AI-as-a-Service for the Deep Edge

Objective

BonsAPPs will develop a fully functional (TRL-8), scalable AI-as-a-Service layer (AI-aaS) that will interoperate with the AI on demand platform as an external service. The service layer will enhance an existing AI platform (Bonseyes Marketplace) to cover experimentation, benchmarking, deployment and secure licensing of AI solutions at the Deep Edge. Project-funded Use Cases will demonstrate how Bonseyes Marketplace Platform simplifies time-consuming non-functional tasks in AI design, produces AI at a lower cost and offers specific means to scale innovations once put into the market. Two rounds of use cases will drive supply from AI professionals and demand from End Users to explore the potential gains of AI at the Deep Edge. End users, mainly SMEs/non-tech users lacking internal innovation capacities, will receive guidance in launching Industry Challenges fitting their needs. Specialized AI developers and integrators (AI Talents) will engage with them into an open innovation cycle to solve challenges; Edge AI Apps will be developed and integrated in Solutions at the Deep Edge using different deployment platforms. Coordinated by an AI SME-aware of existing barriers to bring AI innovations into the market, eight complementary partners participate: six technology partners in charge of frontend, backend , security and licensing and interoperability with development platforms, (will also provide technical support to the Use Case Owners); a specialist in Open Call Management; a specialist in digital business coordinating communication and dissemination. AI Talents involved will also have the possibility, under specific re-use licensing framework, of commercializing these results (develop new Apps/Solutions for other end users). Engagement of all relevant audiences (AI4EU community, AI researchers/developers, non-tech SMEs, clusters and value-chain leaders) is secured by the outreach capacities of partners to startups, corporate-led/RTO-led AI and Digital Innovation Hubs.

Field of science

• /social sciences/economics and business/business and management/commerce

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Topic(s)

• ICT-49-2020 - Artificial Intelligence on demand platform

Call for proposal

H2020-ICT-2020-2
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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE SUISSE OCCIDENTALE

Address

Route De Moutier 14
2800 Delemont
Switzerland

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 2 477 564,99

Participants (7)

BONSEYES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 613 478,13

Address

Epfl Innovation Park Building D
1015 Lausanne

Activity type

Other

FUNDINGBOX ACCELERATOR SP ZOO

Poland

EU contribution

€ 503 843,75

Address

Al.jerozolimskie 136
02-305 Warszawa

Activity type

Other

STMICROELECTRONICS SRL

Italy

EU contribution

€ 250 906,25

Address

Via C.olivetti 2
20864 Agrate Brianza

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

BLEKINGE TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 364 921,88

Address

Campus Grasvik
371 79 Karlskrona

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 300 437,50

Address

Via Zamboni 33
40126 Bologna

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

NVISO SA

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 200 506,25

Address

Parc Scientifique Epfl
1015 Lausanne

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

INTERNETSIA, S.L.

Spain

EU contribution

€ 287 918,75

Address

Calle Viriato 20 Bajo
28010 Madrid

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)