The GLACIATION consortium recently gathered in Hannover, hosted by Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), leaders of Work Package 3, the AI-enabled Data Movement Engine. This event brought together GLACIATION project partners for in-depth discussions to take stock of achievements to date and next steps to develop the GLACIATION solution. This assembly also reaffirmed the Consortium’s commitment to supporting the sustainability and privacy of data movement and operations through innovation. 

Below are five key highlights from Hannover General Assembly: 

• Project Deliverables and Milestones: The consortium celebrated the timely completion of critical milestones. This achievement underscores the team’s commitment to advancing technical dimensions of the project, laying a solid foundation for the upcoming phases.
• Technical Advancements and Innovations: Significant progress was reported in several core areas, including hardware optimisation, AI/ML workload placement, swarm intelligence-based orchestration, and secure data management. While these achievements demonstrate the project’s technical prowess, the discussions also focused on addressing challenges such as data availability and enhancing overall measurability.
• Enhanced Policy and Protection Measures: Advances in policy modelling, data wrapping, data sanitisation, and secure collaborative computation were highlighted. The consortium placed special emphasis on clarifying intellectual property rights management and ensuring that stable software releases are available as open source, thereby promoting transparency and broader collaboration.
• Energy Optimisation and Dynamic Management: Ongoing research into dynamic power allocation and energy optimisation has led to promising progress in defining robust models and simulation activities. These initiatives are crucial for improving power efficiency across the project framework, supporting a more sustainable and resilient digital ecosystem.
• Improved Data Infrastructure and User Experience: The assembly also underscored the development of a comprehensive common reference model, the creation of microservices, and significant UI/UX enhancements. These efforts are aimed at ensuring that the GLACIATION platform remains user-friendly, scalable, and aligned with the project’s long-term vision.

In addition to these key areas, the General Assembly provided an opportunity for partners to align on strategic goals, discuss dissemination and exploitation plans, and reinforce the commitment to innovation and sustainability. With a strong focus on both technical excellence and effective implementation, GLACIATION is well-positioned to continue transforming data operations to enhance privacy, efficiency, and sustainability in digital ecosystems.

As the project moves forward, the consortium will integrate additional components, advance technical and scientific tasks, and subsequent finalisation of the GLACIATION solution. This event not only showcased the significant achievements to date but has also set the stage for a future of continued collaboration and breakthrough innovations.