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 !

Full article of the day including pictures taken

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.

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.

Welcome and public funding session:

The Proposers Day kicked-off with a warm welcome by Ian Blanes, the dean of the school of engineering at UAB followed by Mrs Juana Sanchez from CDTI, Spain and a comprehensive session on our ICT Cluster by the CELTIC Director Mr Xavier Priem, followed by a keynote on harnessing AI in 6G and a session that gives 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.

Pitches that will be presented in the pitching session in the afternoon

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.