The Ministry for Higher Education and Research and Luxinnovation, the National Agency for Innovation and Research and National Contact Point for the FP7 invite to a conference that is jointly organised with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The conference "Research collaboration between the Joint Research Centre & Luxembourg" will take place on 14 September 2012 at the Conference Centre of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce.

The main objective of the conference is to present the activities of the JRC, to encourage the dialogue with the Luxembourg research and innovation actors and to pave the way for further scientific and technical collaboration. Participants will also have the opportunity to identify possible partnerships and projects during four parallel thematic workshops : Towards Smart Grids; Water and Agricultural resources management; Financial Stability; Innovation Policy . These workshops will be animated by JRC members and representatives of the Luxembourg research community.

Agenda

10.00 - Registration

10.15 - Opening

Gilles SCHLESSER
Managing Director, Luxinnovation

10.30 - Welcome Speech

Pierre DECKER
Premier Conseiller de Gouvernement, Ministry for Higher Education and Research

10.50 - Presentation of the Joint Research Centre: Current and future priorities

Vladimir SUCHA
Deputy Director General, Joint Research Centre

11.20 - Presentation of the collaboration schemes between JRC, EU Member States and research laboratories

Geraldine BARRY
Head of External Communications, Joint Research Centre

12.00 -  The Luxembourg research and innovation landscape

Robert KERGER
Chargé de mission, Ministry for Higher Education and Research

12.30 - Networking Lunch

14.00 - Paralell workshops 

Workshop 1  - Towards Smart Grids

Main topics of interest:

• Cybercrime research
• Privacy and data protection
• Smart meter security
• Security of electric vehicles

Chairman: Jean Schweitzer - Acquisition and Partnership Development Project Manager - Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg

Speakers:

• Laurent Beslay  (to be confirmed) - Joint Research Centre
  Giovanni de Santi  - Director Institute for Energy and Transport (IET) - Joint Research Centre
• Eric Dubois  - Director Service Science & Innovation Department (SSI) - CRP Henri Tudor
• Raphael Frank  Research Associate, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg
• Marc Hohenadel  (to be confirmed) - Joint Research Centre
• Djamel Khadraoui  - Lead R&D Manager eMobility and Critical Infrastructures (SSI) - CRP Henri Tudor
• Jacques Klein  Research Scientist , Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg
• Vincent Mahieu  (to be confirmed) - Joint Research Centre
• Marcelo Masera  – Head of Energy Security Unit  - Joint Research Centre
• Andriy Panchenko,  Research Associate, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg
• Thorsten Ries,  Ph.D.  candidate , Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg
• Jürgen Sachau  (to be confirmed) – Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg
• Radu  State  - Research Scientist, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg
• Holger Voos  (to be confirmed) – University of Luxembourg

Rapporteurs: 

• Jean-Pierre Nordvik , Head of Unit - Digital Citizen Security Unit – Joint Research Centre
• Radu  State  - Research Scientist, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg

Workshop 2  - Water and Agricultural resources management

Main topics of interest:

• Monitoring of agricultural resources
• Monitoring of water resources

Chairman: 

Luc Zwank - Responsable Technique - Administration de la Gestion de l’Eau

Speakers:

• Enrico Benetto - R&D Manager Environmental Assessment and Management Centre de Ressources des Technologies pour l'Environnement (CRTE) - CRP Henri Tudor
• Giovanni Bidoglio - Head of Water Resources Unit - Joint Research Centre
• Lucien Hoffmann - Scientific Director of Environment and Agro-Biotechnologies (EVA) - CRP Gabriel Lippmann
• Guido Schmuck - Acting Director of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) - Joint Research Centre
• André Weidenhaupt - Directeur - Administration de la Gestion de l'Eau

Rapporteurs: Guido Schmuck, Luc Zwank

Workshop 3  – Financial stability

Main topics of interest:

• Modeling economic market

Chairman:

Francesca Campolongo - Action Leader in the Econometrics and applied statistics Unit (ISPC) - Joint Research Centre

Speakers:

• Francesca Campolongo - Action Leader in the Econometrics and applied statistics Unit (ISPC) - Joint Research Centre
• Jessica Cariboni - Scientific support to financial stability unit - Joint Research Centre
• Frank Hermann - Research Associate on Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) - University of Luxembourg
• Christos A. Vassilopoulos - Conseiller juridique- Secrétariat générale de la Banque Centrale Luxembourgeoise

Rapporteurs:  Francesca Campolongo,  Frank Hermann

Workshop 4  – Innovation Policy

Main topics of interest:

• Regional economic modelling
• Iindustrial research and innovation

Chairman:

Peter Churchill - JRC Adviser for the European Research  Area and Relations with DG RTD - Joint Research Centre

Speakers:

• Anna-Leena Asikainen - Senior Researcher Innovation Economics & Service Valuation Service Science & Innovation (SSI) - CRP Henri Tudor
• Peter Churchill - JRC Adviser for the European Research  Area and Relations with DG RTD - Joint Research Centre
• Vincent Dautel - Researcher in Economical Science and Innovation - CEPS INSTEAD
• Xabier Goenaga - Head of Knowledge for Growth Unit - Joint Research Centre
• Ludivine Martin - Researcher in Industrial Organisation and Knowledge Society - CEPS INSTEAD
• Anne-Laure Mention - Head of Unit Innovation Economies & Service Valuation Service Science & Innovation (SSI) - CRP Henri Tudor

Rapporteur: Peter Churchill

16.00 - Coffee break

16.15 - Synopsis of the four different workshops

16.45 - Conclusions and perspectives for future actions

Pierre DECKER
Premier Conseiller de Gouvernement, Ministry for Higher Education and Research

17.00 - Cocktail

Registration

Registration is free of charge but is mandatory as seats are limited. Please register online before 7 September 2012.

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