Efficient Foundation Model Inference Across the Computing Continuum
Distributing foundation model inference across cloud, edge, and IoT resources to reduce latency, energy consumption, and deployment costs while preserving data sovereignty.
Scientific Large-scale Infrastructure for Computing/Communication Experimental Studies – Implementation Phase
Completing the legal, organisational, and technical foundations of SLICES, an ESFRI research infrastructure for experimentation across the IoT–edge–cloud continuum and next-generation Internet.
Sustainable federation of research infrastructures for scaling-up experimentation in 6G
Federating European 6G test infrastructures through shared experimentation workflows, a catalogue of network enablers, and a federated AI plane.
Towards a comprehensive pan-African research infrastructure in Digital Sciences
Laying the foundations for a pan-African digital sciences research infrastructure through African–European cooperation, stakeholder dialogue, and shared research and training priorities.
Green Technologies for 5/6G Service-Based Architectures
Developing energy- and carbon-aware mechanisms for 5G/6G networks and services, combining cloud-native architectures, resource orchestration, and AI-driven management.
Cognitive edge-cloud with serverless computing
Enabling stateful serverless applications across heterogeneous edge and cloud resources, with distributed orchestration for latency, reliability, and sustainability.
Scientific Large-scale Infrastructure for Computing/Communication Experimental Studies – Preparatory Phase
Preparing SLICES for implementation by defining governance, legal and financial frameworks, training needs, and the technical architecture of the research infrastructure.
Scientific Large-scale Infrastructure for Computing/Communication Experimental Studies – Starting Community
Building the SLICES research community and opening access to digital infrastructure testbeds, with tools and methods for reproducible, repeatable experiments.
Multimodal Extreme Scale Data Analytics for Smart Cities Environments
Combining audio-visual data analytics, privacy-aware AI, and edge-to-fog-to-cloud computing to support event detection and situational awareness in smart cities.
Scientific Large-scale Infrastructure for Computing/Communication Experimental Studies – Design Study
Defining the conceptual and technical design of SLICES, a Europe-wide experimental infrastructure connecting computing, storage, and networking resources for research on future digital systems.