OC#2 2026

Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

Topic

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

Pablo Vicente Legazpi

Description of Activities

Having MEP equipment modelled and standardised could make this process economic and a disruptive market technology. The final objective is to develop an initial ontology oriented to simulation in buildings.

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Simulation is at the top of functionalities in buildings or smart cities. It is an AI model-based approach, compatible with the European values and the AI Act, recently approved at the European Parliament. Standards for simulation will allow the use of these techniques, providing an increased knowledge and future AI implementations of governance. It will open new markets and services.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Mathematical simulation can be a revolutionary tool for the renovation wave and new buildings design, but it needs a supporting standard for the components, which must be well defined, certified, and validated. We propose to represent this standard by using ontologies or semantic web technologies.

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Organisation type

Building Digital Twin Association, BDTA

Organization

Project Manager, Building Digital Twin Association, BDTA

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Standards for building simulation: a new ontology for building simulation O4BSIM

CEN/TC 442/WG 9 - Digital twins in built environment

Standards Development Organisation

CEN

UNECE

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Peter Baumann

Description of Activities

My fellowship tackles the gap related to the insufficient models for achieving analysis-ready geo data.

Fellow's country

Germany

Open Call Topics

Big Data & Open data

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

SMEs benefit from these standards as they give guidance for implementation and allow products to be interoperable with the tools available in the market.

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Never before has there been a faster and cheaper way to obtain information about land, water, atmosphere, as well as human impact on it. In Europe, for example, the Copernicus satellite family provides the foundation for insight into our planet, together with long climate time series and further data, such as elevation models. For such Big Earth Data, spatio-temporal datacubes are an established cornerstone in OGC, ISO, and INSPIRE standardisation modelled as "coverages".
For robust, user-friendly, interoperable services, a technically sound coverage standards suite is indispensable. The ISO/OGC suite of coverage data and service model is instrumental for easy, interoperable handling, and a who’s who of primary open-source and proprietary geo tools support these standards. For example, the legal framework for a common European spatial data infrastructure, INSPIRE, has adopted CIS as its basis.
In summary, this work is of the highest practical relevance and visibility, with significant impact on geo data infrastructures and, ultimately, increased understanding of our planet and the impact we have on it, as well as everyday day-to-day use of insight from geo data.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

SMEs typically provide niche products which are accepted by the market only if they convey strong interoperability. The 19123-2 standard accomplishes this for images, image timeseries, and further Earth data. Spatio-temporal Earth data, as standardized with 19123-2, are instrumental for manifold purposes, such as environmental monitoring, disaster management, and many more.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

This standards work is of highest practical relevance and visibility, with significant impact on the interoperability of geo data infrastructures and, ultimately, increased understanding of our planet and the impact we have on it.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

Better standards allow better tools and services, allowing us to gain a better understanding and insight into our planet. In particular, analysis of time series and fusion of multiple data sources, from in-situ to orbit, are critical enablers. The 19123-2 specification defines flexible, scalable, and interoperable ways of combining various spatio-temporal data sources into a standard picture; suitable tools may even provide dynamic services answering “any query, anytime”.

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Organization

ISO standard editor, rasdaman GmbH

Organization website

rasdaman GmbH

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Enhanced Interoperability of Spatio-Temporal Datacubes

Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Enhanced Interoperability of Big Geo Data

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Final Adoption of Big Earth Datacube standard

ISO 19123-2

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Big Data & Open data

Topic (7th Open Call)

Smart Grids and Smart Metering

Topic (9th Open Call)

Data Economy

Marco Azpúrua

Description of Activities

There is a lack of standard procedures installers can employ to determine whether their installation work has caused new electromagnetic interference problems. The challenge is to develop guidelines to help detect major emissions problems in the field early to fix them promptly, in a proactive and preventive manner that are complementary and coherent with standard emissions tests as part of compliance assessment.

Country

Spain

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

IoT Internet of Things

Smart and Sustainable Cities

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

The alternative test methods proposed in the standards I contribute to benefit both SMEs and larger enterprises during their product certification processes, resulting in reduced costs, diminished noncompliance risks, and accelerated time-to-market for their products.

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

This action has the potential to positively impact SMEs and European society by addressing the challenges identified in the EV charging infrastructure. For SMEs, developing standardized procedures and traceable measurement methods creates market opportunities, enabling SMEs to design and manufacture products that meet regulatory requirements more efficiently. Moreover, the project’s focus on reliability in EVCS can increase consumer trust in SME-produced technologies, enhancing competitiveness.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

The project supports the transition to electromobility for European society, aligning with EU environmental goals. A better standardized EVCS facilitates sustainable mobility growth and ensures grid stability while providing solutions for electromagnetic disturbances and power quality issues.

