Navigating AI's Ethical Aspects (Webinar by EMERALDS Project)
2024-03-28 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Zurich) | Online
Join us for the second webinar of this series from the EMERALDS project to delve into the ethical and legal dimensions of AI tool design. Discover the principles guiding the project toolset and gain insights into navigating profiling, privacy, and legal compliance in AI systems. Learn from The Hague Use Case and how it can inform GDPR compliance and data governance. This session is a must-attend for AI developers, policymakers, legal professionals, and anyone interested in the ethical implications of AI technology. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain practical knowledge and valuable insights!
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Meta Operating Systems: Innovating the CEI landscape – Webinar
2024-04-03 15:00 - 17:30 | Online
This webinar offers a unique opportunity to explore state-of-the-art projects that are redefining the boundaries of edge-to-cloud computing through virtualized, secure, and efficient orchestration mechanisms. All projects belonging to the MetaOS cluster will bring their vision on the current technological status of the so called computing continuum, and the tools and innovations surrounding it. ICOS, FLUIDOS, NEPHELE, NEMO, aerOS and NebulOuS will exhibit their commitment to driving innovation in Meta OS for the CEI landscape, while giving hints on the key distributed applications being tested in real-world use cases. The webinar will also dedicate time to sharing insights into the upcoming roadmap and what can be anticipated in the near future.
AGENDA
15.00-15.30 – Welcome and intro

Albert Seubers (MARTEL – EUCEI)
Introduction to the Webinar | EUCEI RIAs Showcase Webinars | Meta Operating Systems Landscape
Ignacio Lacalle (UPV)
TF3 architecture blocks

15.30-15.50 – ICOS Project

Speaker: Xavi Masip (UPC) / Francesco D’Andria (EVIDEN)

15.50-16.10 – FLUIDOS Project

Speaker: Fulvio Risso (Politecnico di Torino) – Technical Manager

16.10-16.30 – NEPHELE Project

Speaker: Anastasios Zafeiropoulos (NTUA) – Project Coordinator

16.30-16.50 – NEMO Project

Speaker: Terpsi Velivassaki (SYNELIXIS) / Enric Pages (EVIDEN) – Coordinator

16.50-17.10 – aerOS Project

Speaker: Ignacio Lacalle (UPV) – Open Call Coordinator
Speaker: Vasilis Pitsilis (NCSRD) – Technical Leader

17.10-17.30 – NebulOuS Project

Speaker: Geir Horn (University of Oslo) – Principal Investigator

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Future-proof solutions for cognition-enabled cloud computing - Webinar
2024-04-18 10:30 - 13:00 | Online
Europe’s research funding aims to create breakthroughs in AI enabled cloud computing, allowing self-configuration, self-adjustment, and self-management systems that will enable better performance, lower costs, higher security while facilitating digital sovereignty. In our webinar we dive into the solutions and frameworks that these projects are creating and on top of that we will look at the next wave of research required to bring Europe into the top-3 of innovative contributors of provider-agnostic, open source, cloud infrastructures.
SPEAKERS

CODECO
Rute Sofia
EDGELESS
Claudio Cicconetti
ENACT
Alexandros Nizamis
INTEND
Hui Song
CoGNET
Georgios Spanos
COGNIT
Marco Mancini\nCLOUDSKIN
Marc Sanchez Artigas

AGENDA

10:30 – Welcome and intro
Albert Seubers (Martel – EUCEI)

10:40 – Session 1: Types of AI appropriate for cognitive cloud and their use cases

Fred Buining (Chair)
Rute Sofia (CODECO)
Claudio Cicconetti (EDGELESS)
Alexandros Nizamis (ENACT)
Hui Song (INTEND)
Georgios Spanos (CoGNET)
Marco Mancini (COGNIT)
Marc Sanchez Artigas (CloudSkin)

11:20 – Session 2: AI needs to be trained, deployed and managed within a cognitive cloud. How to do it to make It fast, light weight, flexible?

Fred Buining (Chair)
Rute Sofia (CODECO)
Claudio Cicconetti (EDGELESS)
Alexandros Nizamis (ENACT)
Hui Song (INTEND)
Georgios Spanos (CoGNET)
Marco Mancini (COGNIT)
Marc Sanchez Artigas (CloudSkin)

12:00 – Session 3: The next wave of calls for cognitive cloud: what technologies and use cases for AI to focus on

Fred Buining (Chair)
Rute Sofia (CODECO)
Claudio Cicconetti (EDGELESS)
Alexandros Nizamis (ENACT)
Hui Song (INTEND)
Georgios Spanos (CoGNET)
Marco Mancini (COGNIT)
Marc Sanchez Artigas (CloudSkin)

12:20 – Edge systems: the perspective on the value of data technologies from the projects TEMA and GLACIATION

