PRISM · Towards knowledge-based processing systems
FP6 — Marie Curie Actions (Human Resources and Mobility)
- Duration
- 2004-12-01 → 2008-11-30
- EU contribution
- €2,558,217
- Participants
- 14
- Scheme
- RTN
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Results in brief
Final Activity Report Summary - PRISM (Towards knowledge-based processing systems)
The training objectives of PRISM were to broaden the scientific and technical background of early stage and experienced researchers in the area of process systems engineering and to enhance their skills in theoretical and applied research by providing them with real industrial problems. A further aim was to develop the researcher's communication and project management skills. Since a diversity of complementary scientific disciplines and applied research topics are involved in the broad area of process systems engineering, the training relied on the active participation of all industrial, SMEs and academic partners. The training programme took advantage of the international nature of the network and the complementarily of its teams. PRISM exposed researchers to different schools of thoughts working in the same research field. Thus, for the successful implementation of PRISM the consortium employed an effective and well-structured scheme for training and interchange of information by promoting exchanges between the industrial partners, SMEs and the academic / research partners. More than 25 exchanges took place. The exchange scheme provided the early stage and experienced researchers with the complementary information for solving their individual tasks. The network also allowed a large degree of interaction between theoretical and applied researchers, leading to a greater understanding of the challenges in computer-aided design, control and optimisation of process systems. Each academic team of the proposed network consortium allocated early stage and/or experienced researchers to achieve the specific project's objectives. The main role of experienced researchers was twofold: - To participate in network-wide events that enables the transfer of knowledge between the members of the research teams. Such events included joint lecture courses, summers schools, workshops, etc. Exchange of knowledge with the members of other teams was also a key activity for experienced researchers through undertaking visits and secondments. - Mentoring of early stage researchers within PRISM in order to pass on experience and specialised knowledge. Industrial partners and engineering SMEs such as PSE and SOUK allocated mainly experienced researchers who played a key role to the transfer of research and industrial knowledge to young researchers from universities and research institutes.
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Project objective
The present Marie Curie Research Training Network aims at the development and application of modelling, simulation and optimisation methodologies, and computer-aided tools for sustainable process integration and/or intensification opportunities in order to reduce cost, waste and energy while taking into account realistic operating objectives (controllability, productivity, robustness of performance etc). The activities of this RTN rely on four Research Clusters. More specifically, Research cluster 1 will co ncentrate on the â¿¿Model-Building Technologies and toolâ¿¿. The research within Research Cluster 2 focuses on several â¿¿Model-Based process systems engineering approachesâ¿¿, Research cluster 3 addresses â¿¿Real-time Optimisationâ¿¿, while Research Clust er 4 considers â¿¿Real life industrial case studies and development of software prototypesâ¿¿. The network is based on a multidisciplinary partnership including: (i) specialists in process systems engineering(ii) experts in theoretical optimisation and ad vanced solution techniques, (iii) experimentalists to verify the theoretical work, (iv) SMEs providing engineering services for the process industries with software development activities and (v) industrial end-users to provide real industrial case studie s for the application of the developed methodologies, algorithms and tools. The network will organise a well structured multidisciplinary training and knowledge transfer programme. Early-stage researchers will attend advanced courses (on process simulati on, design, control, optimisation, hybrid separations, material design, process synthesis and flexible plant operation) run by the participating institutions in order to assist the development of new skills. Organisation of workshops, summer schools, parti cipation in international conferences will constitute key elements of the overall training programme where young researchers will have the opportunity to communicate their results.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE · LONDONCoordinatorUnited Kingdom
- AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MADRIDSpain
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · ThessalonikiGreece
- BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY · BRNOCzechia
- JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE · LJUBLJANASlovenia
- MITOL D.D. · SEžANACountry levelSlovenia
- PROCESS SYSTEMS ENTERPRISE LTD. · LONDONCity levelUnited Kingdom
- SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LTD · CAMBRIDGEUnited Kingdom
- SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD UK PLC · LONDONUnited Kingdom
- TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK · LYNGBYDenmark
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · DELFTNetherlands
- UNIVERSITAET DORTMUND · DORTMUNDGermany
- UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA · BARCELONASpain
- UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER · MANCHESTERUnited Kingdom
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