Simos, Dimitrios, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA and SBA Research on 2012-03-01

Having the opportunity to be an ERCIM/MC fellow was a great experience in my academic life, as I was given the means to establish my own research and spawn new application domains in the host institutes. The flexibility and mobility the ERCIM programme offers are unmatched by other similar programmes. In addition, the ERCIM members are leading institutes in the field of Mathematics and Informatics something that is crucial for fresh PhDs to mature to full-fledged researchers.

Mio, Matteo, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA and CWI on 2012-03-01

The ABCDE Fellowship program gave me the opportunity to start my academic career in very prestigious research centers and, perhaps more importantly, by pursuing my own research project. FANTASTIC! I'd strongly recommend it to any enthusiastic young researcher.

Qu, Zehui, postdoctoral fellow at CNR - Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell’Informazione “A. Faedo” and NTNU on 2011-04-01

Emma is very good administrator. She is helpful and kindly.

Kriksciuniene, Dalia, postdoctoral fellow at Masaryk University Faculty of Informatics and Institute of Computer Science on 2012-02-01

I am very grateful and proud to have participated in the ABCDE fellowship programme. It was the year devoted to enhancement of my research skills and applying them in new settings and new domain areas. The programme provided an opportunity to reveal and choose collaboration topics with very skilled and supportive professionals I've met during the programme. The great potential for creating and using contact network in my future career was created due to the very successful feature of the structure of ABCDE fellowship framework: placement in the host organization, stays at two more freely selected institutions and also meeting the interesting group of speakers and supervisors during ERCIM seminar. The year has been maybe too short for achieving extraordinary results (although it was more than expected), but I hope that new skills, new contacts, new ideas created during ABCDE fellowship have made good basis for results forthcoming in near future.

Vesic, Srdjan, postdoctoral fellow at University of Luxembourg on 2011-10-01

My ERCIM fellowship at University of Luxembourg was my first postdoc and was an exceptionally positive experience. Thanks to my supervisor, I had a chance to see the problems I addressed during my PhD thesis from the completely new perspective, and to deepen my knowledge about research in Artificial Intelligence in general. The research team "Individual and Collective Reasoning" also turned out to be a very pleasant place for work, and I made some good friends there. I should not forget to say how much my family and myself enjoyed living in Luxembourg. And of course that ERCIM allows you to visit two ERCIM institutes of your choice anywhere in Europe: such a good opportunity to meet people and start research with new colleagues... Now, it is your turn to apply for an ERCIM fellowship!

Kane, Bridget, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2012-03-01

I highly recommend the ABCDE Fellowship programme to anyone who wants to get to know European researchers, and build collaborations for future work.

Butt, Majid, postdoctoral fellow at University of Luxembourg and CNR - Istituto di Informatica e Telematica on 2012-06-01

My experience with ABCDE fellowship programme was excellent and benefited me to improve my research skills. I would recommend this fellowship specifically to the new PhD graduates.

Sundström, Petra, postdoctoral fellow at University of Salzburg - Department of Computer Science on 2011-10-01

A great program to also get to see some of what you probably would not look for, coming from HCI.

Jurgelionis, Audrius, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology and VTT on 2011-11-01

Many thanks to everyone from the ERCIM office and the host institutions! The fellowship programme provides a great opportunity for improving scientific skills as well as for meeting new colleagues and friends.

Barrón cedeño, Luis alberto, postdoctoral fellow at Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya and Univ. Politécnica de Madrid on 2012-06-01

During my fellowship at the UPC Talp Research Center in Barcelona, I had the chance to work with top researchers in my field on very interesting cross-language natural language processing problems. The support of ERCIM was so good that I have been able to focus 100% on my research. This has been a great year: doing high-level research, meeting a new culture, and discovering a great city.

Hannemann-tamas, Ralf, postdoctoral fellow at SZTAKI and NTNU on 2012-03-01

For me, the ERCIM fellowship was a great success. The hosting organisations supported me very well to conduct my research. I was free from administrative and teaching duties and could focus on my research. The ERCIM office did a great job to support me.

Rozanova, Liudmila, postdoctoral fellow at CNR - Istituto di Informatica e Telematica on 2011-12-01

The program is really inspiring and supportive, and I am happy to start living my life as a European researcher.

