EUCloudEdgeIOT

Semiconductors in the world of Cloud, Edge and IoT
2024-09-10 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
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:

Artificial Intelligence and Procedural Knowledge for Industry 5.0: Exploring of use-cases and applications
2024-09-12 11:00 - 13:00
Join us for an exciting workshop dedicated to the integration of AI and human expertise in Industry 5.0. Discover how advanced machine learning and data analytics can enhance productivity, innovation, and customization in manufacturing. The PERKS project focuses on holistic governance of industrial procedural knowledge, leveraging cutting-edge AI and data technologies to empower industry workers. Gain insights into how the Cloud-Edge-IoT continuum can be enhanced by integrating procedural knowledge and AI, promoting a seamless, data-driven industrial ecosystem.
Why Attend?

Explore Industrial Use-Cases: Delve into real-world applications of procedural knowledge in Industry 5.0.
Interactive Sessions: Co-define and prioritize use-cases with industry experts and peers.
Shape the Future: Contribute to a roadmap for deploying AI-driven solutions in manufacturing.

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SmartEdge & AIoTwin Summer School and Workshop in Dubrovnik, Croatia
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-20
The SmartEdge project is happy to announce the upcoming Summer School event, in collaboration with the EU funded AIoTwin project, scheduled for September 16th to 20th 2024.
The SmartEdge Summer School participants will engage in joint sessions alongside AIoTwin, including poster sessions showcasing the latest research by PhD students, hands-on sessions with SmartEdge’s advanced hardware and systems at open-door demonstrations, and a technical workshop on “Edge AI meets Swarm Intelligence“, featuring insightful presentations and discussions on cutting-edge research.
Join us as experts from leading institutions share their insights in keynote sessions. Take this chance to be part of a transformative learning journey shaping the future of AIoT and Edge AI.
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Building a European Edge-Cloud: From Theory to Action
2024-09-19 - 2024-09-20 | Area42, Rue des Palais 46, Brussels, 1030, Belgium
Format: In-person (some sessions will be streamed)
The NexusForum.EU project is dedicated to consolidating the European Computing Continuum ecosystem by building on the activities and impacts generated by the existing EUCloudEdgeIoT ecosystem. The transition from H2020 to HE underscores the convergence of Cloud, Edge, and IoT technologies, impacting Europe at scientific, technological, socio-economic, and geopolitical levels. The NexusForum2024 Summit aims to provide a forward-looking vision in these areas, addressing challenges and opportunities while fostering collaboration among stakeholders.

Objectives

Showcase Advancements: The Summit will highlight the latest developments in cognitive computing, cloud, edge, and IoT technologies, demonstrating their potential to drive innovation and competitiveness in Europe.
Promote Digital Sovereignty: The event will be a place to discuss strategies and initiatives to strengthen European digital sovereignty and emphasize relevance of the new initiatives for the broader EU digital agenda, ensuring technological independence and robust data governance.
Foster Collaboration: Sessions will facilitate knowledge exchange and strategic partnerships among industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders to address common challenges and explore new opportunities.
Encourage Inclusivity: Relevant panel sessions will emphasise the importance of diversity, equality, and inclusivity in the tech industry, promoting ethical practices and ensuring that technological advancements benefit all sectors of society.
Support Innovation: The Summit will provide a platform for Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs) and IPCEI-CIS projects to present their achievements, share insights, and pitch for collaboration and network for opportunities.
Enhance Policy Understanding: The event will engage with policymakers to discuss the impact of digital policies and regulations, ensuring they support open innovation and the ethical development of Cognitive Computing frameworks.
Drive Strategic Vision: Offer a forward-looking perspective on emerging trends and future directions in cognitive computing and integrated technologies, guiding the development of a cohesive European computing continuum ecosystem.

