6. DIAGRAM OF PROJECT EXECUTION:

6.1. Project development in partnership

The project will be coordinated by the University „Stefan cel Mare" of Suceava more specifically by the Center of Research in Computer Sciences (CNCSIS recognition). Research will be conducted on the development of the intelligent system, the 3D virtual simulator, multimedia software for the mobile device and System on Chip design. The project will benefit by the colaboration with another research center pertaining to Univerisity of Suceava, the Center of Research for Process Control (also, CNCSIS recognition) that will deal with specific details regarding the design of the mobile device and implementation of the dedicated microprocessor.

The project considers complex research in the following domains:

Pshychology (University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza"  of Iasi – Facultaty of Pshychology)

- elaboration of methodologies for the evaluation of children suffering from speech impairments and elaboration of a terapeutical guide

Computer Science (Technical University „Gh. Asachi" of Iasi, University „Stefan cel Mare" of Suceava, S.C. Genpro Suceava)

- development of models for the formalization of the evaluation and terapeutical procedures
- development of a automatic system for monitoring the evolution of child's pronounciation based on the evaluation proceedures already developped
- development of an expert system that will include therapeutic procedures and will consider the child's previous evolution and progresses

Digital Electronics( University „Stefan cel Mare" of Suceava, S.C. Genpro Suceava, S.C. CAOM SA Pascani)

- design of the System on Chip architecture in VLSI technology that will serve as a hardware support for the mobile device

Information and communication technologies (University „Stefan cel Mare" of Suceava, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Lille)

- development of a virtual visual-audio simulator of the human phono articulatory mechanism
- multimedia data processing including audio and firendly graphical user interface
- communication between the mobile device and the logopaed's desktop PC
The partners will benefit of communication via internet and mobile technologies.

6.2. Plan of development for the project

Partners/Stages/Activities	Deadlines	Results/documents	Resources
Stage I – Research on establishing the diagnostic model for speech impairment	15.08.2007	Elaboration of evaluation and therapeutical practice models / Stage report Conceptual model Research reports 1, 2, 3 Set of exercises Inference engine and corresponding database Application for the management of the audio database	74  man x month phonic office logopaed office 7 PC internet licenses software
Stage II – Research on the elaboration of an intelligent system for the diagnosis and assisted therapy for speech impairments	31.12.2007	Information system that will assiste the logopaed for therapy / Mathematical model / Research report and Application for visual simulaton / Application for child monitoring	46 man x luna 12 PC internet licenses software
Stage III – Research and technological development for the elaboration of a System on Chip Soc device arhitecture	15.06.2007 (independent VLSI research in parallel with stages I and II)	Prototype System on chip / Research report Technical specifications	47 man x luna 12 PC development kit FPGA Xilinx (Spartan 3 or Virtex). gcc for uP Microblaze
Stage  IV – Research and technological development for the elaboration of an embedded device for pacients	15.03.2008	Prototype of the mobile embedded / Research report / Application for the embedded devicel/Modul for device - PC  communication/ Functional system for the logopaed and the pacient/User manual / System testing	82 man x luna 15 PC internet
Stage V – Research and technological development for the commercial version	15.06.2008	Personalized therapy system, commercial version / Licensed product License documnetation / Public demonstration / Dissemination of the results/Journals, major conferences	45 man  x luna 10 PC protoype housing electronic device logoped office

