WP6 - IAB



Industrial Advisory Board

The Industrial Advisory Board of the HYCON Network of Excellence (NoE) consists of selected representatives of companies working in the area of interest of HYCON. In particular, one representative from each company who signed the letter of agreement indicating their degree of involvement with HYCON will be selected. The members of the IAB are allocated to one of the four industrial segments pursued by HYCON (Industrial Control, Energy, Automotive, and Communications). The IAB will meet separately according to the grouping at dates selected by the corresponding Work Package Leaders. Their role will be of providing feedback on the particular research directions and of facilitating the interaction between industry and HYCON on the specific topics of interest.

The Industrial Advisory Council (IAC) of the HYCON Network of Excellence (NoE) is formed by selected members of the IAB. We envision one or two participants per industrial segment. IAC will play a fundamental role in providing

The IAC consists of 4 to 8 members chosen by the IAB and the Executive Committee of HYCON in concert with the European Community Officers and will operate under a Chairman elected by the IAC itself.

The IAC shall meet at least once per year shortly before the review meetings for the NoE to provide feedback at a critical juncture of the life of the NoE. The IAC will convey their findings to the Executive Committee in written form (either document or presentation).

This structure has been conceived to operate for the maximum benefit of the European Community and the HYCON NoE as it will be operating at two important levels: technical and strategic. Often Industrial Advisory Boards are tilted towards either strategic objectives (but then lack of an important operational function) or technical objectives (but then they lack strategic relevance). Our approach is highly innovative.