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HBP - Human Brain Project

The Human Brain Project
Starting date: 
01/10/2013
End date: 
31/03/2020

With more than 130 research institutions from Europe and around the world on board and hundreds of scientists in a myriad of fields participating, the Human Brain Project is the most ambitious neuroscience project ever launched. Its goal is to develop methods that will enable a deep understanding of how the human brain operates. The knowledge gained will be a key element in developing new medical and information technologies. 

 

Framework Programme: 

H2020-Adhoc-2014-20, H2020-FETFLAG-1-2014 and H2020-SGA-FETFLAG-HBP-2017

General notes: 

Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest challenges facing 21st century science. If we can rise to the challenge, we can gain profound insights into what makes us human, develop new treatments for brain diseases and build revolutionary new computing technologies. Today, for the first time, modern ICT has brought these goals within sight. The goal of the Human Brain Project, part of the FET Flagship Programme, is to translate this vision into reality, using ICT as a catalyst for a global collaborative effort to understand the human brain and its diseases and ultimately to emulate its computational capabilities. The Human Brain Project will last ten years and will consist of a ramp-up phase (from month 1 to month 30) and subsequent operational phases.

This Grant Agreement covers the ramp-up phase. During this phase the strategic goals of the project will be to design, develop and deploy the first versions of six ICT platforms dedicated to Neuroinformatics, Brain Simulation, High Performance Computing, Medical Informatics, Neuromorphic Computing and Neurorobotics, and create a user community of research groups from within and outside the HBP, set up a European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience, complete a set of pilot projects providing a first demonstration of the scientific value of the platforms and the Institute, develop the scientific and technological capabilities required by future versions of the platforms, implement a policy of Responsible Innovation, and a programme of transdisciplinary education, and develop a framework for collaboration that links the partners under strong scientific leadership and professional project management, providing a coherent European approach and ensuring effective alignment of regional, national and European research and programmes.

The project work plan is organized in the form of thirteen subprojects, each dedicated to a specific area of activity.

A significant part of the budget will be used for competitive calls to complement the collective skills of the Consortium with additional expertise.

The timeline of the Project is split into multiple phases, each of which will be covered by a separate funding agreement:

  • Ramp-Up Phase (RUP): October 2013 to March 2016
  • First Specific Grant Agreement (SGA1): April 2016 to March 2018
  • Second Specific Grant Agreement(SGA2): April 2018 to March 2020
  • 3rd Specific Grant Agreement (SGA3): April 2020 to TBD
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Contact
Giuseppe Fiameni
E-mail: 

g.fiameni at cineca.it