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Organization

CISPR Expert, Assistant Professor, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Organization website

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Rapid Electromagnetic Emission Check of Fixed Installations

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

Towards Standardized Measurements of Electromagnetic Disturbances from Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

'DTR/ERM-TG28-574' Work Item

Standards Development Organisation

IEC

CENELEC

ETSI

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Smart Grids and Smart Metering

2026

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Smart Grids and Smart Metering

João Manuel Leitão Quintas

Description of Activities

My fellowship aims to contribute to ongoing efforts related to standardisation and European policy, advising on topics related mainly to Robotics and Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence.

Fellow's country

Portugal

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

SMEs related to robotics and/or developing artificial agents with a certain degree of autonomy can be impacted by this contribution, as the standard being developed aims to bring added value for integration and interoperability in solutions based on robotic and autonomous systems.

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

Impact on SMEs (8th Open Call)

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Solutions integrating robotics and autonomous systems that adhere to the standard should result in more interoperable, intelligent, sustainable, and cost-effective technologies, enabling people. to carry out tasks related to personal assistance.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

One of the direct impacts of my activity is widening the stakeholders' network that can also learn from the standard development and share domain-specific information that is relevant to implement use cases for the standard. It may be of particular interest to the TEF-Health European Project, which is establishing a test and experimentation facilities network across the EU, and I am part of the team and IPN which is leading the Portuguese node.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

Impact on Society The activity aims to significantly contribute to the development and revision of standards, specifically the newly accepted IEEE P1955, which addresses 6G Empowering Robotics, and IEEE P1872.3, which extends IEEE 1872.2-2021 with specific domain ontologies and new concepts related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human-machine interaction. Additionally, it will promote the adoption of existing standards like IEEE 1872.2-2021. This activity will actively engage in the creation and revision of new standards, including developing resources, use cases, and technical documentation that facilitate the adoption and implementation of these standards across various healthcare and technology sectors.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

This work is supporting the societal impact related to demographic change challenges. Solutions that may adhere to the standard should result in more interoperable, intelligent, sustainable and cost-effective technologies. Additionally, by leveraging the participation of EU experts in global outreach activities and the involvement in worldwide level initiatives contributes to position EU as a top player in the advances of ICT standardization.

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Organization

Coordinator of RTD unit - Laboratory of Automatics and Systems, Instituto Pedro Nunes

Organization website

Instituto Pedro Nunes

Personal website

Github

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Contribution to a new standard for autonomous robotic systems IEEE1872.3

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Contribution to new standard for autonomous robotic systems IEEE1872.3

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

Standardization in Robotics and AI for Healthcare

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Extending and reinforcing commitments in Standardization for Robotics and AI for Healthcare

IEEE Standards

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

IEEE

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Leandro Navarro

Description of Activities

Within my WG, we address the gap in the link between digitisation and environmental sustainability, and particularly of products and services. Specifically, digital devices and related elements ranging from materials to e-waste are a significant part of our environmental problem.

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

It is particularly important that European SMEs find DPPs a way to communicate the sustainability advantages of their products better and that producing a DPP, and digitalising product information becomes an advantage and not an additional obstacle to SMEs. One of the advantages of ITU and ETSI over other standards development organisations is that these standards will be free and more accessible for SMEs.

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

Relevant for any size organisation that produces or modifies ICT products that are part, involved in any stage, of the circular economy. Particularly, this is very important for social enterprises in the business of repair, refurbishment and recycling. This is the case, for instance, of the European RReuse.org association that groups social enterprises with more than 100.000 jobs.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

The digitalisation of product-related information has the aim to contribute to a transition to more environmentally sustainable and circular products.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

The resulting standard element from this work will support legislative initiatives in the EU for implementing the digital product passport for ICT products in Europe and globally. This work focuses on environmental information for ICT products, and is complementary to other digital standards about the DPP in Europe and globally. Also, this a relevant standard for any size organisation that produces or modifies ICT products that are part, involved in any stage, of the circular economy

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

The resulting standards from the ITU-T L.GPSIM work item will support legislative initiatives in the EU about ecodesign and sustainable products to remove data sanitization as a risk and barrier to the circular economy (reuse and other circular processes to extend product lifespan) and for the implementation and evaluation of circular economy initiatives.

