INTEROP-VLab

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The INTEROP V-Lab (International Virtual Laboratory for Enterprise Interoperability) is a network of organizations, which links scientists, research centers, representatives of industry, and small and medium-sized enterprises. The members come from several European countries as well as China and represent 250 scientists and 70 organizations.

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INTEROP-VLab was founded in 2007 and is the continuation of the INTEROP Network of Excellence (Interoperability research for networked enterprise applications and software), a research initiative of the European Union founded early 2000s, [1] which developed the Model Driven Interoperability (MDI) Framework.

In 2012 Guy Doumeingts was appointed general manager of INTEROP-VLab.

Overview

INTEROP-VLab is an initiative that is working within the context of interoperability, in particular the so-called Enterprise Interoperability (EI). It aims to link together in a network researchers and research institutions and industry representatives, engaged in developing approaches and integrative solutions to connect heterogeneous industrial systems, public administrations or organizations.

The basic objective of INTEROP-VLab is the defragmentation of the European research and scientific landscape and support the cooperation of other regions of the world:

Activities

The activities of INTEROP-VLab consist of research, teaching and training services and standardization consultancy.

The independent research within INTEROP-VLabs is based on the following three key components:

Within INTEROP-VLab developed solutions include:

Members

The members of the INTEROP-VLab are organize in poles of geographic regions within a State or group of States. Activities of each organization are coordinated at European level. The members of the INTEROP-VLab are:

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References

  1. Panetto, Hervé, Monica Scannapieco, and Martin Zelm. "INTEROP NoE: interoperability research for networked enterprises applications and software." On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2004: OTM 2004 Workshops. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
  2. Kai Mertins, Rainer Ruggaber, Keith Popplewell, Xiaofei Xu. Enterprise Interoperability III: New Challenges and Industrial Approaches. Springer Science & Business Media, 1 apr. 2008. p. 519