Fronts and InteRfaces in Science and Technology
Initial Training Network of the European Commission
FINAL MEETING: Summary, future persperctives
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
December 11-13, 2013
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Fronts and InteRfaces in Science and Technology Initial Training Network of the European Commission
FINAL MEETING: Summary, future persperctives Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
December 11-13, 2013 |
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| Fronts and InteRfaces in Science and Technology |
| Space-time phenomena giving rise to fronts and
interfaces are central issues in many contexts of Science andTechnology.
A selection of some of the most challenging ones, most often of multi-disciplinary
character, will be pursued by a team of 10 Full Partner Members (8
universities of different countries and two industries, Guigues
Environnement (France) and Siemens (Germany)) with the help of 4
Associate Partners. The project is divided into three general Work Packages A: Image Processing, B: Patterns in Complex Reaction-Diffusion Systems and C: Interfaces, Control and Inverse Methods in Technology Problems. The training of several early-stage researchers (*) ESR is proposed with an interdisciplinar orientation: besides the presence of the two mentioned industries with special interest in work packages B and C, respectively, most of the mathematicians implied in this ITN in the field of image processing are collaborating with researchers from other fields as in the case of the Technion Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering departments. The presence of two industrial partners will also broaden the range of applications of the training techniques used in FIRST. The Guigues and Simens partners, are in the supervisory board of the ITN, and are involved in the training programme through complementary skills seminars. The list of structured training courses refers not only to a set of postgraduate courses available in the PhD programmes but to some specialized courses which will be organized for FIRST. The benefit to the European scientific community will be significant: the training will not only produce researchers with broad backgrounds qualified for academic careers. It will also produce individuals with an understanding of science and with an excellent perspective for a career outside academia. FIRST gathers 10 Members and 4 Associate Members. The period covered by FIRST is from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2013. (*) Early-stage researchers are defined as those who are, at the time of selection by the host institution, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers. This is measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.
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