The state‐of‐the‐art of damage detection by vibration monitoring: the SIMCES experience

Obstacles to European research projects with data and tissue: Solutions and further challenges

Since the 1990s there has been a substantial expansion in funded comparative European youth research projects and an increase in academic papers relating to cross-national sociological research. This is mainly due to an increase in the European Commission funding of comparative research to investigate social problems across Europe and in particular around the issues of social exclusion and educational under-achievement (Coffield, 1999). In this chapter I investigate several methodological and practical problems related to cross-national research and examine the contribution that European research projects can make to our knowledge about the experiences of young people. The title of apples and onions is used to emphasise that in many comparative research projects very different youth experiences are being compared, which is like attempting to compare a vegetable with a fruit. Comparative research across different countries is not a new phenomenon within sociology. Marx, Durkheim and Weber’s sociological investigations all involved theoretical comparisons across countries on subjects such as suicide rates, religions and production relationships. Durkheim (1970) for example examined rates of suicide across seven different countries using official data to establish contrasting patterns across different societies. This methodological trend has continued with the majority of comparative research projects using cross-sectional data (that is data collected at one point in time) to investigate a specific phenomenon.KeywordsLabour MarketYoung PeopleComparative ResearchLabour Force SurveyLabour Market ExperienceThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

There is a growing recognition that needs more to be done to ensure that research contributes to better health services and patient outcomes. Stakeholder engagement in research, including co-production, has been identified as a promising mechanism for improving the value, relevance and utilization of research. This article presents findings from a prospective study which explored the impact of stakeholder engagement in a 3-year European tobacco control research project. That research project aimed to engage stakeholders in the development, testing and dissemination of a return-on-investment tool across five EU countries (the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Germany and the UK). The prospective study comprised interviews, observations and document review. The analysis focused on the extent to which the project team recognized, conceptualized and operationalized stakeholder engagement over the course of the research project. Stakeholder engagement in the European research project was conceptualized as a key feature of pre-designated spaces within their work programme. Over the course of the project, however, the tool development work and stakeholder engagement activities decoupled. While the modelling and tool development became more secluded, stakeholder engagement activities subtly transformed from co-production, to consultation, to something more recognizable as research participation. The contribution of this article is not to argue against the potential contribution of stakeholder engagement and co-production, but to show how even well-planned engagement activities can be diverted within the existing research funding and research production systems where non-research stakeholders remain at the margins and can even be seen as a threat to academic identify and autonomy.

The paper is a short introduction to the TET-DEC (Teaching, Education and Training for Dependable Embedded Cyber-physical systems) Special Session at Euromicro SEAA 2014. It provides some views from European research projects' perspectives on the role of teaching, education and training in context of achieving a sustainable innovation eco-system as e.g. the European Technology Platform ARTEMIS is aiming at. In 2014, ARTEMIS together with ENIAC and EPoSS formed as "Private Partners" with the EC and the Public Authorities of the member states the new ECSEL Initiative (Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership). In the "Cyber-physical Systems" Part of ECSEL these ideas have been continued. Studies and examples from different European projects are discussed, including the ARTEMIS Strategic Research Agenda and Multi-annual Strategic Plan together with its follow-up in the ECSEL MASRIA (Multi-Annual Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda). In ARTEMIS-IA (Industrial Association of ARTEMIS) the ARTEMIS Working Group on Education and Training is working on the E&T issues. In three ARTEMIS projects (R3-COP, MBAT and SafeCer) is tried to deliver supporting training material to promote more widespread use of the outcomes of the projects, a study (report) was performed within the FP6 European Integrated Project DECOS.

This paper is a short introduction to the TET-DEC (Teaching, Education and Training for Dependable Embedded Systems) Special Session at Euro micro SEAA 2015. It provides some views from European research projects' perspectives on the role of teaching, education and training in context of achieving a sustainable innovation ecosystem as e.g. The European Technology Platform (ETP) ARTEMIS is aiming at. In 2014, ARTEMIS together with the ETPs ENIAC and EPoSS formed as Private Partners with the European Commission (EC) and the public authorities of the member states the new ECSEL Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) (Electronic Components and for European Leadership). In the Cyber-physical Systems Part of ECSEL the ARTEMIS ideas have been continued. Studies and examples from different European projects are discussed, particularly the industrial Ea T Use Case of the project Safe Cer (Safety Certification of Software-Intensive with Reusable Components). In ARTEMIS-IA (Industrial Association of ARTEMIS) the ARTEMIS Working Group on Education and Training is working on the EaT issues. In three ARTEMIS projects (R3-COP, MBAT and Safe Cer) was tried to deliver supporting training material to promote more widespread use of the outcomes of the projects.

