In this report we present some preliminary results on the percolation of signals through a multi-hop wireless network. Such networks are candidates for low cost, low maintenance, systems for the deployment of energy-autonomous sensor nodes used for environmental and structural diagnostics of...

We argue that the decision to vote in European Parliamentary (EP) elections lies at the intersection of three political dimensions: one related to the attitude of citizens towards the European Union, one to the characteristics of the national political system, and the third associated with...

This interim report is part of the JRC-IPTS commissioned study "Analysis of emerging reputation mechanisms for scholars". It aims to set the conceptual framework for the analysis of the data gathered in the subsequent empirical, case-study phases of the investigation. The first part of the...

This interim report is part of the JRC-IPTS commissioned study "Analysis of emerging reputation mechanisms for scholars". It aims to set the conceptual framework for the analysis of the data gathered in the subsequent empirical, case-study phases of the investigation. The first part of the...

In the digital society, even if ICT offers new opportunities and benefits to teenagers, it also poses significant challenges to them. More and more teenagers are becoming victims of aggression via ICT. In Europe, among the 9-16 year-old participants in the EU Kids Online survey (2011): 33% were...

This document provides an overview of the discussion that took place 31 March - 1 April at IPTS, Seville, Spain, in the validation workshop of the interim results of the project on Innovations in new ICT facilitated learning communities. This report presents the main messages from the workshop...

In 2008, as part of its policy support for DG Education and Culture, IPTS launched a study to explore the innovative social and pedagogical approaches to learning that are emerging in new ICT-enabled collaborative settings. This is the final report on the project. Lifelong learning plays a...

The longstanding partnership between Boston University and the Chelsea Public School District of Chelsea, Massachusetts is unique for many reasons. Perhaps the most recognizable feature of this Partnership, however, is that it is the only example of an American university engaging in the...

This report is the final product of the Phase 1 of the project "Knowledge Sharing for Better Implementation of EU regional policy - KNOW SHARE". The report provides a condensed overview of the co-design process and puts forward a proposal for enabling the creation of bottom up communities of...

Demographers use microsimulation for studying individual life courses and their attributes; events are specified to be the result of stochastic processes based on predetermined probabilistic rules. In this study, we developed and validated a microsimulation model to reconstruct individual's life...