NexusForum

Agenda – DAY 1

StartEndSession

08:0009:00Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:0009:10Welcome to the NexusForum2024 Summit

09:1009:30Opening keynote

09:3009:50Guest Keynote

09:5010:15Presentation of the NexusForum Roadmap

10:1511:00Panel: "European Digital Sovereignty"

11:0011:30Coffee break

11:3012:00Presentation of SIMPL

12:0012:15 Consultation: “Data Spaces: Expectations and Challenges”

12:1513:00Panel: "The Cognitive Cloud as Key Enabler for Data Spaces"

13:0014:00Lunch Break

14:0015:30Workshop 1: "Leveraging and Supporting Artificial Intelligence”

15:3016:00Coffee Break

16:0017:30Workshop 2: "Building the Telco-Cloud-Edge-IoT Continuum”

17:3017:50Closing Keynote

17:5018:00Summary of Day 1

18:0020:00Networking Reception & Projects Exhibition

Agenda – DAY 2

StartEndSession

09:0009:10Welcome to Day 2

09:1009:30Presentation of the IPCEI-CIS

09:3011:00IPCEI-CIS Pitch Session

11:0011:30Coffee Break

11:3012:30Workshop 3: EU Digital Policy

12:3013:30Lunch break

13:3015:00RIAs presentations and pitch Session

15:0015:30 Coffee Break

15:3016:15Panel: "Diversity, Equality, and Inclusivity in Technology"

16:1517:00Panel: "Future Directions in the Cognitive Computing Continuum"

17:0017:20Closing Keynote

17:2017:30Closing Remarks

17:3019:30Farewell Networking Session

NexusForum

Towards deployment of Cloud-Edge-IoT solutions across the computing continuum from market pathways to large scale pilots
2024-09-23 14:00 - 19:30 | Area42, Rue des Palais 46, Brussels, 1030, Belgium
Purpose & Scope of the Event:
To realise the green and digital transition, Europe needs to step up its investments in IoT and connectivity, facilitate data access and data services across key industrial sectors like automotive, energy, buildings, agriculture etc., in particular invest in energy-efficient edge nodes and increase the capacity of its data infrastructure at cloud and at edge level. IoT and edge computing will play a significant role in the future of our businesses, economy and society, especially while keeping data at the edge and taking decisions at a local level. This gives us an advantage in global emergencies like the energy crisis, or natural disasters caused by climate change. Creating this CEI environment—a computing continuum of data collection, storage and processing from edge to cloud—will be an essential component of a globally competitive, secure and dynamic data-agile economy in Europe. Europe has the opportunity to shape this technological paradigm and creates its role as a key player in the worldwide CEI ecosystem and further progress towards digital autonomy and economic resiliency.
To seize the opportunity, it is crucial to tackle central open points for the edge paradigm shift. While, on one hand, collaborative work is needed in terms of a common CEI reference architecture, identification of relevant open-source building blocks and common use of an edge taxonomy, there is also the crucial need to fully understand the needs and requirements of European industrial adopters, the evolution of a European CEI ecosystem and industrial market trends to ensure the alignment of technological solutions with the economic opportunities. The formation of an integrated European CEI value chain where there is an established dialogue among the key stakeholders (technology providers, infrastructure providers, system integrators, end-users, etc.) is an important step to facilitate this edge paradigm shift. This should be aligned with advancements in Europe in terms of design principles for Data Spaces, legal data frameworks such as AI act, Digital Governance Act and/or the Data act, and strategic initiatives such as Chips JU (including KDT and EPOSS).
The event dove into sectoral applications and use cases which have been showcased by industrial partners in the CEI cluster, highlight industrial success stories originated from the Meta-OS projects, which are well embedded into the final project results, the value chain analysis behind key edge application and services and impact assessment made, which is impactful and synergistic efforts as well as the success stories of Meta-OS projects paving the way towards Large scale pilots supported under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2024. The event is an ancillary initiative to the AIOTI days on 24th and 25th September 2024.
Who attended?
Cloud, Edge, IoT Experts, Companies, SMEs and other industry players involved either in the Cloud, Edge, IoT domains or related topics including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence, Interoperability, ICT security, connectivity, open source and ICT standardisation, Research Projects involved in ICT, Meta-Operating Systems, Cognitive Cloud, Swarm Computing, Software Research and more.
Main pointers for the Target Audience /Participants

Listen to Policy Makers/ Funding Agencies & their priorities and expectations towards delivering the European Strategy for data and leading computing technologies;
Learn about Market dynamics and pathways for CEI in Europe;
Gain insights from EU strategic initiatives on data and computing technologies in the coming years;
Discover industrial best practices /use cases who are working on gaps in the main industrial sectors and where European companies are playing a significant role;
Showcase success stories of Meta-OS use-cases

Be sure to join us (limited seats available)!
Agenda
The agenda is structured as follows:
13:30 – 14:00 Registration & Networking coffee (slides here)

14:00- 14:15 High-Level policy Welcome, Rolf Riemenschneider, EC DG Connect (slides here)

