This online event informed potential SNS Project Calls 2025 applicants about the funding opportunities within the R&I Work Programme 2025 of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) and to assist those interested in submitting a proposal.
Potential proposers can find more details on the open SNS Calls and various Topics on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal .
Speakers from SNS JU, European Commission and 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA) provided detailed insights into the Calls’ ambitions and focus, evaluation and award processes. Attendees had the opportunity to pose specific Call-related questions and present their organisation and interests for possible future collaborations.
This SNS JU Info day and Brokerage Event was held in two parts:
To further assist stakeholders to form competitive proposal consortia, the SNS JU Brokerage Platform is also available. In this platform, any organisation can post its expertise or proposal ideas, and of course all can browse the information posted by other stakeholders.
AGENDA:
Moderator: Pavlos Fournogerakis, Deputy Head of Programmes, SNS JU
Agenda Part 1: INFO DAY | ||
10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome – Opening | Thibaut Kleiner, Chairman of the SNS JU Governing Board & Director, Future Networks, DG CONNECT, European Commission |
10:10 – 10:20 | Industry Orientations/6G-IA vision | Colin Willcock, Nokia, 6G-IA Governing Board Chairman, Vice-Chair of the SNS JU Governing Board |
10:20 – 10:30 | SNS JU State of play | Erzsebet Fitori, Executive Director, SNS JU |
10:30 – 10:45 | Key orientations of the SNS R&I WP 2025 | Javier Albares, Head of Programmes, SNS JU |
10:45 – 10:55 | Coffee Break 10’ | |
10:55 – 11:15 | SNS R&I WP 2025 Topics | Alexandros Kaloxylos, Executive Director, 6G-IA |
11:15 – 11:30 | Q&A | |
11:30 – 12:00 | Call overview and Conditions (including eligibility criteria) | Pavlos Fournogerakis, Deputy Head of Programmes, SNS JU |
12:00 – 12:15 | Q&A | |
12:15 – 12:30 | European Digital NCP Network - IDEAL-IST | Manfred Halver, National Contact Point Horizon Europe. IDEAL-IST representative |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break | |
Agenda Part 2: BROKERAGE SESSION |
Session A | ||||
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Time (CEST) | Session A | ## | Presenter | Organization |
13.30 | Welcome & Intro and Moderation | Claudio.Scalese, Project Officer and Call Coordinator | SNS JU | |
13.35 | Advanced Architectures Systems and Technologies & Wireless Communication Technologies and Signal Processing & 6G NTN-TN Unification/ Integration Moderator: Claudio Scalese | A1 Presentation | Pieter Becue | IMEC - IDLab |
13.40 | A2 Presentation | George Stamoulis | Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) | |
13.45 | A3 Presentation | Ahmet Zoir ABDURAHMAN | Ulak Communications | |
13.50 | A4 Presentation | Joaquin Escudero | Gradiant | |
13.55 | A5 Presentation | Eric Gatel | IRT Bcom | |
14.00 | A6 Presentation | Fehmi Emre Kadan | VIAVI Solutions | |
14.05 | A7 Presentation | Antonios Lalas | CERTH/ITI | |
14.10 | A8 Presentation | Ronis Maximidis | Stellar Phronesis | |
14.15 | A9 Presentation | Konstantinos Ntontin | SnT, University of Luxembourg | |
14.20 | A10 Presentation | Razvan Craciunescu | University of Science & Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest | |
14.25 | A11 Presentation | Rob Maunder | AccelerComm | |
14.30 | BREAK 5' | |||
Session B | ||||
Time (CEST) | Session B | ## | Presenter | Organization |
14.35 | Welcome & Intro and Moderation | Oana Radu, Programme Officer | SNS JU | |
14.40 | Higher Speed Optical Access Networks & Microelectronic – Front-End Module (FEM) & 6G Telco Cloud and Service Provision enablers & Other Moderator: Oana Radu | B1 Presentation | Gary Halstead | AWTG |
14.45 | B2 Presentation | Agapi Mesodiakaki | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) | |
14.50 | B3 Presentation | Vojkan Vidojkovic | TUE | |
14.55 | B4 Presentation | Edward Austin | Lancaster University | |
15.00 | B5 Presentation | Yudani Riobó | QUOBIS | |
15.05 | B6 Presentation | Frank Mungau | WAN-AI | |
15.10 | B7 Presentation | David Crawford | University of Strathclyde | |
15.15 | B8 Presentation | Damien Muir | Neutral Wireless | |
15.20 | B9 Presentation | Aparajithan Sivanathan | Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre | |
15.25 | B10 Presentation | Laurent Frouin | CRF (Canon Research Centre France) | |
15.30 | B11 Presentation | Janez Sterle | INTERNET INSTITUTE | |
15.35 | B12 Presentation | Michael Parker | University of Essex | |
15.40 | B13 Presentation | Zubair Shaik | AiVader | |
END OF THE EVENT |