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FP7-ICT-2011-9 STREP proposal 18/01/12 v1 [Dynact] v) Risk assessment and contingency plan Some of the objectives of the proposals, reflected in the above work packages, admittedly involve a certain degree of risk. In particular, the development of inference algorithms for imprecise hidden Markov models is cutting edge research at this time, while the formulation of a general theory for arbitrary imprecise-probabilistic graphical models poses a beautiful but serious challenge. The same can be said for the development of dynamical discriminative models, able to exploit the information provided by motion dynamics and couple it with the state-of-the-art performances of discriminative methods. Finally, the classification of “precise” graphical models is also subject of current, challenging research: this is in particular true for the theory of metric/manifold learning for dynamical models. Its extension to imprecise-probabilistic graphical models is an ambitious goal, which will be crucial to the success of the project. These risks are balanced by the strong skills of the four academic partners in their respective area of expertise, and the specific features of the Coordinator with his interdisciplinarity expertise in both the applications object of this project (action, gesture and identity recognition) and its theoretical side (theory of imprecise probabilities and classification of dynamical models). From a general point of view, as we mentioned above, the project is articulated into three different pipelines. Overall the project is designed as a “pincer movement”, in which different arms are designed to attack the problem from different angles in a complementary and cooperative manner. While a coherent formulation of inference and classification algorithms for imprecise-probabilistic graphical models is a challenge that cannot be met by simply building on existing results, WP4 activities (data gathering and feature extraction) are characterised by a lower level of risk, while, given OBU's expertise in computer vision applications and software development, we not envisage any insurmountable difficulty with integration and testing (WP5). As for WP5's different scenarios, our strong industrial partner Dynamixyz has the necessary background to guarantee proper validation and testing in the virtual animation context, while OBU has running projects and extensive expertise in action recognition, gait identification, gaming and entertainment, feature selection and extraction, autonomous navigation and robotics. Concerning the consortium's management, three of the four academic partners have smoothly and fruitfully worked together in recent years without any particular issue: it seems therefore reasonable to expect the same will happen in the course of this project as well. To moderate risk, alternative approaches are considered from the start in the different workpackages, in order to ensure at least one of them will deliver within the desired time frame. For instance, in work package 2 we have foreseen to pursue several different alternative options to the classification of imprecise Markov and graphical models, based on clustering, structured kernel learning, and possible compressed sensing. Further actions will be assessed by the steering committee in its periodic meetings and through informal contacts and video conferences between the partners. All actions deemed necessary will be proactively considered and enacted. <strong>Proposal</strong> Part B: page [36] of [67]
FP7-ICT-2011-9 STREP proposal 18/01/12 v1 [Dynact] Section 2. Implementation 2.1 Management structure and procedures The project involves partners from both industry and academic institutions with extensive experience in project management, though some of them contribute to a European project for the first time. In order to ensure clear responsibilities the following management structures will be installed. 2.1.1 Organisation Overall structure Figure 12. Overall management structure of the project. Steering Committee The reasonable number of participants will likely make internal decision-making procedures quite simple. Nevertheless, a small Steering Committee will be necessary to ensure that the overall goal of the projects are met. The Committee will be in charge of monitoring the activities of the individual work packages and revising strategies in order to cope with unexpected developments, as part of our strategy to moderate the risk involved by some of critical tasks of the project. It will be set up with one senior representative from each of the participants of the project, chaired by the Coordinator. All steering committee members will have the necessary authority within their organisation to <strong>Proposal</strong> Part B: page [37] of [67]
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