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NGI Sargasso and MyData Global Collaboration: Towards an Ethical Use of Personal Data with Human-Centric Solutions

The Finnish worldwide organization MyData Global has a very clear mission: to empower individuals by improving digital human rights, including the right to self-determination regarding personal data by building human-centric solutions and services. This mission is shared by NGI Sargasso, since we work to create a more human-centric Internet of Trust for our future generations. This is the reason behind our brand new collaboration to join forces and keep granting Next Generation Internet innovation across continents.

“MyData Global is excited to partner with NGI Sargasso to work towards fostering ethical, interoperable, and privacy-respecting data practices on a global scale. By leveraging our respective communities and expertise, we believe this collaboration can help advance Next Generation Internet technologies that empower individuals and uphold digital human rights”, remarked Christopher Wilson, Executive Director of MyData Global.

About MyData Global

MyData Global is an award-winning non-profit organization registered in Finland, with members in over 45 countries and across six continents. They help organizations build human-centric solutions and services, support companies to launch sustainable business models and collaborate with local, national, and international stakeholders to advance the ethical use of personal data. MyData Global empowers individuals by improving digital human rights and the right to self-determination regarding personal data.

MyData is recognized as one of the movements in the EU Data Strategy that “promise significant benefits to individuals, including to their health and wellness, better personal finances, reduced environmental footprint, hassle-free access to public and private services and greater oversight and transparency over their personal data.”

About NGI Sargasso

NGI Sargasso aims to create a unique collaborative ecosystem to harvest EU-USA and/or EU-Canada technology breakthroughs that aim to revolutionize the Next Generation Internet technologies, services and standards, and contribute to the evolution of the Internet according to a human-centric approach of the Internet commons. We will fund 50 projects with a total budget of 4.8M€, attracting European, USA and Canadian teams working on emerging topics, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing through a common language across global borders.

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The EU Projects D2XCEL and NGI Sargasso Collaborate to Scale European Deep Tech and Next Generation Internet

At NGI Sargasso, we are very happy to announce our new partnership with the European-funded project D2XCEL through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on scaling European deep tech in several sectors while also building a more human-centric Internet for our future generations.

We will support each other by cross-disseminating D2XCEL's and NGI Sargasso's news, events and achievements to our extensive network of stakeholders and through our main digital outlets and channels to increase the impact and visibility of our project activities. Moreover, at NGI Sargasso we will promote the D2XCEL roadmap reports, sharing them with our innovators. We also consider participating together at any webinars or events of mutual interest for our communities.

"We at D2XCEL are thrilled about our collaboration with NGI Sargasso. Our partnership is built on seamless cross-communication across multiple channels, amplifying success stories and engaging a wider, more diverse audience“, shared Maria Koycheva, Senior Pogramme Manager at Tech Tour, D2XCEL Coordinator.

You can join them at D2XCEL Startup City Day, their first partnering event within the Startup City of embedded world Exhibition&Conference on the 12th of March 2025 in Nuremberg (Germany).

About D2XCEL

D2XCEL is a collaborative pan-European scaling programme, bringing together a top-tier industry network of 200+ investors, public and private lead customers, and innovation hubs to support 100 deep tech and digital ventures through a comprehensive mentoring programme including individual support, work with experts on specific issues, as well as exposure to investors and corporate partners through series of online and onsite events. The project holistically mentors the selected ventures and connects them with investors, lead customers and other growth opportunities to strengthen Europe's leadership and sustainable growth in key sectors such as Transport, Logistics, Trade, Energy, and Smart Cities. D2XCEL is managed by a consortium of 13 partners from 8 European countries and coordinated by Tech Tour.

About NGI Sargasso

NGI Sargasso aims to create a unique collaborative ecosystem to harvest EU-USA and/or EU-Canada technology breakthroughs that aim to revolutionize the Next Generation Internet technologies, services and standards, and contribute to the evolution of the Internet according to a human-centric approach of the internet commons. We will fund 50 projects with a total of 4.8M€, attracting European, USA, and Canadian teams working on emerging topics, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing through a common language across global borders.

