Presentation about research challenges and upcoming calls in Software and Services for the S-Cube workshop at the International Conference on Software Engineering, Zürich (Switzerland), 5 June 2012

1. Software and Services Research –
What's coming up?
Arian Zwegers
European Commission
Information Society and Media Directorate General

2. Agenda
• S-Cube
– NoEs
• Future research in S&S
– Cloud Computing
• Work Programme 2013
• Horizon 2020
– PPPs in H2020?
• What’s next?

3. The NoE efforts during the
The NoE has also past four years have led to two
succeeded in bringing joint, multi-institution
together groups from programs, one at the master
different research fields in level and one at the PhD level.
an attempt to bootstrap This alone is remarkable,
the emerging area of considering its embedded
“Service Engineering” administrative and legal
challenges.
The five summer schools,
initiated by the NoE, have
developed into an important
tool for the community
alignment and for establishing
successful research networks
between and across the
different areas.
The NoE’s long term
impact on the State-of- With 242 scientific
the-Art is reflected by papers the S-Cube
the large number of research output in
published papers and terms of publications
the excellent research is very impressive
results achieved

4. Networks of Excellence
n=59 (IST), 37 (ICT)
min max avg
Duration IST 18 63 43.9
ICT 36 60 45.1
Funding IST € 1.5M € 9.9M € 5.3M
ICT € 2.4M € 8.5M € 4.3M
Number of partners IST 9 95 31.4
ICT 4 51 17.4
Funding per partner IST € 27k € 509k € 210k
ICT € 74k € 942k € 307k
Funding/partner/year IST € 18k € 170k € 60k
ICT € 23k € 248k € 82k

5. Future Research in S&S
Context: European Cloud Computing Strategy
Cloud for Europe
and Europeans
Pillar 1: Pillar 2: Pillar 3:
Cloud-Friendly Going Global
Framework Cloud-Active Solutions
Legal Public International
Framework Sector Policy
Stimulation Measures
Maria
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/docs/future-cc-2may-ken-ducatel-presentation.pdf

6. Future Research in S&S
Research issues in Cloud Computing
• Data Management
• Communications and Network
• Resource Description and Usage
• Federation, Interoperability, Portability
• Resource Management
• Multi-tenancy
• Programmability and Usability
• Political and Legislatory
• Security
• Business and Cost Models
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http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/docs/future-cc-2may-jeffery-presentation.pdf
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/docs/future-cc-2may-finalreport-experts.pdf

7. Future Research in S&S
Long-term research issues
• Preservation of privacy and • Service composition tools
security • Applications for Internet
of Things • Handling vast amount of data
• Architectures for decentralised • Lifecycle of digital assets
secure services • Services for non-human
users • Fully mobile services
• Dependability as inherent
attribute • Machine to machine • Critical mass of services on
• New security models Internet
• Public test suites for web apps
Interaction IoS and IoT • Participation in standardization
Internet based on
Privacy, Security and Trust User-Centric Internet
Gaps and challenges
New Service Environments New Role for Services
• Global scale service
platforms
• Scalable infrastructures • Evolution of legacy
• Manageability
• Smart energy • Interoperability and pervasiveness
• Design for virtualization management
• New metrics for costs, risks,
• More resilient and dependability
adaptable clouds
• Software engineering for web
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/docs/softwareconsultationreportfeb2011.pdf

8. Work Programme 2013
5. ICT for 142 6. ICT for 7. ICT for the 8. ICT for
Health, Aging a low-carbon Enterprise and Creativity and
Well, Inclusion economy Manufacturing Learning
and Governance 172 70 67
1. Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures
344
Future and Emerging
Future Internet PPP
Technologies
2. Cognitive Systems and Robotics 89
JTIs ENIAC and ARTEMIS
3. Alternative Paths to Components and Systems 195
210
4. Technologies for Digital Content and Languages 77
22 International cooperation – Other horizontal actions 34
GC PPP
AAL EeB PPP FoF PPP

9. WP2013, Obj 1.2
Software Engineering, Services and Computing
• Delivering services in an effective, efficient and
reliable manner across the future computing
continuum embracing clouds, communicating
objects and smart devices
• Expanding Europe’s industrial strength in
software and services technologies and
industrial software production
a) Innovative software and tools for services
b) Advanced computing architectures and software
engineering beyond the Cloud
c) Coordination and support actions
• Draft budget: 41.5 M€

