DATAMITE at the European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) 2024
The European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) 2024 took place from 2 to 4 October in Budapest, Hungary. The event, organised by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA), brings together industry professionals, business developers, researchers and policy-makers from all over Europe and other regions of the world to advance policy actions, and industrial and research activities in the areas of Data and AI.
For the second year in a row, DATAMITE was present during the three days of the forum. This year, with a twist, it did so as part of the EUDATA+ cluster that brings together six Horizon Europe projects (enRichMyData, UPCAST, PISTIS, Graph-Massivizer, FAME and DATAMITE) to create synergies that revolutionise data monetisation. The cluster participated in EBDVF with a 6-square-metre booth and a 2-hour session.
The EUDATA+ cluster organised the session 'Advancing Data Lifecycle Management: Tools and Strategies for Enhanced Monetisation', a technical session in which the six cluster projects explored in depth the data lifecycle, from data generation to data monetisation, showcasing their innovative tools and solutions and explaining how these technologies can improve companies' data management and monetisation strategies. The session was divided into two parts. The first part consisted of a 10-minute presentation by a representative of each project on how their respective project is working to improve data monetisation, and the second part consisted of a panel discussion.
Before the first part, Richard Stevens, Associate Vice President at IDC, introduced the Alliance and the data lifecycle detailing how each project supports the different stages of this process. Jordi Arjona (ITI), technical coordinator of DATAMITE, was the DATAMITE spokesperson. He focused his presentation on how companies can improve the metadata enrichment of their data to facilitate its location in tools such as data catalogues and monitor its quality.
Daniel Alonso Román, Senior Technical Lead for Big Data and AI ecosystems at BDVA, moderated the panel discussion. Under the title 'Key technical gaps and challenges to pave the way for data exploitation', the speakers discussed the main technical gaps and challenges in data exploitation, identifying common problems and exploring possible solutions to maximise the benefits of data use.
"DATAMITE's participation in the EBDVF has been very satisfactory. Not only has the session allowed us to show the progress of the project, but thanks to the visibility of our stand, we have also been able to make new and exciting contacts. After the event, the possibility of expanding the EUDATA+ alliance with new projects that join forces is much closer", concludes Santiago Cáceres, DATAMITE Coordinator.
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Realising Dataspaces with Eclipse Dataspace Components and DATAMITE
On the 8th of October, DATAMITE had the pleasure to participate in the second episode of the Eclipse webinar series ‘Research meets Open Source’. This episode was called ‘Research meets Open Source - Realising Dataspaces with Eclipse Dataspace Components and DATAMITE’, and as its title suggests, DATAMITE played a key role.
The webinar featured two talks. The first one was called ‘New concepts for cross-company data sharing: Eclipse Dataspace Components Framework’, by Markus Spiekermann from Huawei Technologies. And the second one was called ‘DATAMITE: An open-source framework to enable data monetisation’ by Jordi Arjona, DATAMITE technical coordinator, from ITI.
Markus Spiekermann’s session addressed key questions about dataspaces, focusing on how their concepts have evolved over time to enable a data-driven economy and build trust in data sharing between organisations. Attendees learned how the Eclipse Dataspace Components framework helps create compliant dataspaces by attaching policies, announcing data, negotiating agreements and controlling data transfers. The session also reviewed the progress made over the past three years, explored how EDC supports this evolution, and provided a preview of upcoming specifications, including the Dataspace Protocol (DSP) and Decentralised Claims Protocol (DCP).
Jordi Arjona's talk explained how the DATAMITE project tackles challenges related to data monetization, interoperability, trading, and exchange by delivering a modular, open-source, and multi-domain framework. Designed to support European companies, DATAMITE provides software modules, training, and business materials to help them become significant players in the data economy. The session also reviewed the functionalities of the different modules being developed within the project.
You can watch the recording of the webinar here.
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DATAMITE presence at EGI 2024
EGI 2024, the conference that brings together international scientific communities, IT and service providers, European projects, security experts, community managers and policy makers to address data research and innovation, was held from 30 September to 4 October in Lecce, Italy. DATAMITE did not miss the opportunity to be present at this important date.
EGI, DATAMITE's partner and organiser of the conference, was in charge of bringing the progress of the project to the attendees of the event. They did this in two ways. On the one hand, Andrea Cristofori, Data Solutions Architect at EGI Foundation, showed the DATAMITE poster at the opening ceremony, along with a one-minute pitch about the project. Conference attendees had the opportunity to visit the poster during all days of the conference. On the other hand, DATAMITE demos were exhibited at the EGI booth.
