New approaches for decentralized, federated and sustainable AI data processing (RIA)
Project results are expected to contribute to developing new approaches, tools and techniques that overcome the obstacles of today's centralised AI compute techniques: limits in the availability of energy and AI compute capacity in centralised standalone environments, limited availability of types of AI chips, data quality and security and latency in AI data processing. The ultimate objective is to help overcome…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €17.5MEU contribution per project
- €5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 85projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telefonica Innovacion Digital Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 11 | 0 | 3C4AI, CONFIDENTIAL6G, ACCORDION |
| Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 10 | 3 | EXTRACT, ELASTIC, AI-SPRINT |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 7 | 0 | EXTRA-BRAIN, MYRTUS, SMARTY |
| Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 6 | 0 | MANOLO, NEPHELE, EDGELESS |
| Universitat Politecnica De Valencia Valencia | Spain | University | 4 | 1 | AI-SPRINT, ENACT, aerOS |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 3 | 1 | MANOLO, SHARC, CERBERUS |
| Fundacio Privada I2Cat, Internet I Innovacio Digital A Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | 3C4AI, TERMINET, COGNIFOG |
| Information Catalyst Sl Xativa | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | EXTRA-BRAIN, ELASTIC, ENACT |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 14partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 29%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- EXTRA-BRAIN – Explainable Trustworthy brain-like AI for Data Intensive Applications (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-01)
- EXTRACT – A distributed data-mining software platform for extreme data across the compute continuum (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL4-2022-DATA-01-05)
- MANOLO – Trustworthy Efficient AI for Cloud-Edge Computing (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-01)
- CAPE – European Open Compute Architecture for Powerful Edge (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-21)
- MYRTUS – Multi-layer 360° dYnamic orchestration and interopeRable design environmenT for compute-continUum Systems (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-DATA-01-04)
- ELASTIC – A Software Architecture for Extreme-ScaLe Big-Data AnalyticS in Fog CompuTIng ECosystems (H2020 · 2018 · ICT-12-2018-2020)
Live partner requests
Organisations actively looking for partners publish their requests on these official platforms.
Partner search on this topic
On the official topic page, open “Partner search announcements” to see organisations that have declared interest in this exact topic, or publish your own (EU Login required).
Open the topic ↗Ideal-ist partner search
The Cluster 4 Digital NCP network's one-stop shop for digital partner searches.
Open ↗EU Funding & Tenders Partner Search
Search all organisations registered in the portal by keyword, programme, country and organisation type.
Search organisations ↗Enterprise Europe Network
Europe's largest database of business, technology and R&D cooperation requests. Filter by “Research and development request”.
Browse requests ↗Upcoming info days and brokerage events
Brokerage events are where most consortia are built.
- 10 Nov 2026 · European Research and Innovation Days 2026 (Brussels and online)
- 1 Dec 2026 · Interdisciplinary Pathways towards Green and Resilient Societies (Online)
Publish what you are looking for or what you can offer on the Ullswater partner board. We review each request, publish it on this page and introduce you to suitable partners.
Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.