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The NGI Sargasso Innovators Startin'Blox and Werenode Included in the Top 26 Web 3.0 Companies and Startups in France

Two NGI Sargasso innovators, Startin'Blox and Werenode, have been included in the list of the "26 top Web 3.0 companies and startups in France in January 2025", powered by the F6S Community.

The French Internet game-changers applied to the NGI Sargasso Open Call 2 and Open Call 3, respectively, and were selected to join our Transatlantic journey to shape a more human-centric Internet.

Startin'Blox: An App Builder for Data Spaces

Startin'Blox, founded in 2018 by Alex Bourlier, and based in Paris, is an app builder for data spaces. They help the ecosystem of companies to share data in a sovereign way by providing them with apps that matches their data sharing needs.

They submitted the project Rosetta Stone for APIs (RSFA) together with Open Food Network Canada. Within EU data spaces, in American agriculture and through the Indian Stack, there is fast growing demand for interoperability based on the same global technical standards. In these 3 continents, there is explicit demand for a Rosetta Stone for APIs, as organizations need to make their existing APIs interoperable with their partners. In this project, the NGI Sargasso innovators are developing an open source solution that easily transforms an API from its current form to one that is compliant with the ontology of its industry.

https://youtube.com/shorts/AVvlkB1l_bQ?feature=shared

Werenode: Boosting EV Charging Network with Web3.0 Technologies

Werenode leverages Web3.0 technologies to create a decentralized digital ecosystem that supports the sharing of EV charging stations, low-cost infrastructure deployment, advanced services like smart charging and user group management, and decentralized energy communities. It was also founded in 2018 in Paris, and its CEO is Benoît Maïsseu.

This French company applied to our Open Call 3 with their project Internet Of Things automatic PAYment solution (IOTPAY), partnered by GAPASK Inc (Canada). IOTPAY is dedicated to developing a robust, interoperable decentralized payment ecosystem specifically designed for IoT devices. By harnessing blockchain technology, IOTPAY significantly reduces fraud and errors while boosting operational efficiency. This innovative platform ensures seamless, secure and automatic transactions between connected devices, paving the way for a smarter, more reliable digital economy.

https://youtu.be/60uzgS7ynm0?feature=shared

Startin'Blox and Werenode, congratulations for this achievement! 

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Meet the 12 NGI Sargasso Innovators from our Open Call 4 Building Transatlantic Bridges for the Future of the Internet

New year, new projects, new NGI Sargasso Innovators!

Today is an important date in our calendar: we host the Welcome Session for the new 12 NGI Sargasso beneficiaries selected in our Open Call 4.

Back in the Summer, on the 1st of August at 17:00 CEST (10:00 CDT), we closed our Open Call 4 with 75 submitted projects to join us in our mission of creating the Next Generation Internet of Trust with a human-centric approach. External evaluators reviewed each of the applications, to finally select 12, that we invite you to discover in this article.

Today, these 12 teams start their Transatlantic journey with NGI Sargasso, materialized through our OnCampus Program, designed to incubate technological projects and foster a network of innovation professionals. The NGI Sargasso OnCampus includes several benefits, such as up to €100,000 equity-free funding, mentoring and coaching services, e-lessons and inspirational talks from industry and business experts, and access to international events.

Also, becoming an NGI Sargasso Innovator means becoming a member of the NGI - The Next Generation Internet Community.

Welcome aboard, NGI Sargasso Open Call 4 Innovators! Are you ready to start your Next Generation Internet Transatlantic journey?

1. Decoy-Auth: Zero-Knowledge Authentication with Compromise Detection

DecoyAuth will research, develop, and standardize an innovative zero-knowledge authentication protocol that supports decoy tokens. The decoy tokens act like a reverse honeypot, where usage of a stolen or leaked token indicates a security breach, triggering appropriate security measures.

Modern zero-knowledge authentication protocols, such as Dragonfly, only successfully complete when using the correct (unique) authentication token. Decoy-Auth will extend Dragonfly to support multiple authentication tokens, enabling authentication using different tokens, including a decoy token. The decoy token acts as a reverse honeypot: its usage indicates a security breach. Their protocol is inspired by industry demand and will be openly designed, developed and standardized to ensure interoperability.

