 Address PLAZA SANTA CRUZ 8 PALACIO DE SANTA CRUZ 47002 VALLADOLID See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 124 200,00 ENEBULA BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 96 600,00 Address OLYMPISCH STADION 24 1076 DE Amsterdam See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 110 400,00 GREENSPHERE UNIPESSOAL LDA Portugal Net EU contribution € 110 400,00 Address AVENIDA CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN 174 3750-102 AGUEDA See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Continente Centro (PT) Região de Aveiro Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 128 800,00 CIP TECHNOLOGY LTD United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 115 000,00 Address INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 38 THISTLE STR EH2 1EN Edinburgh See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 151 800,00 Partners (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. SHANDONG UNIVERSITY China Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address SHANDA NANLU 27 250000 JINAN SHANDONG See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 119 600,00 Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA) China Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address NO 271 NORTH 2 ROAD 266580 DONGYING See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 128 800,00