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Organisation type

Organization

Professor, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Organization website

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

An information model for digital product passport information on sustainability and circularity

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

DPP standards and ICT products: digital information on sustainability and circularity

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Good practices for the sanitisation of the information media in end-of-life ICT devices

ITU-T work programme

Standards Development Organisation

ITU

ETSI

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Topic (6th Open Call)

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Pierre-François Jullien

Description of Activities

There is a growing need for information about building services systems during the planning and design of buildings. The designers in building services must execute detailed calculations and simulations to ensure saving of energy and to satisfy hygienic and comfort criteria in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and sanitary plants.

Country

France

Fellow's country

France

Open Call Topics

Smart and Sustainable Cities

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

This standard will permit the development of HVAC product catalogues that are not dedicated to a single manufacturer, but may include products from both large manufacturers and SMEs. Without such a standard, each manufacturer must develop its own, proprietary, product catalogue, which represents a cost that an SME manufacturer cannot afford.

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

This standard will permit the development of HVAC product catalogues that are not dedicated to a single manufacturer but may include products from both large manufacturers or SMEs. Without such a standard, each manufacturer has to develop its own, proprietary, product catalogue, which represents a cost that an SME manufacturer cannot afford.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

The European construction sector (including the process of design) is mainly made up of SMEs and suffers from a strong segmentation. Such a fragmentation has deep consequences regarding the digitization of the construction industry: unlike the aeronautics or automotive industries, there aren't a few major leaders able to impose a collaborative platform on all project participants (Airbus or Boeing do this). CDEs are a tool for implementing collaborative processes, but the absence of a standardized framework is preventing their widespread use. This project aims at developing a CDE framework that could help overcome the difficulties generated by the fragmentation of this sector.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

EN ISO 16757-5 will also enable calculation software suppliers to integrate all BIM catalogues complying with the standard, with a single exchange format. This will enable software users to seamlessly browse products described in different product catalogue platforms.

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Organisation type

CEN/TC 442 - Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Organization

CEO, Atalane

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Contribute to prISO 16757-5

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Contribute to the Formal Draft of EN ISO 16757-5

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Contribute to PWI Common Data Environment (CDE) solution and workflow - Application framework

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

CEN

Topic

Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM)

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

2026

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Intelligent Transport System

Loïc Blaive

Description of Activities

With this fellowship, I aim to consolidate the European activities and strengthen the European participation in my ISO work group which is yet too limited. In terms of international developments, the priority has been set to the final consolidation of the ISO 22726 series.

Fellow's country

France

Open Call Topics

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Standardisation of maps for connected and automated driving systems is a cornerstone for the deployment of such vehicles I see that it will indirectly have societal impacts on two key aspects: firstly, it contributes to the GHG emission reduction through a better use of vehicle engine, and secondly, I will favour societal inclusion of elderly and/or disabled people by keeping their ability to move.

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Organisation type

CEN/TC 278 - Intelligent transport systems

Organization

Independent expert, Loïc Blaive ITS Mobilités Conseils EIRL

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Development of ITS geographic data standardisation for highly automated driving - Phase 3

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

CEN

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Intelligent Transport System

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Ieva Kersiene

Description of Activities

The ongoing contributions to the Biometric System-on-Card related interindustry ISO/IEC standards address the following three key aspects: bridging definition gaps, enhancing clarity and consistency, and prioritising practical applicability.

Fellow's country

Lithuania

Open Call Topics

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Standards for Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) and On-Card Comparison (OCC) solutions ensure compatibility with deployed interoperable biometric systems, enabling straightforward maintenance and upgrades, while avoiding vendor lock-in and proprietary limitations.

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

Currently, global biometric authentication systems are widely deployed for diverse public and commercial services authorisation. Common form factor smart cards, incorporating biometric capture and comparison within the card, offer a secure, sterile, and user-friendly experience for cardholders. Standards for Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) and On-Card Comparison (OCC) solutions ensure compatibility with deployed interoperable biometric systems, enabling straightforward maintenance and upgrades, while avoiding vendor lock-in and proprietary limitations.

