NEPHELE at the EUCloudEdgeIoT Open Continuum Conference

18 Jun 2024

Brussels, Belgium

Our technical coordinator Anastasios Zafeiropoulos from NTUA represented NEPHELE at the final EUCloudEdgeIoT Open Continuum Conference which took place in The Claridge, Brussels, Belgium, on 18th June 2024, 8:30- 18:30 CEST.

This event brought together over 50 Research & Innovation Actions (RIAs) and several Research & Technology Organisations (RTOs) funded by the European Commission and was the final event of this successful Coordination and Support Action (CSA). The conference focused on the value of the EUCloudEdgeIoT.eu (EUCEI) community research for the industry, highlighting the latest advancements and results of the EC funded projects that it has supported. Engaging panel discussions, the transition to the Nexus Forum CSA and the current status of the project use cases were some of the most important points covered by this event.

Abait what panel discussions is concerned, our technical coordinator Anastasios Zafeiropoulos participated in the Research Panel 3 with other speakers from the MetaOS projects.

The conference also featured an awards ceremony recognising the most promising projects within our community. NEPHELE received the Open Source and Standardisation award for its exceptional contributions in this domain.

The agenda includes:

European Commission: speeches by EC representatives.
Panel Discussions: insightful discussions with experts from various clusters.
Presentations: architecture, standards, open source, industry liaisons and community building.
Nexus Forum Handover: the future of the EUCEI initiative.
Project exhibition and showcase.
Awards ceremony recognising outstanding projects.

Speakers, moderators and panelists will be announced on 13th June.

Agenda

08:40 09:00

Registrations

09:00 09:05

Welcome by Open Continuum

Albert Seubers (Coordinator at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, Director at Martel Innovate)

09:05 09:20

Opening by the European Commission

European Commission Representative, TBD

09:20 09:35

EUCloudEdgeIoT and the value of its Research Community in the Industry Sector

Albert Seubers (Coordinator at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, Director at Martel Innovate))

09:35 10:05

Research Panel #1 Cognitive Cloud

Moderator: Giovanni Rimassa (Technical Expert and Ambassador at EUCEI’s Nexus Forum, Chief Innovation Officer at Martel Innovate); Panel: Cognitive Cloud cluster project representatives (to be announced soon)
Panel: Selma Azaiez (Coordinator at COGNIFOG); Dr Souvik Sengupta (Architecture WP Leader at AC3); Fred Buining (Technical Coordinator at ACES); Nikolaos Matskanis (Dissemination and Communication WP Leader at Sovereign Edge); Christos D. Antonopoulos (co-PI at MLSysOps)

10:05 10:25

Unified Voice: Branding and Communication Strategies for EUCloudEdgeIoT Impact 🏆

Catarina Pereira (Leader of Task Force 6 “Communication” at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, Senior Dissemination and Communication Expert at Martel Innovate BV))

10:25 10:55

Reference Architecture: Defining and Integrating the Edge-to-Cloud Continuum🏆

Lara Lopez (Leader of Task Force 3 “Architecture” at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, Senior Business Consultant at EVIDEN))

10:55 11:25

Coffee break

11:25 11:55

Research Panel #2: Next Generation IoT & Swarm

Moderator: Albert Seubers (Coordinator at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, Director at Martel Innovate)
Panel: Sofia Karamitsiani (Project Manager at OASEES); Ilias Siniosoglou (Coordination Team Member at TERMINET); Clotilde Monnet (Project Manager at OpenSwarm); Nikolaos Vryonis (Impact & Technical Documentation at Assist-IoT); Vrettos Moulos (Researcher at INCODE); Jens Hagemeyer (Coordinator at VEDLIoT); Carla Ferreira (Coordinator at TardIS)

11:55 12:15

Navigating the computing continuum: Demand market insights, dynamics and opportunities

Golboo Pourabdollahian (Coordinator at EUCEI’s Unlock CEI, Senior Manager at IDC))

12:15 12:45

Research Panel #3: MetaOS

Moderator: Golboo Pourabdollahian (Coordinator at EUCEI’s Unlock CEI, Senior Manager at IDC)
Panel: Salvador Cuñat Negueroles (Researcher at aerOS); Anastasios Zafeiropoulos (Technical Manager at Nephele); Katarzyna Materka (WP Leader at NebulOUS); Fulvio Risso (Technical Coordinator at FluidOS); Lara López (Representative of ICOS and Nemo)

12:45 13:40

Lunch

13:40 14:05

Driving Innovation: Open Source Strategies and Standardisation for the Computing Continuum🏆

Antonio Kung (Standardisation Leader at EUCEI’s Open Continuum CEO at Trialog))

14:05 14:35

Research Panel #4: Open Source & Standards

Moderator: Antonio Kung (Standardisation Leader at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, CEO at Trialog)
Panel: Ramon Canal (Coordinator at Vitamin-V); Manolis Marazakis (Coordinator at Riser); Fulvio (Technical Coordinator at FluidOS); Salvador Cuñat Negueroles (Researcher at aerOS); Saddek Bensalem (Coordinator at FOCETA)

14:35 15:05

Research Panel #5: Cognitive Computing

Moderator: Monique Calisti (Strategic / Media and Communication at EUCEI’s Nexus Forum, CEO at Martel Innovate and D4P)
Panel: Panagiotis Kokkinos (Coordination team at EMPYREAN); Hui Song (Coordinator at INTEND); Alexandros Nizamis (Deputy Coordinator of ENACT)

15:05 15:20

Strategic Synergies: Outcomes and Impact of Liaison Activities in the Edge-to-Cloud Continuum🏆

Paolo Azzoni (Strategic Liaisons Task Force 1 “Strategic Liaisons” Leader at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, Secretary General at INSIDE Industry Association)

15:20 15:55

Industry Panel - Reflection on the EUCEI research projects by Industries

Moderator: Paolo Azzoni (Strategic Liaisons Task Force 1 “Strategic Liaisons” Leader at EUCEI’s Open Continuum, Secretary General at INSIDE Industry Association)
Panel: Koen De Bosschere (Coordinator at HiPEAC); Michael Paulweber (Dir.Research & Technology ITS, AVL List GesmbH); Alberto Bianchi (Leonardo); Alexandros Kaloxylos (6G-IA Executive Director)