14:15- 14:30 UNLOCK-CEI overview and its role in the EUCEI ecosystem, Golboo Pourabdollahian, IDC (slides here)

Session 1: Results and impact demand side

14:30 – 14:40 CEI Industry insights and market trends, John Gole, IDC (slides here)

14:40 – 14:50 CEI Market pathways and insights, Mark Dietrich, EGI Foundation (slides here)

14:50 – 15:00 CEI Value chain dynamics, Inessa Seifert, VDI (slides here)

15:00 – 15:30 Panel discussion: Reflections on Market insights and industrial practices
Panellists:
Eusebiu Catana, ERTICO
Mark Dietrich, EGI Foundation
John Gole, IDC
Bernhard Peischl, AVL
Inessa Seifert, VDI
Moderator: Maria Giuffrida, Trust-IT Services

15:30 – 16:00 Networking break
Session 2: Supply-demand dialogue

16:00 – 16:10 MetaOS ecosystem overview and engagement actions, Tanya Suarez, BluSpecs (slides here)

16:10 – 16:40 Presentation of MetaOS success stories (slides here)

Dimitrios Christopoulos, NEMO Project
Michal Klosinski, NeboulOuS Project
Marcin Kotliński, ICOS Project
Nacho Lacalle, aerOS Project
Albert Seubers, FluidOS Project
Tasos Zafeiropoulos, NEPHELE Project

16:40 – 17:10 Panel discussion with MetaOS projects and industrial speakers
Panellists:
Natalie Samovich, Enercoutim
Atif Syed, Wootzano
Moderator: Tanya Suarez, BluSpecs

Session 3: UNLOCK-CEI collaborative efforts and legacy

17:10 – 17:50 Panel discussion: Joint efforts of EU strategic initiatives: Synergies and way forward
Koen De Bosschere, HiPEAC
Huascar Espinoza, Chips JU
Srđan Krčo, AIOTI
Ana Garcia Robles, BDVA
Philip Piatkiewicz, ADRA
Moderator: Golboo Pourabdollahian, IDC

17:50 – 18:10 EU-CEI Large scale pilots
Presentation of O-CEI, Ignacio Lacalle, Universitat Politècnica de València

18: 10 – 18:20 The continuation of EU-CloudEdgeIoT (slides here)
18:20- 18:30 Final Takeaways
18:30 – 19:30 Networking cocktail and welcome to AIOTI days

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GIECS 2024
2024-09-24 - 2024-09-25 | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
The GIECS is an international conference established to attract and present the latest research results in IoT and Edge Computing. It intends to select the best papers through a systematic peer review process. GIECS invites contributions from researchers, developers, and practitioners working at the intersection of cloud, edge, and IoT, fostering a deeper understanding of how the continuum computing can shape the future of Internet.
GIECS is a unique event, and will consist of

keynote sessions
scientific article presentations
thematic workshops
panels discussion

Why attend
Besides giving you an opportunity to join a lively IoT community, it also provides:

A great line-up of speakers – GIECS brings together researchers from diverse cross-disciplinary areas to address challenges in emerging disciplines
Exchange ideas, share research findings, and collaborate on innovative solutions to advance the field of cloud-IoT-edge
Publication of papers – all selected papers will be published by reputed publishers
GIECS is included in the AIOTI days with a wider programme covering industry cases, innovation, and a hackathon.

Call for papers

GIECS invites you to submit papers on Internet of Things and Edge Computing. Share your research results with the community at large with over 250 expected participants!

Deadlines:

Submission – May 15, 2024 | Notification – Jun 20, 2024
Registration – Aug 20, 2024 | Camera ready – Sep 01, 2024
Regular Papers need guidelines based on publishing outlet.

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EGI Conference 2024
2024-09-30 - 2024-10-04 | Hilton Garden Inn, Via Cosimo de Giorgi, 62, Lecce, Italy
EGI2024 will take place in beautiful Lecce, Italy – from September 30th to October 4th.
For this edition of our annual conference, we are closely collaborating with Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), based in Lecce.
About CMCC
The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change is an Italian research centre dedicated to climate and climate related research, including climate variability, its causes and consequences, carried out through numerical models ranging from Global Earth System to Regional models within the Euro-Mediterranean area.
About Lecce
Located in the very heel of Italy, Lecce is a gorgeous, baroque city with a delightful Mediterranean climate at the end of September, known for its olive oil and wine culture.
About the venue
The main location for the conference will be the Hilton Garden Inn in Lecce. Some side meetings will take place at the CMCC offices.
Preliminary timeline

End of February 2024: Call for Abstracts & Exhibition Partners
End of April 2024: Programme (draft) available
May 2024: start Registration

EBDVF 2024
2024-10-02 - 2024-10-04 | Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Welcome to the flagship event of the European Big Data Value and Data-Driven AI Research and Innovation community!

