Experts drawn from EU Institutions, industry and academia, will discuss in 10 sessions over 5 days the latest innovations in digital infrastructures, addressing how we could expand our connectivity whilst optimising existing systems.

CONNECT University Autumn School 2022 will host an entire week on the major pillars of the digital infrastructure of the EU, exploring how this decade’s state-of-the-art solutions fit over existing ones, fostering a circular economy system while ensuring a high degree of security. Topics will include Gigabit Coverage, Microchips, Edge Computing, Data Servers, Web 3, High Performance Computing, Industrial Platforms, and 5G & Future Mobile Generations.

The speakers will discuss with the audience how these systems might evolve in the coming decade, what barriers they may face and the way digital infrastructures and technologies can interact with legacy systems in a sustainable and resource-efficient manner.

Programme

Day I, 26 September

• 10:00-12:00 Challenges of a Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
• 14:00-16:00 Gigabit Coverage – by Land, Sea, and Air

Day II, 27 September

• 10:00-12:00 An Overview of the Microchips Value Chain
• 14:00-16:00 The Shift to Edge Data Processing - developing a European cloud-to-edge continuum

Day III, 28 September

• 10:00-12:00 Data Centres – Can Growth and Greening Go Together
• 14:00-16:00 Web2 vs Web3 - Towards the Next Generation Internet

Day IV, 29 September

• 10:00-12:00 HPC & Quantum Infrastructure Deployment in EU
• 14:00-16:00 An Industrial Platform Economy to Spur Innovation

Day V, 30 September

• 10:00-12:00 The Mobile Generation Game – from 1G to 5G and Beyond
• 12:30-14:00 EU Digital Infrastructure in a Global Ecosystem

More information and the registration link can be found on the event website.