Digital Media Research and Innovations at EU Level: Travel Grant to Bid for EU Funding under Framework-7 Programme

在我们参与欧盟框架-6计划并获得EPSRC旅行补助金后，数字成像研究小组成功获得了两个欧盟研究项目，总资金约为80万欧元。随着框架-7计划的临近，预计第一次征集建议书将于2007年1月进行，我们希望再次向EPSRC申请旅行资助，使我们能够参与FP-7计划，并争取欧盟资助，以支持我们在未来四年的研究活动。数码影像研究小组在欧盟层面拥有广泛的研究记录，包括：（i）评估欧盟有关网络视听家庭平台、E-ten计划、知识与内容、FET等的建议;（ii）担任三份国际领先期刊的编辑;（iii）跨图像处理，视频处理，视频挖掘，模式识别，混合现实，这些将为我们在欧盟层面竞争FP-7计划的资金增加重要价值，并延续我们在FP-6计划中的成功。为此，我们希望向EPSRC申请资金，以支付必要的旅行费用，并使我们能够全面参与FP-7计划。

Following our participation in EU Framework-6 programme enabled by an EPSRC travel grant, the digital imaging research group has successfully secured two EU research projects with total funding to Bradford around 800K euros. As the Framework-7 Programme is approaching and the first call-for-proposal is expected in January, 2007, we wish to request for travel funding again from EPSRC and enable us to participate in FP-7 programme, and bid for EU funding to support our research activities in the next four years. The Digital Imaging Research Group has extensive research track record at EU level, including: (i) evaluating EU proposals for networked audio-visual home platform, E-ten Programme, knowledge and content, and FET etc. (ii) editorship for three internationally leading journals; (iii) multi-disciplinary research expertise across the boundaries of image processing, video processing, video mining, pattern recognition, mixed reality, data encryption, security, artificial intelligence and machine learning etc. These would add significant values to our efforts in competing at EU level for funding under FP-7 programme and continue our success in FP-6. To this end, we wish to request for funding from EPSRC to cover the necessary travalling expenses and enable us a full participation in FP-7 programme.