The ENFIELD Final Conference, “Advancing AI in Europe: From Foundations to Real-World Applications,” brought together researchers, policymakers, industry representatives and European AI initiatives in Brussels on 7 and 8 July 2026. As a sister Network of Excellence, dAIEDGE contributed to the event and further strengthened the collaboration between the two projects.

The Networks of Excellence in AI ENFIELD and dAIEDGE address complementary dimensions of next-generation AI. While ENFIELD focuses on adaptive, green, human-centric and trustworthy AI, dAIEDGE advances distributed, efficient and trustworthy AI at the edge. Both projects contribute to connecting research communities and reducing fragmentation within the European AI ecosystem.

Alain Pagani, coordinator of dAIEDGE, participated in the panel “AI Research Funding in Europe: From NoEs to AI Continent Action Plan and Beyond.” Moderated by Ana Solange Leal from INOVA+, the panel also included Cécile Huet, Head of Unit for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Excellence at DG CNECT, Georgios Spathoulas from NTNU and Dimitrios Tzovaras from CERTH.

The discussion reflected on the achievements of the Networks of Excellence and on how their communities, expertise and collaborative structures can continue beyond the end of the individual projects. Particular attention was given to stronger cooperation across countries and initiatives, closer links between research and industrial uptake, and the role of the Networks of Excellence in future European AI strategies.

dAIEDGE also contributed to the panel “Edge AI: Robustness, Continual Learning and Real-World Deployment,” with Ovidiu Vermesan from SINTEF discussing key challenges for adaptive AI systems in real-world edge environments.

The participation of dAIEDGE reflects the close cooperation between the two Networks of Excellence and their shared ambition to strengthen long-term collaboration within Europe’s AI research and innovation community.

Contact: Dr. Alain Pagani