• Partners: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and Alta Labs, SoundVision Technologies (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

2. MC-DIW: Micro-Credentials and Digital Identity Wallets

Micro-Credentials and Digital Identity Wallets (MC-DIW) is a research project that explores the BC Wallet and EUDIW to develop an interoperable micro-credential system between the EU and Canada to enhance lifelong learning and higher education and fostering international collaboration.

Their previous project EBSI-CAN (NGI Sargasso Innovator from our Open Call 1) recommended focusing on a EUROPEUM digital credentialing pilot in British Columbia's education sector. MC-DIW leverages on recommendation 1 of EBSI-CAN to examine the feasibility of an interoperable micro-credential system using BC Wallet and the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) to bridge the gap between Canadian and European digital identity solutions and trust models while monitoring business and technical developments with the EUROPEUM EDIC.

• Partners: The Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning Foundation - 3CL Foundation (Malta) and The Commonwealth of Learning (Canada).
• Duration: 3 months.

3. SeEDS:  Secure and Efficient Data Spaces

The SeEDS project will implement a flexible, efficient and secure data space over the NDN architecture, offering self-sovereign, trustworthy, and privacy-preserving data sharing, while taking advantage of the advanced communication paradigms offered by the underlay NDN network.

The SeEDS project will implement an ETSI compliant data space over the Named-Data Networking (NDN) ICN architecture. SeEDS will exploit the advanced capabilities of NDN to implement flexible and efficient data management and discovery, subscriptions to data events, as well as temporal data queries. At the same time, it will provide a trust management framework that will support in-network security and privacy operations, including data integrity verification and selective content revelation.

• Partners: Athens University of Economics and Business - Research Center (Greece) and The University of Memphis (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

4. FRQGAN4AD: Federated and Robust Quantum Generative Adversarial Networks for Anomaly Detection in Future Internet

The project is devoted to exploiting Quantum Generative AI to improve anomaly detection when analyzing traffic traces to identify attacks in the Next-Generation Internet and devise a federated and robust approach to cope with the quantum noise and the large scale of the network under analysis.

Monitoring the network behavior for intrusion detection is needed to find anomalies in what is assumed as “normal” behavior and detect possible attacks. Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have successfully detected such anomalies but also suffer from high false alarm rates. These innovators aim to investigate how quantum computing can improve GAN and how to have a federated approach to QGAN in large networks that have a wide variety of traffic and are susceptible to a large number of potential attacks.

• Partners: University of Salerno (Italy) and École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

5. SmartBreath: AI Based SmartBreath Cloud

A comprehensive respiratory care platform to prevent respiratory complications in both hospital settings and at the point of care. The AI-based SmartBreath Cloud aims to enhance patient outcomes by leveraging real-time respiratory and pulmonary data collected through incentive spirometers.

Respiratory complications such as pneumonia lead to hospitalization, extended stays, higher readmission rates, morbidity, and mortality. Standard therapy uses an incentive spirometer (IS) to expand the lungs and reduce fluid buildup. However, patient compliance with IS is low, a crucial factor for successful outcomes. Furthermore, respiratory and pulmonary data are often siloed, limiting the ability to derive actionable insights and improve patient care across clinical settings.

• Partners: Soluciones Sosteco SL (Spain) and Sonoma State University (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

6. DIDroom Uni Credentials: DIDroom for University Transatlantic Credential

Full identity and credential solution (dashboard, wallet and verifier app, microservices) for interoperable university credentials, interoperable between EU and Canada, supporting W3C-DID, W3C-VC, EUDI-ARF and BBS, built based on DIDroom and universities' requirements.

The solution developed by this project extends DIDroom to build a use case for digital identity and credentials that is interoperable for universities in Canada/USA and Europe. This Transatlantic team will build the use case based on input from the University of British Columbia, and partners in Europe and Norway, including a list of features, the specs for integration and interoperability, and the user base, to adapt the DIDroom solution accordingly.

