CONVOLVE enforces EU’s position in the design and development of smart edge-processors, such that it can become a dominant player in the global edge processing market. This requires a holistic approach in which it will address the whole design stack. This complex approach comes at a risk; however, this is balanced by high gains associated with mastering and integrating innovations at all levels. To enable this, CONVOLVE defines the following SMART detailed objectives and ensures them to be consistent with expected outcome and impact.