The European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) brings together industry professionals, business developers, researchers and policy-makers from all over Europe and other regions of the world to advance policy actions and industrial and research activities in the areas of Data and AI.
This year, the event will take place in Budapest, Hungary from 2-4 October 2024. The dates of EBDVF 2024 are subject to potential change, depending on unforeseen external factors and they will be confirmed as soon as possible.

The EBDVF 2024 is organised by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA), in collaboration with AI&AUT EXPO, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Ideal-ist, Neumann Technology Platform and the Institute for Computer Science and Control (SZTAKI).

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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1st Workshop on advancements in research infrastructures, adaptive frameworks, and global architectural evolution
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-23
The aerOS project is proud to support the inaugural Workshop on Advancements in Research Infrastructures, Adaptive Frameworks, and Global Architectural Evolution (Athena 2024), held in conjunction with IEEE CAMAD. This significant event will take place from 21-23 October 2024 in Athens, Greece, and is a stand-alone conference that attracts a diverse group of scientists, engineers, manufacturers, and providers.

Date: 21-23 October 2024.
Location: Athens, Greece.
Organisers: IEEE CAMAD.
Workshop General Chair: Dr. Harilaos Koumaras (NCSR Demokritos).
Scope: The workshop will explore the potential of 6G technology, focusing on advanced research infrastructures, adaptive frameworks, and global network architecture evolution.

Key Themes:

Research Infrastructures: Development of testbeds and simulation environments for 6G scenarios.
Adaptive Frameworks: Flexible network architectures that self-organise and optimise using AI and machine learning.
Global Architectural Evolution: Ensuring seamless global connectivity, integrating terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, and utilising edge computing and blockchain technologies.

Topics of Interest:

Advanced 6G network infrastructure and design.
Adaptive frameworks for scalability and flexibility.
Integration of AI and machine learning.
Security, privacy, and trust.
Energy-efficient and sustainable technologies.
Quantum communications and satellite broadband.
Industry 5.0 convergence.
Digital twins, cognitive radio networks, and more.

The workshop will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and demo sessions, providing a platform for the exchange of innovative ideas and collaborative research efforts. Participants will gain insights into the latest advancements in 6G technology and its implications for the future of global communication networks.
Submission Guidelines:
Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality, original work that has not been previously published. Submissions should be formatted according to the IEEE conference template and submitted through the EDAS submission portal. Detailed instructions and submission deadlines will be provided on the IEEE CAMAD 2024 website.
Important Dates:
– Paper Submission Deadline: 30/6/2024
– Acceptance Notification: 15/7/2024
– Camera-Ready Submission: 22/7/2024
The workshop authors/presenters shall perform a full conference registration, while the participants shall perform 1-day registration if they are planning to attend workshops organised in the same day or a full conference registration for attending workshops organised in different days.
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eSAAM 2024 on Data Spaces
2024-10-22 | Mainz, Mainz, Germany
For its 4th edition, eSAAM 2024 is about data spaces The conference will bring together industry experts and researchers working on innovative software and systems solutions for data spaces, specifically focusing on security and privacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, systems and software architecture, modelling and related challenges.

The event will be collocated with the new Eclipse Community event OCX 24, 22 – 24 October. This will be a great opportunity to meet our Eclipse communities in Java, Automotive, the Eclipse IDE, and Eclipse Dataspace.
The Instituto Tecnológico de Informática (ITI), University of Macedonia (UoM), the Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) and Eclipse Foundation Europe are organising the Fourth eSAAM Conference 2024 to bring together the research and academic communities working on Data Space.