• Partners: Forkbomb BV (Netherlands) and University of British Columbia (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

7. MDIP: Medications Data Interoperability Project

The Medications Data Interoperability Project (MDIP) intends to provide a 'single source of truth' for medications data internationally by using a future-proof data architecture incorporating AI, ontologies and blockchain, enriched by pharmacogenomic data, to improve patient safety globally.

Medications data is vital to patient safety and public health costs reduction yet few countries have comprehensive open access databases at reasonable cost. MDIP will show the relative simplicity and low cost of linking related medications across jurisdictions by using new technologies (ontology management using AI and blockchain for provenance). This NGI Sargasso project will create an open access website that links official medications data across EU, Canada and UK with pharmacogenomic (PGx) “flags”.

• Partners: Dynaccurate SARL (Luxembourg) and Pillcheck Inc (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

8. QRISTIN: Quantum Routines In Space-Terrestrial Integrated Networks

The QRISTIN project seeks to harness the power of quantum algorithms to tackle intricate combinatorial optimization problems within space terrestrial integrated networks (STINs), specifically focusing on improving resource management and routing strategies.

The QRISTIN project leverages quantum algorithms to address complex combinatorial optimization challenges within STIN. While STIN offers inherent advantages like flexibility and larger bandwidth over terrestrial networks, integrating satellite networks efficiently poses challenges, particularly in developing algorithms for resource management and routing strategies. Quantum computing's ability to solve hard computational problems complements classical solutions, making it a promising choice.

• Partners: Fondazione LINKS - Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society (Italy) and QuEra Computing Inc (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

9. DIDSSI: Blockchain-based Decentralized and Self-Sovereign Identities

The project aims to develop a blockchain-based decentralized identity protocol that will enable support for self-sovereign identities. In such a system, individuals have complete control over their personal information and over the information they share to prove their identities/credentials.

The project builds the foundation of a trusted blockchain-based distributed system for decentralized identities (DIDs) and self-sovereign identities (SSIs), initially focused on Europe-USA student exchange programs. By attracting more universities and students in mobility exchanges, it will generate a positive economic and social impact. The core of the system relies on a series of smart contracts that provide trust services and manage the registries needed for the system operation.

• Partners: "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi (Romania) and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

10. CADP: Cooperative Agri-Data Portal / Portail Coopératif des Données Agricoles

The ‘Cooperative Agri-Data Portal’ (CADP) enables seamless, secure, decentralized data sharing and interoperability in agrifood short supply chains using open semantic standards and Solid-OIDC authentication, providing real-time aggregated data and analytics for farms, hubs, and logistics players.

The ‘Cooperative Agri-Data Portal’ (CADP), is designed to catalyze interoperability in agrifood short supply chains, by enabling farms and hubs to seamlessly share and federate data. It uses open semantic standards and Solid-OIDC authentication to provide a secure, decentralized data sharing infrastructure that aggregates supply chain data from diverse agrifood platforms in real time, providing food hubs, farms, and logistics players with dynamic decentralized procurement and analytics tools.

• Partners: CoopCircuits (France) and Conseil Québécois de la Coopération et de la Mutualité (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

11. Taler-OIM: Bridging the Literate Divide in Digital Payments

To attain digital financial inclusion requires modern schooling. Evidence shows that about a billion adults, including many Europeans, cannot read or write numbers longer than 2 digits. GNU Taler with 'OIM inside' will design a usable payment app for this vulnerable population.

Taler Systems SA is developing a new digital payment protocol for privacy-preserving cash-like transactions. Taler's payment system improves usability in digital payments as it avoids the need for the payer to authenticate to third parties. My Oral Village specializes in making financial products accessible for illiterate and innumerate adults using Oral Information Management (OIM). By combining this research, Taler-OIM will create an even more inclusive payment solution.

• Partners: Taler Systems SA (Luxembourg) and My Oral Village Inc (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

12. INN: Identity Network of Networks

Interoperable identity: enabling cross-border digital trust.

This project aims at developing a technical blueprint for a "Network of Networks" to enable cross-border interoperability of digital identity while minimizing any central infrastructure and governance.

• Partners: Secure Identity Alliance (Belgium) and OpenID Foundation (USA).
• Duration: 3 months.

