FET DISRUPTIVE PROJECT IDEAS WEEK
Online, 27th to the 30th of October 2020
4-day course on the Top technology trends for long- term R&D and social impact: A unique mix of inspirational and practical contents for researchers to meet and dream together of disruptive projects for a better future
Aims & Objectives
IdeAcademy aims to align with the spirit of FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) within Horizon 2020,
By helping researchers to:
- Build R&D projects around Top FET Trends as areas with greater potential for long-term R&D focused in creating strong positive social or environmental impact.
- Create “creativity play-grounds” to think together about project ideas. This offers good opportunities specially to young and mid-career researchers looking for areas to focus their activities and efforts in the coming years.
- Increase their chances to reach long-term scope and get financial support.
- Leverage deep-tech collaboration and community building around new technological paradigms.
- Achieve interdisciplinarity, more and more important for the development of deep and disruptive technologies, increasing in complexity from scientific and technological perspectives and in terms of their potential impact in society, politics and environment.
- Reflect about the potential impacts technologies can bring to Earth and Humanity, considering UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as well as “Ethics by design”.
Influence decision-making in relation to the role of FET in coming Horizon Europe.
Small groups of researchers working together in R&D project ideation around Top FET Trends using creativity techniques with the support of experts.
Click here if you would like to organise a workshop with us!
- Impacting storytelling around future and emerging technologies – Life webinars – Ask here for more information.
- RRI basics for early-stage / high-impact technology– Brief eLearning
- Complete project building toolkit and expert support for R&D projects around FET. Access here.
27th to the 30th of October 2020
An event mixing visibility and networking activities, added value training and dissemination of Top FET Trends.
LIVE WORKSHOPS
Disruptive Ideas
A creativity live webinar on Top technology trends for long- term R&D and social impact.
A unique mix of inspirational and practical contents for researchers to dream of disruptive projects for a better future
This gets you in touch with the coordinator and allows you to book a spot in the workshop you want
For what?
Supporting researchers to work together in building high promising ideas for R&D projects within top emerging trends in technology with great potential for social impact and R&I development.
These trends have been identified, studied, informed and prioritised through a combination of the most advanced data mining AI engines, human intelligence and crowd/expert perception.
If you want to learn more about this process, click here.
If you want to learn more about the trends, click here.
For whom?
Senior and young researchers in multidisciplinary areas such as new ways of Computing (i.e. neuromorphic computing), Artificial Intelligence, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, Bionics, Advanced sensoring and materials, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, 3D printing, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
It is also open to high-tech SMEs and people interested into prospective activities, creativity and ideation.
How?
Using creativity techniques and usable tools for online collaboration. Planned agenda:
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome opening and presentation of participants |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Trend(s) presentation by PREFET and invited researchers |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Creativity Round 1 |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Break |
| 11:45 – 13:45 | Creativity Round 2 |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Break |
| 14:15 – 15:15 | Creativity Round 3 |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Wrap-up and next steps |
The following tools will be used for online interaction: Tele-conferencing platform (GoToMeeting) and Online participation tool (Miro).
When?
This is the list of workshops planned and who sponsors each of them (the sponsor is a regional/local organisation who knows very well the prioritities of research in their area and help us choosing the trends to work into and anchoring our activities across European territories):
| DATE | TRENDS TO BE COVERED |
| 15/9/2020 | • Ethically Trustworthy AI & Anonymous Analytics • Beyond 5G Hardware • New Approaches to Data Interoperability in IOT |
| 17/09/2020 | • 3D Printing Molecules • Drug Discovery & Manufacture Using AI • Regenerative Medicine |
| 22/09/2020 | • Cognitive Augmentation & Intelligence Amplification • Adaptive Assurance of Autonomous Systems • Net Zero Concepts & Beyond Smart Grids |
| 24/09/2020 | • Neuromorphic Computing (new types of hardware) and Biomimetic AI • Limits of Quantum Computing: Decoherence and use of Machine Learning • Bioinformatics & AI in ‘Omics’ |
| 29/09/2020 | • High Temperature Superconductivity & Twist Electronics • Cellular Senescence & Life Extension • Bio Robotics/Bionics |
| 01/10/2020 | • Algae Against Climate Change • Energy Efficient Water Treatments • Self Healing Batteries |
| 08/10/2020 | • Arctic Climate Change • Zero Power Sensors & Ocean Wiring and Sensing • Beyond 5G Hardware |
More coming soon!
IDEACADEMY WEEK
4 DAY COURSE ON THE TOP TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR LONG TERM R&D AND SOCIAL IMPACT
A Unique Mix of inspriational and practical content for researchers to dream of disruptive projects for a better future.
Online, 27th to the 30th of October 2020
When?
27, 28, 29 and 30 October 2020
Where?
The event will be held online, so participants are welcome from wherever they are. The platform instructions and information will be sent to successfully registered participants.
For whom?
Researchers in multidisciplinary areas such as new ways of Computing (i.e. neuromorphic computing), Artificial Intelligence, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, Bionics, Advanced sensoring and materials, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, 3D printing, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
It is also open to high-tech SMEs and companies, and people interested into prospective activities, creativity and ideation.
On-going H2020 FET projects.
Policy-makers, National Contact Points, members of the European Innovation Council, FET/Pathfinder representatives, ERA-nets.
Special activities will be focused for the R&D projects leveraged from PREFET Creativity Workshops and on-line training.
How? Planned agenda:
GameJam Results
1st prize "Futuristic game jam" at IAWEEK: Game inspired in 'alife' devices for restoring body functions, which evolve with time and self-adapt to real-time cicumstances, by researches at IIT. In the game, the player is the AI to make this possible (https://t.co/t1Zgcq4dFs).
— PREFET IAWEEK 2020 (@2020Iaweek) November 19, 2020
2nd prize "Futuristic game jam" at IAWEEK: Also inspired in 'alife' devices for restoring body functions, future research promoted by researches at IIT: https://t.co/hrR99ihOrN
— PREFET IAWEEK 2020 (@2020Iaweek) November 19, 2020
Tie for 3rd prize "Futuristic game jam": one game about new tech for universal (open, massive and usable) access to bioinformation for Omics, transfering paradigms of NLP to "Omics Language Pocessing", by a researcher at Univ. Politécnica Madrid, focused into plant conservation
— PREFET IAWEEK 2020 (@2020Iaweek) November 19, 2020
Tie for the 3rd prize of "Futuristic game jam" at IAWEEK: one is a game inspired in radically new / decentralized architectures for smart telecommunications "at the very edge" (in remote areas or during boosted demand). Promoted by a researcher in Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
— PREFET IAWEEK 2020 (@2020Iaweek) November 19, 2020
