IDEAS Programme – Call for Projects
IDE is seeking Expressions of Interest for projects developing digital methods and tools for the Automotive Industry.
Overview
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The IDEAS programme (Innovation in Digital Engineering – Automotive Sector) offers businesses unique access to the latest technologies and highly skilled staff in the field of Data, AI, and Modelling and Simulation.
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Working closely with research and innovation experts from the STFC Hartree Centre, IBM and IDE, companies will develop projects that address innovation challenges and accelerate productivity in the automotive sector.
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Expert staff-time and computational resources
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IDEAS is offering 72 months of staff-time and computational resources for up to 8 projects.
We are seeking project proposals that will combine new and existing digital technologies – improving speed, accuracy and efficiency of development processes and solutions within engineering, manufacturing, servitisation and end-of-life.
Project partners
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Time and resources will be delivered by project partners STFC Hartree Centre, IBM and IDE.
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Expertise and resources will be available in the following areas:
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• Data
• Modelling and simulation
• Augmented Intelligence
• Optimisation
• Visualisation and Immersive
• Interoperability
• Digital Twin
Key dates
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Q&A Webinar – 3 Feb 2022 (Register for Q&A)
Submissions open – 1 Feb 2022 – 28 Feb 2022
Projects anticipated to commence – by 1 June 2022​
Contact details
Samuele De Guido
Planning Manager of IDE
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Rick Anderson
HNCDI Explore workstream lead of STFC
richard.anderson@stfc.ac.uk
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Kirk Jordan
HNCDI Explore workstream lead of IBM
kjordan@us.ibm.com
Download the Expressions of Interest Guide
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For further details and guidance on how to develop your ideas into a project proposal please download the Guidance Notes from the STFC Hartree Centre website.