10. WP2013, Obj 11.3
PCP Action on Cloud Computing
• High quality cloud computing environment for public
sector needs, validated through a pre-commercial
procurement action jointly undertaken by Member
States and the European Commission
• Action targets the harmonization of requirements and
the implementation of a joint strategy for cloud
computing in the European public sector
• Scope covers both internal use of Cloud computing
for ensuring smooth operation of administrative
processes and the external use of Cloud computing
for the provision of e-government type services
• 9 States already positive about participating in this
objective (NL, DE, FR, UK, IT, ES, NO, SI, Turkey)
• Draft budget: 10 M€

11. European Research
R&D Expenditure as % of GDP (1999, 2009)
• Other regions spend more on R&D than Europe
• Large differences within Europe
Source: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/oecd-science-technology-and-industry-scoreboard-2011_sti_scoreboard-2011-en

12. The ICT world is changing
Where is Europe?
Instant Apps
messaging
IaaS
Webmail
PaaS
SaaS
Search engines
Social & Professional
networks
Virtual
Worlds
Sharing Other content-
files related services

13. The ICT world is changing
Tech wars?
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/160/tech-wars-2012-amazon-apple-google-facebook

14. The ICT world is changing
Example of Apple
http://www.asymco.com/2012/05/03/the-phone-market-in-2012-a-tale-of-two-disruptions/

15. The ICT world is changing
Are we going to act?
• Web 3.0 = Google/Apple/
Amazon/Facebook Inc?
• What can Europe do?
Framework Programmes
Digital Agenda
• Are we going to act
(or not)?

16. Horizon 2020
Commission proposal
€80 billion
46%
8.5% Increase compared to FP7
of overall EU budget
2014-2020

17. Horizon 2020
Objectives and structure
Europe 2020 priorities
International European Research
cooperation Area
Shared objectives and principles
Tackling Creating
Societal Industrial
Challenges Leadership
Excellence in the
Science Base
Simplified access Dissemination &
Common rules, toolkit of knowledge transfer
funding schemes

18. Horizon 2020
Excellent Science Base
• European Research Council
• Future and Emerging Technologies
(FET-Open, Proactive, Flagships)
• Marie Curie actions on skills,
training and career development
• European research infrastructures
(including eInfrastructures)

19. Horizon 2020
Tackling Societal Challenges
• Health, demographics changes and
well-being
• Food security, sustainable agriculture
and the bio-based economy
• Secure, clean and efficient energy
• Smart, green and integrated transport
• Climate action and, resource efficiency,
including raw materials
• Inclusive, innovative and secure
societies

20. Horizon 2020
Industrial Leadership
• Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies:
– Information and Communication Technologies
– Nanotechnologies, advanced materials,
advanced manufacturing and processing
– Biotechnology
– Space
• Innovation in SMEs
• Access to risk finance
• Grant to the European Institute for
Innovation and Technology (EIT)
• Direct actions of the Joint Research Centre

21. Horizon 2020
ICT in Industrial leadership
• A new generation of components
and systems
• Next generation computing
• Future Internet
• Content technologies and
information management
• Advanced interfaces and robots
• Key Enabling Technologies: Micro-
nano-electronics and photonics

22. What's next?
WP2013
• Discussion with ICT Committee May/June
• Opinion from ICT Committee 20 June 2012
• Commission decision 9 July 2012
• Call 10 launch 10 July 2012
• Deadline • 15 Jan 2013
• Call 11 launch 18 Sept 2012
• Deadline • 16 April 2013
• ICT Proposers' Day 2012, Warsaw (Poland) 26-27 Sept 2012
H2020
• FIA Research Roadmap for Horizon 2020 25 June 2012
• Parliament and Council negotiations on the
basis of the Commission proposals Ongoing
• Adoption of legislative acts by Parliament and
Council on Horizon 2020 Mid 2013
• Horizon 2020 start 1 Jan 2014

23. For more information
Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/
@INFSOD3
Future Internet
http://ec.europa.eu/foi
http://www.fi-ppp.eu/
@FI_PPP
This presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/azwegers
E-mail
Arian.Zwegers@ec.europa.eu