The EdgeAI project ensures that Europe has the necessary tools, skills, and technologies to strengthen its edge AI design and development capabilities. By enhancing AI-based electronic components and systems, edge processing platforms, AI frameworks and middleware, and methodologies (to ease, advance and tailor the design of neural networks to the edge), the project supports the development of edge AI vertical solutions. For these edge AI vertical solutions to advance in security, trust, and energy efficiency across infrastructure and industrial sectors in Europe and democratise the deployment of AI across ever-larger segments of EU R&D and industry. EdgeAI will contribute to the Green Deal twin transition with a systemic, cross-sectoral approach.
Goals:
I. To create a new framework embedding intelligence at the edge, and strengthening the development of low- power, real-time, energy-efficient AI hardware, embedded AI and software addressing multiple computing paradigms across the edge continuum. II. To increase energy efficiency, improve processing capability, increase trustworthiness, and reduce the CO2 footprint of embedded edge AI applications across multiple industrial sectors. III. To foster a dynamic edge AI European ecosystem based on the AI technology stack and digital value-chains across industrial sectors and increased competence and skills, leading to new industrial applications and new market opportunities for Europe. IV. To advance research and innovation in edge AI-based technologies, new processor architectures, electronic components and systems, tools, AI-design methods, and middleware that guarantee security, trust and energy efficiency for infrastructures and industrial sectors across Europe.