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CEC Workshop 2024
2024-10-28 - 2024-11-28 | Charleoi, Belgium
Location: Charleroi, Belgium
Dates: October 28th, 2024
OVERVIEW
The Cloud-Edge Continuum is a new hyper-distributed computing paradigm that aims at seamlessly interconnecting and abstracting the computing power and storage capacity of the Cloud with the data processing capabilities of edge devices, IoT devices, and sensors. Intelligently balancing tasks in a continuum enables faster response times, lower latency, and more efficient use of network bandwidth. However, efficiently managing extremely heterogeneous Cloud and Edge resources is a pressing concern in real-world large-scale implementations. Such heterogeneity refers to differences in network capabilities, processing power, software stack, APIs, and security protocols across the Cloud-Edge Continuum infrastructure. This raises significant challenges for the network community to develop new and efficient protocols and communication services. Given the potential benefits of the Cloud-Edge Continuum, it is important to explore the current state-of-the-art research and identify the challenges and opportunities in this area.
The Cloud-Edge Continuum (CEC) workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to discuss the latest research, trends, and challenges in ecosystems and environments based on Cloud-Edge Continuum paradigm. The primary goal of this workshop is to foster collaboration and exchange of ideas among researchers and stakeholders. The workshop can provide a platform for participants to share their experiences, best practices, case studies, and to identify emerging research areas and potential solutions to existing challenges. By bringing together experts from different domains, the CEC workshop also aims to provide insights into how Cloud-Edge Continuum can be applied in various fields, such as healthcare, transportation, smart cities, and manufacturing.
TOPICS (not limited to)
We welcome submissions of original research, work-in-progress, and proof of concepts describing original ideas and presenting new directions. We invite submissions covering the aspects around the design, development, and evaluation of architectures, technologies, and applications for the Cloud-Edge Continuum, including but not limited to:

Network optimization and interoperable protocols for the Cloud-Edge Continuum
Novel system architectures and hardware designs in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
Network security, data privacy, confidence, and trust in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
Serverless services and models for the Cloud-Edge Continuum
Mobile computing and distributed autonomy in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
Federated learning, and swarm intelligence in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
ML, LLM, and GenAI based requirement gathering and resource allocation in Cloud-Edge Continuum
QoS provisioning, QoE, and SLA management in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
Sustainable, energy and carbon efficient connectivity in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
Next generation smart use-cases enabled by the Cloud-Edge Continuum

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
Registration available here.

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.
Agenda and registration here

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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The 1st Special Session on Secure and Cognitive Continuum (SECON 2024)
2024-12-17 - 2024-12-19
Location: Hotel Emisia Sapporo, Sapporo, Japan
Dates: December 17-19, 2024
OVERVIEW
The conventional way of dealing with (big) data, generated and exchanged by IoT devices, is to continuously push them to centralised cloud computing infrastructures, or utilize jointly on-device and on-premise/micro edge resources, deep and far edge computing nodes, along with the traditional federated cloud resources, thus forming an IoT-edge-cloud continuum. This approach can increase manifold the applications’ performance and the efficiency of the infrastructures overcoming the critical data collection, transmission, and processing bottlenecks present in of the centralized systems. It is clear that more local decisions and a collective logic that leads to system-wide welfare optimality is needed in order to accommodate the explosive growth of IoT.
Additionally, this extensive exchange of data requires that more research need to be done in the way to secure the data on storage, transit and processing. Hence it is important to understand how the security in the IoT and the data sharing is being considered in the context of the IoT-edge-cloud continuum.
This special session aims to facilitate the implementation of novel automated tools and mechanisms for seamless interconnection, efficient data processing of ML-workloads and secure distributed edge storage. Also the special session will focuss on deployment technologies that contribute to the entire application lifecycle and interoperability, for AI-driven value extraction of high volume and dynamic IoT data generated at the edge of the network from multiple sources, and the security and privacy of these new ecosystems.
TOPICS (not limited to)
Submissions should focus on contributing in the following areas:
– Orchestration of resources
– Cognitive Reources Management
– Hyper-distributed computing
– AI-enabled management
– Data and srvices discovery
– Data Spaces and applications on distributed environment
– Cybersecurity of IoT-edge-cloud continuum
– Secure data sharing
– Secure execution environment
– Application areas of the continuum computing
This Special Session is supported by EU projects: EMPYREAN, CERTIFY and TITAN
More information coming soon.

