ICALEPCS2013 - List of Authors (Pugliese, M.)

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Managing by Objectives a Research Infrastructure

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M. Pugliese, F. Billè, D. Favretto, N. Guidi, M. Turcinovich
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy

Elettra (*) is a research center operating a research infrastrutcure with two light sources: a synchrotron radiation facility (Elettra) and a free electron laser (FERMI@Elettra). With the mission to promote cultural and socio economical growth of Italy and Europe through basic and applied research, technical and scientific training and technology transfer, few years ago it has adopted a balanced matrix organization. This paper describes the tools, techniques and practices we used to manage this change and the results obtained. We will describe the Virtual Unified Office (VUO) (**) based on the Project Management Institute (***) standards, that todays allow us to manage by objectives the whole research infrastructure and in particular, the integrated management of initiatives (projects, contracts, operating activities, staff commitments, skills, appointment letters and of the assessment procedures. We will also describe how the VUO integrates the various source of information to manage a set of company indicators and a balanced scorecard which allow us to execute the strategy.
(*) http://www.elettra.eu
(**) http://vuo.elettra.trieste.it
(***) http://www.pmi.org

Poster MOPPC083 [2.853 MB]

THCOAAB04

Synchrobots: Experiments with Telepresence and Teleoperated Mobile Robots in a Synchrotron Radiation Facility

1052

M. Pugliese, F. Billè, R. Borghes, A. Curri, D. Favretto, G. Kourousias, M. Prica, M. Turcinovich
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy

Synchrobot is an autonomous mobile robot that supports the machine operators of Elettra (*), a synchrotron radiation facility, in tasks such as diagnostic and measurement campaigns being capable of moving in the restricted area when the machine is running. In general, telepresence robots are mobile robot platforms capable of providing two way audio and video communication. Recently many companies are entering the business of telepresence robots. This paper describes our experience with tools like synchrobot and also commercially available telepresence robots. Based on our experience, we present a set of guidelines for using and integrating telepresence robots in the daily life of a research infrastructure and explore potential future development scenarios.
http://www.elettra.eu

Slides THCOAAB04 [9.348 MB]

FRCOAAB06

A Common Software Framework for FEL Data Acquisition and Experiment Management at FERMI

1481

R. Borghes, V. Chenda, A. Curri, G. Kourousias, M. Lonza, M. Prica, M. Pugliese
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
G. Passos
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

Funding: Work supported in part by the Italian Ministry of University and Research under grants FIRB-RBAP045JF2 and FIRB-RBAP06AWK3
After installation and commissioning, the Free Electron Laser facility FERMI is now open to users. As of December 2012, three experimental stations dedicated to different scientific areas, are available for user research proposals: Low Density Matter (LDM), Elastic & Inelastic Scattering (EIS), and Diffraction & Projection Imaging (DiProI). A flexible and highly configurable common framework has been developed and successfully deployed for experiment management and shot-by-shot data acquisition. This paper describes the software architecture behind all the experiments performed so far; the combination of the EXECUTER script engine with a specialized data acquisition device (FERMIDAQ) based on TANGO. Finally, experimental applications, performance results and future developments are presented and discussed.

Slides FRCOAAB06 [5.896 MB]

Paper	Title	Page
MOPPC083	Managing by Objectives a Research Infrastructure	292
	M. Pugliese, F. Billè, D. Favretto, N. Guidi, M. Turcinovich Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
	Elettra () is a research center operating a research infrastrutcure with two light sources: a synchrotron radiation facility (Elettra) and a free electron laser (FERMI@Elettra). With the mission to promote cultural and socio economical growth of Italy and Europe through basic and applied research, technical and scientific training and technology transfer, few years ago it has adopted a balanced matrix organization. This paper describes the tools, techniques and practices we used to manage this change and the results obtained. We will describe the Virtual Unified Office (VUO) () based on the Project Management Institute (*) standards, that todays allow us to manage by objectives the whole research infrastructure and in particular, the integrated management of initiatives (projects, contracts, operating activities, staff commitments, skills, appointment letters and of the assessment procedures. We will also describe how the VUO integrates the various source of information to manage a set of company indicators and a balanced scorecard which allow us to execute the strategy. () http://www.elettra.eu () http://vuo.elettra.trieste.it (*) http://www.pmi.org
	Poster MOPPC083 [2.853 MB]

THCOAAB04	Synchrobots: Experiments with Telepresence and Teleoperated Mobile Robots in a Synchrotron Radiation Facility	1052
	M. Pugliese, F. Billè, R. Borghes, A. Curri, D. Favretto, G. Kourousias, M. Prica, M. Turcinovich Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
	Synchrobot is an autonomous mobile robot that supports the machine operators of Elettra (), a synchrotron radiation facility, in tasks such as diagnostic and measurement campaigns being capable of moving in the restricted area when the machine is running. In general, telepresence robots are mobile robot platforms capable of providing two way audio and video communication. Recently many companies are entering the business of telepresence robots. This paper describes our experience with tools like synchrobot and also commercially available telepresence robots. Based on our experience, we present a set of guidelines for using and integrating telepresence robots in the daily life of a research infrastructure and explore potential future development scenarios. http://www.elettra.eu*
	Slides THCOAAB04 [9.348 MB]

FRCOAAB06	A Common Software Framework for FEL Data Acquisition and Experiment Management at FERMI	1481
	R. Borghes, V. Chenda, A. Curri, G. Kourousias, M. Lonza, M. Prica, M. Pugliese Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy G. Passos STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
	Funding: Work supported in part by the Italian Ministry of University and Research under grants FIRB-RBAP045JF2 and FIRB-RBAP06AWK3 After installation and commissioning, the Free Electron Laser facility FERMI is now open to users. As of December 2012, three experimental stations dedicated to different scientific areas, are available for user research proposals: Low Density Matter (LDM), Elastic & Inelastic Scattering (EIS), and Diffraction & Projection Imaging (DiProI). A flexible and highly configurable common framework has been developed and successfully deployed for experiment management and shot-by-shot data acquisition. This paper describes the software architecture behind all the experiments performed so far; the combination of the EXECUTER script engine with a specialized data acquisition device (FERMIDAQ) based on TANGO. Finally, experimental applications, performance results and future developments are presented and discussed.
	Slides FRCOAAB06 [5.896 MB]