Francesco Mureddu

12:30 – Conclusions

Francesco Mureddu
All

12:40 – Questions & Answers

All

12:55 – Wrap-up and conclusions

Francesco Mureddu
All

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Presenting the future of open source for cloud services - Webinar
2024-05-17 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
Join us for an engaging webinar showcasing the groundbreaking work of four EC-funded projects under the call “Open Source for Cloud Services”. This event promises insightful presentations, interactive discussions, and a glimpse into the future of open-source technologies in cloud services.
The webinar will feature the pioneering efforts of AERO, OpenCUBE, RISER, and Vitamin-V projects. Learn firsthand about their contributions to advancing open-source solutions in cloud services and engage directly with the experts behind these projects. Explore key insights, address burning questions, and delve deeper into the nuances of open-source adoption in cloud computing. The webinar will also give valuable takeaways and reflections on the future landscape of open source for cloud services.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of a forward-thinking dialogue shaping the future of cloud computing. Register now to secure your spot and unlock the potential of open-source innovation in the cloud ecosystem.

AGENDA

09:00 – Welcome and overview of the webinar
Brief introduction to the EUCloudEdgeIoT.eu initiative

09:10 – Roundtable of the projects with short presentations
Introducing themselves and the main aim of the project (AERO, OpenCube, RISER, Vitamin-V)

09:40 – Central interactive panel

Challenges
Success stories
Key learnings and recommendations

10:10 – Audience Q&A

10:25 – Wrap-up and conclusions

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Welcome to the EUCEI Community
2024-05-23 14:00 - 16:00
The ‘Welcome to the EU-CEI Community’ event is a showcase that will promote the participation of new members in the MetaOS projects through the open calls and support networking with key use cases and partners across the EU CEI community.

The event aims to drive active participation of the successful SMEs in the EU CEI ecosystem, support the networking and cross-project engagement of EU CEI clusters, promote the open ecosystem surrounding the EU CEI and overall support the second round of open calls.
The key actors involved in this event include:
> Open Calls winners – Task Force 4
> Use case owners – Task Force 5
> Technology architecture and development leads – Task Force 3

Agenda
New Projects by Session

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Tackling the ever-increasing complexities of developing efficient heterogeneous swarm systems - Webinar
2024-05-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
As Europe creates a pathway for the understanding and development of the Cloud, Edge and IoT Continuum and supporting research and innovation initiatives to develop applications across the continuum, the paradigm also incorporates development of swarm and decentralized applications. In edge computing scenarios where there is a need for decentralized decision-making and coordination among edge devices, swarm computing principles can be applied; such a decentralized and self-organizing concept and architecture fit particularly well hyper-distributed, sovereignty-enabling, heterogeneous data management challenges, such as the ones found in European Data Spaces. Additionally, edge devices can act as agents in a swarm, collectively making decisions and adapting to changing conditions without relying on a central controller.
In this session, we will bring together the 5 Horizon Europe projects answering to the swarm computing call and are addressing the ever-increasing complexities of developing correct and performant heterogeneous swarm systems.

The project Programming Platform for Intelligent Collaborative Deployments over Heterogeneous Edge-IoTEnvironments (formerly INCODE) enables an open and trusted cloud-native programming platform poised to tame the emerging dynamism of distributed and heterogeneous private edge infrastructures (seen as a combination of intelligent edge node and diverse types of smart IoT devices with processing capabilities over programmable data plane resources).

The TaRDIS project addresses the ever-increasing complexities of developing correct and performant heterogeneous swarms by providing a novel programming model, integrated development and analysis environment, and corresponding runtime support. TaRDIS proposes a language-independent event-driven programming model that allows developers to specify the behaviour of different components in their distributed system as a collection of autonomous collaborative nodes.

The OASEES project will deliver a European, fully open-source, decentralized, and secure Swarm programmability framework for edge devices and leveraging various AI/ML accelerators (FPGAs, SNNs, Quantum) while supporting a privacy-preserving Object ID federation process.

The ambition of OpenSwarm project is to enable novel, future energy-aware swarms of collaborative smart nodes with wide range benefits for the environment, industries, and society.
The SMARTEDGE project aims to enable decentralised edge intelligence for smart IoT applications, ensuring reliability, security, privacy, and scalability. This is achieved through the innovative SmartEdge tool-chain for autonomous intelligent swarms, featuring real-time semantic integration, discoverability, and composability.

