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PRESS RELEASE: ELASTIC Mid-Term Success
PRESS RELEASE: ELASTIC Mid-Term Success Advancing secure, efficient, and portable orchestration of 6G edge–cloud services through WebAssembly, eBPF, and Confidential Computing. The Horizon Europe project ELASTIC – Efficient, portabLe And Secure orchesTration for reliable servICes, funded by the...
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[ELASTIC Demo Series] Propeller – Lightweight Orchestration Beyond Kubernetes
[ELASTIC Demo Series] Propeller – Lightweight Orchestration Beyond Kubernetes This episode of the ELASTIC Demo Series presents Propeller, a WebAssembly-based orchestrator that supports running application logic from cloud systems down to small edge and IoT devices. The demo walks through how...
Demonstrator 1: Smart Connected Factory of the future
Demonstrator 1 showcases how ELASTIC enables real-time, secure, and scalable data processing across edge, fog, and cloud — tested directly in a manufacturing setting. By combining technologies like WebAssembly, Trusted Execution Environments, federated learning, and dynamic orchestration, it supports key scenarios such as predictive maintenance, cross-factory data sharing, and low-latency robot control.
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[ELASTIC Demo Series] Wasm-operator – Efficient Kubernetes Orchestration with WebAssembly
[ELASTIC Demo Series] Wasm-operator – Efficient Kubernetes Orchestration with WebAssembly Kubernetes operators have become a fundamental building block for automating lifecycle management of cloud-native applications. They enable users to extend the Kubernetes control plane with custom logic, but...
ELASTIC Consortium Meets in Chania for Review Preparation
ELASTIC Consortium Meets in Chania for Review Preparation The ELASTIC consortium gathered in Chania, Crete, on 22–23 September 2025 for a two-day Review Preparation Meeting, hosted by the Technical University of Crete (TUC). Partners from academia, research, and industry met onsite and...
Static eBPF Code Security Analyser: ELASTIC at IEEE CSR 2025
Static eBPF Code Security Analyser: ELASTIC at IEEE CSR 2025 On 6 August 2025, Rosario Rizza from Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) presented the paper “Design and implementation of a tool to improve error reporting for eBPF code” at the IEEE Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Conference in...
ELASTIC featured in the SNS Journal 2025: Enhancing security and efficiency in 6G service orchestration
ELASTIC featured in the SNS Journal 2025: Enhancing security and efficiency in 6G service orchestration The SNS Journal 2025, published by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), provides a broad overview of 79 research, innovation, and trial projects that are driving Europe’s...
New publication on the parameterized complexity of caching in networks accepted at AAAI 2025
New publication on the parameterized complexity of caching in networks accepted at AAAI 2025 Robert Ganian (TU Wien), Fionn Mc Inerney (Telefónica Research), and Dimitra Tsigkari (Telefónica Research) have co-authored a new paper, titled Parameterized Complexity of Caching in Networks, in the...
AI & Security Webinar – Presentations and Recording Now Available
AI & Security Webinar – Presentations and Recording Now Available All presentations from the AI & Security Webinar are now available on Zenodo, and the full session recording can be watched on YouTube. The webinar, held online on 30 April 2025, was jointly organized by ELASTIC,...
Throwback Thursday: ELASTIC at IEEE NetSoft 2024
Throwback Thursday: ELASTIC at IEEE NetSoft 2024 From 24 to 28 June 2024, the ELASTIC project was represented at the IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2024) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The conference is a key event in the field of network softwarization, bringing...
New publication on Metric Dimension and Geodetic Set accepted at STACS 2025
New publication on Metric Dimension and Geodetic Set accepted at STACS 2025 Fionn Mc Inerney, researcher at Telefónica and ELASTIC project partner, co-authored a new publication titled “Metric Dimension and Geodetic Set Parameterized by Vertex Cover,” accepted for presentation at the Symposium on...
White Paper: Edge Architectures for AI and Machine Learning
White Paper: Edge Architectures for AI and Machine Learning A new white paper, "Next Generation Edge: Edge Computing Architectures for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Use Cases," has been published by the OpenInfra Edge Computing Working Group, with contributions from ELASTIC...
ELASTIC at Cybersec Europe 2025
ELASTIC at Cybersec Europe 2025 On 21 May 2025, the ELASTIC project was presented at Cybersec Europe, a leading cybersecurity conference held in Brussels, Belgium. The project was featured at the Ghent University booth, where representatives from IMEC’s IDLab-DISCOVER research group, Merlijn...
ELASTIC Project Holds Plenary Meeting in Helsinki
ELASTIC Project Holds Plenary Meeting in Helsinki The ELASTIC consortium gathered in Helsinki, Finland, from June 10–12, 2025, for a plenary and technical meeting hosted by Aalto University. Over the course of three days, project partners reviewed progress, coordinated technical development, and...
ELASTIC at EuCNC 2025: ELASTIC Highlights Research and Innovation at EuCNC 2025
ELASTIC at EuCNC 2025: ELASTIC Highlights Research and Innovation at EuCNC 2025 The ELASTIC Project participated in the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2025, held in Poznań, Poland from June 3–6. Hosted at Booth #12—shared with CONFIDENTIAL6G and RIGOUROUS—the ELASTIC team spent 3.5 days on-site showcasing...