Ortiz-gracia, Luis, postdoctoral fellow at CWI on 2012-10-01

I had the opportunity to join Professor Oosterlee's group at CWI in the Netherlands thanks to the Alain Bensoussan one-year post-doctoral fellowship. During this time, I was able to have very interesting discussions with all the members of the team, one of the world leading groups in Computational Finance, my field of expertise. Besides, I could expand my international contacts network by means of the two-week research stays in Paris and Antwerp. Finally, this fellowship allowed me to get a tenure-track position in a research institute located in Barcelona, my hometown. Definitely, it was a unique opportunity to boost my scientific career.

Giannakos, Michail, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2012-09-01

ERCIM programme brings to my mind Aristotle's quote: "Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny" ERCIM fellowship is the ideal environment to achieve excellence

Misir, Mustafa, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA on 2012-10-01

ERCIM provides a unique fellowship opportunity motivating their fellows for an ambitious research career.

Papatheocharous, Efi, postdoctoral fellow at RISE SICS AB on 2013-01-01

The most important thing in my experience with the programme is that it has strengthened my overall understanding of my position, role and possibility to contribute and create (or add) value in technology, innovation and business as a professional, both as a researcher and an academic!

Marfisi, Iza, postdoctoral fellow at RISE SICS AB on 2012-12-01

My ERCIM postdoc was a wonderful experience! It allowed me to see the way research was done in a private company, travel around Europe, make many valuable international contacts, and most importantly, I was able to work on a project I really liked and that I probably wouldn't have had the freedom to work on elsewhere.

Marmion, Marie-eleonore, postdoctoral fellow at Université Libre de Bruxelles on

The ERCIM fellowship is a good opportunity to work with experts and leaders in his research field. Moreover, it allows to learn about research in other countries.

Bakovic, Igor, postdoctoral fellow at University of Warsaw - Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics on 2013-01-01

This is a great program for your career!

Almpanidis, George, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2012-10-01

One year seemed too short, almost like speed dating, but the friends and research connections I made are real.

Alekseeva, Ekaterina, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA on 2012-12-03

This fellowship program allows me to realize some of my dreams: to work at European Research Society, to discover a way of living in a new country, and to open new promising opportunities. Take a chance and you!

Rigolin ferreira lopes, Roberto, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2012-11-01

I stretched widely my skills as researcher and person. Result of in deep scientific amusement.

Beveridge, Scott, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology on 2011-12-01

The ABCDE Fellowship programme was fundamental in building my scientific career. The skills and contacts gained during my time at the host institute have been essential to my professional and personal development.

Sgora, Angeliki, postdoctoral fellow at VTT on 2012-10-01

It was a great experience that I really enjoyed. I met interesting people, I improved my research skills and enhanced my career prospects.

Komuro, Rie, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2012-12-01

The fellowship not only gives us research opportunities but also encourages us to present our work at a conference and provides generous chances to meet researchers in the other institutes through the research exchange program.

Pakray, Partha, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2013-01-01

I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Pinar Ozturk, ERCIM ABCDE Fellowship Programme, IDI department in NTNU, Norway and also to Emma Liere (who is very very active in ERCIM administrative department).

Patterson, Murray, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA and CWI on 2011-12-01

The ABCDE fellowship programme opens doors to cooperation with international research labs -- while it would otherwise be much more difficult, or perhaps impossible to do so

Grois evjeny, Dan, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute on 2013-05-01

During the ERCIM Fellowship Programme, I was very happy to join the Image Processing Department team under the supervision of Dr. Detlev Marpe at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin, Germany. This allowed me to meet leading experts in the video coding field, participate at standardization meetings, attend related conferences and events. I believe that my participation at this programme will lead to a fruitful cooperation in the future!

Pan, Lin, postdoctoral fellow at University of Luxembourg on 2013-03-01

This is a good Website and platform, I am forever grateful in a lifetime.

Racape, Fabien, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute on 2013-04-01

The ABCDE fellowship programme gives the chance to develop your skills in leading research institutes and to cooperate with top-level researchers. All is done to enable the fellow to focus on his research, thanks to the ERCIM team. In particular, the seminar allowed me to meet the other ABCDE fellows. It was very positive to share some knowledge with a lot of nice post-docs working in a similar context. I strongly recommend this fellowship programme.

De pittà, Maurizio, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA on 2013-06-10

The ERCIM ABCDE fellowship is an ideal opportunity to pursue post-doc research in applied mathematics in leading European Institutions. Its prestige and the good financial support provided by the fellowship, make me strongly recommend to perspective applicants.