Over recent years, many Ukrainian organisations have participated in the European projects in various fields of research and technology development. Ukraine has made significant steps to enter the European Research Area: in 2015, Ukraine has become an associated participant of the “Horizon 2020” programme of the European Union, and on 27 June 2016, the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the European Community on Atomic Energy on scientific and technological cooperation and the associated participation of Ukraine in the Euratom Research and Training Programme (2014—2018) has been signed. This paper briefly presents the experience and results of the SSTC NRS activities under the Euratom framework research programmes, as well as the near future prospects for the SSTC NRS involvement in the new European research projects.

Significant advances in understanding, modeling, and controlling helicopter rotor noise have been made in the course of several major European rotor aeroacoustic research projects over the past years. The availability of the German–Dutch Wind Tunnel (DNW), in particular, has enabled research on relatively large main rotor models (up to typically 40% full scale). Here, the simultaneous application and use of blade-mounted absolute pressure sensors to study the very aeroacoustic source mechanisms, of advanced acoustic-data acquisition systems for the radiated noise, of non-intrusive flow visualization as well as flow and blade deflection measurement techniques to investigate the rotor wake and the blade dynamic response has provided much insight into the physics of rotor aeroacoustics, particularly into the rotor blade-vortex interaction (BVI) impulsive noise phenomenon. In efforts towards controlling BVI impulsive noise, in some research projects, active blade-root control techniques have been investigated to favorably affect the BVI geometry and thus minimize the impulsive noise radiation. Much of the experimental data acquired served as benchmark information to enhance the mathematical modeling of the rotor wake, the rotor airloads, and the noise radiation. In this lecture, several major European helicopter aeroacoustic research projects are discussed.

Background: Change management involves the communication and implementation of organizational changes, focusing on managing both people and processes to ensure smooth transitions. Aims: This study aims to identify key change drivers within European research and innovation projects under Horizon Europe and to evaluate the level of project commitment to change and transformation. Methodology: We analysed project data from the Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS), covering projects from 2021 to 2024. Our analysis included keyword density calculations for terms such as "change" and "transformation" in project objectives. Results: Our findings indicate that the European Research Council; Digital, Industry and Space; and Health sectors are the top recipients of funding, highlighting research as a significant change motivator. Notably, European Research Council projects have yielded substantial intellectual property, start-ups, and publications. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, with the highest number of projects and partners, accentuates its role in enhancing the European Research Area's visibility. Approximately 23.4% of the 8,800 analysed projects explicitly mention "change" or "transformation" in their objectives. The highest commitment ratios were found in "Careers and universities" and "Promote and co-fund innovation programmes," while some priorities, like "Promoting Public Outreach," showed no such commitment. This variation suggests differing focal points across thematic priorities, warranting further investigation into the factors influencing these disparities.