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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AIOTI Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Digital Twins
2025-02-05 - 2025-02-06
Date: 5-6 February 2025

Location: Sophia Antipolis, France

The AIOTI Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Digital Twins invites industry leaders, standardisation bodies, and experts to an in-person event exploring cutting-edge solutions for industrial semantic interoperability. Hosted by AIOTI, the workshop aims to address practical challenges in digital twin technology, discussing approaches to improve data exchange and industry standards for semantic interoperability. Attendees will participate in a series of talks, panels, and breakout sessions with a focus on applying semantic technologies, such as ontologies and controlled vocabularies, to support sectors like supply chains, repairs, and the EU’s circular economy objectives. Keynote speakers from leading organisations and projects will share insights and practical examples, from GS1’s experience with vocabulary management to FIWARE’s Smart Data Models.
This interactive workshop will also examine how AI and emerging technologies can support semantic interoperability for digital twins, exploring use cases across various industrial applications. The agenda includes sessions on best practices for developing vocabularies, metrics to evaluate semantic maturity, and frameworks to support cross-domain interoperability. By gathering cross-sector insights, the workshop seeks to establish a roadmap to advance semantic interoperability, encouraging widespread industry adoption and alignment with the EU’s Green Deal and digital ambitions. A comprehensive report will summarise discussions and proposed next steps for creating robust, harmonised semantic frameworks.
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Workshop on Digital ID management and data governance through emerging edge computing and DLT solutions
2025-02-10 09:30 - 13:30 | Online
Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, edge computing and blockchain have propelled European industries and societies into a new era of an AI-driven Age, which is transforming everything and changing it right now, in real time. These converging technologies are reshaping the industrial fabric of our world, enabling swift adaptation of individual sectors due economic and climate challenges, and in essence demanding cross-sector cooperation in order to drive a competitive and sustainable transition of key sectors like mobility, buildings or energy.
Energy systems are becoming increasingly decentralised, driven by the rise in renewable energy sources and electrical assets. Flexible assets such as electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar panels, residential batteries etc., will link the energy sector to mobility and living to benefit from affordable green electricity and reduce its carbon footprint. At the core of the AI-driven age, secure and trusted methods will be required to safely integrate energy flows across different sectors and allow different energy assets to interact with the grid in a trusted manner.
The objective of the workshop is to address trusted and seamless data exchange across different sectors and explore aspects like ID management, distributed ledger, digital wallet, SSI and edge computing for key applications that are piloted through the pilot project O_CEI, like smart building, Ev charging, etc… Core of the discussion will be to identify key enablers for a secure approach that enables identity-related information to be safely verified and exchanged between different parties, extending from current industrial initiatives for building a mature technology base to piloting IoT platforms and decentralised intelligence applications. In this context, it seems promising to explore the role Blockchain and other Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT; like Ethereum, IOTA, Hyperledger and others) could play in underpinning such systems of fully or at least largely decentralised identification.
The EU-funded O-CEI project will pilot cutting-edge solutions to drive cross-domain standards for flexible energy solutions by orchestrating cross-domain data sharing, minimising energy footprint, and promoting open standards for virtualisation and interoperability. It targets the adoption of edge paradigms and technologies in real-world environments in areas like electromobility, software-defined vehicles, logistics, smart agriculture and agri-food, smart urban environments and multiple electricity grids management.
The focus of the workshop should be on related application scenarios across sectors , the underlying ID and data governance and its potential use of distributed ledge technologies – with an unwavering commitment to preserve people’s sovereignty.

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AI Sessions: Navigating the European Commission’s AI Act
2025-02-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Workshop