Said, Alan, postdoctoral fellow at CWI on 2013-04-01

This was a fantastic opportunity to grow as a researcher and establish new contacts both in academia as well as industry.

Baghaturia, Giorgi, postdoctoral fellow at University of Warsaw - Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics on 2013-04-01

The collaboration with Professor Z. Peradzynski and other scientists at the University of Warsaw allowed me to be aware of the most contemporary achievements in developing a new mathematical methods of solving of contemporary problems in the field of Partial Differential Equations. ABCDE Fellowship programme was a great opportunity for me to be involved in the live process of modern researches in my field and to gain an invaluable experience. I regard this most important for the success of my future plans.

Patra, Bidyut kumar, postdoctoral fellow at VTT on 2013-05-01

I am really really grateful to ERCIM and VTT for choosing me for this excellent fellowship programme. The most beautiful part of this fellowship is that one can explore totally new research topic independently. One can work freely without looking towards number of publications unlike Ph.D. programme.

Halle, Sean, postdoctoral fellow at CWI on 2013-04-01

Great experience. Established collaborations that are still going, and leveraged the research and connections to lead an EU grant proposal. This was a key period in my career.

Abeywickrama, Dhaminda, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems on 2013-09-09

My experiences with the ERCIM Fellowship programme is extremely positive and I consider it as one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I would recommend this programme to any researcher who wishes to advance his/her career to the highest possible level. In contrast to traditional postdoc positions, this programme allows the Fellow to have increased networking opportunities, such as the two key research exchange visits and the annual seminar. The administration staff at ERCIM has always been kind and professional, allowing us to concentrate on our research work. In a nutshell, it is a 5-star Fellowship programme !

Turner, Alexander, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2014-02-01

I enjoyed my time at NTNU in many ways and am very thankful for the ERCIM fellowship for making this possible. I will be leaving with better career prospects, great friends and good stories. I will be expecting to return at some point in the future.

Kumar, Pawan, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics on 2013-09-01

This program is especially good for young postdocs because it introduces several responsibilities that is otherwise not found in usual postdocs. For example, the ability to write research proposal and manage it with the hosts, developing skills for managing budget for conference and for research visits. Thus apart from developing research skills the fellowship introduces the fellow with what it takes to manage a complete research project and undertake more responsibility.

Ben abdesslem, Fehmi, postdoctoral fellow at RISE SICS AB on 2013-07-01

Very positive experience. The fellowship gave me opportunities to meet other research teams thanks to the Research Exchange Program, and to establish collaborations that led to an EU grant proposal. This was a key period in my career. Special thanks to Emma Lière from the ERCIM Office for her kindness and professionalism, and to Dr Daniel Gillblad and Dr Anders Lindgren for welcoming me in their team at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science.

Bhatti, Muhammad khurram, postdoctoral fellow at RISE SICS AB on 2013-09-01

ERCIM is a great fellowship program, which facilitated me to explore and work with one of the best research institutions in Europe. Not only it took good care of scientific aspects of the fellowship, but also supported mobility through its Research Exchange Program (REP), which is essential for an early stage researcher. Overall, it proved to be a great opportunity for me.

Syamala james, Jija, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA on 2014-03-01

It is an excellent oppurtunity for young investigators to build up a scientific career in Europe (thanks to INRIA,France).I strongly recommend this fellowhip programme to others too.

Mera, David, postdoctoral fellow at Masaryk University Faculty of Informatics and Institute of Computer Science on 2013-10-01

The ERCIM fellowship is an amazing opportunity for researchers. It allowed me to work in an exciting reseach line, visit several countries and reseach groups as well as establish valuable contacts. I strongly recommend this fellowship programme and I really think that this programme helps the development of a research career.

Santoso, Markus, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology on 2014-02-01

ERCIM Postdoctoral Fellowship is very amazing program for any scientist in this respected field. Through this program, I was facilitated to visit reputable European research institutes such as Fraunhofer, INRIA, VTT and learn from the great fellow there. ERCIM Postdoc Fellowship really give a strong foundation to support your academic and scientific career in the future.

Oz, Isil, postdoctoral fellow at RISE SICS AB on 2013-11-01

It was very nice experience for me to live in Sweden and work at SICS for one year. This fellowship period was very helpful for my current and future research career, for doing independent research as well as having many collaborations for future projects.

