Edukad projektid

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Innovative Network for Training in wAter and Food QUality monitoring using Autonomous SENSors and IntelligEnt Data Gathering and Analysis

acronym: AQUASENSE
start: 2018-10-01
end: 2022-09-30
 
programme: H2020 - Horisont 2020
sub-programme: MSCA - Marie Skłodowska-Curie meetmed
instrument: MSCA-ITN-ETN - Euroopa koolitusvõrgustikud
call identifier: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018
project number: 813680
duration in months: 48
partner count: 14
 
abstract: The deterioration of water quality, caused by climatic/seasonal changes, or industrial waste etc. is a major global concern. Over the last decade, water quality observing technology has risen to the challenge of scientists to identify and mitigate poor water quality by providing them with cost-effective tools that can take measurements of essential biogeochemical variables autonomously. Yet, despite these options becoming more readily available, there is a gap between the technology and the end-user (including the investigators and technicians that deploy these technologies) due to a collective lack of training, in-depth knowledge, and skilled workers who can meet new and emerging challenges. There is also a disconnect between data quality, data gathering by autonomous sensors and data analysis, which is a major obstacle, as the sensors are already being deployed (e.g. through buoys, boats etc.). AQUASENSE will address these challenges through 15 early stage researchers (ESRs), who will receive 540 person-month of unparalleled multidisciplinary training in the field of water quality monitoring. Each ESR will be mentored by carefully selected experts from academia and industry in 9 European countries (UK, Germany, Ireland, Serbia, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Austria, Estonia) and will have access to state-of-the-art equipment to develop autonomous sensors for improved data quality. The autonomous underwater robots and drones will be used to improve the data gathering and AI methods will be used to improve the data analysis. Hands-on project training will be supplemented with formal training courses in relevant fields such as new materials, sensors fabrication, wireless communication, system integration, and robotics, and a variety of complementary courses such as IPR, grant writing and exploiting the scientific results. Mobility within the network will ensure exposure to complementary academic and industrial research environments.
partner no and role partner name country contact person web page
1 coordinator UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW UK Susan WALDRON www.gla.ac.uk
2 partner UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU FAKULTET TEHNICKIH NAUKA RS http://ftn.uns.ac.rs/
3 partner THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH UK www.ed.ac.uk
4 partner INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII ELEKTRONOWEJ PL www.ite.waw.pl
5 partner UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK IE www.ucc.ie
6 partner FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER IT www.fbk.eu
7 partner CTR CARINTHIAN TECH RESEARCH AG AT www.ctr.at
8 partner EVOLOGICS GMBH DE www.evologics.de
9 partner WEST AQUILA SRL IT www.westaquila.com
10 partner AKTSIASELTS TOIDU- JA FERMENTATSIOONITEHNOLOOGIA ARENDUSKESKUS EE www.ccfft.eu
11 partner LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET SE www.liu.se
12 partner THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER UK www.ex.ac.uk