[P4] Questions on EIT process

Sándor Laki lakis at inf.elte.hu
Tue Jul 25 16:17:35 CEST 2017


Hi Cristian,

Thanks. Skype is also fine with us. My skype id is: sandor.laki

Best,
Sandor


On 2017.07.25. 15:12, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
>
> Hi Sandor,
>
> Great then, I just sent a calendar invite for Wed 14-15 CET (which 
> seems to be same as Irish time, and one hour earlier than Budapest time).
>
> Is our Skype bridge OK for you?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cristian
>
> *From:*Sándor Laki [mailto:lakis at inf.elte.hu]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 25, 2017 9:39 AM
> *To:* Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>; Gergely 
> Pongracz <Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com>
> *Cc:* Tejfel Máté <matej at caesar.elte.hu>; O'Driscoll, Tim 
> <tim.odriscoll at intel.com>; p4 at plc.inf.elte.hu
> *Subject:* Re: Questions on EIT process
>
> Hi Cristian,
>
> We can also meet this week. I'm available 14-15 or 15-16 CET on 
> Wednesday, or 9-10 or 10-11 CET on Thursday. Meeting on Wednesday has 
> the benefit that  Mate and other guys from the compiler developer team 
> can also join us.
>
> Looking forward to receiving your reply.
>
> Best,
> Sandor
>
> On 2017.07.24. 20:15, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
>
>     Thanks, Sandor. We should definitely meet next week once Gergely
>     is back, just wondering if we could meet this week to ask a few
>     basic question on how the ELTE P4 compiler works? This should not
>     be news to Gergely, and it would be good to burn it out this week.
>     Is this OK with you?
>
>     Regards,
>
>     Cristian
>
>     *From:*Sándor Laki [mailto:lakis at inf.elte.hu]
>     *Sent:* Monday, July 24, 2017 8:32 AM
>     *To:* Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>
>     <mailto:cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>; Gergely Pongracz
>     <Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com> <mailto:Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com>
>     *Cc:* Tejfel Máté <matej at caesar.elte.hu>
>     <mailto:matej at caesar.elte.hu>; O'Driscoll, Tim
>     <tim.odriscoll at intel.com> <mailto:tim.odriscoll at intel.com>
>     *Subject:* Re: Questions on EIT process
>
>     Hi Cristian,
>
>     Unfortunately, Gergely is out of office this week and he will be
>     back on next Monday. However, Mate and I are available for a short
>     skype call even this week.
>
>     Best,
>     Sandor
>
>     On 2017.07.21. 17:04, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
>
>         Hi Sandor, Mate, Gergely,
>
>         A collaboration around P4 is still very interesting for us
>         from the perspective of building on optimized SW switch
>         back-end that is programmable through P4 front-end, and we
>         have a few ideas on how we could collaborate.
>
>         Are you guys available for a discussion next week?
>
>         Regards,
>
>         Cristian
>
>         *From:*Sándor Laki [mailto:lakis at inf.elte.hu]
>         *Sent:* Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:25 PM
>         *To:* Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>
>         <mailto:cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>; Gergely Pongracz
>         <Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com>
>         <mailto:Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com>
>         *Cc:* Tejfel Máté <matej at caesar.elte.hu>
>         <mailto:matej at caesar.elte.hu>; O'Driscoll, Tim
>         <tim.odriscoll at intel.com> <mailto:tim.odriscoll at intel.com>
>         *Subject:* Re: Questions on EIT process
>
>         Dear Cristian,
>
>         sorry for the delay, but it was difficult to see what we can
>         do, since the rules in EIT changes year by year. According to
>         the information I got, it is not possible to include Intel
>         with allocated budget into the EIT. The only option if Intel
>         joins EIT Digital again. Subgranting (I think this is the
>         option for 3rd parties) can only be used to support SMEs and
>         start-ups, so currently we cannot use this way of funding.
>         From other perspective EIT requires us to include a
>         sustainability plan (basically we have to specify how to share
>         the profit of the project with EIT Digital and they require
>         exact numbers) that posses many challenges to address. If you
>         have any better news, please do not hesitate to share with us.
>         Of course, we will share the proposal text with you and we can
>         keep you informed about it's status. We can also say that
>         Intel supports the project, but tasks can only be assigned to
>         partners getting EIT funding.
>
>         Besides EIT there may be other - more research oriented -
>         opportunities in the future where we can launch a joint
>         project. Anyway, we continue the work on our P4 compiler and
>         try to be active in P4 community.  Since one of the platform
>         we focus on is Intel x86, we would be very happy to
>         collaborate with you - of course if you are also interested in
>         P4 and our research. FPGA-based direction seems also a very
>         interesting direction and I can also try to hire a new PhD
>         student with a related research topic.
>
>         Keep in touch!
>
>         Best,
>         Sandor
>
>         On 2017.04.24. 20:05, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
>
>             Hi guys,
>
>             The May deadline for project submission is fast
>             approaching. Given that Intel is not member of EIT
>             digital, is a joint submission still possible?
>
>             Regards,
>
>             Cristian
>
>             *From:*Dumitrescu, Cristian
>             *Sent:* Monday, April 10, 2017 11:50 AM
>             *To:* 'Sándor Laki' <lakis at inf.elte.hu>
>             <mailto:lakis at inf.elte.hu>; Gergely Pongracz
>             <Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com>
>             <mailto:Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com>
>             *Cc:* Tejfel Máté <matej at caesar.elte.hu>
>             <mailto:matej at caesar.elte.hu>; O'Driscoll, Tim
>             <tim.odriscoll at intel.com> <mailto:tim.odriscoll at intel.com>
>             *Subject:* RE: Questions on EIT process
>
>             Hi Sandor,
>
>             Yes, we have checked internally with Dermot and we can
>             also confirm our understanding matches yours: Intel in
>             currently not a member of EIT Digital, therefore not able
