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Hydra is affilliated with the following programs and organisations:
The Hydra coordinater FhG FIT is a member of ARTEMISIA, the association for R&D actors in the field of ARTEMIS: Advanced Research & Technology for EMbedded Intelligence and Systems.
The Hydra middleware allows developers to create inclusive applications with a high degree of accessibility for all. The Hydra project supports the Commissions campaign: eInclusion - be part of it!
The Hydra project is part of the Cluster of European projects on the Internet of Things. The Cluster aims to promote a common vision of the Internet of Things.
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About the Hydra Project |
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 The Hydra project is a 4-year Integrated Project that develops middleware for Networked Embedded Systems. The Hydra project is co-funded by the European Commission.
The Hydra middleware allows developers to incorporate heterogeneous physical devices into their applications by offering easy-to-use web service interfaces for controlling any type of physical device irrespective of its network technology such as Bluetooth, RF, ZigBee, RFID, WiFi, etc. Hydra incorporates means for Device and Service Discovery, Semantic Model Driven Architecture, P2P communication, and Diagnostics. Hydra enabled devices and services can be secure and trustworthy through distributed security and social trust components of the middleware.
By browsing these pages, you will find more detailed information about the Hydra project and our achievements.
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| The Hydra project contributes to a new publication by the Cluster of European Research on the Internet of Things |
 The Cluster of European Research Projects on the Internet of Things (CERP-IoT) has published a book called Vision and Challenges for Realising the Internet of Things (March 2010). Hydra partners have contributed to this book with the article Open Source Middleware for Networked Embedded Systems towards Future Internet of Things: ASPIRE & HYDRA PROJECT.
The Clusterbook gives the reader an insight into the research and initiatives related to the Internet of Things (IoT). Several initiatives and research projects, Hydra included, have contributed to the Clusterbook by reporting on their experiences, approaches and perspectives on the IoT. The Clusterbook plays an important part in promoting Europe’s strong position in development of a future Internet of Things.
The Clusterbook Vision and Challenges for Realising the Internet of Things can be downloaded here.
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· Admin_tfs on 19 May 2010 17:16 ·
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| Ethics training material is now available |
A new course material for training in ethical considerations in the design of HYDRA enabled services and applications is now available for download. The training document will give the reader an overview of what ethics are and why ethics in ICT are important. Moreover, it defines the main ethical problems related to ICT development (especially in relation to healthcare and assistive ICTs), and provides the reader with a method of to identify ethical issues.
The course material is aimed at software developers who will gain an insight into the potential ethical dilemmas embedded in the design of ICT services and applications. However, anyone with an interest in the ethics of ICT may benefit from this course material.
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· Admin_tfs on 19 May 2010 00:10
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| Watch a demonstration of the Hydra middleware |
| As the Hydra project is coming to an end the project’s aims and objectives are being realised. Demonstrating the applicability and functionalities of the Hydra middleware is of high priority and the project has therefore participated in various workshops, conferences and other events across the world. But now it is also possible to watch a demonstration of the Hydra middleware on YouTube. |
· Admin_tfs on 08 May 2010 14:48
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| The Hydra project on German TV: Stromsparen mit dem Handy |
Last Friday (30/4/2010) the German Television channel, ZDF, broadcasted a news spot on the Hydra project in the programme Drehscheibe. The programme features the new Hydra energy efficiency demonstrator which, enabled by the Hydra middleware, allows the consumer to control and see how much energy any given domestic appliance uses. The information can be sent to either a PC or to a smart phone. The really unique feature is that it is possible to view the real time power consumption of the specific electric appliance by simply pointing the smart phone’s camera at it.
To watch the broadcast (in German) click here
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· Admin_tfs on 04 May 2010 16:31 ·
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| Congratulations to the graduates who have participated in the Hydra project |
 A number of students have been involved in the work Hydra project in the past four years as part of their studies at the teaching institutions who are partners in the Hydra project. Their contribution to the project has been valuable and very much appreciated by the entire project consortium. The Hydra project is therefore also proud to announce that as a result Hydra is featured in one PhD thesis, five Master theses and one Bachelor thesis.
From Aarhus University, Kristian Ellebæk Kjær, successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled Participatory Middleware Design Experimental: Development of Semantic, Service Oriented, Context Aware Middleware for Ubiquitous Computing (2009). Part of the thesis is related to Hydra and agriculture.
Also from Aarhus University, João Fernandes completed his thesis, A Development Environment for Pervasive Web Services, as part of his Master of Science (MSc) in 2008. João studied Computer Science Engineering at the New University of Lisbon, Portugal and finished his studies at Aarhus University.
