Computing Continuum and the role of AI as a complementary technology: European market forecast and insights

This AI-SPRINT–EUCloudEdgeIoT joint webinar aims to provide valuable insights to all value chain actors involved in the Edge, Cloud, IoT, AI, and Data communities, including research organisations, associations linked to computing continuum technologies, developers and domain experts, governments and policymakers, citizens, and civil society. The event is organised under the umbrella of AI-SPRINT market activities and EUCEI Task Force 5 (Markets and Sectors).

The event will allow attendees to better understand the demand market of edge computing and get insights into the spending, investments, adoption level, and top use cases. Furthermore, the webinar will offer insights into market trends that could impact investment plans for adopting edge and AI, focusing on the healthcare, energy, and agriculture sectors and complementary technologies such as ML and federated learning.

The webinar will greatly interest business organisations, as they can learn about market trends that may impact their investment plans for adopting Edge and AI. Additionally, researchers and developers will be able to better understand the market and align their products with market requirements. Attendees can benefit from the interactive platform and participate in discussions, share their opinions, and ask questions.

Agenda

• 14:00 – 14:05 – Welcome and introduction – John Favaro, Trust-IT
• 14:05 – 14:20 – Artificial Intelligence and Computing Continuum: A European Perspective – TBD
• 14:20 – 14:30 – UNLOCK-CEI and EU Cloud-Edge-IoT Introduction – Golboo Pourabdollahian, IDC
• 14:30 – 14:40 – AI-SPRINT Introduction – Danilo Ardagna, Politecnico di Milano
• 14:40 – 14:55 – Insights of European demand market of Edge-IoT – John Gole, IDC
• 14:55 – 15:15 – A closer look and market analysis for AI on computing continuum – Ewa Zborowska and Jack Vernon, IDC
• 15:15 – 15:25 – Q&A
• 15:25 – 15:30 – Wrap-up and conclusion – John Favaro, Trust-IT

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