CELTIC-NEXT is pleased to announce its Spring Call 2025 that is open until 25th of April 2025. Proposers interested in the Call please join the in-person CELTIC Proposers’ Day to form consortia on 24 February 2025 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona !
The registration is closed.
Do you have a new project idea? Then please keep in mind to take an active role and participate in the pitching session. The pitching session gives the best visibility for your new project idea and attention of new project participants.
To prepare and participate in this session, please send us your new project idea by using the following pitch template by the 20th of February 2025 to event@celticnext.eu and receive early feedback from the office. Only in-person presenters will be included in the session.
Please note to have your poster template printed by the CELTIC office you shall keep the deadline to send the poster by the 14th of February at the latest so that we can print and bring the posters for you. Else please print the poster yourself and bring it to the event.
You will learn about the programme’s success and meet the CELTIC Community. This is a perfect opportunity to learn about the ambitious goals of CELTIC, learn about the success of CELTIC projects in the business impact session, get the latest information about funding in your country and learn about new project ideas in the pitching session.
We will bring together industry leaders, renowned experts, and funding agencies from around the world to explore the latest advancements, challenges, and funding opportunities in critical domains of a hyperconnected digital future featuring topics as for example trusted AI and cybersecurity in 5G and 6G networks.
Welcome and public funding session:
The Proposers Day will kick-off with a welcome by Mrs Juana Sanchez from CDTI, Spain and a comprehensive session on our ICT Cluster by the CELTIC Director Mr Xavier Priem, followed by insights from our public funding bodies, featuring funding in Spain, Portugal, Finland, Türkiye, France and Chile.
This session will provide invaluable insights into the funding landscape and pave the way for future collaborations and groundbreaking CELTIC projects that will be discussed in the pitching session in the afternoon.
Business Impact Session:
Following the funding session, our distinguished speakers will take the stage to present their cutting-edge work achieved in timely CELTIC projects:
fiQare: Prof. Enrique Alba from the University of Malaga (ES) and Manuel Gimenez Medina, Chief Innovation
Officer / R&D, Ayesa (ES) will present their pioneering work on the fiQare project, focused on code quality enhancements using the power of AI for a trusted hyperconnected world.
CISSAN: Alberto Doval Iglesias CTO Councilbox (ES) will share insights into the CISSAN project, addressing cybersecurity challenges in IoT networks.
UNICRINF & IMMINENCE: Victor Pascual Ávila, Head of Security and Standards at Nokia Spain, will delve into the UNICRINF emergency platform and into the success of the IMMINENCE project.
F4iTECH: Ismail Uzun from Inosens presents the latest developments in the F4iTECH project, leveraging federated learning solutions that enables trust in the Industry 4.0 domain.
The business impact session is kindly moderated by our GOE Member David Castells-Rufas
This event offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry leaders, connect with funding agencies, and stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving fields of trusted AI and cybersecurity for 6G networks.
As usual, this bottom-up call is the occasion to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project.
Key Dates
Spring Call 2025 | Opening | 1 January 2025 |
Online Launch Event | 15 January 2025 | |
Proposers Brokerage Day in Barcelona | 24th February 2025 | |
Deadline for Proposals | 25 April 2025 | |
Labels Notifications | June 2025 |