AGENDA

10:00 – Welcome and overview of the webinar
Brief introduction to the EUCloudEdgeIoT.eu initiative

10:10 – Roundtable of the projects with short presentations
Introducing themselves and the main aim of the project

10:40 – Central interactive panel

Challenges
Success stories
Key learnings and recommendations

11:10 – Audience Q&A

11:25 – Closure

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TRANSACT Impact Webinar
2024-06-04 10:00 | Online
Reference architecture and methodology for transforming safety-critical cyber-physical systems from localised standalone systems into safe and secure distributed solutions.
The TRANSACT project has developed a universally applicable distributed architecture concept and framework that brings together cyber-physcial systems (CPS) end devices with edge computing servers and cloud computing facilities, hosting multiple mixed-criticality applications. Additionally, the project proposes a transition methodology for transforming standalone safety-critical CPS into distributed safety-critical CPS solutions. The architecture concept and the transition methodology ensure safety and security taking into account network reliability, latency and user access.

SPEAKERS

Javier Coronel Parada
Instituto Tecnologico de Informatica (ITI)
Teun Hendriks
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO-ESI)
Krzysztof Oborzyński
Philips Healthcare
Astrid Rakow
German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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Future-proof solutions for cognition-enabled cloud computing - Webinar part 2
2024-06-06 10:30 - 13:00 | Online
Europe’s research funding aims to create breakthroughs in AI enabled cloud computing, allowing self-configuration, self-adjustment, and self-management systems that will enable better performance, lower costs, higher security while facilitating digital sovereignty. After the success of the first webinar that took in April, further Cognitive Cloud and Cognitive Computing projects will dive into the solutions and frameworks that they are creating and on top of that we will look at the next wave of research required to bring Europe into the top-3 of innovative contributors of provider-agnostic, open source, cloud infrastructures.
SPEAKERS

ACES
Fred Buining
DECIDE
Sabri Pllana
EMPYREAN
Panagiotis Kokkinos
Hyper -AI
Iakovos Michailidis
MLSysOps
Christos Antonopoulos
MYRTUS
Francesca Palumbo
TEMA and GLACIATION
Alessandro Pacciaroni

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Cloud-Edge-IoT innovations in Transportation: Market Insights and Use Cases
2024-07-05 10:00 - 12:00
Purpose and Scope of the event
This event, part of the “Industry Insights” webinar series, aims to deliver comprehensive market and industry insights on Cloud-Edge-IoT for the mobility and logistics sector. It will highlight specific use cases developed by EU-funded projects within the Meta Operating Systems Cluster and other initiatives under the EUCloudEdgeIoT initiative. Additionally, the event will facilitate dialogue between industry leaders and research experts, fostering collaboration and innovation.
Draft Agenda
10:00 – Welcome and opening remarks
Maria Giuffrida, Trust-IT Services
10:05 – UNLOCK-CEI’s overview & Cloud-Edge-IoT market trends in mobility
Golboo Pourabdollahian, IDC
10:20 – Value chain dynamics in mobility sector
Carolin Zachäus, VDI/VDE Innovation
10:30 – European data spaces for mobility
Stefanie Federl, Acatech.de
10:40 – Presentation of the Cloud-Edge-IoT mobility and logistics use cases
David Martinez, NebulOuS
Izabela Zrazinska, ICOS
Rudolf Sunsik, Nephele
Sheraz Aslam, AerOS
Salvatore Cipolla, Mobispaces
11:20 – Panel discussion
Lorenzo Mantero, Mobispaces
Raphael Stahlberg, Giesecke+Devrient
Jurij Mirnik, Nephele
Carles Miralpex, ICOS
11:45 – Q&A
12:00 – Wrap-up and closure

Recording

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NEMO Webinar for 2nd Open Call
2024-07-18 11:00 - 12:00
NEMO second open call for proposals is live! NEMO will host a webinar on July 18, 2024, where you will have the chance to get information about the NEMO project with the view of joining us through the Open Call 2 projects. The webinar will provide insights on the NEMO project and the 2nd Open Call. Questions related to NEMO metaOS and use cases will be answered.

AGENDA
11:00-11:25 NEMO Project presentation
11:25-11:40 OC2 topic and procedure
11:40-12:00 Q&A

WHY PARTICIPATE?
Explore opportunities to get funded through the NEMO Open Call #2.
Gain insights on the unique NEMO approach to delivering the meta-OS for next-generation integrated IoT, edge and cloud computing.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
SMEs with experience in and targeting applications and services involving IoT systems and/or edge/cloud computing are welcome to join this event.