Nurchis, Maddalena, postdoctoral fellow at VTT on 2013-10-01

The ERCIM fellowship programme is a great opportunity for young researchers. It gives the possibility to work in some of the leading research teams in many scientific fields, hence to improve research skills and expertise. In addition, the fellowship programme is designed to create many chances for increasing the network of contacts and setting up international collaborations, mainly through short visiting periods in other ERCIM institutes, but also conferences and fellows meeting whenever possible. It certainly contribute to enhance current and future career prospects and opportunities. I strongly recommend this Fellowship, which is also a great life experience!

Benvenuto, Federico, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA on 2013-10-01

What are you waiting for? Participating in many conferences, collaborating with two European research centers (at least!), making known your skills. It's up to you, an international experience from A to Z.

Schneider, Jodi, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA on 2013-12-01

The ABCDE Fellowship gave me time to develop my research vision and obtain preliminary results. This launched my career! The ERCIM institutes are among the best in the world and a great choice for postdoctoral research.

Asfand-e-yar, Muhammad, postdoctoral fellow at Masaryk University Faculty of Informatics and Institute of Computer Science on 2014-01-01

ERCIM Post-Doc Fellowship program gives the chance to develop skills in Europe leading research institutes and provide opportunity to work within different environment, that give an experience to work with new team and with different working strategies. Research Exchange Program is a bridge to collaborate with other institutes, other than country of hosting organization. This collaboration helps in understanding new techniques and research methodologies that are followed in various institutes. Personally, this fellowship program gives me a platform to learn not only new technologies and work with different scientific team but also provides me opportunity to express myself and work at various International Conferences and Journals. Therefore, I boldly recommend this Fellowship program, which give experience to work with reputable scientific communities.

Zambrano, Davide, postdoctoral fellow at CWI on 2014-05-01

The ERCIM Fellowship Programme is an unique opportunity that will help you to improve your career! Change country, change laboratory, change your life!

Vaddina, Kameswar rao, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2014-05-01

Excellent.

Chandra, Rohit, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2014-05-01

The ERCIM fellowship programme provides an opportunity to pursue the research independently. It is an excellent platform to meet other researchers in the area. It also helps in career development after Ph.D.!

Osipov, Nikolai, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2014-10-01

This programme gave me the very good opportunity to establish scientific relations with my colleagues in leading European institutions (NTNU and Inria). Very interesting studies was conducted in collaboration with them.

Seo, Byung-kuk, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research on 2014-10-01

I think the ERCIM fellowship is the best opportunity for early-stage researchers who want not only to improve scientific knowledge, but also to have valuable experiences and collaborations with international research groups. Many thanks to all.

Montagut, Mario, postdoctoral fellow at CWI on 2015-01-01

This fellowship is a great opportunity to develop your career. I strongly recommend it!

Amelin, Konstantin, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2015-05-01

Thank you for programm. It's very helpful for young researcher.

Gulyás, Gábor györgy, postdoctoral fellow at INRIA on 2015-05-01

The ERCIM fellowship was a great opportunity for me to start a new phase of my academic career.

Dey, Indrakshi, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2016-06-01

Wonderful stage to showcase one's research ideas and skills .... Great way to start one's research career, gain reputation and establish collaboration with the key research institutes in Europe.......!!

Bhuyan, Kaveri, postdoctoral fellow at CWI on 2015-09-01

My 2 years of ERCIM fellowship in Norway and the Netherlands has been an extraordinary academic experience which will have a positive impact on my work for years to come. This fellowship is one of the finest programs and settings available for any scholar seeking to advance his or her research career.

Dhara, Raj narayan, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2017-01-01

The ERCIM fellowship is an emerging trend program to interplay between the theoretical knowledge and applied sciences.

Nguyen, Thi thuy loan, postdoctoral fellow at University of Warsaw - Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics on 2016-10-01

I am glad to become a fellow research of ERCIM fellowship Programme. My research skill is improved based on this programme, moreover, I have a chance to work with well-known professors. Thanks to this programme, I had opportunities to attend the exchange programme at NTNU, Norway and visited other universities in EU Member States.

Der sarkissian, Henri, postdoctoral fellow at CWI on 2017-02-01

The Alain Bensoussan fellowship program is a very attractive funding scheme for postdoctoral research as well as additional credits for conference attendance and network expansion, essential to early career scientific development.

