OC#2 2026

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

Harmonised cybersecurity standards for AI systems need to be developed and adopted, as a matter of urgency, for the benefit of the European industry, including SMEs and startups, as well as users and consumers. In this context, it is necessary to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems. Cybersecurity is one of the many aspects of trustworthiness.

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

The AI Act highlights the importance of EU harmonised standards and conformity assessment (based on such harmonised standards) for industrial stakeholders (providers and deployers) and also for users of AI systems. Harmonised cybersecurity standards for AI systems need to be developed and adopted as a matter of urgency, for the benefit of the European industry, including SMEs and startups, as well as users of AI systems. In this context, it is necessary to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems. Cybersecurity is just one of the many aspects of trustworthiness.
A balanced representation of interests involving all relevant stakeholders in the development of standards, contributions from SMEs, consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders are therefore welcome. FM Tech Consult BV is a Belgium-based SME.

Impact on SMEs (8th Open Call)

The AI Act highlights the importance of EU harmonised standards and conformity assessment for the industrial stakeholders, for both providers and deployers, as well as users of AI systems. European harmonised cybersecurity standards for AI systems need to be developed and adopted, as a matter of urgency, for the benefit of the European industry, including SMEs and startups, as well as users of AI systems. It is important to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems. Cybersecurity is just one of the aspects of trustworthiness.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

It is essential to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems, hence providing assurance to users and consumers (societal impact).

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

Cybersecurity for AI systems, although being just one of the aspects, is essential to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems, hence providing assurance and trust to users and consumers leading to great societal impact.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

It is well known that the widespread use of AI systems in many different sectors of the economy is bound to have a significant impact on society. This subject has been debated at length by different academic, industrial, and governmental organisations. Cybersecurity for AI systems, although being just one of these aspects, is essential to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems, hence providing assurance and trust to users and consumers leading to great societal impact.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

It is well known that the widespread use of AI systems is bound to have a significant impact on society. This subject has been debated at length by different academic, industrial, and governmental organizations. Cybersecurity for AI systems, although being just one of the aspects, is essential to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems, hence providing assurance to users and consumers (societal impact).

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Independent expert - FM Tech Consult BV

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Harmonised AI cybersecurity standards in response to the EC AI standardisation request

Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Cybersecurity standards for AI systems in response to the EC standardisation request

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Cybersecurity standards for AI systems in response to the EC standardisation request (AI Act)

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Guidance for addressing security threats to artificial intelligence systems

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

Cybersecurity standards for AI systems in response to the EC standardisation request (AI Act)

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convenor

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Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

Topic

Artificial Intelligence

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2024

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Broadband infrastructure mapping

Alex Cadzow

Description of Activities

In addressing secure AI with the broad interpretation of security to include safety and societal aspects as above TC SAI will engage with EU and other regulatory bodies to ensure that the output supports relevant global, regional, and national requirements.

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Fellow's country

United Kingdom

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

Due to the one-shot type of this fellowship, there were limited achieved contributions. These included successful attendance and Chairing of the session Digital Sovereignty and Societal Impact, are we in the age of the Splinternet?

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Senior Cybersecurity and Human Factors Researcher - Cadzow Communications Consulting Ltd

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Support as Secretary for ETSI ISG SAI

Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Support to publication ETSI CYBER WI: Design practices against technology-enabled coercive control

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Travel Support as a Session Chair for ETSI Security Conference 2025

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https://standict.eu

Standards Development Organisation

ETSI

Topic

Artificial Intelligence

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2024

Topic (1st Open Call)

Broadband infrastructure mapping

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Topic (9th Open Call)

Octavian Popescu

Description of Activities

Clarifying for the EU SMEs and European societies the direction they would have to take to evolve and change their product, ensuring their compliance with the regulatory obligations activated in the RED Delegated Act.

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Belgium

Fellow's country

Belgium

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

I am contributing to work on cybersecurity evaluation industry protocols, and it is important for SMEs that protocols are based on published harmonised EN standards, so that they can be used by the radio communications equipment manufacturers and all other stakeholders to evaluate their equipment for the purpose of legal compliance to the cybersecurity requirements and therefore ultimately to improve their response to threats.

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

By its nature, the CRA covers all products with digital elements, and therefore, all supply chain segments are in it, including SMEs, and the European SMEs and societies are at the forefront. A successful and clear standardisation deliverable is the outcome of this standardisation process.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

While the society at large is not aware of the work done in this or most fields of expertise, the overall objective is to improve the way end-users communicate via their internet connected devices.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

In this spirit, the CRA-related standardisation work produces instructions for manufacturers of devices with digital elements explaining that they will now have to include technical features to improve the level of cybersecurity of such devices before placing them on the European market.

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Consultant, Reseacher - EUCOMREG

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Proposal for requirement regarding the elimination of publicly known exploitable vulnerabilities

Participation in the development of standardisation work in support of RED Articles 3(3) (d/e/f)Participation in the development of standardisation work in support of RED Articles 3(3) (d/e/f)

Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Participation in the standardisation work at the ESOs for the Cyber Resilience Act proposal

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

Participation in the standardisation work at the ESOs for the Cyber Resilience Act proposal

Standards Development Organisation

ETSI

CEN/CENELEC

Topic

Network and Information Security

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2024

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Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Robert Mueller

Description of Activities

The main challenge is that some industry players dominate national bodies and want to promote their own product by making contributions to the industry standard.

