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.
Why not see the on-line Hydrademo? You can turn on and off devices and follow the energy consumption in real time. Just click on the picture and you see it!
SIMILAR will create an
integrated task force on multimodal interfaces that respond efficiently
to speech, gestures, vision, haptics and direct brain connections by
merging into a single research group excellent European laboratories in
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Signal Processing.
SIMILAR
will develop a common theoretical framework for fusion and fission
of multimodal information using the most advanced Signal Processing
tools constrained by Human Computer Interaction rules;
SIMILAR
will develop a network of usability test facilities and establish an
assessment methodology;
SIMILAR
will develop a common distributed software platform available for
researchers and the public at large through www.openinterface.org;
SIMILAR
will establish a scientific foundation which will manage an
International Journal, Special Sessions in existing conferences,
organise summer schools, interact with key European industrial
partners and promote new research activities at the European level;
SIMILAR
will address a series of great challenges in the field of
edutainment, interfaces for disabled people and interfaces for
medical applications. Natural immersive interfaces for education
purposes and interfaces for environments where the user is unable to
use his hands and a keyboard (like Surgical Operation Rooms, or
cars) will be dealt with a stronger focus.
Relevance to HYDRA:
SIMILAR project brings new
knowledge in the area of multimodal interfaces, fusion of multimodal
information, signal processing, human-machine interaction rules, which
may be useful for design of multimodal human-computer interfaces in
HYDRA.
The Hydra project is co-funded by the 