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Semiconductors in the world of Cloud, Edge and IoT
2024-09-10 15:00 - 17:00
Watch the recording for the webinar “Semiconductors in the World of Cloud, Edge, and IoT,” organised in collaboration with ALLPROS.eu. This event detailed the integral connections between cloud computing, edge computing, IoT, and semiconductor technology.
This two-hour webinar illustrated how advancements in semiconductor technology underpin innovations in cloud computing, edge computing, and IoT, and vice versa. Through engaging discussions and presentations, the webinar highlighted emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities in these rapidly evolving fields, fostering collaboration among cross-sectoral stakeholders to drive progress and innovation.
As UNLOCK-CEI approaches its conclusion in November 2024, the webinar presented key results and recommendations from this CSA, with a focus on sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and transportation. These presentations showcased Meta-Operating Systems use cases, demonstrating the critical role of semiconductors in enabling predictive maintenance in manufacturing, enhancing the efficiency of smart grids in energy, and supporting the development of autonomous vehicles in transportation.
At the same time, this was an opportunity for ALLPROS.eu, which is approaching the mid-point of its duration, to highlight the results achieved so far and discuss the current and future market trends related to semiconductors, particularly in combination with the increased demand for the new Cloud-Edge-IoT paradigm.
Agenda
15:00-15:15 Introduction

Welcome remarks, Silvana Muscella, Trust-IT Services, Technical Coordinator of ALLPROS.eu
Insights on European Policy on Semiconductors, Thomas Reibe, Senior Policy Officer at DG Connect, European Commission
Insights on European Policy on Cloud-Edge-IoT, Rolf Riemenschneider, Head of Sector IoT, European Commission

15:15-15:25 Market assessment of semiconductor industry and future predictions
Luis Fernandes, Senior Research Manager, IDC
15:25-15:35 Cloud-Edge-IoT Market insights and the intersection with semiconductors
Golboo Pourabdollahian, Consulting Manager, IDC
15:35-15:45 Semiconductors for Edge computing and IoT – Opportunities in the context of the EU Chips Act
Léo Saint-Martin, Associated Consultant, DECISION
15:45-16:00 Cloud-Edge-IoT Use Cases pitch
Anastasios Zafeiropoulos, NEPHELE
16:00-16:10 Edge AI Innovations under the Chips Act
Inessa Seifert, Senior Consultant, VDI/VDE Innovation
16:10-16:40 Panel discussion: Requirements of future chips for Cloud-Edge-IoT, moderated by Trust-IT
Discussing their dependencies and the associated risks and resilience of the European industry to new threats and opportunities
Léo Saint-Martin, Associated Consultant, DECISION
Patrick Pype, Director Strategic Partnerships, NXP
Ovidiu Vermesan, Chief Scientist, SINTEF
16:40-16:55 Q&A Session

16:55-17:00 Wrap-up and Closure
Slides from the event available here.
Recording:

Swarm Localization and Sensing – from Classroom to Future Space Exploration Missions
2024-10-11 18:30 - 19:00
Presenter: Dr. Siwei Zhang, Institute of Communications and Navigation, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Abstract: Robotic swarm is an emerging technology for rapidly sensing dynamic physical processes over large area both on Earth and in future space exploration missions. The nodes in swarm compose a self-organized radio network, providing precise time and position references without additional infrastructures like GPS or base stations. Each node is additionally equipped with environmental sensors, for example a photonic sensor to sense the illumination in caves beneath the lunar surface, a hydrogen sulfide sensor to explore the volcanic activities, or a methane sensor to track organic traces. More importantly, the swarm has a unique capability of formation optimization. Hence, nodes collaboratively choose their trajectories, so that the spatial-temporal information is gathered most efficiently.
At the German Aerospace Center (DLR), we design compact and portable nodes with ultra-wideband (UWB) technology for decentralized timing, position and environmental sensing. These nodes can be easily carried or deployed by robots and are thus suitable for technology demonstrations in space-analog missions. These nodes are also served as educational platforms, assisting high school through doctoral students to gain intuitions and in-depth knowledge in signal processing for communications, localization, decentralized estimation, sensor fusion, etc.
In this webinar, Dr. Zhang will start with the fundamentals of swarm localization and sensing, then present the building steps of a swarm system, and finally showcase the usage of the swarm in DLR’s space-analog missions, for example on volcanos and in lava caves.
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The future of Cloud and Edge technologies in the EU context: Market insights and sustainability roadmap
2024-11-13 15:00 - 16:30
Date: 13 November 2024 15:00-16:30CET

