AI Continuum: Beyond Now

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Brussels, 19th September

We are excited to announce we will be attending the upcoming workshop ‘AI Continuum: Beyond Now’, a one-day networking event in Brussels organised by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)

The event will showcase Horizon Europe achievements across four thematic clusters:

  • Cluster 1. Energy efficiency & sustainability in the AI computing continuum (e.g., AI-driven load-balancing and green-power adaptation, Energy-aware orchestration across the continuum, Software-engineering practices that minimise environmental footprint)
  • Cluster 2. Scalable AI computing continuum & capacity (e.g. AI-enabled cloud–edge framework (automatic deployment/mobility/scaling), Hyper-distributed/swarm computing & autonomous orchestration, Open-source interfaces that bridge RISC-V/EPI to cloud services, Prototype cloud & edge servers on European chips (“socket-to-application”))
  • Cluster 3. Open-Source Stacks & European Digital Sovereignty (e.g., Open-source BIOS/firmware/runtime for EU processors, HW/SW interfaces & tool-chains for RISC-V/EPI cloud servers, Open platforms & “open strategic autonomy” across the continuum, Open-source in AI-assisted software engineering),
  • Cluster 4. Security, Trust & Reliability across the AI Computing Continuum (e.g. Holistic security & privacy inside cognitive-cloud layers, End-to-end security/identity & privacy-preserving learning, Power-on authentication & other security modules for open servers, Verification & testing of stacks on new architectures, Security-by-design & vulnerability mitigation with AI assistants).

The event provides a great opportunity to foster further collaboration and form future consortia. It will also offer a chance to gather gap analyses that will inform upcoming Work Programmes and the future Multi-annual Financial Framework. In this respect, we see the following three sub-topics as significantly relevant for discussion:

  1. Building Strategic Autonomy Through European-developed SoCs – Sustained funding needed for multiple silicon generations, ecosystem development, and supply
    chain establishment.
  2. Open Standards vs. Proprietary Ecosystems in Data Center Infrastructure – Requires sustained investment in specification development, reference implementations,
    certification processes, and industry adoption support.
  3. European-controlled Security Implementations at the Hardware and Firmware Level – Building trusted European security ecosystems demands sustained investment in research, standardization, certification, and widespread deployment to achieve critical mass and industry confidence.

Several members of the consortium will be attending, including HIGHER project coordinator Dr. Manolis Marazakis. HIGHER will contribute to Cluster 3 activities with a poster and presentation describing server prototypes based on OCP standards and using chips from EU-funded RIA projects. The workshop will provide a perfect setting for us to connect with other projects such as, CHORYS, CAPE, EDGELESS, AERO, OpenCUBE, and VITAMIN-V. This interaction will enhance collaboration, help us to draft cross-project white paper/roadmap on future research needs, and agree on common open-source components or standards to be maintained.