Goncalo Soares and Morten Stærkær have also both been awarded a MSc. Part of their project work at Aarhus University was related to the Hydra project. Goncalo received his degree from New University of Lisbon with the thesis was entitled Towards Web Services on Embedded Systems. Morten received his degree from Aarhus University with the thesis entitled Comparing Web Services and REST
An MSc has also been awarded to Lei Shi from Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT) in 2009. Lei Shi’s thesis was entitled Semantic Web Service Selection: Supporting Qualitity of Service and Context Awareness.
Finally, from University of Paderborn, Felix Dickehage has just received his Master degree. His Master thesis is entitled: Aufbau dynamischer Speichersysteme auf Basis von p2p-Technologien / Dynamic Storage Systems based on P2P technologies. Also, in October 2008, Felix Steffen completed his bachelor thesis entitled Erfassung medizinischer Daten mit Bluetooth (Capturing Medical Data with Bluetooth).
For summaries of the theses click here
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· Admin_tfs on 14 April 2010 18:41
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| The famous German iX-Journal publishes an article on Hydra |
The iX-Journal - a magazine for professional information technology – has published an article on Hydra. The headline section of the article reads: "Hydra: Universal middleware for networked systems. Developers of applications for connected life are faced with a heterogeneous landscape of devices which makes connected life difficult. Researchers from the EU project Hydra have developed a middleware that can connect all IP-enabled devices."
The article (in German) can be accessed at Heise Online
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· Admin_tfs on 16 March 2010 15:53
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| The fifth Hydra Newsletter is now available |
| The fifth Hydra newsletter gives the reader an insight into Hydra’s achievements to date as well as a look into the future. The Hydra project is in its final year but plans are already in store to ensure that the results of the project are put to use after the project ends. |
· Admin_tfs on 05 March 2010 00:38
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| Hydra workshop on sustainable business models in agriculture |
The Hydra middleware for networked embedded systems allows developers to rapidly develop agricultural applications that integrate farm ICT systems, farm equipment, RFID tags, and various logistics devices into a fully interoperable application for e.g. food traceability, farm management, herd monitoring, etc.
In order to explore new market opportunities based on Hydra middleware, the project is hosting a workshop on sustainable business models in for ICTs in agriculture on 27 January 2010 in Rome. The workshop will allow various stakeholders and experts from different EU countries to discuss and identify sustainable business models for the Hydra middleware in the agricultural domain.
If you are interested in participating please send a brief biography specifying your interest in the workshop to Alessio Gugliotta: a.gugliotta@innova-eu.net or Trine F. Sørensen: tfs@in-jet.dk
Please note that there are a limited number of spaces available.
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· Admin_tfs on 05 January 2010 16:26
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| ICT Results publishes a feature about Hydra. |
Hydra continues to attract attention and a recent feature on ICT Results (ICT Results) highlights some of the innovative functions made possible by the Hydra middleware. A real advantage of the Hydra middleware is that it allows different devices – both new and existing – to be networked, thus taking us a step closer towards the future “Internet of Things”. Validation of the Hydra middleware is being carried out in three different domains: healthcare, building automation and agriculture, which gives one an idea of the wide-ranging possibilities and functions that Hydra offers.
The feature article is available here: ICT Results - Features
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· Admin_tfs on 04 January 2010 16:28 ·
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| Hydra goes to Brazil! |
The Hydra project has been invited to participate in the EU-Brazil Information Society Dialogue, 9-11 September 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil. The project will present its impressive results and progress in areas such as self-configuration, self-management, semantic interoperability and advanced machine-to-machine communication using P2P SOAP tunneling. 
EU relations with the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region in the Information Society field have thus been substantially reinforced over the last years. Information Society is now firmly in the bi-regional political agenda.
The Commission found that the award-winning demonstration of the HYDRA should be used to show the type of advanced applications the Commission envisions in the area of Networked Embedded Systems and the presentation will take place during a one-day Workshop on "Networked Embedded Intelligence". |
· Admin on 12 August 2009 18:50
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| Two new articles about Hydra applications |
 The Hydra team has contributed two new articles about the use of Hydra middleware. One article is about an extended use scenario incorporating a wealth of Hydra enabled devices. The other article is about the Semantic Model Driven Architecture, a key feature of the Hydra middleware. |
· Admin on 06 April 2009 09:47
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About Hydra |
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The Hydra project is co-funded by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme in the area of Networked Embedded Systems under contract IST-2005-034891
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There are no Hydra demos planned for the coming 3 weeks. Please come back. |
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