eFuturesXD - crossing the boundaries

2010年10月举行的EPSRC研讨会（信通技术研究-下一个十年）认识到信通技术界需要塑造未来的能力。为了在未来几年帮助电子界实现这一目标，eFuturesXD将提供奖项，以支持英国电子学者开展跨学科的合作研究。这往往是一种高风险、高回报的研究。允许立即取得进展的适度奖励将是筛选众多选择并推广最佳创意的有效方式。其结果将是一系列简短的研究报告，其中将包括不同程度的承诺。这将有助于告知电子界信息和通信技术研究的方向。通过在申请后一个月内对奖项请求做出回应，这种跨学科的客户将提供在全球舞台上竞争所需的灵活性。将提供四种奖励：旅行奖励（<5 k英镑）;会议奖励（<10 k英镑）;设施奖励（<20 k英镑）;和员工奖励（<50 k英镑）。这些奖项将提供机会，以范围内的新举措迅速，并组装最好的团队，更长的更大的研究计划。跨学科账户将由现有的电子社区网络eFutures提供便利，以其现有的基础设施和技术专长网络为基础。这也将是为eFutures网络增加价值的一种方式。跨学科账户将通过社区会议和eFutures网页进行宣传。获得< £ 15 k奖项的条件将是在社区活动中发表演讲。通过将跨学科账户与eFutures联系起来，将有可能利用网络与学术和商业部门的联系，帮助建立最好的联盟，以开展更长、更大的研究方案。申请过程将涉及完成一个在线表格，其中将包括摘要，目标，学术合作伙伴，资金要求和战略调整。快速评估将由两名专家进行：一名来自电子学，另一名来自其他相关学科。每月将举行一次审查小组会议，作出决定，然后通知申请人。eFutures指导小组由学术、商业和公共部门代表组成，将审查英国未来可能发挥领导作用的重要战略领域的奖项分配和平衡。成功与否将通过衡量获奖者的后续资金来衡量。还将通过观察整个信通技术组合来判断。成功的例子包括电子学领域内的研究课题范围更加一致，电子学与信通技术其他领域之间的接触明显加强。为了评估奖励的有效性，将在每次奖励完成后至少6个月进行跟踪检查。

An EPSRC workshop (ICT research - the next decade) held in October 2010 recognised the need for ICT communities to shape future capability. In order to help achieve this goal in the electronics community over the coming years, eFuturesXD will offer awards to support UK academics in electronics as they initiate collaborative research across their discipline boundary. This tends to be research of a high risk, high return kind. Modest awards allowing immediate progress will be an efficient way to sift numerous options and to promote the best ideas. The outcome will be a collection of short studies, which will include varying levels of promise. This will help inform the electronics community where ICT research should be heading. By offering a response to award requests within one month of applying, this cross-disciplinary account will give the agility necessary to compete on the global stage. Four kinds of award will be offered: travel award (< £5k); meeting award (< £10k); facility award (< £20k); and staff award (< £50k). These awards will offer the opportunity to scope new initiatives rapidly and to assemble the best team for longer larger research programmes. The cross -disciplinary account will be facilitated by the existing electronics community network eFutures, building on its established infrastructure and network of technical expertise. It will also be a way of adding value to the eFutures network. The cross-disciplinary account will be publicised through community meetings and the eFutures web pages. A condition of obtaining an award < £15k will be to give presentations at community events. By linking the cross-disciplinary account to eFutures it will be possible to help build the best consortia for longer larger research programmes using the network's links to the academic and commercial sectors. The application process will involve completing an on-line form which will cover summary, objectives, academic partners, funding requested and strategic alignment. Rapid assessments will be made by two experts: one from electronics and one from the other relevant discipline. A review panel will be held monthly when decisions will be made and then communicated to applicants. The eFutures steering group, comprising academic, commercial and public sector representatives, will review the distribution and balance of awards across strategically important areas where the UK may take a future lead. Success will be seen by measuring the follow-on funding by those obtaining awards. It will also be judged by looking at the overall ICT portfolio. Examples of success include a more coherent range of research topics within electronics and a visibly stronger engagement between electronics and the rest of ICT. To assess the effectiveness of awards a follow-up check will be made at least 6 months after each award is complete.