Country

Germany

Fellow's country

Germany

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Standardised biometric data formats enable interoperability and exchanging system components like biometric capture devices, algorithms, storage systems. This is of relevance for SMEs who typically provide only a single component rather than an entire solution like industry leading large corporations – which sometimes may rely on proprietary data formats.

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

SMEs who typically provide only a single component rather than an entire solution like industry leading large corporations – which sometimes may rely on proprietary data formats.

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

The interoperability achieved with this standard helps particularly SMEs who typically provide only a single component to a BSoC while larger corporations could provide an entire solution which may be proprietary.

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

The standard promotes Biometric System-on-Card architecture, characteristics and interfaces. It is a technology that improves security and privacy for citizens in Europe and beyond, because personal data remains on a personal card. The interoperability achieved with this standard helps particularly SMEs who typically provide only a single component to a BSoC while larger corporations could provide an entire solution which may be proprietary.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Biometric user authentication is present in many applications, including not only smartphone usage but also banking, national ID, healthcare and border management. Citizens in Europe and beyond benefit from the use of open standards in civil and governmental applications allowing transparency, privacy and guaranteed level of service.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

Standardised biometric data formats enable interoperability and exchanging system components like biometric capture devices, algorithms, storage systems

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

Technology for Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) has advanced significantly since the first publication of the ISO/IEC 17839 series from 2014-2016. This made an amendment of part 2 necessary in 2021 and a revision started 2022/2023. The major gaps are that the currently published standards partially refer to outdated technology and do not cover many recent industry developments in the field of BSoC. This includes enrolment methodologies, sensor and card manufacturing, but also processes and usage of biometric cards. The priority is to consider all inputs from national bodies, come to a consensus and progress the standard series according to the ISO business plan. Challenges are divers inputs from industry delegates targeting different solutions. It is important to include all contributions from national bodies while keeping the timeline mandated by the ISO business plan.

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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 Biometrics

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Dr. Robert Mueller IT Consulting

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Advance Biometric System-on-Card standard series ISO/IEC 17839

Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Progress Extensible Minuitiae Standard ISO/IEC 39794-2

Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Advance Biometric System-on-Card standard series ISO/IEC 17839

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Develop Amendment to extensible minutiae standard ISO/IEC 39794-2

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

Advance Biometric System-onCard standard series

Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Advance ISO/IEC 17839 Biometric System-on-Card standard series

ISO/IEC 39794-2:2023

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

ISO

ISO/IEC

Topic

Cybersecurity

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

2026

Topic (1st Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (7th Open Call)

Christophe Stenuit

Description of Activities

I am to positively influence the European market and its infrastructures by benefiting from international contributions (e.g. ISO/IEC) in the controlling of civil security and the protecting of e-identity and e-privacy.

Country

Belgium

Fellow's country

Belgium

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Recent EU GDPR, eIDA2 regulations and NIS-2 directives developments impose a different view on IT risks, information security, data privacy protection and identity management controls, and by this a different awareness of the consequences that may fall improper compliance to good practices. Therefore, good standard references help establish confidence and maturity improvement in yesterday's matters.

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

SME are better aware of risks and of controls required in IT and information protection. Recent EU GDPR, eIDA2 regulation, DORA, and NIS-2 directives developments impose a different view on IT risks, information security, data privacy protection and identity management controls, and by this a different awareness of the consequences that may fall down improper compliance to good practices. Good standard references help confidence establishment and maturity improvement in matter yesterday far from SMEs' concerns.

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Impact on SMEs (8th Open Call)

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Christophe's Fellowship protects freedom and security of Europe and its citizens. Standards on reference architectures around e-identity and e-privacy management ensure protocols are in place to protect citizens and societies from cybersecurity and network threats. Finally, data protection good practice ensures any risk on identity information is mitigated uduring information processing.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

This activity impacts the societal challenges in three key areas:
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens: Supporting standards on e-identity and e-privacy information management ensures identity information lifecycle, identification, bound proofed identity information and authentication of citizen and societies are in place before authorized accesses to services is provided without compromising their privacy;
Cybersecurity, network and identity information security: Standards on reference architectures around e-identity and e-privacy management ensure information infrastructure has the required controls in place to protect citizen and societies while accessing and using provided services;
ePrivacy protection: Data protection good practice ensures any risk on identity information is mitigate during the processing of the information.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

This work has societal impact at least on three axes, including:
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens: Supporting standards on e-identity and e-privacy information management ensures identity information lifecycle, identification, bound proofed identity information and authentication of citizens and societies are in place before authorized accesses to services is provided without compromising their privacy;
Cybersecurity, network and identity information security: Standards on reference architectures around e-identity and e-privacy management ensure information infrastructure has the required controls in place to protect citizens and societies while accessing and using provided services;
ePrivacy protection: Data protection good practice ensures any risk on identity information is mitigated during the processing of the information.

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