Software application development for high-performance computer simulations. Extensive project experience with over 400 projects, EC and national.

Coordinator and Technology Provider of the SimWeb project. Take an important role in the Model Design and Implementation and the participatory design of the SimWeb system. Provide simulation know-how. Leader of the work packages on Participatory Design and Project Management.

Leading-industry software applications developer and consultancy for e-business. Highly successful R&D department composed of researchers with proven expertise in multi-agent simulation.

Internet Technology provider and leading partner in exploitation. Their extensive experience in component-based development and in implementing agent technology for e-commerce gives them an important role in the model design and implementation. Main driver for exploitation intending to generate profit from the results as products and services.

Extensive experience in applied multi-agent simulation in a number of large EU projects. Experience also in science policy, innovation and fiscal policy design in the context of other EU funded projects. Development of novel participatory and 'interactive' research methods.

Social Science Research Centre. Is responsible for the scientific validation and evaluation of the modelling results and the analysis of the outcome of the different participatory games. It has also a very important role in the design and implementation of the multi-agent models. Leader of the work package on participatory validation, evaluation, and enhancements.

The group of Prof. Swatmann is involved in the investigation of (1) Internet Commerce uptake in Indonesia and Vietnam with a view to understanding the cultural dynamics of this process, (2) eEducation/eLearning at a variety of levels, (3) the eCommerce implementation process and its implications for associated user groups, (4) the role of dotcoms as a predictor of eCommerce sectoral success, and (5) the dynamics of electronic markets.

Social Science Research Centre / Management School. Responsible for carrying out the two sector surveys and analysing the data. Also play an important role in the sector model specification. Leader of the work package on Sector Analyses.

Leading retailer positioned in fast-growing retail categories and markets such as the Internet with a breadth of retail offering, covering books, music, multimedia, photography and video Fnac.com constitutes a complementary retail channel that has become France's leading online vendor of leisure and cultural goods.

In SimWeb they will act as end-user. Its main contribution is in Participatory Problem Analysis and Sector Analysis. It is also largely involved in the participatory assessment and enhancements and partly involved in the development and testing phase.

Leading portal offering editorial content sales, webvertising and e-commerce. The portal includes several news channels such as breaking news, sports news, the complete daily edition of a physical newspaper and other channels as recruiting classifieds, real state classifieds, city guide, leisure, shopping, weather, environment and much more.

In SimWeb they will act as end-user. Its main contribution is in Participatory Problem Analysis and Sector Analysis. It is also largely involved in the participatory assessment and enhancements and partly involved in the development and testing phase.