Khodaparast, Jalal, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2017-10-01

ERCIM fellowship program opens new doors in my academic life. I got familiar with professional professors and did my favorite research task. I strongly recommend this program to the young researchers to create the future they want. ERCIM can be the first step. Work hard and never be disappointed.

Galindo prieto, Beatriz, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2017-09-01

The ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan" fellowship programme is a very good opportunity to improve your skills as researcher and to enjoy a new country. I am very grateful for having been awarded with this grant!

Mosavi, Amir, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2017-10-01

As the French biologist, Louis Pasteur once said, in the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind. Alain Bensoussan Fellowship is a great chance well-suited for an early career scientist with high potential within, to build an outstanding research profile. Through the ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship I could collaborate and network with top scientists and high-tech companies in the field of artificial intelligence and prediction models. Today, as a senior researcher with a higher confidence in leadership I can better pursue a research career in research institutions.

Zoto, Erjon, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2017-10-01

NTNU Gjovik was my first important research experience abroad after my PhD. The research group, led by professor Stewart Kowalski, was just the perfect place for my intended research topic and I would encourage all researchers out there to apply for this Fellowship Programme as an important stepping stone in their future career.

Pimentel, Rita, postdoctoral fellow at RISE SICS AB on 2018-05-01

Having a ERCIM fellowship was one of the best things that could happen to me! On the one hand, I had the opportunity to live in another country, which makes me more tolerant to cultures differences and prepared for more international environments, which are increasingly common. On the other had, I worked in very applied areas, having close contact with companies that are big players in the market. Obviously, this is a huge contribution for my career plan.

Papamitsiou, Zacharoula, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2018-10-01

A life-changing - not only career-wise - experience, to work in an environment like NTNU

Tapia, Nikolas, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2018-10-01

This programme was really a great experience. I got to collaborate with not only the people I intended to, but with many other researchers both from my Host Organization and other insitutes, in part because of the flexibility ERCIM offers with respect to traveling to participate in workshops and seminars. It was an excelent opportunity to advance my career and to build on my experencie as a young researcher.

Ahmed, Javed, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2019-01-01

ERCIM transformed me as an independent researcher

Ramentol, Enislay, postdoctoral fellow at RISE SICS AB and Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics on

ERCIM has changed my professional life in a significant way. ERCIM gave me the opportunity to work on an excellent institute such as RISE , to have great researchers as colleagues and being able to learn from them. I have known, for the first time in my life, the satisfaction of knowing the usefulness of my work. I have known how Machine learning can transforms industry processes, and this transformation can be translate into energy saving, saving natural resources, reducing environmental pollution, increasing the quality of production, etc.

Garrett, Joseph, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2018-09-01

The ERCIM fellowship has been a good opportunity to work with a new team and to explore a new topic with considerable freedom to investigate its most interesting aspects.

Beason, Melissa, postdoctoral fellow at Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation on 2019-01-01

Choosing to become an ERCIM Fellow is one of the best things that I could have done for myself both personally and career-wise. I am a better scientist because of this experience.

Varatharajan, N , postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2018-10-01

It is a great fellowship to learn or decide career path in Applied Mathematics.

Chandra, Ramesh, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2019-03-01

Swami Vivekananda, a great Indian philosopher, said, "Get up, wake up, and don't stop until the goal is achieved." The ERCIM fellowship programme was the same in my life. I strongly recommend this fellowship programme, which provides the experience of working with renowned scientific community. Living in Norway and working with NTNU was a very enjoyable experience for me. The research exchange programme is also a conduit for cooperation with other institutions. Since spending a year as a fellow, I've learned a lot about research practices, and this fellowship has certainly influenced my research dream.

Gogineni, Vinay chakravarthi, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2019-03-01

The ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan" fellowship programme is a flexible medium to collaborate with top researchers in EU.

Torres-garcia, Alejandro antonio, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2019-03-01

The ERCIM fellowship is a perfect opportunity for making research in high-level and international teams. Besides that, the fellowship has several useful activities for increasing your network of contacts in other top-level research groups. Do not hesitate to submit your proposal!

Shukla, Ankur, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2019-03-01

As a recipient of the ERCIM fellowship, it is a great honor for me. It is not only an international recognition for me as well as an individual, for my previous Institute and my country. I am very thankful to ERCIM for providing me such wonderful platform to explore my planned research work. I strongly recommend to the motivated researchers from all over the world to apply for this program and get benefit.