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Currently, global biometric authentication systems are widely deployed for diverse public and commercial services authorization. Traditional form factor smart cards, incorporating biometric capture and comparison within the card, offer a secure, sterile, and user-friendly experience for card holders. Standards for Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) and On-Card Comparison (OCC) solutions ensure compatibility with deployed interoperable biometric systems, enabling straightforward maintenance and upgrades, while avoiding vendor lock-in and proprietary limitations.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Smart cards enabled with biometric card holder verification capabilities on a card via either On-Card Comparison (OCC) or full Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) technology each offer enhanced security, privacy, inclusivity, and public health benefits while reducing fraud and identity theft.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

Multi-application smart cards are already widely deployed and used nowadays in eGovernment, ePayment, eHealth and other domains. Addition of biometric authentication enhances reliability (more secure than PIN), safety and convenience (hygienic, no need to touch PINpads or terminals sensor in case of BSoC especially while pandemic), reference card holder data security (no vulnerable and GDPR sensitive central database for biometrics is needed, card holder data cannot be read out from stolen / lost smart cards) and availability (users with no education in poor countries to obtain subsidy).

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

This fellowship support my ongoing contributions to the Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) and On-Card Comparison (OCC) related interindustry ISO/IEC standards address the following three key aspects:
Firstly, bridging Definition Gaps: Bridging existing gaps in definitions in the ISO/IEC 17839 and ISO/IEC 24787 series, specifically focusing on core, physical dimensions, and logical information exchange interfaces requirements. This involves a comprehensive examination of the latest hardware and software advancements prevalent in the market for biometric on-card verification-enabled smart cards also evaluating the need for potential scope extension to other non-smart card form factor holder verification devices with supplementary (e.g., BLE, NFC) communication interface support. The emphasis is on ensuring that the standards are not solely rooted in theory but are backed by practical use cases.

Secondly, enhancing Clarity and Consistency: addressing the ongoing challenge involves maintaining clarity and consistency in any standards revisions developed by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17/WG11 (e.g., ISO/IEC 7816-11), particularly concerning other Standard Committees (SCs) and Working Groups (WGs) developed standards. This effort includes eliminating ambiguities and ensuring seamless alignment with cross-referenced ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37/WG3 and SC37/WG2 (e.g., ISO/IEC 19785-3) standards on BDIF (Biometric Data Interchange Formats) and CBEFF (Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework) interfaces and formats.

Thirdly, prioritizing Practical Applicability: The standards development process places a significant emphasis on practical applicability by aiming for seamless integration in real-world interoperable scenarios. The main goal is to facilitate the straightforward integration, testing (e.g., through ISO/IEC 18584 series) and maintenance of the standard compliant biometric solutions within diverse-scale interindustry biometric systems, which typically accommodate hardware and software components provided by various vendors.

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Organization

Senior Software Engineer, Zwipe AS

Organization website

Zwipe AS

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Advance on-card biometric comparison standards ISO/IEC 24787, ISO/IEC 17839, ISO/IEC 18584 series

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

Advance on-card biometric comparison standards ISO/IEC 24787, 7816-11, 17839, 18584 series

Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Advance on-card biometric comparison standards ISO/IEC 24787, 7816-11, 17839, 18584 series

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 Biometrics

Standards Development Organisation

ISO/IEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Topic (7th Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Muslim Elkotob

Description of Activities

With this work, I focus on enabling collaborative ecosystems and models among ICT stakeholders that allow energy saving and a positive environmental and societal footprint, bridging use case workflow and ecosystem design in a way that allows data-driven collaboration and performance increments.

Fellow's country

Germany

Open Call Topics

5G and Beyond (6G)

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

This work fosters an inclusive mindset by opening the floor for smaller players, SMEs, and new entrants into the ecosystem to collaborate with the larger players.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

The work done in this funded project has societal impacts such as, improving the business ecosystem and its evolution via collaborative models where stakeholders have win-win approaches for energy saving and collective benefit.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

By interweaving 6G, AI, and sustainability, this project seeks to realize their full potential, driving innovation and progress in a way that isolated efforts cannot achieve. The creation of a collaborative platform and the focus on comprehensive performance metrics will facilitate the effective integration of these megatrends, fostering advancements that are both technologically superior and aligned with global sustainability goals.

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OC#8 2026

Organisation type

Other

Organization

Principal Solutions Architect and Standardisation Expert, Vodafone

Organization website

Vodafone

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Multi-Criteria Intelligent Resource Allocation for Sustainable Poly-CSP Environments

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

First Steps in Measurable Sustainability Modelling Standardization for AI-Enriched 6G

Role in SDO

chair

vice-chair

Standards Development Organisation

ETSI

ITU

IEEE

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (2nd Open Call)

5G and Beyond (6G)

Kate Grant

Description of Activities

Identifying standardisation gaps and creating road maps is essential for ensuring technology development addresses key problem areas.

