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International Research Projects |
Participation in European Research Projects:
ESS actively participates as coordinator and partner in a number of EU supported RTD Projects in Frameworks 4,5, and 6.  
OPTIMA is funded by the European Commission under the INCO-MPC programme.
OPTIMA, Optimization for Water Resources Management, develops, implements and tests
a multi-criteria optimization approach for large, complex, distributed and non-linear systems,
with a strong participatory element intended to increase efficiencies and to reconcile conflicting demands.
Based on the European Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) the approach equally
considers economic efficiency, environmental compatibility, and social equity
as the pillars of sustainable development.
SMART, Sustainable Management od Scarce Resources in the Coastal Zone,
addresses issues of integrated coastal zone management with emphasis on water resources,
and competing water users in the Mediterranean coastal regions. Comparative
case studies in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia are used
to develop and test a common methodology.
SUTRA is funded by the European Commission under the City of Tomorrow key action in the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Pprogramme.
A-TEAM is funded by the European Commission under the IST programme.
ISREMM is funded by the European Commission under the INCO-Copernicus programme.
ATMOS is funded under the INTAS programme.
ATMOS aims to provide a bilingual Internet portal on Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry,
and the related application domain of air quality assessment and management
with emphasis on the West Siberian Lowlands and Lake Baikal the geographical scope.
AIR-EIA was funded by the European Commission under the INFO2000 programme.
MUTATE was funded by the European Commission under the IST/eContent programme
HITERM was funded by the European Commission, DG III under the ESPRIT HPCN Programme.
Within the framework of the ESPRIT Programme on
High-Performance Computing and Networking
for Information Management and Decision Support,
HITERM
aims at expanding the application of HPCN to decision support
in new domains: the central focus is the interface between
technological risk management and the environment .
Using distributed parallel computing, the project aims at reaching
better-than real time performance for the simulation of accidental release
of hazardous substances into the atmosphere, ground and surface water.
HITERM supports risk assessment and planning, emergency response
training, end eventually emergency management.
Case studies in Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland address:
SIMTRAP is funded by the European Commission, DG III under the ESPRIT HPCN Programme.
A second project within the framework of the ESPRIT Programme on
High-Performance Computing and Networking
for Information Management and Decision Support,
SIMTRAP
integrates advanced simulation models for dynamic traffic flow
and 3D photochemical air quality modeling implemented on powerful
parallel computers within a decision support framework that includes
GIS functionality, statistical analysis tools, an embedded expert system,
und a multi-criteria optimization tool.
An easy-to-use multimedia user interface and the fast and interactive
response made possible by HPCN technology provide a powerful tool for
urban traffic and environmental planners.
BOOTSTRAP is sponsored by the European Commission, European Social Fund (ESF), and the Austrian Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs ADAPT - BOOTSTRAP: Building adaptive world-class SMEsIn collaboration with research institutions, government agencies, and industrial enterprises in the UK, Sweden, Portugal, Italy, Germany ESS participates in the BOOTSTRAP project of the EU's ADAPT Programme. The project was aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and their technological innovation. Using modern information technology, and in particular, Internet-based multi-media services based on a flexible client-server architecture, advanced information services can be introduced into the SMEs' business process. As a specific application domain, ESS addresses problems of environmental management through a concept of learning on demand through network accessible multi-media information services.
GAIA is sponsored by the European Commission, DG XIII, under INCO-DC.
 EUREKA
EUREKA E!3266 EUROENVIRON: WEBAIR
WEBAIR builds a web based application service for real-time
multi-media management information system for industrial, urban and regional
air quality assessment and management, integrating on-line monitoring and modelling
with AI components, in support of relevant EU Directives.
In collaboration with research institutions, government agencies,
and industrial enterprises in the Switzerland, the UK, Northern Ireland,
Sweden, Portugal, and Russia, ESS has initiated a
EUREKA project that has received definitive EUREKA A
status end of June 1995. The project, with an expected total volume of more
than 3 Million ECU, is designed for a three year initial development phase.
EUREKA E!1892 EUROENVIRON: IQEM IQEM: Integrated Quality and Environmental Management
The aim of the IQEM project was to develop, within a flexible artificial intelligence environment, a modular set of integrated tools for quality control procedures, environmental management, and safety management an intranet/extranet environment for combined ISO 9000, ISO 14001, EMAS and safety management.
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GAIA, a Multi-Media Tool for Natural Resources Management and Environmental Education
addresses both issues of environmental planning and management
as well as information technology.
Its primary objective is to build multi-media tools for environmental
education and management, in a collaboration of 10 countries from Europe,
Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
In collaboration with two European institutions and
university partners from seven developing countries,
the project has developed a client/server multi-media system for
environmental education, using the 
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