LIGHTAIDGE | Light-weight, emissions aware, simulation and orchestration of Edge Computing and Edge Intelligence

Summary
The annual growth of the global energy consumption of digital technologies is 9%, hindering the EU Green Deal objective of
reducing 55% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction by 2030. With the ever-increasing deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Edge Computing (EC), and more specifically Edge Intelligence (EI) – which seeks to exploit these IoT (Edge) devices to process Artificial Intelligence algorithms – has risen as a technology with booming demand potential, but which can also negatively contribute to the global energy consumption and GHG emissions of digital technologies.
Regarding EC and EI, emissions-aware (in CO2 equivalent) simulation and orchestration solutions are still under-explored.
The LIGHTAIDGE project therefore focuses on light-weight, CO2 emissions-aware EI simulation and orchestration. It proposes significant advances by (i) creating a bridge between High-Performance Computing (HPC) and EC communities through the development of a novel, fast and scalable, CO2 emissions aware simulation framework for EC, and (ii) by producing light-weight, CO2 emissions aware Edge Intelligence orchestrators for low-CO2 EI model training.
Foreseen impacts are, at scientific level: the project will establish a bridge between HPC and EC/EI scientific communities, and will pave the path to future, CO2 emissions aware EC and EI research. At technological, economical and societal levels: the project will reduce R&D costs by enabling an economically viable EC and EI prototyping through simulations, will help to drive EI companies in the climate transition by reducing the EI's CO2 emissions through better orchestration, and will contribute to reduce the CO2 emissions due to digital
technologies, participating in the European Union Green Deal's objective. The project also proposes training, transfer of knowledge,
and dissemination/communication activities for the researcher, constituting a solid path to develop his skills and experience.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101107953
Start date: 01-05-2023
End date: 30-04-2025
Total budget - Public funding: - 195 914,00 Euro
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The annual growth of the global energy consumption of digital technologies is 9%, hindering the EU Green Deal objective of
reducing 55% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction by 2030. With the ever-increasing deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Edge Computing (EC), and more specifically Edge Intelligence (EI) – which seeks to exploit these IoT (Edge) devices to process Artificial Intelligence algorithms – has risen as a technology with booming demand potential, but which can also negatively contribute to the global energy consumption and GHG emissions of digital technologies.
Regarding EC and EI, emissions-aware (in CO2 equivalent) simulation and orchestration solutions are still under-explored.
The LIGHTAIDGE project therefore focuses on light-weight, CO2 emissions-aware EI simulation and orchestration. It proposes significant advances by (i) creating a bridge between High-Performance Computing (HPC) and EC communities through the development of a novel, fast and scalable, CO2 emissions aware simulation framework for EC, and (ii) by producing light-weight, CO2 emissions aware Edge Intelligence orchestrators for low-CO2 EI model training.
Foreseen impacts are, at scientific level: the project will establish a bridge between HPC and EC/EI scientific communities, and will pave the path to future, CO2 emissions aware EC and EI research. At technological, economical and societal levels: the project will reduce R&D costs by enabling an economically viable EC and EI prototyping through simulations, will help to drive EI companies in the climate transition by reducing the EI's CO2 emissions through better orchestration, and will contribute to reduce the CO2 emissions due to digital
technologies, participating in the European Union Green Deal's objective. The project also proposes training, transfer of knowledge,
and dissemination/communication activities for the researcher, constituting a solid path to develop his skills and experience.

Status

SIGNED

Call topic

HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01

Update Date

31-07-2023
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Horizon Europe
HORIZON.1 Excellent Science
HORIZON.1.2 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
HORIZON.1.2.0 Cross-cutting call topics
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022