6.3. The role and responsibility for each partner, deadlines and activities as well as the time schedule are as follows.

Stage	Activity	Partners/Deadlines
		15.08 2006	31.12 2006	15.03 2007	15.06 2007	15.09 2007	31.12 2007	15.03 2008	15.06 2008
1. Research on establishing the diagnostic model for speech impairment	Elaboration methodologies for the evaluation of  speech impairments	P2
	Elaboration of the specifications for the development of an expert system for correcting speech impairements		P1, P2, CO(CCSC)
	Knowledge database of the expert system				CO (CCSC), P2	CO (CCSC), P2
	Design of the audio database management system					CO (CCSC)
	Audio samples collection				CO (CCSC)
2. Research on the elaboration of an intelligent system for the diagnosis and assisted therapy for speech impairments	Elaboration of the model for personalized therapy	CO (CCSC)
	Research on virtual simulation model		CO(CCSC)
	Design of the monitoring subsystem		CO(CCSC)
	Integration of the therapy application with the stage I expert system			CO (CCSC)
	System testing, enhancement				CO (CCSC)
	Interactiv audio visual simulator of the mouth cavity					CO(CCSC)
3. Research and technological development for the elaboration of a System on Chip Soc device arhitecture	SoC (System on Chip) deisgn	CO (CCSC) ,P1
	SoC implementationc on the RTL procesor level	CO (CCSC)
	SoC implementationc on the RTL extensions  level		CO (CCSC)
	SoC – PC communication protocol			P3
	Lab testing for the SoC			P1,P3, CO(CCSC)
	Design and housing for the SoC		P3,P4, CO (CCSC)
4. Research and technological development for the elaboration of an embedded device for pacients	Research and design for the acquisition, normalization and compression of the audio samples		CO (CCSC)
	Acquisition, normalization and compression software		CO (CCSC)
	Multimedia module for the mobile device				P3, P4
	Software module for reporting the pacient's activity					CO (CCSC)
	Software module for short time pacient's evaluation					CO (CCSC)
	Design of exercises guide for the mobile device					CO (CCSC)
	Research on the multimedia techniques impact for the therapy of dyslalila					CO (DPPD)
	Research on the educational community attitude towards the new						CO (DPPD)
	Integration of tha applications for the mobile device and the desktop PC						P1,P3, P4, CO(CCS C)
	System testing (mobile device and logopaed's desktop PC)							P1,P3, P4, CO(CCSC )
5. Research and technological development for the commercial version	System validation (mobile device and logopaed's desktop PC) at Centrul Logopedic Interjudetean Suceava (CCLIJ)								CO (CCSC)
	System omologation at CLIJ								CO (CCSC)
	Dissemination of the results	CO(CCSC),P3,P1,U.S.T. Lille, KaHo Gent

Cofinancing partners : SC Genpro srl and SC CAOM Pascani will participate with 16000 RON and also with necessary equipments for the technological transfer and for the development of the commercial version of the mobile embedded device.

Implication of the beneficiars that valorify directly the results of the research;

The project involves the Logopeadic Regioanal Center of Suceava (CILJ Suceava) that agrees (by means of the appendix 27/29.01.06) to collaborate on all the timeline of the projetc. CILJ Suceava will be the first beneficiary that will valorify the results of the research. The accumulated experience will be dissimilated in the network of Logopeadic Centers.

CLIJ Suceava will cater for the audio data samples (aproximatively 1000 samples of the following phonemes: r, s, ş, t, ţ, ce, ci – in accordance to IPA – International Phonetic Alphabet), will clasify the samples on different disorder types and will offer logopaedic support for the design of the 3D phono articulatory simulator.

Young researchers involved in the project

The project involves 4 reseach assistens, 5 PhD students and 15 master students. The cofinancing enterprises will involve 4 employees, formerly students in Automatics and Computer Science.

Existing and promoting international colaboration for attaining the project's objectives

The project will involve Laboratoire d'Informatique de Lille (a codirected PhD thesis) and the Institute for Work and Technology Gelsenkirchen, Germania that acknowledged in writing their intent to participate in the proposal as well as to submit in FP7 Programme.

We also consider the following international partners that sustain our project: University of Ghent, KAHO Gent, Belgia, University Duisburg-Essen, Vienna University of Technology, Universite Joseph Fourier (Grenoble 1) – Polytech'Grenoble, University of Sheffield, Universidad de Zaragoza, BerufsAkademie Mannheim, University of Joensu, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Institute d'Ingenierie de Limoges. They will agree to receive also  for master and PhD students under the Socrates program.