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NGI Sargasso Calls for Internet Innovators to Join our up to €100K Equity-Free Funding Last Transatlantic Program

Back at school at NGI Sargasso means back at our open calls. In fact, today we our launching our Final Open Call 5. As in our previous open calls, we're pumped to invite innovators from the European Union, United States, and Canada to team up and shake up the Next Generation Internet!

At NGI Sargasso we aim to create a space where EU-US, EU-Canada or EU-US-Canada tech breakthroughs can come together by changing the game regarding Next Generation Internet technologies, services, and standards, all while keeping things human-centric on topics such as trust and data sovereignty, digital identity, internet architecture renovation, decentralized technologies, and standards.

So, what's in it for you if you get picked? Loads of good stuff:

• Up to €100,000 in funding, no strings attached -for this final call, the total budget available is up to €1.200.000.
• Mentoring and coaching to help you level up.
• An up to 9-month Capacity-Building Program to dive deep, but you can choose if you prefer 3 or 6 months, instead of 9.
• Access to a whole community of Next Generation Internet (NGI) innovators.
• Matchmaking activities to find your partner or partners across the Atlantic.

EU APPLICANTS, CLICK HERE.
US AND CANADIAN APPLICANTS, CLICK HERE.

The Requirements for Internet Innovators to Apply for the NGI Sargasso Open Call 5

Who can throw their hat in the ring? In our Open Call 5, we are open to:

• Universities, RTOs, and research centres.
• NGOs and foundations.
• SMEs and startups.

And here's the deal: your crew has to have at least one member from the EU or one of its Associated Countries (Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Türkiye, and Ukraine) and one from the US and/or Canada, so you can submit your joint project in teams of two or three partners, up to you!

Why should you jump on this opportunity? Well, picture this:

• You team up with someone from the US and/or Canada, bringing your big ideas to life together.
• We're talking severe cash here: up to €100,000K per project. That's no small potatoes!
• Plus, we've got your back every step of the way with business guidance, networking opportunities, and expert insights through our OnCampus program.

Also, we let you choose the length of your Transatlantic project:

• 9-month program with up to €100,000 equity-free funding.
• 6-month program with up to  €75,000 equity-free funding.
• 3-month program with up to €50,000 equity-free funding.

So, what are you waiting for? Here's how to get in on the action:

• STEP 1: Find a partner from the US and/or Canada on this platform, the Brokerage System.
• STEP 2: Put together your proposal.
• STEP 3: Hit submit and cross your fingers!

Opening date: 23rd September 2024.
Closing date: 25th November 2024 at 17:00 CEST (10:00 CDT).

This is your last opportunity to innovate across borders and bring your idea to life, since NGI Sargasso won't launch any more calls! Don't let it slip away, and:

APPLY HERE IF YOU ARE FROM EUROPE.
APPLY HERE IF YOU ARE FROM THE US AND/OR CANADA.

The NGI Sargasso Open Call 5 Info Webinars and Matchmaking Sessions dates

The Brokerage System services offered by NGI Sargasso to facilitate Transatlantic matchmaking are completed with two info webinars and matchmaking sessions per call:

1. Open Call 5 Info Webinar and Matchmaking Session 1 – 2 October – REGISTER HERE.
2. Open Call 5 Info Webinar and Matchmaking Session 2 – 30 October – REGISTER HERE. 

These webinars are perfect for those looking to make quick, informed decisions about potential partners and to gain insights into the latest trends and opportunities in the NGI Sargasso space and to clear all doubts about the application process, so we hope to meet you there!

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These are the 11 NGI Sargasso Innovators Selected in the Open Call 3 Ready to Shape the Next Generation Internet

It was the 15th of May 2024 when the NGI Sargasso project closed its Open Call 3 with 73 submitted proposals of Transatlantic teams willing to create a more human-centric Internet for our future generations.

Each one of the submitted applications have been carefully reviewed by external evaluators to finally select 11 of them who will join the NGI Sargasso Innovators Portfolio. They will start their Transatlantic journey onboarding the NGI Sargasso OnCampus Program on the 5th of September 2024 to enjoy the NGI Sargasso funding program benefits, including:

• Up to €100,000 equity-free funding.
• Mentoring and coaching services.
• Up to 9-month capacity-building program, with e-lessons and inspirational talks from industry and business experts and access to international events.
• Membership to the NGI - The Next Generation Internet Community.

