“expression of interest” for hosting marie s. curie

“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” FOR HOSTING MARIE S. CURIE
FELLOWS IN SPANISH INSTITUTIONS (CALL MSCA IF 2015)
1. Interested institution:
University of Salamanca
Cartographic and Land Engineering Department
TIDOP Research unit (http://tidop.usal.es)
https://vimeo.com/87663787
2. Brief Description of the Institution
The University of Salamanca (www.usal.es), founded in 1218 by King Alphonsus IX of Leon, is one
of the oldest universities in Europe and has been an academic point of reference throughout its
almost 800 years of existence, taking in uncountable generations of students from all parts of the
globe. Today the University of Salamanca upholds its academic and research excellence, and
together with other European universities is in a process of adapting its teachings to the new
“European Higher Education Area”, which seeks to place the student at the centre of learning.
The Geomatic Technologies for the 3D digitalization and modelling of cultural heritage (TIDOP)
research group was created on 2005 and belongs to the Land and Cartographic Engineering
Department of the University of Salamanca (one of the oldest universities in Europe and an
academic point of reference throughout its almost 800 years of existence). This recognized
research group is characterized by multi-disciplinary members with diverse profiles: geomatics,
computer scientist, industrial engineers, civil engineers and architects devoted to the development
and application of intelligent sensors and computer systems to engineering and architecture
applications. One of the main streams of this group is the transfer of technology with more than
10 patents and intellectual properties. In the last years, the researchers have focused majority of
the efforts on the development of algorithms and tools for modelling the world in 3D at scale only
using photographs or points clouds. They have been awarded with several international and
nationals prizes. As a result, TIDOP research unit works on more than ten projects in collaboration
with leading companies in these industries and other issues related to aerospatial systems, energy,
security, transport and road inventory and maintenance.
The research unit is devoted to advance solutions and products at two different levels related with
energy: Energy strategies and solutions for deep renovation of historic buildings; Increasing energy
performance of existing buildings through process and organisation innovations and creating a
market for deep renovation.
“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” FOR HOSTING MARIE S. CURIE
FELLOWS IN SPANISH INSTITUTIONS (CALL MSCA IF 2015)
3. Please tick the areas of research (as established in Marie Sklodowska Curie
Actions)
☐ Chemistry (CHE)
☒ Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV)
☐ Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)
☐ Life Sciences (LIF)
☐ Economic Sciences (ECO)
☐ Mathematics (MAT)
☒ Information Science and Engineering (ENG) ☐ Physics (PHY)
4. Research / Project Description
A Spanish research group (http://tidop.usal.es) offers an innovative tool for 3D
reconstruction for Research and Innovation for Engineering, Architecture, ICT
enviromental sciences and Geology. This tool is based on the optimization and
development of computer vision, photogrammetric and laser scanning methods and
algorithms for 3D reconstruction and visualization of natural and man-made sites or
objects.
The tool encloses flexibility (coping with any type of images and camera), automation
(passing from 2D to 3D with one click), scalability (customizing the tools to multiple users
and domains) and quality (guarantying high-resolution models even better than the
modern laser scanner systems).
The idea would be to advance vertical solutions in the fields remarked above (Engineering,
Architecture, ICT enviromental sciences and Geology), allowing to provided added value
and thus to asssit for problem solving and decision-taking.
5. Who can apply?
At the deadline for the submission of proposals (10/09/2015), researchers (*):
 shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time
equivalent research experience.
 must not have resided or carried out their main activities in the country of Spain for more
than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline.
6. Contact person
“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” FOR HOSTING MARIE S. CURIE
FELLOWS IN SPANISH INSTITUTIONS (CALL MSCA IF 2015)
Diego Gonzalez-Aguilera ([email protected])
+34 625399698
Higher Polytechnic School of Avila. University of Salamanca
Hornos Caleros, 50, 05003, Avila (Spain)
7. Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines
CV and letter of motivation
Deadline: April, 30th 2015
Please note that:
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Deadline of the next call for proposals for Marie Sklodowska – Curie Individual Fellowships
is September, 10th 2015.
Oficina Europea is only responsible for the display of the expressions of interests received
by the institutions; further contact and information requests will take place directly
between the host institutions and the interested researchers.
(*) Further details on the Call and additional eligibility criteria can be found at the Participants´Portal