Elezaj, Ogerta, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2019-05-01

ERCIM fellowship helped me acquire technical skills for my projects and obtain the required accreditation for professorship in Albania. It is a rewarding process which has strengthened my career with a strong international networking, exposure and skills development. This fellowship is one of the best programs available for any scholar seeking to advance his or her research career.

Dalveren, Yaser, postdoctoral fellow at NTNU on 2019-09-01

ERCIM Fellowship Programme provided me an amazing experience to work with successful scholars in one of the well-developed universities in Europe. The acquired skills both in technical and non-technical aspects helped me to improve my self-confidence. I strongly recommend this programme to all researchers who are open and willing to learn new skills for developing their career plan.

Ilangko Balasingham, Adjunct Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

I have hosted eight fellows at my group at NTNU since 2006, and my impression of all of them has been very positive! My research in signal processing and wireless communications for medicine requires a team that has a diverse research background to solve complex problems. The hosted fellows were specialists in signal processing, physical layer, MAC layer, network protocols, computer networks, optimization theory, and mathematics. Furthermore, they were genuinely interested in learning new skills and getting involved in complex research projects. Most of them contacted me before submitting their applications, which made the match-making process a bit easier. Their contributions have been very fruitful for us: each fellow, on average, has submitted three journal/conference papers during the tenure. I still have regular contact with many of them and will be looking for new fellows! I would also like to convey my sincere gratitude to the people working at the ERCIM offices at NTNU and in Nice for their professional way of handling and solving many practical issues.

Alessandra Toninelli visited our group ARLES at Inria while she was a post-doc researcher at the University of Bologna. Seeing a great potential for collaborating in our research on socially-aware middleware and her great competence in semantic technologies and access control policies, we offered her a subsequent ERCIM Fellowship in Paris-Rocquencourt. Here, she spearheaded work on Yarta, a middleware for mobile social networks, which is currently one of the main areas of new work on our group, and has also been used by our collaborators at Trinity College, Dublin. She then remained with us as an Inria postdoc, before being hired by Engineering Inc. in Italy with the post of BI consultant. Alessandra is still in touch with the group members. This was a great experience for both the ERCIM fellow and host, and we will definitely be on the lookout for more such opportunities

Sergiy Zhuk visited my group at CWI while he was a fellow at INRIA. We found his work on data assimilation and his individual enthusiasm so interesting that we offered him a subsequent ERCIM Fellowship in Amsterdam. Before the term of his appointment had passed, he was hired by IBM Research in Dublin, where he will direct a research group on assimilation of satellite data for deduction of ocean flows, and maintain collaborations with us. Overall this was a great opportunity for both fellow and host, and I will be sure to keep an eye open for future ERCIM applicants.

My first experience as a young postdoctoral researcher was even better than I expected. I not only have enhanced my skills and learned new ones, but also met interesting people and discovered another culture and other ways of working and collaborating. The ERCIM Office addressed most annoying money matters so that I could focus on enjoying great scientific work with the help of my hosting supervisor. My personal research project has been greatly influenced by the collective projects in which I was involved, both international and national (inside my host country) thanks to the fellowship. The research exchange trips are particularly enriching: they gave us the opportunity to share experiences with other European research teams in a close and casual way. Overall, an ERCIM Fellowship is a gratifying adventure that I would recommend to any young researcher willing to establish long-term international collaborations

My experience with the ABCDE programme is extremely positive. I had the chance to get in touch with top-level researchers and to contrast my background and ideas with those of students and professors of several nationalities. The richness of the environment contributed to stimulate my research; the period spent under the programme has been indeed very prolific. I have particularly enjoyed the possibility to meet other fellows in the seminar organized by the ERCIM office, which in my view was a complete success. It was an excellent occasion to exchange our experiences as well as to establish new connections. I would recommend this programme to everyone in love with serious and outstanding research

During my 1-year ERCIM fellowship at Fraunhofer FOKUS institute in Berlin, I got the unique opportunity to work on an applied international R&D environment, an experience of great interest for me. I also got the opportunity to attend two ERCIM meetings; the ABCDE seminar and the Marie Curie Symposium, and meet other fellows of different ERCIM programs. What I also appreciated, is the ERP (Exchange Research Program); where I spent two weeks in two other ERCIM institutes, the NetRl laboratory at the University of Cyprus; and the Telematics department at NTNU-Trondheim. These ERP allowed me to extend and strengthen my R&D collaborations with other researchers, and also build long-term cooperation with them.