"WSR4Europeana" web science research for

Europeana

Mariana Damova, PhD

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FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN

Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (Multi-Partner ITN)

• Doctoral research and exchanges– Supporting a PhD students for 36 months– Hosting organizations from the network

• Train new researchers in the emerging field of Web Science– Information science– Computer science– Quantum science – Digital Humanities

• Overall budget of € 423 230 000– Yearly living allowances under employment contracts – Early-stage researchers 38 000 Euro– Flat rate of EUR 1800 per researcher-month managed by the host organisations– Management activities: 10% – Contribution to overheads: 10% of direct costs

Full Network

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Participants1Germany Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB)2Finland Tampere School of Library and information Science (SISTA)3Finland Aalto University (AALTO)4Greece FORTH Iraklion5Denmark RSLIS Copenhagen6Germany Universität Mannheim (UMA)7Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel Center Leo Apostel (CLEA)8Bulgaria Ontotext9UK Seme4

10 Italy Net7 11 Greece National Technical University Athens (NTUA)

Associated Partners

1Netherlands Europeana Foundation2Italy CNR ISTI3Spain University Carlos III of Madrid LIS Department4Germany CCS5USA Tufts University Perseus Digital Library

Action supporting - Europeana – an infrastructure-centered activity in digital libraries and cultural heritage towards a cultural heritage open service- Defined research programme and research topics - a budget of about 2mln Euro

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Thank you for your attention!

Questions

mariana.damova@ontotext.com