Fellow's country

United Kingdom

Open Call Topics

IoT Internet of Things

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Elaboration of use cases for technology and emerging technology can help SMEs exploit their work in multiple application areas and help ensure that their products are interoperable and accessible.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

IoT is a pervasive technology used across many industries and increasingly it is benefitting consumers by providing access to many systems and facilities from home. It is important that the current moves to online government, banking, shopping etc does not create a digital divide but includes all people.

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Organisation type

IEC Academy webinar series

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Study of IEC System committee use cases and their relevance to JTC 1 standardisation

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

IEC

ISO/IEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

CEN/CLC/JTC 21 - Artificial Intelligence

Topic (2nd Open Call)

IoT Internet of Things

Lauriane Aufrant

Description of Activities

Overall, I am taking a more holistic view of the AI standardisation roadmap while pursuing in parallel my contributions to specific AI standards in SC 42 and JTC 21.

Fellow's country

France

Open Call Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

While it is feared that a large number of standards associated with the AI Act could create an excessive burden for SMEs to understand and implement the new requirements, on the other hand, if there remain gaps in the standards’ coverage of the AI landscape, this will create huge challenges for SMEs whose products sit precisely in such areas (inability to comply).

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

There is growing concern regarding the impact of the upcoming AI Act on the activity of SMEs in that field. While it is feared that a large number of standards associated to the AI Act could create an excessive burden for SMEs to understand and implement the new requirements, on the other hand if there remain gaps in the standards’ coverage of the AI landscape, this will create huge challenges for SMEs whose products sit precisely in such areas (inability to comply). I have started to make increased efforts to reach out to SMEs and collect their views and needs in those regards, and I am leveraging those inputs throughout my contributions in the various standards as well as in coordination.

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

There is growing concern regarding the impact of the upcoming AI Act on the activity of SMEs in that field. While it is feared that a large number of standards associated to the AI Act could create an excessive burden for SMEs to understand and implement the new requirements, on the other hand if there remain gaps in the standards’ coverage of the AI landscape, this will create huge challenges for SMEs whose products sit precisely in such areas. I have started to make increased efforts to reach out to SMEs and collect their views and needs in those regards, and I am leveraging those inputs throughout my contributions in the various standards as well as in coordination.
In parallel, and beyond the considerations for the AI Act, I am also including in my work continuous considerations for interoperability aspects, which appear to be key to enable easier entry into the market for European SMEs.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

Harmonised standards are the preferred way for SMEs to comply with regulations under the New Legislative Framework (as the AI Act is) as they enable easy compliance with legal certainty and avoiding the need to resort to costly third-party legal support. The work is therefore to be developed with SMEs as one of the important targets. Furthermore, in the particular case of the AI Act, there are extra requirements in the EC standardisation request to consider the needs of SMEs/startups, and the AI Act Article about the quality management system includes special provisions for adaption of the obligations to the specificities of SMEs. In that context, I have pushed, first through comments in ballot then in the working group during comment resolution, for initiating dedicated discussions in that standard on those specificities with key stakeholders, which has proved beneficial even if still limited by the overall under-representation of SMEs in the standardisation work.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

My work serves as support to the preservation of consumer rights, by enabling more transparency, comparability, and clarity on the actual performance of AI systems in the market.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

My efforts are currently focused on answering the standardisation request that CEN-CENELEC JTC21 received from the European Commission in relation to the AI Act. As the target dates grow closer, it seems that the current pool of experts is not sufficient to answer the diverse needs expressed in the request. I have thus initiated reinforced outreach efforts, as well as onboarding sessions for new experts.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

My work serves as support to the preservation of consumer rights, by enabling more transparency, comparability, and clarity on the actual performance of AI systems in the market. Its societal impact also encompasses ethical aspects of AI such as human agency, for which appropriate use of explainability methods is a key enabler. More generally, it benefits the society at large through its interplay with the upcoming AI Act that will impact daily lives in Europe.

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Organisation type

Organization

NLP lead scientist for Defense and security applications, Inria

Organization website

Inria

Personal website

LexAI Europe

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Towards accurate, transparent, and explainable systems in AI and NLP, in support of the AI Act

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Supporting the AI Act with standards for trustworthy systems and datasets in AI and NLP

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

R in ISO/IEC AWI 24970 on AI logging, in JTC 21’s work item JT021024 on AI Risk Management, JT021029 cybersecurity of AI systems, or JT021039 quality management system for regulatory purposes.

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Fast delivery of initial contents for a range of standards across the AI Act standardisation request

Role in SDO