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Tampere University (TAU, Tampereen korkeakoulusaatio sr,) was created on 1 January 2019 as a merger of Tampere University of Technology (TUT) and University of Tampere (UTA). The multidisciplinary, foundation-based Tampere University is Finland’s second-largest university with 20.000 students and 330 professors. TAU conducts scientific research in technology, health and society and provides the highest education within these fields. In 2017 the total income of the two universities was 322 M€ of which 42 % was external research funding. TAU ranks fourth among all Finnish participants in H2020 funding. The university researcher community and support services have long experience on EU funding. TAU has an EU support team dealing with legal, financial and administrative issues. Both TUT and UTA have been awarded with the European Commission’s “HR Excellence in Research” logo. Prior to the merger, the Times Higher Education World University Ranking has ranked TUT 11th in the world and 4th in Europe in innovation indicators based on industry collaboration. This ranking indicates how much companies are involved in and invest time in the active research area of the institution. In a global ranking, TUT was the world’s best for international student satisfaction with facilities and educational technology.

The Department of Signal Processing (DSP) is one of the world’s prominent research organizations in the field, unifying signal processing algorithms with bioinformatics, telecommunications, and networked multimedia. The heart of DSP’s expertise is a thorough knowledge of signal processing algorithms including transform-based and compression, audio, image and video analysis, computational imaging, and biomedical signal processing. More than 180 people work there. The faculty consists of about 25 people from which 10 are professors and four hold tenure track positions. The department is highly recognized internationally by its participation in numerous international projects and research actions.

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing is the largest technical faculty and leading educational and R&D institution in the fields of electrical engineering, information and communication technology and computing in the Republic of Croatia.

The Image Processing Group (IPG) was founded by Prof. Sven Lončarić. The group conducts research in theory and applications of image processing, pattern recognition and computer vision in various areas including biomedical imaging and image analysis, visual inspection, and automotive applications. The main research problems include image feature extraction, image segmentation, image registration, and motion analysis.

The research activities are conducted within the Applied Electronic Section of the Department of Engineering. We are involved since 2000 in the definition of new metrics for assessing the quality of multimedia data, images, videos, and light field data. The research has evolved towards the quality of experience assessment of multimedia services, considered as "the overall acceptability of an application or service, as perceived subjectively by the end-user“-ITU-T Rec. P.10/G.100. Moreover, other skills of the team are related to the biomedical field. Specifically, the study of human response to different stimula from a physiological point of view is addressed.

The Department of Psychology is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management at NTNU. It is an international arena for research and education in Psychology covering a variety of disciplines such as Cognitive, Biological, Personality, Developmental and Social Psychology. The Department currently has about 90 employees, of which approximately 75 are scientific positions and teaches more than 1300 students.

The Center for Safety and Human Factors is a center within the Department of Psychology. Human factors use psychology to design products and create work environment that improves productivity and safety.

Mälardalen University focuses on applied research and education in close cooperation with industry. The School of Innovation, Design and Engineering (IDT) hosts the research profile Embedded Systems (ES) with 35 professors, 75 senior researchers and 75 PhD students. ES is the leading group in Sweden in embedded systems related research, which is organized in 14 mutually supportive and cooperating groups, and focuses on themes such as (i) Industrial software engineering including technology and processes for complex products, (ii) Embedded Systems Software Engineering, (iii) Design methodologies for real-time dependable systems, (iv) Static analysis of software (v) Design methods, architectures and communication for embedded systems.

In ImmerSAFE mainly the following three research groups are involved: Data Communication (Uhlemann), Safety-critical Engineering (Gallina), Ubiquitous Computing (Lindell).

Leonardo (former Finmeccanica) is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in the Aerospace, Defence and Security sectors. Headquartered in Italy, the company employs more than 47,000 employees worldwide. Leonardo has offices and industrial plants across 15 countries, with a strong presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States and Poland, and strategic partnerships in the most important high potential international markets.

The Security & Information Systems Division (2800 employees) is a world leader in safety-through-technology, providing tailored solutions for customers in public administration, public safety and security, critical infrastructure, services, transport, large companies, post and logistics. With experience in information technology, communications, automation and physical and digital security, the Division generates synergies by joining its expertise, processes and technology across these areas. Competitive solutions and services, including integrated systems, are available to support territory security and control, for public and private critical infrastructure protection and for the security of major events. The offer also includes integrated networks and secure communications that enable reliable and efficient information management. These are ideally suited for public safety and security organizations, emergency services, civil protection agencies and transport infrastructures. Finally, with a significant track-record in providing advanced systems and control centers for the management and control of air and maritime traffic, the Division is a leader in the field.

Beneq operates in three key areas:

• Thin film deposition equipment
• Coating services
• Electroluminescent displays.

Beneq has staff of more than 120 persons and a global sales network with permanent presence in China, Finland, Germany and the U.S. as majority of products are exported. Beneq Group turnover was 20.5 MEUR in 2015. 8.9 MEUR came from ALD equipment and services and 11.6 MEUR from electroluminescent display.

VTT is the leading research and technology company in the Nordic countries. Our 2600 experts provide services for both private and public sectors. VTT Group turnover is approximately EUR 270 million yearly. VTT’s activities are focused on three areas: Knowledge intensive products and services, Smart industry and energy systems, and Solutions for natural resources and environment. VTT has 70+ years of experience in addressing the needs of industry and society. VTT has participated in more than 1000 European R&D Framework Programme projects within various thematic programmes.