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A mobility action in Interaction Design Research Focused on Natural Motion Capturing Process for Creative Industries (NaMoCAP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Overall objective of this proposal aims to establish a pilot mobility structure in a practice-based research education to support the competitive capabilities of the EU motion capturing industry. We focus on cooperation between Koç University as a Turkish research institute and Imagination Studios a leading Swedish industrial company. It is intended to create a successful pilot mobility structure ...
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European Union Conditionality, Labour Law, and Women in Employment: The Case of Turkey (LabrLaw.EU.TR)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

The European Union considers the labour law framework as one of the fundamental parameters for the creation of jobs and a gender equal labour market, both of which foster European economic growth and social cohesion. The European Union has introduced a substantial body of equal treatment legislation promoting equality of opportunity. However, there is a need for empirical data generated in the cou ...
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Pattern Recognition in High Dimensional Data (PRinHDD)

Start date: Jul 15, 2013, End date: Jul 14, 2015,

High dimensional data, where the number of variables is larger than the sample size, are encountered in a wide range of areas such as microarray studies, finance, engineering, biometrics and neuroimaging. This project is on pattern recognition (classification and clustering) of high dimensional data. Statistical methodology (including recognition methods) available for analyzing such data suffers ...
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The COntribution of Social Media In Crisis management (COSMIC)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The COntribution of Social Media In Crisis management (COSMIC) project will identify the most effective ways to utilise new information and communication technologies (ICTs) in crisis situations for the protection of ordinary citizens. It will ensure better linkages between prevention, detection, reporting and rescue in crisis situations as well as assist officials and first responders (i.e. polic ...
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Functional Multilayer Films (FUNCMLFS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly (SA) of polymers at surfaces is a powerful technique to functionalize surfaces. Due to its advantages, there has been growing interest in using LbL films in many application areas: e.g. medicine, electronics, sensor technology, photonics, etc. Using LbL, properties of multilayers (MLs) can be controlled by nature of film components, pH, ionic strength or temperat ...
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Towards an Intermodal Transport Network through innovative research-driven clusters in Regions of organised and competitive knowledge (INTRAREGIO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The InTraRegio project is a coordination action that aims to enhance the integration process and the capacity of the five European regions Canary Islands (ES), Bremen (DE), Marmara (TR), Calabria (IT) and Ruse (BG) towards their development of regional RTD and economic policies and research strategies related to transport concerns, in particular to intermodal freight and passenger transport. Throu ...
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Regimes of Ethnicity: A Global Database of Ethnic Demography and Survey of State Policies on Ethnicity (Regimes of Ethnicity)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

This project is aimed at, first, creating a database by gathering the most up to date information on the ethnic demography of the 172 countries in the world with a population over 250,000; and second, conducting a survey of state policies on ethnicity in these countries in order to gauge the relationship between ethnicity and nationality as reflected in state policies. The database of global ethni ...
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Lipschitz-based Optimization of Singular Values with Applications to Dynamical Systems (Opt of Singular Vals)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

This project mainly concerns the numerical solution of singular value optimization problems. In the literature such problems arise in the robust control of linear dynamical systems, and in numerical linear algebra when sensitivity of numerical problems is considered. In a singular value optimization problem a prespecified singular value (e.g. the smallest, the largest) is sought to be minimized or ...
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Quantum phases of Fermi-Fermi, Bose-Bose and Bose-Fermi mixtures of atomic gases at ultracold temperatures (Atomic Mixtures)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

The Dr. Iskin will undertake theoretical research in condensed atomic and molecular physics. He will investigate quantum phases of two-species Fermi-Fermi, Bose-Bose and Bose-Fermi mixtures of atomic gases at ultracold temperatures. There are four main problems in this proposal. The first problem is about creating and observing a spatially modulated superfluid phase with characteristics of an Fuld ...
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Development of Nanotechnology-based High-performance Opaque & Transparent Insulation Systems for Energy-efficient Buildings (NANOINSULATE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

NANOINSULATE will develop durable, robust, cost-effective opaque and transparent vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) incorporating new nanotechnology-based core materials (nanofoams, aerogels, aerogel composites) and high-barrier films that are up to four times more energy efficient than current solutions. These new systems will provide product lifetimes in excess of 50 years suitable for a variety o ...
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Auctions with Investments: Timing and Information (Auctions and Invest.)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2014,

Auctions are important and widely used trading mechanisms. Bidders often undertake investments in relation to an auction they participate in. For example, firms may invest in research and development prior to bidding for public procurement in order to reduce their costs or improve the quality of the goods and services they are offering. The main objective of the proposed research project is to fur ...
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Intra-Vehicular Wireless Sensor Networks (IVWSN)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2014,

"As the number of powerful electronic control units (ECU) and associated distributed sensor and actuator components inside the car keep increasing every year, the manufacturing and installation of wiring harnesses for transmission of data and power for all these components require considerable engineering effort. Eliminating the number of wires can potentially provide cost savings, fuel efficiency ...
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Short and Long-term Stock Market Returns from Innovation Outsourcing: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic versus Offshore High-Tech Markets (INNOVATION-SOURCING)

Start date: Feb 15, 2010, End date: Feb 14, 2014,

"The main objective of this proposal is to capitalize on the scholarly experience the applicant researcher has acquired in the United States and contribute to the advancement of the state-of-the-art research conducted in Koc University, in Turkey as well as in Europe. The project “Short and Long-term Stock Market Returns from Innovation Outsourcing: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic versus Offsho ...
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Overnight Volatility in Financial Markets: Causes and Consequences (Overnight Volatility)

Start date: Jul 22, 2011, End date: Nov 11, 2013,

This project consists of four parts, each of which will analyze a different aspect of interbank overnight rate volatility (hereafter “OV”).In the first part of the project, the implications of OV on longer term interest rates will be investigated. The expectations hypothesis notes that longer-term rates should equal expected future short-term rates plus a term premium. We will look for evidence t ...
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Socially Aware, collaboRative, scAlable Coding mEdia distributioN (SARACEN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The rapid progress in hardware/software media technologies has changed the role of individuals from passive content consumers to active content creator/producers. It is clear that in a few years everyone will be multimedia content producer (by publishing digital pictures, video recordings, remote e-health services, home surveillance, etc.), multimedia content mediator (by storing/forwarding strea ...
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Bologna Translation Service (Bologna)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

There is a continuing and increasing need for educational institutes to provide course syllabi documentation and other educational information in English. Access to translated course syllabi and degree programmes plays a crucial role in the level to which universities effectively attract foreign students and, more importantly, has an impact on international profiling. However, to present all educa ...
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Characterizing Surface-Supported Microdroplets for Optofluidics Applications (Microdroplets)

Start date: Aug 5, 2010, End date: Aug 4, 2012,

Liquid microdroplets have a spherical geometry, smooth surface, and their size and shape can be easily tuned. These properties make them ideally suited for many optical applications. However, microdroplets have up to date found only a limited use, mainly due to the difficulty in their position stabilization. Traditional position stabilization techniques such as electrodynamic levitation, optical l ...
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European Researcher’s Night in Istanbul 2011: Researchers Among Us (Researchers’NightIst)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

The “European Researcher’s Night in Istanbul 2011: Researchers Among Us” project is an initiative to organize a Europe wide event Researchers’ Night, in Turkey on Friday 23rd September 2010. The Night will be celebrated in a festive atmosphere in Istanbul to strengthen the ties between scientists and public. The Istanbul researcher’s Night will be a part of European wide public and media event to ...
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