>             to submit projects, not eligible for funding, but might
>             participate to an EIT Digital as 3^rd party.
>
>             We need to meet and explore the options for going further
>             with/without EIT project.
>
>             Regards,
>
>             Cristian
>
>             *From:*Sándor Laki [mailto:lakis at inf.elte.hu]
>             *Sent:* Wednesday, April 5, 2017 8:10 PM
>             *To:* Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com
>             <mailto:cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>>; Gergely Pongracz
>             <Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com
>             <mailto:Gergely.Pongracz at ericsson.com>>
>             *Cc:* Tejfel Máté <matej at caesar.elte.hu
>             <mailto:matej at caesar.elte.hu>>; O'Driscoll, Tim
>             <tim.odriscoll at intel.com <mailto:tim.odriscoll at intel.com>>
>             *Subject:* Re: Questions on EIT process
>
>             Hi Cristian,
>
>             Sorry for the delay, but I was traveling these days. Have
>             you managed to get information about the standpoint of
>             Intel about EIT Digital from Dermot Honan?
>             Here you can find his contact information: +353 1 6067271,
>             dermot.e.honan at intel.com <mailto:dermot.e.honan at intel.com>
>
>             Meanwhile, I was asking the London node about the
>             participation of Intel in this program, and I have just
>             got a more clear answer from the director of the London
>             node. Accordingly, Intel left EIT Digital some times ago
>             and thus it is not eligible for EIT funding in EIT Digital
>             projects anymore. It makes the collaboration within EIT
>             more complicated. Since we are still in time, I also asked
>             the office of Budapest node about the possibilities to
>             involve you (e.g. as a third party), but it would be good
>             if you can also ask e.g. Dermot about it in parallel.
>
>             According to these bad news, it may happen that we cannot
>             make this project in EIT Digital together, but we can also
>             consider other possibilities to collaborate if you are
>             interested in P4 and related things.
>
>             I will also answer your questions below, but first I would
>             like to clearly see how we can move forward in the
>             administrative jungle of EIT.
>
>             Thank you in advance!
>
>             Best,
>             Sandor
>
>             On 2017.04.04. 15:49, Dumitrescu, Cristian wrote:
>
>                 Hi Sandor,
>
>                 As we are working internally to better understand the
>                 EIT opportunity, define the potential project tasks,
>                 get resources, etc we came up with some questions, can
>                 you please help us to clarify them?
>
>                 1.Project scope: What is the level of detail that we
>                 have to use to describe the project scope as part of
>                 the project submission?
>
>                 a.Is high level specification of project scope enough
>                 to get the submission accepted, or should be define
>                 the project scope in great detail?
>
>                 b.Is there flexibility to add changes to the project
>                 scope after the project submission? Can we alter the
>                 project course based on our findings during the
>                 implementation phase or based on business priorities
>                 at the time?
>
>                 2.Deliverables: Do we need to commit on specific list
>                 of project deliverables?
>
>                 a.What is the level of detail to specify deliverables?
>
>                 b.Any flexibility in post-submission updates based on
>                 technical findings or business priorities?
>
>                 3.Project resources: do we need to commit project
>                 resources upfront?
>
>                 a.Which resources have to be committed upfront?
>                 Resources for consideration: developers, computers,
>                 other equipment, etc.
>
>                 4.Deliverable ownership: Who owns the project
>                 deliverables, is it EIT or the project partners?
>
>                 a.Are the project partners allowed to retain the
>                 ownership of the SW?
>
>                 b.Is open source SW allowed as opposed to EIT proprietary?
>
>                 5.Funding from EU: Is EIT providing funding for the
>                 project?
>
>                 a.What is the order of magnitude?
>
>                 b.How it this shared between partners?
>
>                 6.Do you have some examples of successful project
>                 submissions that we can take a look at?
>
>                 Thanks for your help!
>
>                 Regards,
>
>                 Cristian
>
>             -- 
>
>             Sándor Laki, PhD
>
>             Assistant professor
>
>             Department of Information Systems
>
>             Eötvös Loránd University
>
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>
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>         Sándor Laki, PhD
>
>         Assistant professor
>
>         Department of Information Systems
>
>         Eötvös Loránd University
>
>         Pázmány Péter stny. 1/C
>
>         H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
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>     Sándor Laki, PhD
>
>     Assistant professor
>
>     Department of Information Systems
>
>     Eötvös Loránd University
>
>     Pázmány Péter stny. 1/C
>
>     H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
>
>     Room 2.506
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>     Web:http://lakis.web.elte.hu
>
>     Phone: +36 1 372 2869 / 8477
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>     Cell: +36 70 374 2646
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>
>
> -- 
> Sándor Laki, PhD
> Assistant professor
> Department of Information Systems
> Eötvös Loránd University
> Pázmány Péter stny. 1/C
> H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
> Room 2.506
> Web:http://lakis.web.elte.hu
> Phone: +36 1 372 2869 / 8477
> Cell: +36 70 374 2646

-- 
Sándor Laki, PhD
Assistant professor
Department of Information Systems
Eötvös Loránd University
Pázmány Péter stny. 1/C
H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
Room 2.506
Web: http://lakis.web.elte.hu
Phone: +36 1 372 2869 / 8477
Cell: +36 70 374 2646



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