Keep reading to discover more and, if you want to be like them, mark the following date in your calendar: the 23rd of September 2024, because we will launch our last open call, the Open Call 5. 

1. EeDP - Empowering eDemocracy for Peace

EeDP is a collaborative project between ZKorum (France) and IoTeeDom (USA) to foster peaceful community dialogues and enhance civic participation in Ghana and the USA ahead of the presidential elections by leveraging Digital Identity and Decentralized Technologies.

ZKorum is building an open-source, privacy-preserving, and verifiable social network designed to enhance civic participation, foster community dialogues, and bridge the gap between local governments and citizens. Within the scope of this proposal, ZKorum is partnering with IoTeeDom to facilitate dialogues aimed at building smart, peaceful, and sustainable cities in anticipation of the USA and Ghanaian presidential elections between November and December 2024.

• Partners: ZKorum (France) and IoTeeDom (USA).
• Duration: 3 months.

2. FVCP - Facilitate Verifiable Credentials Presentation Across Borders

Elevating Lives. Securing Connections.

FVCP will define and develop a framework for wallet and credential interoperability between different decentralized identity (DID) ecosystems, allowing one ecosystem to process credentials from wallets from another ecosystem in a semantically meaningful way with some level of assurance.

• Partners: KALLISTECH SAS (France) and Identity Works, LLC (USA).
• Duration: 6 months.

3. SafeMode - Empowering Commercial Drivers: Harnessing Next Generation Internet to Enhance Safety, Trust, and Environmental Sustainability

Empowering drivers with control over their data through SafeMode’s AI, enhancing privacy, trust, and safety in digital automotive environments.

SafeMode collaborates with ICS to boost data sovereignty and privacy in fleet management using AI, aligned with NGI principles. This initiative sets new global standards for transparency and safety, leveraging ICS’s network of 60,000 drivers and piloting with Amazon's delivery network to deploy human-centric technology.

• Partners: SafeMode Mobility LTD (Israel) and Innovative Captive Strategies, a Holmes Murphy company (USA).
• Duration: 6 months.

4. NG Docu Vault - Next Generation Docu Vault

Creating an inclusive, blockchain-enabled document management system for immigrants, ensuring data sovereignty and seamless identity verification across EU, USA, and Canadian standards, with Docu Assist, an AI-driven multilingual and barrier-free interface for legal guidance.

NG Docu Vault introduces a blockchain-based document management system, paired with 'Docu Assist,' an AI-driven multilingual smart assistant. This setup ensures data sovereignty and seamless identity verification but also facilitates secure document exchanges between immigrants and governmental bodies across the EU, USA, and Canada. The intuitive GUI supports document storage, sharing and retrieval, while the chatbot offers legal assistance, promoting a compliant and inclusive digital environment.

• Partners: Hora eV (Austria) and Fezzani Muszynski, Société d’avocats / Juris Canada Immigration (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

5. LeLink - LeLink

LeLink is an innovative project integrating AI and blockchain technology to enhance healthcare access and ensure data sovereignty for refugees and displaced individuals in crisis situations.

LeLink leverages advanced blockchain and AI technologies to enhance healthcare access for refugees and displaced individuals by ensuring secure, immediate access to medical services and robust data privacy. This scalable platform is designed to optimize emergency responses and uphold data sovereignty, improving healthcare outcomes in crisis situations and supporting seamless integration into existing health systems.

• Partners: Hora eV (Austria) and Fezzani Muszynski, Société d’avocats / Juris Canada Immigration (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

6. GALICIA - Generative AI with Cybersecurity for Internet Applications Development

GALICIA addresses the risks and challenges posed by Generative AI on digital resilience, i.e., the ability of an infrastructure to avoid unexpected disruptions and continue operating when faced with adversity that could otherwise compromise its reliability, safety, security, and usability.