Location: Online

As cloud and edge technologies become increasingly pivotal for secure data processing and sharing, Europe’s ability to lead in this domain is essential for economic resilience, innovation, and competitiveness. By fostering the development of scalable, federated, and secure cloud infrastructures, emerging initiatives such as the Important Project of Common European Interest on Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS) and the CISERO project aim to position Europe at the forefront of global digital advancements, ensuring the continent’s leadership in emerging technologies that underpin the Digital Decade policy and overall sustainability goals.
In this context, several actions have been launched. An example is the UNLOCK-CEI project, one of the CSAs coordinating the EUCloudEdgeIoT initiative, as it represents a crucial link between the current state of the art of cloud, edge, and IoT technologies in the EU’s framework. UNLOCK-CEI recently held its final event, providing a comprehensive mapping of the state-of-the-art demand & supply of cloud-edge-IoT applications. More recently, the CISERO project has been launched to support the successful implementation of IPCEI-CIS actions, facilitating collaboration among EU member states, industry leaders, and research organisations. Its mission is to coordinate resources, provide technical support, and build a robust business ecosystem to ensure the widespread adoption of cloud and edge computing solutions.
This event aims, on one side, to bring insights from the demand market of Cloud-Edge-IoT and, on the other side, to investigate how the joint efforts of Member States and industries through IPCEI-CIS projects can create its path towards the market. As a result, this event will discuss the key results of UNLOCK-CEI, which are synergistic with CISERO’s goals. These include key trends, market pathways, frameworks, tools, and methodologies developed throughout the project. Moreover, considering the strategic role of AI in the CEI ecosystem (from a solutions perspective, market perspective and ecosystem players’ perspective), there will be a panel discussion to focus on specific applications of AI on the computing continuum (in particular, AI at the edge) where pitches will be provided by the EU-funded projects working on the topic.
These outputs will be particularly valuable for CISERO, offering preliminary recommendations to address the challenges of cloud and edge integration and highlighting key remaining gaps. The legacy of UNLOCK-CEI could serve as a foundational element for creating the CISERO’s sustainability roadmap, which will support the IPCEI-CIS work in ensuring widespread adoption of next-generation technologies and cloud-to-edge solutions across Europe.

Agenda
Moderator: Claudio de Majo – Trust-IT Services, Italy
15:00 Welcome and webinar introduction
15:05 Introducing the CISERO project in the IPCEI-CIS context – Matthias Kuom/Sophia Herlmrich DLR Projektträger, Germany
15:15 Navigating computing continuum: Demand market insights, dynamics and opportunities– Golboo Pourabdollahian – IDC, Italy
15:35 Panel discussion “Edge AI for Europe’s Cloud and Edge Future” – insights from EU-funded projects

AI REDGIO 5.0
Manolo
Pandora

16:00 Q&A
16:10 Conclusion
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Joint Workshop on Cross-Domain Standardisation and Architecture for Edge Computing
2024-11-26 09:00 - 2024-11-27 18:00
Date: 26 November 2024 09:00 – 27 November 2024 18:00

Location: Brussels & Online

CEI-Sphere and INSTAR are hosting a Joint Workshop on Standardisation and Architecture for Edge Computing. This event will bring together IoT and edge computing experts to address key standardisation gaps and promote a unified European approach in sectors like energy, mobility, and manufacturing.
Focused on harmonising international standards, the workshop will explore Europe’s role in initiatives like ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 and SAREF, facilitating discussions that aim to align global IoT and edge standards, supporting Europe’s Green and Digital transitions.
Workshop Objectives

Cross-sector standardisation: To reflect on gaps and foster collaboration between different domains and relevant industry stakeholders.
International Dimension: To address the critical questions around international standardization activities and the EU involvement in them.
Cross-Fertilization: To enable knowledge sharing and collaboration between ongoing projects in the field of edge computing and related standardization activities.
Roadmap Development: To brainstorm and develop a roadmap for future standardization efforts, with a clear focus on identifying key objectives, stakeholders, and potential collaborations, and explore ways to expedite the standardization process within current projects (examples SC41 and SAREF).
Impact Enhancement: To discuss strategies for enhancing the impact of European contributions to international standardization.

Agenda and registration available here.

Exploring NebulOuS Pilot Use Cases — Technological Innovation in Action
2024-11-29 11:00 - 12:00
Date: 11:00CET, 19 November 2024

Location: Online

​The NebulOuS project is organising a series of three webinars that will spotlight key milestones, innovations, and future directions of the project. The webinars will focus on the project’s pilot use cases, the winners of the Open Call (OC), and market exploitation opportunities in the field of cloud and edge computing. By bridging technical advancements with market insights, this series aims to demonstrate how NebulOuS solutions will reshape the European cloud and edge ecosystem.

​This first webinar will provide an in-depth overview of NebulOuS’ five main pilot use cases. Each pilot use case focuses on deploying NebulOuS technology in different real-world scenarios to demonstrate its impact on cloud and edge computing. This session aims to present practical implementations and results, showcasing how NebulOuS is solving existing industry challenges.
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HYPER-AI Webinar: Revolutionising big data processing applications with self-managing cloud-to-edge resources
2024-12-11 11:00 - 12:00
Date: 11 December 2024 11:00 – 12:00 CET

Location: Online

We invite you to the inaugural HYPER-AI Webinar to explore the transformative potential of this Horizon Europe project, set to reshape big data processing through a pioneering, hyper-distributed AI platform, enabling seamless resource management across Cloud, Edge, and IoT layers. Attendees will gain insights into the core architecture, focusing on “Computing Swarms” and self-management principles (self-CHOP: self-configuration, healing, optimisation, and protection) that drive data processing advancements.
The webinar will cover HYPER-AI’s key goals, including optimising computational, storage, and network services across interconnected environments. Project experts will discuss the technical roadmap, detailing AI-driven orchestration, security through distributed ledgers, and resource abstraction techniques that support energy-efficient workflows. This introductory session, part of a series, will also highlight project milestones and expected outcomes. The event concludes with a Q&A, providing an engaging platform for participants to deepen their understanding of HYPER-AI’s vision and technological innovations.
Agenda and registration available here.

