Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion (NTUA)
NTUA’s Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering coordinating this proposal was ranked the 5th Top School globally in 202241. NTUA is in charge of both WP1 and WP4 on coastal/ocean engineering and risk assessment.
Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut (DMI)
DMI provides meteorological services in Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, including forecasting and warnings and monitoring of weather and climate. DMI, experienced in both climate science and operational oceanography, in the Arctic, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, will lead WP2 and two use cases. DMI also contributes to improved modelling through their regional coastal model DMI-WAM.
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
BSC has one of the most performant supercomputers in Europe. The computational Earth sciences group, leading WP5, experienced in DE and EDITO, will perform model optimization for HPC, workflow management and ensure interoperability, also with REASSHORE. The division on climate variability and change will support WP2 and lead T5.3.
Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L’energia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile (ENEA)
ENEA is the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, a public body aimed at research, technological innovation and the provision of advanced services to enterprises, public administration and citizens in the sectors of energy, the environment and sustainable economic development ENEA leads T2.3: Advance regional ocean models for seasonal and decadal predictions, and contributes to T2.4: Ocean configurations and calibration, and T4.1: Integrated models for enhanced simulation of coastal erosion through their regional coastal model ENEA-WAVEWATCHIII.
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum Fur Polar- Und Meeresforschung (AWI)
AWI is a leading research centre for the Arctic region and coordinates climate research from the atmosphere to the deep sea. The department of Coastal ecology, providing the FESOM-coastal model, will lead T3.2 as well as WP7.
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)
CSIC is Spain’s largest public research institution and plays a key role in scientific and technological policy worldwide. They are experienced with open science practices via different activities including Open Access journal publishing in Frontiers, ScienceAlert and Open Research Europe and will lead the Western Mediterranean fisheries use case.
Aarhus University (AU) is the second largest university in Denmark, ranked no. 65 on the global Shanghai list of the best universities. The Department of Ecoscience and more precisely the marine modelling group has developed the FlexSem model system, a fast, flexible and user-friendly tool specifically targeted towards scientific and management challenges of the complex BGC processes in coastal zone ecosystems. Such tool will be optimized by AU in WP3 and WP4.
National Observatory of Athens (NOA)
NOA was founded in 1842, making it the first research centre of Modern Greece. Its Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development will lead climate downscaling in T2.1.
Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneosui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)
CMCC is a leading European research foundation focusing on understanding the interaction between CLIMATE CHANGE and society. The Information Systems for Climate Science and Decision Making Division (ISCD) provides an interface between scientific knowledge and decision making. They will lead WP6 on decision support tools and T8.3 for policy-maker engagement.
Hellenic Centre For Marine Research (HCMR)
HCMR is a governmental research organization operating under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs. It aims to carry out scientific and technological research, and experimental development, dissemination and implementation of produced results, especially in the fields of study and protection of the hydrosphere, its organisms, its interface with the atmosphere, the coast and the sea bottom, the physical, chemical, biological and geological conditions. HCMR leads T3.3 improved regional Med Sea BGC and 2-way coupled small pelagic fish models.
Ecopath International Initiative (EII)
EII contributes to the sustainability of living resources and ecosystems through research and education. They promote analytical tools and ecological modelling, with special emphasis on the use of modelling approach Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE), a globally used marine ecosystem model. They will lead T3.5 and support the Western Mediterranean fisheries use case.
Infersence is a Greek SME that delivers a range of services and tailored applications by bridging data assets with intuitive AI frameworks. INF has past experience with the development of AI-based digital platforms and early warning for extreme waves (e.g. in the North Sea) and extreme weather impact on critical infrastructure (e.g. in the US) and will take on a strong role in WP6, REASSHORE infrastructure tasks /T6.4//5) as well as T6.3.
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
USC is a public institution of higher education and research endowed with autonomy and provides essential public service to the community. USC’s unique research centre, Cross-Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS), will lead the LCA and LCC assessment of the project in T7.5. as well as advance their vulnerability and resilience quantification in WP4 and WP6.
EurOcean is the European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology whose mission is to support advances in marine science in Europe. EurOcean is experienced in ocean science, technology communication, dissemination and exploitation, capacity building and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on open science and FAIR principles. EurOcean will contribute to WP7 and lead WP8.
KERT is an innovative aquaculture farm promoting sustainable farming and collaborating in various European projects. KERT supports AU’s work in T4.4 as well as providing feedback in WP7. They are also part of the End-Users Board.