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E-REDES Business Exploitation Workshop: Exploring DATAMITE Integration
On 25th September, E-REDES, DATAMITE use case provider, organised a Business Exploitation Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal. The event brought together representatives from 14 different departments within EDP Networks Iberia to deepen the progress and potential of the DATAMITE project and its framework within E-REDES operations.
The main objective of the workshop was to showcase the progress made on the E-REDES DATAMITE pilot during the first reporting period of DATAMITE, focusing on improving data management and exploitation capabilities.
During the workshop, several key presentations were given by experts in the field:
- Santiago Cáceres Elvira (ITI) presented the DATAMITE project, outlining the objectives, the team and the results achieved in the initial 18 months.
- Jordi Arjona Aroca (ITI) presented the functional components of the DATAMITE framework.
- Mariano Blaya Andrey (IDSA) explained the Data Space concept, its importance and protocol.
- Ricardo Almeida Henriques (E-REDES) concluded the series of presentations with an overview of the business perspective of the pilot and the work done.
After the presentations, a dynamic group session allowed participants to propose innovative use cases for the DATAMITE framework. These use cases cover the three main areas of E-REDES operations: network management, asset management and customer engagement. Each use case will be analysed and evaluated to assess its applicability within the project. This process will determine the potential value that these innovations could bring, as well as establish a roadmap for their future implementation.
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AGRO SHOW 2024 involving DATAMITE
AGRO SHOW, the largest open-air agricultural exhibition in Europe, was held from 20 to 22 September 2024 in Bednary, Poland. The International Agricultural Exhibition has been organized by the Polish Chamber of Commerce of Agricultural Machinery and Facilities since 1999, becoming a premier event in agricultural technology where farmers and agrifood related companies can explore technical innovations and a diverse array of products. The event facilitates valuable interactions between manufacturers, importers and farmers, enabling them to exchange knowledge on various agricultural aspects.
This year, the exhibition attracted 76,200 visitors and was attended by 670 companies, 106 of which were international. The Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) - one of DATAMITE’s agricultural use case providers - did not want to miss this important event. PSNC had a booth at the fair from which it promoted the DATAMITE project by projecting a presentation and showing the attendees at the event how DATAMITE supports the development of data spaces solutions for agriculture.
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DATAMITE at IEEE COINS 2024
The IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent systems (COINS) 2024 was held from 29 to 31 July in hybrid mode: online and face-to-face in London, UK. The conference includes a multidisciplinary programme, from technical research papers to panels, workshops and tutorials on the latest technological developments and innovations addressing all important aspects of the IoT & AI ecosystem, bringing together experts in Digital Transformation, from AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and Robotics, from around the world.
One of this year’s vertical tracks discussed during the conference was ‘smart agriculture’ with the aim of exchanging and discussing innovative proposals on agriculture, livestock farming, aquaculture and forestry based on Internet of Things and other related technologies, techniques and architectures. DATAMITE played a leading role in the discussions on this topic thanks to the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) -DATAMITE ‘Connecting eDWIN to data markets’ use case provider-. PSNC led the track on two sessions highlighting AI, IoT & data management in agriculture.
Marcin Plociennik from PSNC presented a shared paper titled ‘Architecture of the Framework Supporting Data Monetization: Building Blocks to Foster Data Sharing in the Agriculture Domain’, followed by a discussion on the data monetisation aspects and the related challenges in the agriculture area.
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DATAMITE at IEEE COINS 2024
The IEEE International Conference on Omni-Layer Intelligent Systems (IEEE COINS) 2024 took place during 29-31 July in a hybrid format from London and online. It is a premier global event focused on exploring and shaping the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystems, bringing together professionals and enthusiasts eager to seize the opportunities offered by cutting-edge digital technologies. The conference addresses a wide range of topics, such as AI, IoT, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and Robotics.
One of this year's themes was Smart Agriculture, and DATAMITE played a leading role in the discussions on this topic. The Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) -a member of the DATAMITE consortium- led the track on Smart Agriculture, that consisted of two sessions with interesting talks about AI, data management and IoT appliances in the Agriculture field. During these sessions, Marcin Plociennik from PSNC presented a shared paper titled "Architecture of the Framework Supporting Data Monetization: Building Blocks to Foster Data Sharing in the Agriculture Domain”. Discussions took place on the data monetisation aspects and the related challenges in the Agriculture area.
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International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI) 2024
The 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI) was held from 27 - 30 June in a Hybrid format, in Corfu and online. AIAI is a renowned international conference that brings together scientists and researchers each year to exchange the latest and most cutting-edge advances in the field. Its programme includes workshops that provide an ideal setting for the presentation of leading-edge conference papers.
