8ra Annual Summit 2026

IPCEI CIS General Assembly & 8ra Open Conference – March 2026

In the DS4 capacity as a partner of the ENACT project, our Managing Director Nikolay secured participation at the 8ra Annual Summit 2026 in Rotterdam and learned more about this funding initiative and potential interactions with Horizon Europe projects and other EU funding programmes.

IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest), which is a new funding mechanisms in Europe, promotes strategic technologies, such as cloud-to-edge infrastructure, and drives EU economic growth.  IPCEI-CIS (IPCEI on Cloud Infrastructure and Services) involves 12 Member States providing funds for Europe’s next generation cloud services.

Following Nikolay’s fruitful participation, DS4 and our project partners will explore further support that 8ra can provide to our ENACT project.

And as seen below, Nikolay happened to bump into a collaborator from about 20 years ago. Surprise opportunities always arise within this small world!

ICAMCS 2023 iHelp Special Session

The iHelp project has been assigned a special session during this year’s ICAMCS conference; the title is: “AIPER: AI and Big Data Applications towards Person-centered eHealth, Personalized Recommendations and Improved QoL”.

The event will provide an excellent opportunity to explore the latest advancements in AI and Big Data applications for healthcare, including integrated health records, personalized recommendations, clinical decision support systems, health data spaces, and much more.

Among the experts and professionals in the field of eHealth who will discuss and present their research results will be the distinguished speakers who will share their expertise in AI-based personalized healthcare applications from both technical and medical perspectives:

• Prof. Tanja Tomson, Karolinska Institutet (tanja.tomson@ki.se)
• Dr. Pavlos Kranas, LeanXcale, Spain (pavlos@leanxcale.com)

Further details about the session including how to participate alongside our project partners can be found on the iHelp project website – link