Implementation Plan for the Research Activity of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler for the Year 2012
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Implementation Plan for the Research Activity of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler for the Year 2012 Trento, December 2011 Editoria n. 13 / 12-2011 Table of contents Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CMM – Center for Materials and Microsystems Presentation ............................................................................................................... 17 BioMEMS – Bio MicroElectro-Mechanical Systems ................................................... 28 SOI – Smart Optical Sensors and Interfaces .............................................................. 35 MEMS – Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems ............................................................. 43 MiNALab – Micro-Nano Analytical Laboratory ............................................................ 50 PAM-SE – Plasma, Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering ............................ 57 APP – Advanced Photonics and Photovoltaics .......................................................... 63 BioSInt – Biofunctional Surfaces and Interfaces ........................................................ 68 SrS – Silicon Radiation Sensors ................................................................................ 75 MTLab – Microtechnologies Laboratory ..................................................................... 81 REET – Renewable Energies and Environmental Technologies ................................ 88 3DOM – 3D Optical Metrology .................................................................................. 98 LISC – Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Computational Science ................................. 102 CIT – Center for Information Technology Presentation ............................................................................................................... 109 ES – Embedded Systems .......................................................................................... 123 SE – Software Engineering ........................................................................................ 128 SOA – Service Oriented Applications ......................................................................... 135 DKM – Data and Knowledge Management ............................................................... 140 HLT – Human Language Technology......................................................................... 147 MPBA – Predictive Models for Biomedicine and Environment ................................... 155 TeV – Technologies of Vision ..................................................................................... 162 i3 – Intelligent interfaces and interaction .................................................................... 167 SHINE – Speech Interaction in Noisy Environments .................................................. 173 WeD – Web of Data Unit ............................................................................................ 179 Security and Trust ...................................................................................................... 183 ICT4G – Information and Communication Technologies ............................................ 187 NILab – Neuro Informatics Laboratory ....................................................................... 193 e-Health ..................................................................................................................... 199 4 Table of contents ECT* – European Center for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas .......................................................................................... 205 CIRM – Centro Internazionale per la Ricerca Matematica .................................... 215 Other Research Areas CNR-FBK. Biomolecules and Biological Membranes (IBF-CMM) ................ 229 CNR-FBK. Photonics: Materials, Structures and Diagnostic (IFN-CMM) ...... 235 CNR-FBK. Nanoscience: Materials, Functionalization and Prototype Devices (CNR-IMEM) ..................................................................................... 244 Spin-offs ........................................................................................................ 252 HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Presentation ........................................................................................................... 255 ISIG – Istituto storico italo-germanico .......................................................................... 261 ISR – Centro per le scienze religiose ........................................................................... 267 RESEARCH SUPPORT, ADMINISTRATION, AND FUNCTIONING In support of research, administration, and functioning ........................................ 271 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS Labs and Equipment ............................................................................................. 277 Ordinary Investments on Building Plan ................................................................. 278 Information Systems .............................................................................................. 280 SUBSIDIARIES UNDER PROGRAM AGREEMENT Ahref Foundation ..................................................................................................... 283 Celct – Center for the Evaluation of Language and Communication ..................... 293 Irvapp Istituto per la ricerca valutativa sulla politiche pubbliche .................................... 305 Create-Net – Center for Research and Telecommunication Experimentation for NETworked Communities ...................................................... 324 GraphiTech – Center for Advanced Computer Graphics Technologies ............... 351 Financial Planning 2012 ...................................................................................... 353 Introduction 5 Introduction As laid down by the Program Agreement between PAT and FBK for the 14th legis- lature, the proposal of the 2012 implementation plan must provide for the outline of activities for each internal unit and the general budget plan. For both aspects, the implementation plan refers to the contents of the “Research activities plan for the Program Agreement” (PA), for the five year period 2009-2013 that was turned in at the Province Government (PAT) in July 2009 and that provides an outline of the Foundation’s medium term strategies. The implementation plan for 2012 has been constructed in keeping with the AP’s strategic guidelines in compliance with the above, on one hand, and four economic factors on the other: the start of T-Rise, the drop in external funding for projects, the drop in PAT funding on the PA and ties imposed by PAT on specific expendi- ture categories. Regarding the research contents, we must distinguish the scientific and technolog- ical site activities (CIT, CMM, ECT*, CIRM) which confirm adherence to strategies laid down by the PA, from those of the human and social sciences site (ISIG, ISR and new activities) which are, on the contrary, expected to change direction, as specified in the dedicated section. The advancement of T-Rise as a co-location center has led to a greater conver- gence between CIT’s and UNITN’s scientific strategies which will be implemented in 2012 also in innovation projects launched by T-Rise and reserved to the collabo- ration between companies and research. CIT’s activity plan for 2012 confirms the excellent performance as far as competition among projects funded by the EU is concerned, thus maintaining a international credibility of prominence. On the contrary, CMM is expected to undergo a phase of slight change, triggered by the arrival of a new director and decreased projects funding from external sources for 2012. This will entail the redefinition of some of the center’s activities. Despite this, the two research centers have greatly increased their synergy and in 2012 they will launch joint strategic projects; this is the major innovation with re- gards to the two research centers, which, in order to finance these multidisciplinary projects, will resize traditional activities, focusing resources and making strategic choices. In keeping with the past, the ECT* center presents for 2012 activities included as full participants in the international scientific community, proving a point of refer- ence at European level. From an institutional standpoint, the novelty in the science and technology site is represented by the transformation of CIRM from a simple ac- tivity into a FBK core center. The Social sciences and humanities Site is expected to undergo in 2012 a true paradigm shift both in its research model and contents. The site is, as a matter of fact, has been thought of as a kind of multi-disciplinary department of humanities and social sciences, through which, on one hand, the Trentino region becomes able to attract prominent personalities in the relevant fields and, on the other hand, offers to talented young people and senior scholars the opportunity to invest s few years of their work, in a reciprocal exchange of knowledge and skills. Regarding its 6 Implementation Plan 2012 contents, the Human and Social Sciences Site will become in the next four years a point of international reference on some topical issues due both to their importance on contemporary society from an ethics standpoint, and to their political and eco- nomic effects on the local communities. These are briefly grouped into two main areas: Improvement of citizens’ wellbeing in a context of greater efficiency and