Advanced Architectures Systems and Technologies
Funds 6G network-architecture research on simplified control/user-plane designs, constrained AI for network operations, and serverless multi-domain service orchestration.
Award criteria, scoring and thresholds follow the Work Programme's General Annex D, but the impact section for this call is complemented by two SNS-specific sub-criteria: the proposal's contribution to the overall SME objective, and its contribution to the IKOP objectives. Ranking does not simply fund proposals in overall score order: the call guarantees at least one grant to the highest-ranked pr…
This topic wants next-generation 6G architecture work in one of five areas: simplified control/user-plane designs that let operators connect new network domains more easily; deep-learning models constrained by real network rules (energy, security); real-time serverless computing (Function-as-a-Service) across the network; autonomous cognitive agents; or related enabling technology. Proposals must clearly pick and flag which single area they address.
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