Project description DEENESFRITPL Bridging the divide between video conferencing and mixed reality Video conferencing and mixed reality are both forms of communication but based on very different technologies. Video conferencing does not provide an in-person feel to meetings and has several other drawbacks. In contrast, mixed reality has emerged as a technology that can provide a genuine feeling of presence, and better collaboration tools. The EU-funded CORTEX² project will bridge the divide between widespread video conferencing tools and innovative XR-based solutions to democratise the adoption of next-generation eXtended Reality tele-cooperation by industrial sectors and SMEs. The initiative will use and extend the widespread Rainbow teleconferencing solution from Alcatel Lucent Enterprise to allow for fully interactive XR-based cooperation. This will be demonstrated in three pilots: industrial production, business meetings, and remote training respectively. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The mission of CORTEX² is to bridge the divide between widespread video-conferencing tools and state-of-the art XR-based solutions, democratising the uptake of next-generation eXtended Reality tele-cooperation among a large number of industrial segments and SMEs. To this aim, our project will provide: (1) Full support for AR experience as extension of videoconferencing systems when using heterogeneous services end devices through a novel Mediation Gateway platform (2) Resource-efficient teleconferencing tools through innovative transmission methods and automatic summarization of shared long documents (3) User-friendly and powerful XR experiences with instant 3D reconstruction of environments and objects and simplified use of natural gestures in collaborative meetings (4) Fusion of vision and audio for multi-channel semantic interpretation and enhanced tools such as dialoguing virtual conversational agents and automatic meeting summarization (5) Full integration of IoT devices in XR experiences to optimize interaction with running systems and processes (6) Optimal extension possibilities and wide uptake opportunity through the delivery of the core system with open APIs and the the organisation of Open calls for extensions towards more technical modules and more use cases in various segments. In order to ensure large adoption and fast scaling of our extended remote cooperation solution, we will use the widespread teleconferencing solution Rainbow from Alcatel Lucent Enterprise as a backbone for our innovative extended reality based tele-cooperation concept, which counts today more than 3 million users worldwide. CORTEX will extend Rainbow to allow for fully interactive XR-based cooperation and will be demonstrated in three pilots: industrial production, business meetings and remote training. Wide uptake will be guaranteed by financement of third-party projects to allow for more technical extensions, wider use-cases and deeper evaluation and assessment. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of thingsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality Keywords Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Telecooperation Programme(s) HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space Main Programme HORIZON.2.4.6 - Next Generation Internet Topic(s) HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-25 - eXtended Collaborative Telepresence (IA) Call for proposal HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions Coordinator DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR KUNSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH Net EU contribution € 5 093 425,00 Address TRIPPSTADTER STRASSE 122 67663 Kaiserslautern Germany See on map Region Rheinland-Pfalz Rheinhessen-Pfalz Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 5 093 425,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all LINAGORA GRAND SUD OUEST SA France Net EU contribution € 385 350,00 Address ROUTE DE REVEL 75 31400 Toulouse See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 550 500,00 ALE INTERNATIONAL France Net EU contribution € 686 875,00 Address 32 AVENUE KLEBER 92700 Colombes See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 981 250,00 INTRACOM SINGLE MEMBER SA TELECOM SOLUTIONS Greece Net EU contribution € 296 187,50 Address NEW ROAD PEANIA MARKOPOULO 19 7KM 19002 Peania See on map Region Αττική Aττική Ανατολική Αττική Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 423 125,00 MTU AUSTRALO ALPHA LAB Estonia Net EU contribution € 250 000,00 Address NARVA MNT 7 10117 Tallinn See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 250 000,00 F6S NETWORK IRELAND LIMITED Ireland Net EU contribution € 193 528,00 Address WORK HUB 77 CAMDEN STREET D02 XE80 LOWER DUBLIN See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 276 468,75 KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium Net EU contribution € 272 500,00 Address OUDE MARKT 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 272 500,00 COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES France Net EU contribution € 323 653,75 Address RUE LEBLANC 25 75015 PARIS 15 See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 323 653,75 ACTIMAGE Germany Net EU contribution € 282 127,00 Address HAFENSTRASSE 3 77694 Kehl See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Ortenaukreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 403 038,75 UNIVERSITAT JAUME I DE CASTELLON Spain Net EU contribution € 213 551,00 Address AVENIDA VICENT SOS BAYNAT S/N 12006 Castellon De La Plana See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Castellón/Castelló Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 213 551,25