Meet the Open Call 1 Winners — Driving Innovation with NebulOuS
2024-12-16 11:00 - 12:00
Date: 11:00CET, 16 December 2024

Location: Online

​The NebulOuS project is organising a series of three webinars that will spotlight key milestones, innovations, and future directions of the project. The webinars will focus on the project’s pilot use cases, the winners of the Open Call (OC), and market exploitation opportunities in the field of cloud and edge computing. By bridging technical advancements with market insights, this series aims to demonstrate how NebulOuS solutions will reshape the European cloud and edge ecosystem.

This session is dedicated to the winners of the NebulOuS Open Call, showcasing their innovative solutions, how they have integrated NebulOuS technology into their platforms, and their impact on the project. By highlighting these startups and SMEs, the webinar emphasizes the potential for innovation within the ecosystem and the contributions of new ideas to the success of NebulOuS.

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Market Trends & NebulOuS Exploitation — Capitalizing on the Future of Cloud and Edge
2025-01-23 11:00 - 12:00
Date: 11:00CET, 23 January 2024

Location: Online

​The NebulOuS project is organising a series of three webinars that will spotlight key milestones, innovations, and future directions of the project. The webinars will focus on the project’s pilot use cases, the winners of the Open Call (OC), and market exploitation opportunities in the field of cloud and edge computing. By bridging technical advancements with market insights, this series aims to demonstrate how NebulOuS solutions will reshape the European cloud and edge ecosystem.

​The final webinar in the series will shift focus towards the business and exploitation strategy of NebulOuS in the market. The session will cover trends and opportunities in the cloud and edge computing sectors, positioning NebulOuS within the market, and addressing how the project’s results will drive future innovations and investments.

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Leveraging Data Marketplaces and Discovery Tools for Public Admin
2025-03-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Online
Unlock the full potential of data to drive smarter decision-making in the public sector.
The Horizon Europe project UPCAST: Universal Platform Components for Safe, Fair, Interoperable Data Exchange, Monetisation, and Trading invites you to a webinar designed to unlock the full potential of data for smarter decision-making in the public sector.
In this insightful session tailored to public administration professionals, you will learn how to access and utilize data effectively using UPCAST Project plugins. This webinar provides a hands-on introduction to the latest tools and techniques for data navigation, discovery, and integration within the UPCAST ecosystem, supporting policy-making, data sharing, and innovation in the public sector.
With a focus on the UPCAST platform, the webinar will explore:

– Data Catalogs for Public Administration: Empowering citizens and policymakers
– Practical insights: Improving data findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability for public sector outcomes
– A walkthrough of the UPCAST plugins: Case study on data discovery, negotiation and integration

This webinar will demonstrate how UPCAST’s technologies contribute to the vision of building a European Single Data Market, where data and resources are exchanged seamlessly and securely across borders. This initiative supports Europe’s Open Data ecosystem, creating a smooth environment for data-driven service and integrating AI and ML technologies to enhance public administration.
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Global IoT Day 2025 Webinar: Latest research results in IoT supply chain security to ensure compliance with the CRA
2025-04-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
Global IoT Day 2025 Webinar: Latest research results in IoT supply chain security to ensure compliance with the CRA
Monitoring and validating the Supply Chain of IoT architectures improve the security and reliability of IoT operations and ensures compliance with a number of requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act.
Join this free 2-hour virtual webinar on 9. April 2025, 14:00 – 16:00 CEST and listen to the representatives of seven Horizon Europe projects discussing their research results that will strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty and compliance of secure software and hardware with CRA requirements!
Topics include:

Secure-by-Design approach
Device Security Passport (DSP)
Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Security auditing, vulnerability detection and compliance validation
Certification as a Service
Seamless, scalable and secure edge-to-cloud integration

