AI REDGIO 5.0: Open call for innovative experiments
ClosedDescription
The objective for the second open call of AI REDGIO 5.0 project is to select up to 10 SME-driven experiments focused on the implementation of AI at the Edge and Industry 5.0 systems with the aim of improving existing solutions, products or processes in the manufacturing area. Additionally, the open call will contribute to extend the domains of AI REDGIO 5.0 and benefit directly manufacturing SMEs and small mid-caps. The experiments are expected to cover 2 topics: TOPIC 1: AI-at-the-Edge – convergence between Data and AI continuum, Cloud, Edge, IoT technologies TOPIC 2: Industry 5.0 Human Centric and Sustainable-Circular Manufacturing, inspired by WISE principles
Beneficiary & submission
The proposal is submitted in a single stage through the Evaluation Management System (EMS) online platform: https://airedgio.ems-carsa.com/. The template can be downloaded from the EMS platform. Applicants are asked to carefully read and follow the instructions provided in the proposal template.
Each proposal will be evaluated by two evaluators against the criteria outlined below:
1) Excellence
- Provide a clear description of the challenge the experiment plans to overcome.
- Define clear and ambitious objectives.
- Develop a sound and ambitious experiment consisting on an end-to-end solution, starting from connecting data sources, till “action handling” (visualization, robot arm, etc.).
- Address the sectors and technologies of AI REDGIO 5.0 open call.
- Present well-defined objectives: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely.
- Demonstrate alignment with AI REDGIO 5.0 objectives.
- Demonstrate innovation capacity to improve the current processes, products or services.
- Relevance of the draft architecture presented and its further connections with the outside world (open-source API based on existing standards like gRPC).
2) Impact
- Demonstrate a clear contribution towards an increase in the digitalisation level of the SME.
- Demonstrate clear technological, economic and commercial impacts as a consequence of the experiment.
- Set clear and realistic KPIs.
- Develop an appropriate dissemination and communication plan.
- Develop an appropriate exploitation plan.
3) Implementation
- Develop a coherent and clear work plan with an appropriate assessment of risks, together with a clear assignation of efforts and resources to each work package.
- Have the required capacity to carry out the experiment in terms of budget.
- Demonstrate capacity to carry out the experiment in terms of infrastructure, technological capacity and previous experience.
- Demonstrate an adequate capacity of the experiment team for the execution of the experiment.
Further information
Project website: https://www.airedgio5-0.eu/
Project coordinator: Gabriella Monteleone - gabriella.monteleone@polimi.it
Scientific coordinator: Sergio Gusmeroli - sergio.gusmeroli@polimi.it
Open Call helpdesk: airedgio_opencall@carsa.es
This Open Call has a budget of EUR 600.000,00 to fund 10 experiments. The maximum amount of FSTP allowed per experiment is up to EUR 60.000,00.