BackgroundAmple studies exist on outcome assessment from the patient perspective in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), but little is known about health and treatment preferences of recently diagnosed patients, and how these...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected societies and economies around the world, and the scientific community is no exception. Whereas the importance of stakeholder engagement in research has grown quickly the consequences of the pandemic on this has so far not been empirically studied. In this paper, we investigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on European energy research, in particular the stakeholder work, during the first wave of the coronavirus in spring and summer 2020. We pose the research questions: (i) How much of a problem are the coronavirus containment measures for stakeholder engagement? (ii) How have researchers coped with the situation, and (iii) How do they evaluate alternative stakeholder activities implemented? We conducted an online survey among European energy research projects with stakeholder engagement between June and August 2020. We found that only one of six engagement activities could be implemented as planned, whereas almost half were cancelled or delayed. The most common coping strategies were changing involvement formats – mainly to webinars or online workshops – or postponement. Whereas respondents are largely satisfied with one-to-one and unidirectional online formats, such as webinars, online interviews, and online surveys, they see interactive group activities as less suitable for online engagement. Most respondents plan to continue using online formats to complement, but not to replace, physical meetings in future research. All long-term effects remain to be seen, but given the postponement of many stakeholder involvement activities, many projects may face problems at later stages of their realisation. These findings suggest that the pandemic may have catalysed a rapid introduction of specific online formats in academic stakeholder interaction processes.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected societies and economies around the world, and the scientific community is no exception. Whereas the importance of stakeholder engagement in research has grown quickly the consequences of the pandemic on this has so far not been empirically studied. In this paper, we investigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on European energy research, in particular the stakeholder work, during the first wave of the coronavirus in spring and summer 2020. We pose the research questions: (i) How much of a problem are the coronavirus containment measures for stakeholder engagement? (ii) How have researchers coped with the situation, and (iii) How do they evaluate alternative stakeholder activities implemented? We conducted an online survey among European energy research projects with stakeholder engagement between June and August 2020. We found that only one of six engagement activities could be implemented as planned, whereas almost half were cancelled or delayed. The most common coping strategies were changing involvement formats – mainly to webinars or online workshops – or postponement. Whereas respondents are largely satisfied with one-to-one and unidirectional online formats, such as webinars, online interviews, and online surveys, they see interactive group activities as less suitable for online engagement. Most respondents plan to continue using online formats to complement, but not to replace, physical meetings in future research. All long-term effects remain to be seen, but given the postponement of many stakeholder involvement activities, many projects may face problems at later stages of their realisation. These findings suggest that the pandemic may have catalysed a rapid introduction of specific online formats in academic stakeholder interaction processes.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected societies and economies around the world, and the scientific community is no exception. Whereas the importance of stakeholder engagement in research has grown quickly for many EU projects, yet no research has studied the consequences of the pandemic on this. In this paper, we investigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on European energy research, in particular the stakeholder work, during the first wave of the coronavirus in spring and summer 2020. We pose the research questions: (i) How big of a problem are the coronavirus containment measures for stakeholder engagement? (ii) How have researchers coped with the situation, and (iii) How do they evaluate alternative stakeholder activities implemented? We conducted an online survey among European energy research projects with stakeholder engagement between June and August 2020. We found that only one of six engagement activities could be implemented as planned, whereas almost half were cancelled or delayed. The most common coping strategies were changing involvement formats – mainly to webinars or online workshops – or postponement. Webinars, online interviews, and online surveys were seen as the best online formats. Most respondents plan to continue using online formats to complement, but not to replace, physical meetings in future research. All long-term effects remain to be seen, but given the postponement of many stakeholder involvement activities, many projects may face problems at later stages of their realisation. These findings are highly relevant for funding institutions and provide important insights on coping strategies for fellow researchers beyond the energy field.

Success factors for managing European Union-funded research, development and innovation projects is rather uncharted territory and scarce publications exist, even though considering that the H2020 funding was nearly €80 billion, and Horizon Europe is €95,5 billion. Managing these types of projects has been referred to as ‘managing the unmanageable’, which indicates importance of our study. The aim of this study was to gather input via survey from both project coordinators and partners by assessing factors in five categories of good practices, skills, characteristics and tools of project management, and coordination for successful project implementation. A total of 118 persons replied to the survey who have experience from Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe funded project(s). Over 80 factors were assessed and rated by the participants. Via standard statistical analysis, a top three lists were created for the different categories from both project partners and coordinators perspectives. A combination of 15 top success factors was formed. Furthermore, to emphasise the practicality of the results, an overarching framework was formed where we propose three prioritised key success factors that research, development, and innovation project management of should focus on. The three key success factors are communication, trust, and collaboration. Communication and trust are further traced down to the coordinator and consortium levels. Active communication and good listening skills are key. Mutual trust is built through high motivation, competence, and active approach to dedicated project activities and roles. Efficient collaboration is reached by nourishing inclusivity and culture, creating a productive environment, and good administrative practices.

The article presents the aspects of Communication and Information Systems security principles for classified Information Security Management System implemented within the realization of European Defence Agency research and technology projects. In the content of article, author characterised the rules and procedures, resulting from the legal acts, which regulates IT security procedures of classified information processing, obtained during the realisation of research process. Special attention has been focused on the European Defence Agency projects during which common IT security procedures are very important to provide not only the proper level of secrecy but also to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of all information processed during the research process.

Different methods have been developed to address ethical issues during research. Most of these methods were developed at universities. In this article ethical parallel research within a Research and Technology Organization is described. Within a European project about perceived security, CPSI, the ethical issues were identified by ethicists cooperating in the project. The project CPSI was aimed at developing a research method that can be used by (local) government to monitor or assess perceived and actual security. Together with the researchers a way was sought to address the ethical issues. Several issues could be addressed by choices with regard to the design of the validation study, in this case a survey. The ethical and legal reasons that were relevant for choices in the design of the validation study were made an integral part of these decisions. Some issues were already identified during the writing of the proposal others were only identified during the research. Participating in the research gave the ethicists access to all relevant information. It made it possible to address the ethical issues when they became relevant. Ethical reasons were part of some of the discussions on research method. It proved possible to address most ethical issues satisfactorily during the research project.