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UBITECH is proud to announce its active participation in the AURORA project’s kick-off meeting, held on October 9th and 10th, 2024 in Kaunas, Lithuania. The AURORA project, officially launched on September 1st, 2024, is funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement No. 101157643 and spans over 3.5 years (September 2024 – February 2028). This groundbreaking initiative aims to enhance resilience against public health risks driven by climate change in the EU’s Boreal Region, with a special focus on the Baltic countries.

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UBITECH is proud to announce that Dr Thanassis Giannetsos, Head of the Secure Systems & Trusted Computing (SST) Research Group, has been invited to give a keynote talk at the 5G Automotive Association’s (5GAA) upcoming online session, titled “Building Trust in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Insights & Innovations.” This prestigious event will take place virtually and aims to address the critical issue of trust in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs), leveraging 5G technologies to build a secure future in mobility.

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UBITECH hosts the official kick-off meeting for the AVALANCHE project on October 8th and 9th, 2024, in Athens, Greece. This highly-anticipated project, funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement No. 101168393, officially began on October 1st, 2024, and will span through September 2026. AVALANCHE, an EU-funded Innovation Action, aims to make groundbreaking advancements in the fight against crime and terrorism by fostering international cooperation. The project is poised to develop a state-of-the-art, holistic, and versatile solution to enhance the capabilities of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) across Europe. The platform will address a broad spectrum of transnational illegal activities, including human trafficking, firearms and drug smuggling, child exploitation, terrorism, and cybercrime, all of which are increasingly coordinated through the digital landscape.

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UBITECH participates in the recently launched INTACT Innovation Action, a European initiative aimed at advancing secure and efficient IoT-to-Cloud computing. Officially started on October 1, 2024, the INTACT project is funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement No. 101168438 and will run until September 2027. The kick-off meeting took place on October 7-8, 2024, hosted by Fraunhofer in Berlin, Germany. The INTACT project aims to develop an Integrated Software Toolbox that provides cutting-edge predictive cybersecurity services, optimization, and management for the IoT-to-Cloud continuum. The primary goal is to maximize the security of IoT and Cloud infrastructure while minimizing impacts on computing capacity, energy consumption, and costs—factors critical for the smooth operation of businesses.

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UBITECH is proud to announce its participation in the newly launched LICORICE project, an innovative initiative funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe framework (Grant Agreement No. 101168311). LICORICE officially commenced on October 1, 2024, and will span three years until September 2027. The project’s kick-off meeting took place in Paris, hosted by TRIALOG on October 3–4, 2024. LICORICE (reLIable and sCalable tOols foR self-sovereIgn identity and data proteCtion framEwork) aims to address growing concerns around cybersecurity and data privacy in the digital age. The project will deliver advanced tools and technologies for secure online environments, digital services, and processes, supporting both individuals and businesses.

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UBITECH is excited to announce its continued support as a Diamond Sponsor for the Hellenic Cyber Security Team (ECSC Team Greece) as they prepare to participate in the 2024 European Cybersecurity Challenge (ECSC). The competition will take place from October 8th to 11th, 2024, in Turin, Italy, and is set to gather the brightest young cybersecurity talents from across Europe and beyond. The European Cybersecurity Challenge is an annual event supported by ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity. It serves as a premier platform for discovering and nurturing the next generation of cybersecurity experts through Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions, fostering collaboration and innovation across the cybersecurity community. Teams from European and selected non-European countries will compete to solve complex cybersecurity challenges over two intense days of on-site competition.

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The CYGNUS project, coordinated by UBITECH, also having in the consortium ISTOGNOSIS and ACCELIGENCE, was demonstrated by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Cyprus in the frame of European Researcher’s night hosted by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) of Cyprus. The European Researchers ’Night event aims to encourage the public to become familiar with the world of science and research and at the same time to strengthen the public image of researchers, whilst highlighting the important role they play in society. The European Researchers’ Night event has been organized by the Research and Innovation Foundation of Cyprus since 2006, in collaboration with the main actors of the local research and innovation ecosystem (Public and Private Universities, Research Centers, Non-Governmental Organizations, Businesses, etc.).

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UBITECH ENERGY participates at the kick-off meeting hosted by ETRA (September 25 & 26, 2024) in Valencia, Spain of the ECLIPSE Innovation Action, officially started on September 1st, 2024. The project is funded by the European Commission (Grant Agreement No. 101158494) and spans on the period September 2024 – August 2026. ECLIPSE main objective is the implementation and demonstration of the Common European Reference Framework (CERF) for energy consumers applications across the EU, enabling voluntary energy consumption reductions and load shifting, based on recommendations, strategies, and incentives, promoting sustainable energy consumption behaviour and empowerment of final consumers.

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UBITECH proudly announces its support as a key sponsor of the 2024 FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition that will take place from September 26-29, 2024, in Athens, Greece. This prestigious event brings together thousands of students from over 190 nations, all united by their shared passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and their commitment to addressing global challenges through innovation.

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UBITECH is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the pioneering EU funded collaborative project 5G-INDUCE, initiated by our Network, Software & System (NSS) Research Group, which also served as the project’s technical manager. Launched in January 2021 and spanning 42 months, this project has been completed and thoroughly reviewed on 23 September 2024, by industry experts, who have commended its significant outcomes, innovative use cases, and groundbreaking work. The 5G-INDUCE project utilized UBITECH’s advanced MAESTRO application orchestrator, interfaced with CNIT’s OSS resource manager, to establish a comprehensive application-driven resource orchestration platform.

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