AI-assisted Methods and Tools for Engineering Automation (Chips JU 2026 call)
Funds one team building an open AI-assisted platform, including generative AI, that automates chip and software-defined-vehicle engineering tasks across design, deployment and maintenance.
This is a single-stage Horizon Europe Innovation Action run by the Chips JU, with one grant expected. Proposals are submitted once via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal — unlike the identically-titled topic from the Chips JU's 2025 call, which ran as a two-stage process.
The call wants AI-assisted methods and tools, including generative AI, that automate multi-domain software engineering tasks — modelling, control, data management, communication, mechatronics — while handling legacy integration and compliance with standards and certifications. The resulting open, extensible platform must be showcased on software-defined-vehicle engineering and include proof-of-concept studies for other sectors such as medical/pharmaceutical or digital industry.
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