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Powering Business with Data: Economic Outlook on Market Evolution
2025-04-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Powering Business with Data: Economic Outlook on Market Evolution
As data continues to drive innovation and economic growth, understanding market trends, opportunities, and challenges is more crucial than ever. During this webinar, experts from the UPCAST Project will provide valuable insights into the evolving European Data Economy, exploring how universal, transparent, and trustworthy data market plugins can facilitate efficient data sharing and processing between businesses, public administrations, and citizens.
UPCAST pilots will showcase real-world applications and success stories that highlight the economic and strategic impact of automated data exchanges. Learn how these tools are shaping new business models, fostering trust in digital markets and creating new opportunities in the Common European Data Spaces.
Join the webinar to to find out how smarter, more integrated data exchanges are opening doors to new market partnerships and collaborations, creating a stronger, more resilient data economy for Europe.
Webinar Structure: 1. Welcome & Introduction to UPCAST – Richard Stevens, IDC Introduction to UPCAST and its role in promoting data sharing in Europe 2. The European Data Market outlook and the transformation of the SMC competitive environment – Giorgio Micheletti, IDC Key findings from the latest edition of the European Data Market Study, highlighting market trends, opportunities, and the evolving competitive landscape 3. UPCAST Pilot demonstrations: – Real-world applications of UPCAST’s data exchange plugins, illustrating their impact on business models and trust in digital markets The importance of seamless genomic and biomedical data exchange in advancing precision medicine – Olga Papadodima, NHRF – The value of personal data for the trainee and the fitness & health supply chain – Nenad Stojanovic, Nissatech 4. Open discussion / Q&A 5. Concluding remarks – Giorgio Micheletti, IDC
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CEI Market Talks: a Focus on Mobility
2025-05-30 11:00 - 23:40 | Online
CEI Market Talks: a Focus on Mobility
CEI-Sphere has produced a series of insights based on in-depth market analyses aimed at framing the broader context in which the project operates. These analyses highlight key trends and developments across multiple sectors, providing a clearer understanding of the evolving market landscape.
To further explore these dynamics, CEI-Sphere is launching a series of Market Talks that will delve into the sectors most impacted by the rise of Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) solutions.
The first session will spotlight Mobility, a sector undergoing rapid transformation. From navigating global trade disruptions to enhancing end-to-end supply chain visibility, organisations are working toward greater resilience and efficiency. Meanwhile, cities are shifting toward greener, smarter transport systems, spurred by the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and the European Green Deal, which promote decarbonisation, digitalisation, and cross-modal interoperability.
📅 Join CEI-SPHERE on 30 May at 11:00 AM for our first Market Talk and gain valuable insights into the future of mobility in the CEI era!
For more details and registration, click here: https://ceisphere.eu/events/cei-market-talks-focus-mobility

NexusForum Talks: Cybersecurity | Working Group Public Webinar
2025-06-11 14:30 - 15:00 | Online
Join us for the next session in the NexusForum Talks series, where we spotlight key themes shaping the future of Europe’s Cloud-Edge-IoT ecosystem! This time, we’re diving into Cybersecurity—one of the most critical enablers for a resilient and trustworthy Computing Continuum. This 30-minute public webinar will feature an informal, roundtable-style discussion with the Cybersecurity Working Group Leaders, who will reflect on key research and innovation challenges, the evolving European policy landscape, and cross-sectoral needs for secure, sovereign digital infrastructure.
Register now!

CEI Market Talks: a Focus on Energy
2025-06-12 10:00 - 10:30 | Online
CEI Market Talks: a Focus on Energy
CEI-Sphere has developed a series of insights based on in-depth market analyses to contextualise the rapidly evolving landscapes influenced by Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) solutions. These insights help identify emerging trends and sectoral shifts that define today’s innovation frontier.
Building on these findings, CEI-Sphere is continuing its Market Talk series: a journey through the sectors most affected by CEI technologies.
Following our deep dive into Mobility, the second session will focus on the Energy sector, a key area undergoing major transformation amid geopolitical tensions, rising energy costs, and the urgent push for decarbonisation.
For more updates, click here.

FLUIDOS Webinar Series: Webinar # 1 Inside FLUIDOS – Architecture & Innovation
2025-06-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
The FLUIDOS project is organising two webinars that will spotlight key milestones, innovations, and future directions of the project. The webinars will focus on the project’s architecture, pilot use cases, and the solutions developed by the winners of the Open Calls (OC). By bridging technical advancements with real-world implementations, these webinars aim to demonstrate how FLUIDOS solutions are reshaping the European cloud-edge ecosystem and advancing the vision of a secure, flexible, and decentralised computing continuum.
In this Webinar:
Discover how the FLUIDOS MetaOS is changing how we manage distributed computing environments across the cloud-to-edge continuum. This session will showcase FLUIDOS’ core components—including its orchestration layer, the REAR protocol, and integrated security solutions—and compare its capabilities with existing market solutions.
Get insights from our 1st Open Call winners who extended FLUIDOS to develop use cases in sectors such as smart buildings, identity management, secure communication and agriculture.
More info here: https://fluidos.eu/event/inside-fluidos-architecture-innovation/

