Information Fusion from Databases, Sensors and Simulations Annual Report 2006 Information Fusion from Databases, Sensors and Simulations Annual Report 2006 Technical Report HS-IKI-TR-07-007 December 2007 Sten F. Andler (Ed.), Program Director (
[email protected]) Marcus Brohede (Ed.), Program Administrator (
[email protected]) University of Skövde, P.O. Box 408, SE-54128 Skövde, Sweden www.infofusion.se PART I ACTIVITY REPORT ........................................................................................................................1 1 SCIENTIFIC QUALITY AND THE RELATION TO THE EXPRESSED UNIVERSITY PROFILE.......................................3 2 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE SITUATION OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM ..............................3 3 UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION ........................................................5 4 INFLUENCE ON GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION.....................................................................7 5 INDUSTRIAL RELEVANCE ...............................................................................................................................8 6 COMMERCIAL MOTIVATION OF PARTICIPATING COMPANIES.........................................................................11 7 GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR THE RESEARCH PROGRAM....................................................................................14 8 OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUED FUNDING ....................................................................................................16