GALICIA will test a novel approach to digital resilience verification by testing LLM generated code for correctness and security on a set of case studies, aiming to ensure compliance with user requirements and given standards. The ambition is to verify source code generated by Generative AI and analyze its limits, thus building trust in Generative AI. GALICIA aligns with the increasing demand for compliance in industrial automation and the need for fast and low cost software production.

• Partners: Novareckon srl (Italy) and Mind in a box Inc. (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

7. EVI US Pilot - Electric Vehicle Identity US Pilot

EVI streamlines payment and charging session initiation in EV charging stations, while minimizing personal data dissemination. Within the NGI Sargasso project, the research team will adapt and test EVI decentralized digital identity wallets and verifiable credentials in pilot locations in New York State, USA.

EVI US Pilot is a privacy enhanced dapp to minimize dissemination of personal data to third parties when transacting in Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Securely storing vehicle certificates linked to users’ digital wallets will eliminate the need to sign up with different applications to access charging stations of different OEMs and CPOs. The dapp will be designed to limit what data can be extracted when an electric vehicle is plugged in the charging station to protect drivers’ privacy.

• Partners: Parity Platform P.C. (Greece) and Mega Contracting Group (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

8. TruPS - Enhancing Trusted Transatlantic Data Processing and Storage with Fully Homomorphic Encryption

Keep your options open and your data secure with TruPS, a legally compliant solution for transatlantic data processing and storage.

TruPS seeks to strengthen EU-USA collaborations by employing Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for data processing and storage. This project will create a secure, privacy-preserving solution for cross-border data processing and storage. TruPS will address both EU and USA legal regulations, pivotal for enhancing mutual trust and ensuring compliance with stringent data protection regulations, and thus empowering the users with more options for secure and regulatory-compliant data governance.

• Partners: Random Red Ltd. (Croatia) and Pennsylvania State University – Beaver Campus (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

9. GMM - A Global Market Maker for Decentralized Token Exchanges

The project aims to design and build an automatic pricing algorithm for decentralized exchanges immune to manipulation that utilizes available blockchain information to minimize transaction costs as well as losses from price swings while improving the protection against price manipulation attacks.

GMM is an interdisciplinary project through which computer scientists and economists join forces to design and build a truly global decentralized exchange (DEX) for cryptographic tokens. The key innovation in GMM is the use of all the reserves available blockchain-wide to compute tokens’ prices. By leveraging a larger pool of reserves, the GMM exhibits more stable prices than current DEXs, offering enhanced users’ protection against price manipulation attacks as well as reduced operational costs.

• Partners: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) and The City University of New York - Queens College (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

10. POSIDONIA - POSition Information with Digital Twin Offloading in Trustworthy Next-Generation Internet Applications

POSIDONIA is a Digital Twin (DT)-empowered network architecture aimed at providing trustworthy and sustainable Location Based Services (LBS) in Internet of Things (IoT) scenarios. Threat mitigation is opportunistically performed either at the local IoT or the Fog-Edge-Cloud continuum.

Within the NGI vision, POSIDONIA tackles a green and human-centric network design for heterogeneous scenarios supported by the Fog-Edge-Cloud continuum. In particular, POSIDONIA envisions a distributed network architecture to provide trustworthy and sustainable LBS in IoT scenarios where threat mitigation is opportunistically offloaded between the local network and its core infrastructure. Therefore, POSIDONIA integrates DTs to ensure interoperability and computationally-heavy operations.

• Partners: University of Cagliari (Italy) and Saint Louis University (USA).
• Duration: 9 months.

11. IOTPAY - Internet of Things Payment System

IOTPAY aims to build a secure and interoperable decentralized payment ecosystem for connected objects, reducing fraud, errors, and enhancing efficiency.

IOTPAY is dedicated to developing a robust, interoperable decentralized payment ecosystem specifically designed for IoT devices. By harnessing blockchain technology, IOTPAY significantly reduces fraud and errors while boosting operational efficiency. This innovative platform ensures seamless, secure transactions between connected devices, paving the way for a smarter, more reliable digital economy.

• Partners: Werenode SAS (France) and GAPASK Inc (Canada).
• Duration: 9 months.

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