NexusForum Talks: Sovereignty & Open Source | Working Group Public Webinar
2025-06-23 17:00 - 17:30 | Online
Join us for an engaging 30-minute session exploring how open source technologies contribute to Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty within the Cloud-Edge-IoT continuum.
As part of the NexusForum.EU Working Group Webinar Series, this interactive roundtable will bring together the co-leaders of the Sovereignty & Open Source Working Group, drawing on their cross-sector expertise to discuss the role of open source software and collaborative innovation in building independent, secure, and trusted digital infrastructures in Europe.
We’ll touch upon key challenges and opportunities in policy, governance, and technology – and how the open source ecosystem can strengthen Europe’s resilience and global leadership in strategic digital technologies.
This session is open to all stakeholders across research, industry, and civil society interested in the future of open source, digital autonomy, and Europe’s innovation agenda. Whether you’re new to the topic or already part of the NexusForum Community, this is a valuable opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and get involved!
REGISTRATION HERE

CEI Market Talks: a Focus on Manifacturing
2025-07-16 15:00 - 15:30 | Online
CEI Market Talks: a Focus on Manifacturing
CEI-Sphere has developed a series of insights based on in-depth market analyses to contextualise the rapidly evolving landscapes influenced by Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) solutions. These insights help identify emerging trends and sectoral shifts that define today’s innovation frontier.
Building on these findings, CEI-Sphere is concluding its Market Talk series with a spotlight on the Manufacturing sector, a domain where digital transformation is not only a strategic priority but a necessity for survival.
Faced with inflation, global competition, and fluctuating demand, European manufacturers are embracing CEI-powered innovation to stay ahead. From integrating real-time analytics through Operations Data Fabrics to automating complex decision-making with AI, CEI technologies are redefining production lines across the continent.
For more updates, click here.

Webinar: Beyond AI
2025-12-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
AI and GenAI may dominate today’s conversations, but a new wave of emerging technologies is quickly approaching maturity and they will have profound implications for Europe’s semiconductor landscape.
These technologies will rely on a strong, resilient semiconductor ecosystem capable of supporting rapid innovation, secure supply chains, and new business opportunities. Can Europe seize this moment to lead the next technological frontier?
Why Join

Gain expert insights into the most promising emerging technologies.
Understand current maturity levels and adoption timelines.
Discover real-world applications already transforming industries.

Objectives
This session will:

Look at some of the most interesting and upcoming technologies that will shape Academia and Industries alike in the years to come.
Understand what are some of the drivers for these technologies, what is needed to fully explore their potential.
Analyse some of the challenges ahead for these new fields of research, and how can they be overcome.

Emerging technologies that will shape the Future of the semiconductor industry in Europe.
All info here

The next computing paradigm: Where the computing continuum and AI meet the physical world
2025-12-12 | Online
HiPEAC Vision, a Blueprint for European Survival
The European Union’s ambitious drive for technological sovereignty is entering a critical second phase. With the original Chips Act having successfully mobilised capital (total commitments reached nearly €69 billion), the subsequent phase, Chips Act 2.0, must fundamentally shift focus from chips supply to securing the next generation of computing architecture and talent.
This dimension is explored by the HiPEAC Vision 2025, a roadmap arguing that Europe’s future relevance depends not merely on manufacturing silicon wafers, but on mastering the distributed, sustainable computing paradigm that Artificial Intelligence (AI) now demands.
The vision has created the concept of the Next Computing Paradigm (NCP). The NCP represents a crucial convergence of the computing continuum, spanning high-performance exascale computing, cloud data centers, and embedded devices, redefining how systems interact. HiPEAC views this shift as a dynamic collection of “federated and distributed AI services” that operate across this continuum.
To find out more about the HiPEAC Vision 2025, join the webinar on 12th December.
Click here to learn more and register.

Webinar: The edge computing landscape in the semiconductor industry in Europe
2025-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Edge computing is transforming business models and reshaping entire industries. With the rapid expansion of AI and GenAI computing is becoming more distributed, pushing intelligence closer to where data is generated. This shift gives edge computing a central role in future critical infrastructures.
But how much of this transformation can be driven by Europe, and what role will its semiconductor industry play?
Why Join

Gain a macro-level view of the edge computing market in Europe and worldwide.
Understand how GenAI and Agentic AI are accelerating the relevance of edge architectures.
Learn why a strong semiconductor base is essential to Europe’s edge computing ambitions.

Objectives
This session will:

Evaluate the current state of the edge computing market in Europe and the rest of the world.
Assess the size and needs of the edge computing market in the next few years.
Analyze the needs of the edge computing market to fully develop its potential.

More info here