DATAMITE had a strong presence at this year’s conference. On the one hand, DATAMITE organised and moderated a panel discussion with other EU-funded projects, and, on the other hand, the project presented five conference papers in two different sessions. The day with the highest number of DATAMITE participants was Thursday, 27 June, the first day of the conference. DATAMITE participated in the 5G-PINE 2: 5G – Putting Intelligence to the Network Edge (5G-PINE) Workshop with four Conference Papers:
- “Boosting Data Monetization with DATAMITE”, led by Jordi Arjona Aroca from ITI and presented by Vasilis Siopidis from CERTH.
- “Data Monetization Opportunities and Challenges: The European Landscape by DATAMITE”, led and presented by Christos-Antonios Gizelis from OTE.
- “Market Analysis of a Data Platform in the European Data Ecosystem”, led by Gabriel Gonzalez-Castañe and presented by Eduardo Vyhmeister from University College Cork.
- “Scalable Data Profiling for Quality Analytics Extraction”, led by Anastasios Nikolakopoulos and presented by Efthymios Chondrogiannis from ICCS - NTUA.
Following the publications presentation session, DATAMITE organised an interactive session - panel discussion to bring together experts from various EU-funded projects to discuss the importance and impact of data and its monetisation in various industries. The session was moderated by Antonis Sapountzis (AUSTRALO), Outreach, Exploitation, and Collaboration leader of DATAMITE. The participating projects, together with DATAMITE, were: ELOQUENCE, CyberSecDome, 6G-PATH, AMBITIOUS and Smart5Grid.
“Communication and dissemination activities are essential for European projects. It is very important to be able to transfer the knowledge, and the outcomes and the results of the project to the general public, but also to the targeted stakeholders -the potential users- and to the future companies and organisations that will use the project results”, Antonis Sapountzis states.
To conclude its participation in the conference, DATAMITE took part in the CSAD ( Cyber Security / Anomaly Detection) session on Saturday 29th, with a conference paper called “A Network-based Intrusion Detection System based on widely used Cybersecurity Datasets and State of the Art ML techniques”, led and presented by Efthymios Chondrogiannis from ICCS - NTUA.
The Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI) Conference has been held continuously since 2005 under the auspices of the IFIP WG12.5. Over the years, it has evolved into a well-respected and mature event under the technical and scientific co-sponsorship of the AIAI community. This community comprises an extended group of leading scientists, not only from Europe but also from all over the globe.
DATAMITE returns to Field Days
The National Field Days, the largest industry event in Poland, attracting thousands of visitors and hundreds of industry companies from all over Poland every year, took place from 7 to 8 June 2024. After the success of last year's edition, DATAMITE has participated again thanks to two of the consortium members: the Wielkopolska Agricultural Advisory Centre in Poznan (WODR) and the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC).
The two partners had a shared booth during the event where they presented the project and showed the latest developments to all visitors of the event. This year's focus was on solutions for data exchange between businesses and ecosystems. A topic that both partners are taking to the next level thanks to the DATAMITE use case "connecting eDWIN to data marts", where they are working together using the DATAMITE framework to overcome the challenges faced by eDWIN in relation to the lack of available data, as it relies mainly on data provided by users and different public services.
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DATAMITE at Data Week 2024
The second part of Data Week 2024 took place in Leuven (Belgium) on 5 June. This second part, in conjunction with the LAILEC conference, featured sessions, panels and talks by high-level European and national speakers and leading industry and research experts in Big Data Value and Industrial AI. The main topics of this edition gravitated around the legal and ethical aspects of data and AI: AI Law Enforcement, Generative AI/Foundation Models, Data Spaces, Data Quality, Synthetic Data and AI Regulatory Sandboxes.
Under the theme Data Value Unlocked, 11 sessions were held, including "Data Value creation", in which DATAMITE participated. This session discussed relevant aspects to take into account when obtaining high value from data, especially when including the new dimension of data sharing through data spaces. Building on previous discussions, such as the sessions held during the Data Week part 1 / Symposium on Data Spaces in Darmstadt, the session brought together experts to delve deeper into some key aspects of creating value from data, presenting different perspectives on the topic and identifying new avenues of exploration. Daniel Sáez Domingo, Technology Transfer Director ITI, attended on behalf of DATAMITE to participate in the experts discussion, held during the second part of the debate.
Data Week is the spring gathering of the European Big Data and Data Driven AI research and innovation communities. Data Week is organised by the Big Data Value Association.
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