Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS)

The Fraunhofer Society is one of Europe’s leading organizations for applied research. Fraunhofer IAIS focusses on research and development on innovated systems for data analysis and information extraction, in software and in hardware. From sensor data to business intelligence, from media analysis to visual information systems: IAIS research allows companies to do more with data.


Symantec (GB and IRL)

Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and enterprises assure the security, availability, and integrity of their information.


Tiscali S.p.A (I)

Tiscali S.p.A (I) is an European internet Communication Company providing broadband and narrowband access for consumer and business applications as well as innovative communications services and contents.


Nortel Networks S.A. (F)

Nortel Networks S.A. (F) is part of the Nortel group of companies, with Nortel Networks Limited, a leading global telecommunication equipment vendor, as its ultimate mother company. Nortel Networks SA is, within the Nortel group, the R&D centre of excellence for GSM and UMTS technologies.


K.U.Leuven / Department of Computer Science (B)

The research team on text-based information retrieval of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium headed by Marie-Francine Moens, has been conducting research into artificial intelligence applications in the fields of information retrieval. In particular, the group is specialized in text retrieval, text summarization and information extraction and has marked significance in these fields through numerous international publications (including journals and books), industry collaborations, and international competitions.