Topic Three

TO3. The third thematic area will be focused on basic research in the field of methodology for creating a collaborative programming environment on the Azure cloud platform. Parts of this thematic area are study, research and standardization of programming tools using cloud technologies. Training and certification of members of the team in the above mentioned fields. The certifications will be provided by Microsoft. Basic research will focus on:

TO3.1 Study of tools used for collaborative programming connected with the design of software architectures meeting the requirements of stability, security and testing. Training and certification of members of the team. The certifications will be provided by Microsoft.

Investigator: LIRKIS

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TO3.2 Study the rules of commenting software and generating manuals for users of APIs. Set the principles of design of user interfaces on the cloud. Design of the rules deciding which part of the software should be on the cloud, on a server and on the robot in order to get minimal latency.

Investigator: LIRKIS

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TO3.3 Design of a distributed version of ROS and testing various configurations of components on the cloud, respectively porting the SIGVerse simulator to the cloud. Creation of user interfaces for ROS for the robotics community.

Investigator: CIT

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TO3.4 Analysis and design of the QoS mechanisms in the Azure cloud platform. Creation of a user friendly environment for testing connectivity of various robots.

Investigator: FIIT

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