Navigating the European Commission’s AI Act

The AI Sessions are designed to be a dynamic and recurring platform where AI startups and innovators can come together to discuss the most pressing challenges, opportunities, and advancements within the AI ecosystem. This series aims to provide them with an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations with key stakeholders, including policymakers, investors, regulators, and industry experts. Each event will focus on a specific theme relevant to the AI ecosystem.
The first edition of the AI Sessions will focus on “Navigating the European Commission’s AI Act”, bringing together different stakeholders to discuss what startups and scaleups need to know regarding the EU AI Act. Invited speakers will also explore the challenges, opportunities and success stories of AI startups and public funding.
The AI Sessions are supported by 17 EU-funded projects ran by F6S Innovation in collaboration with other partners. Each project addresses critical AI-related challenges: AI4DEBUNK, AI4Europe, AI4MEDIA, AI-BOOST, AID4SME, AUTOASSESS, DeployAI, DiMAT, FOODITY, HEDGE-IoT, MOSAICO, NebulOuS, NexusForum.EU, ResilMesh, SOPRANO, TWAIN and TrustChain. The session will be recorded.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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EU – Canada alignment on digital credentials, identity and trust services |The road towards compatible and secure tools
2025-02-27 15:00 - 17:15 | Online
Canada and the EU have been developing comprehensive strategies on digital identity management, digital credentials and trust services. Digital identification solutions can provide safe and efficient access to public and private services such as healthcare, finance, and e-government platforms. In this respect, human-centric digital identity and digital credentials are a priority area of cooperation. Canada and the EU should continue working towards the interoperability of their trust services, which are key enablers for public administrations, business transactions and e-commerce.
Canada is currently standing up new platforms to enable a single point of access for users to sign in to government services, and for issuing and verifying digital credentials, including exploring interoperability of digital credentials across jurisdictions, leveraging global standards. In the EU, the Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services (eIDAS) regulation provides a standardised framework for secure digital identification across member states, offering a cross-border, interoperable system that could serve as a model for Canada’s efforts.
To further strengthen compatible solutions, this webinar seeks to promote bilateral cooperation, share best practices, and explore how regulatory provisions can be reinforced through the creation of harmonised standards under the Canada – European Union Digital Partnership.
The main goal of this Expert Workshop is to bring together representatives of different stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and other relevant institutions to identify and discuss relevant use cases and provide recommendations for a possible follow-up. Proposals for concrete actions shall be agreed upon to boost the cooperation in this important topic, reinforcing peer learning and sharing of knowledge.

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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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Smart Connectivity and Computing Workshop - NexusForum EU-Japan Event 2025
2025-03-31 02:00 - 10:30 | Global Front Building, Surugadai Campus, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, Japan, 〒101-0062 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Kanda Surugadai, 1 Chome−１, Tokyo, Japan
Date: March 31, 2025, 09:00 – 17:30Venue: Global Front Building, Surugadai Campus, Meiji University. Tokyo, Japan
The Smart Connectivity and Computing Workshop aims to bridge the gap between the European Union and Japan in the fields of cloud-edge computing and smart connectivity. This one-day, in-person event will bring together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss the current landscape, share best practices, and explore collaboration opportunities in open-source technologies, industry verticals, and cross-cutting topics.

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Draft Agenda
09:00 – 09:30: Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 09:45: Opening Remarks
09:45 – 10:15: Keynote Address
10:15 – 11:45: Session 1: Industry Innovations in Japan’s Cloud-Edge Landscape
11:45 – 12:00: Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:30: Session 2: Advancing Cloud-Edge Computing Through Cross-Cutting Innovations
13:30 – 14:30: Networking Lunch
14:30 – 15:30: Session 3: Shaping the Future – NexusForum.EU Roadmap Presentation
15:30 – 15:45: Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:15: Session 4: The EU-Japan Nexus
17:15 – 17:30: Closing Remarks
17:30 onwards: Informal Networking and Evening Reception
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Co-funding acknowledgementJapan Society for the Promotion of Science project Kaken Kiban 23K01545 “Cross-cultural study on AI ethics from a perspective of business”
TWG16 Cloud Edge IoT of the INPACE project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement 101135568 and from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).

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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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Data Innovation Summit
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-08 | KISTAMÄSSAN, STOCKHOLM
The Data Innovation Summit is the largest and most influential annual Data and AI event in the Nordics and beyond, bringing together the most innovative minds, enterprise practitioners, technology providers, start-up innovators and academics, working with Applied Data Innovation, Data Science, Big Data, ML, Applied AI, Generative AI, Data Management, Data Engineering, Architecture, Databases and IoT, in one place to discuss ways to accelerate AI driven Transformation throughout companies, industries and public organisations. With over 300 Nordic and international speakers in this 10th edition, spread across nine stages, seven workshop rooms, 200+ TIP sessions, and plenty of learning and networking activities in the exhibition area, the Data Innovation Summit is the place to be for all professionals and organisations working with utilisation of data and AI innovation for enhancing customer experience, improve operational processes, enable future sustainability, reinventing business models, or developing data-driven products and services
Website of the event here

World Data Summit
2025-05-21 - 2025-05-23 | Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Welcome to the World Data Summit, a premier global conference dedicated to unleashing the power of data for transformative impact across industries and societies. This event brings together leading experts, innovators, and influencers from around the world to explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the data-driven era.
Join us for an inspiring and insightful Summit where data pioneers, industry leaders, and policymakers converge to shape the future of data governance, privacy, and innovation. Gain valuable insights, practical knowledge, and networking opportunities that will drive your organisation’s success in the data-driven economy.
Website of the event here

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
