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European Commission European Commission •• DG Information Society DG Information Society

Info DayInfo DayBrussels, 2 June 2005Brussels, 2 June 2005

Focal points:1. Concepts, methods and core services

2. Tools in Rich Environments3. Complex validating applications

SO 2.5.9 “Collaborative Working Environments”

6th EU Framework Programme for Research

John NolanIST Programme

"The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission"


Work to be done within SO 2.5.9 John Nolan

Validating Applications

Core (crucial) Services for distributed collaboration at work

Tools for collaborative tasks

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Theory and Practice of Collaborative Working in SO 2.5.9

R&D should be on the entire spectrum:

• from theory, logic and languages, including, as necessary, formal notations;

• through structured methods using models for describing and capturing requirements;

• to demonstrator ICT systems displaying collaboration as applications implementing the models and illustrating creativity, innovation and productivity.


Network Access (IP v6, wireless, )

Middleware (SOA)

Group identification

Synchronization and Persistence of

Distributed workspaces

Group Traceability

Group resources Discovery and allocation.

Augmented group

Presence

GroupManagement

Service composition

Visualisation

COLLABORATION TOOLS

vManufacturing eMedia eProfessionals eRural …

VALIDATING APPLICATIONS

Collaborative Work Environment providingcore collaboration services:

Digital representation of physical objectsGroup

Security

Environmentawareness

Semantic ModellingOf Groups

Sharing support


Focus 1:1.1 Concepts, methods and

1.2 core services



Focus 1: Concepts, Methods & Core Services

• Concepts: theory and logic; languages; notations; generic metaphors and models.

• Methods: structured approaches for workplace transformation, matching a specific workplace to metaphors to models to technology.

• Core Services: basic, generic, tools for implementing transformed workplaces, by enhancing available platforms. E.g. synchronization and persistence, … .

• Work by IPs, CAs and STREPs


Focus 1:Research and development on Services

Components• Research and development of service

components for collaboration to complement existing middleware and platforms, such as:• synchronisation and persistence of distributed group

workspaces; • discovery and allocation of group resources;• group identification, traceability and security; • management and interfacing between groups of

physical materials and digital representations; • and environment group awareness, with a special

emphasis on mobility. • Services Components will deliver a high

quality experience to co-workers based on flexible management of services and should be customizable to different communities, making use of different (mobile) devices.


Network Access (IP v6, wireless, )Middleware (SOA)




Group Traceability




Security



Focus 2:Tools in Rich Environments



Focus 2: Tools in Rich Environments

• ICT and Content-Rich workplaces will require additional, more sophisticated theories, languages, models and tools.

• Theories and language for modelling groups of workers in complex workplaces.

• Generic tools and services to support these more demanding models.

• Work by IPs, CAs and STREPs


Focus 2: Research on tools for collaborative work

• Bringing together core services into collaboration tools for sophisticated services

• Focus on:• Group management,• Visualization services,• Augmented group presence,• Sharing support,• Seamless interaction,• Semantic modeling of complex groups of

workers,• Service composition.






Group Traceability




Security


Augmented group

Presence

GroupManagement

Service composition

Visualisation

COLLABORATION TOOLS


Sharing support


Focus 3:Complex validating Applications



Focus 3: Development of Complex applications (1)

• In ICT-rich domains mentioned in the text:• Collaborative design and engineering, in

particular rapid prototyping and simulation in the context of virtual manufacturing;

• Collaboration in media/content production workers;

• Collaboration among e-Professionals;• Collaboration with and among knowledge

and information workers in remote and rural settings.

Innovative validating applications for collaborative work in content-rich, mobile and fixed collaborative environments


Focus 3: Development of Complex applications (2)

• Cross domain fertilization would enrich these applications

• Applications should support eTraining and, where appropriate, support new approaches – such as collaborative games






Group Traceability


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eMedia eProfessionals eRural …

VALIDATING APPLICATIONS



Security


Augmented group

Presence

GroupManagement

Service composition

Visualisation

COLLABORATION TOOLS


Sharing support

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