ELASTIC Project Video: General Overview Now Available
ELASTIC Project Video: General Overview Now Available The ELASTIC project has published its first video, providing a general overview of the project's goals and technical direction. The video outlines how ELASTIC supports efficient and secure service orchestration across the distributed...
ELASTIC at EuCNC 2025 – Showcasing Secure and Efficient Edge Computing
ELASTIC at EuCNC 2025 – Showcasing Secure and Efficient Edge Computing The ELASTIC Project will take part in EuCNC 2025, held in Poznan, Poland from June 3–6. You’ll find us at Booth #12, shared with CONFIDENTIAL6G and RIGOUROUS. About EuCNC EuCNC & 6G Summit is one of the most established...
New Publication: Exploring Crisis-Driven Social Media Patterns: A Twitter Dataset of Usage During the Russo-Ukrainian War
New Publication: Exploring Crisis-Driven Social Media Patterns: A Twitter Dataset of Usage During the Russo-Ukrainian War A new study authored by Ioannis Lamprou, Alexander Shevtsov, Despoina Antonakaki, Polyvios Pratikakis, and Sotiris Ioannidis examines how social media activity evolved during...
ELASTIC Project Celebrates a Successful First Year of Advancing Secure and Efficient Service Delivery for 6G Infrastructures
ELASTIC Project Celebrates a Successful First Year of Advancing Secure and Efficient Service Delivery for 6G Infrastructures The ELASTIC project, funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme...
Join Us for the 5th Annual Practical Cybersecurity Summer School in Chania, Crete
Join Us for the 5th Annual Practical Cybersecurity Summer School in Chania, Crete ELASTIC is sponsoring the 5th CyberHOT Summer School, which will take place from May 26 to 30, 2025, in Chania, Crete (Greece). CyberHOT is an annual initiative that offers practical, hands-on training in...
Join our AI & Security Webinar
Join our AI & SECURITY Webinar Introduction The AI & Security Webinar is a collaborative event co-organized by five EU-funded research projects: ELASTIC, PREDICT-6G, HARPOCRATES, CONFIDENTIAL6G, and RIGOUROUS – with the support of FAITH, CUSTODES and 6G-Cloud. The webinar will focus on the...
Meet the partner: Politecnico di Torino
Meet our Partner: Politecnico di Torino In the ELASTIC project POLITO focuses on the eBPF/XDP technologies, which play a central role in achieving the ELASTIC goals. eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) is a powerful technology for network monitoring and processing in service orchestration,...
ELASTIC External Expert Advisory Board Kick-off Meeting: Key Insights and Discussions
ELASTIC External Expert Advisory Board Kick-off Meeting: Key Insights and Discussions The ELASTIC project recently convened its first External Expert Advisory Board (EEAB) meeting, a key milestone in ensuring that the project receives valuable external feedback and expert guidance. The meeting,...
New Publication: Securing Stack Smashing Protection in WebAssembly Applications
Securing Stack Smashing Protection in WebAssembly Applications: New Research Publication WebAssembly (Wasm) has rapidly gained traction in the world of web development, offering a fast and secure platform for running code across different environments. However, as with any technology,...
Women Driving ELASTIC: Jelena Vasic on Communication, Creativity, and Impact
Women Driving ELASTIC: Jelena Vasic on Communication, Creativity, and Impact Innovation isn’t just about technology—it’s about how we share ideas, engage communities, and create impact. In the ELASTIC project, communication plays a crucial role in making research accessible, connecting experts,...
New Publication: Robust Stack Smashing Protection for WebAssembly
Robust Stack Smashing Protection for WebAssembly: New Research Publication Enhancing WebAssembly Security: Robust Stack Smashing Protection WebAssembly (Wasm) has emerged as a promising technology for secure, lightweight execution across various environments, including cloud computing, edge...
ELASTIC Plenary Meeting in Ghent: Advancing Research and Collaboration
ELASTIC Plenary Meeting in Ghent: Advancing Research and Collaboration The ELASTIC consortium gathered in Ghent, Belgium, on February 6-7, 2025, for its M12 Plenary Meeting, hosted by IMEC. Over two days, partners reviewed progress, aligned on upcoming milestones, and discussed technical...
Women Driving ELASTIC: Dhouha Ayed on Innovation and Security in 6G
Women Driving ELASTIC: Dhouha Ayed on Innovation and Security in 6G Building the future of technology requires diverse perspectives, and cybersecurity is no exception. In the ELASTIC project, experts from different backgrounds come together to address the challenges of next-generation networks....
Women Driving ELASTIC: Despina Kopanaki on Leadership and Diversity
Women Driving ELASTIC: Despina Kopanaki on Leadership and Diversity Women in STEAM bring diverse skills and perspectives that drive innovation and collaboration. In the ELASTIC project, they contribute across research, development, management, marketing, and coordination, playing a key role in...
SURE: Secure Unikernels Make Serverless Computing Rapid and Efficient – New Research Publication
SURE: Secure Unikernels for Faster and Safer Serverless Computing: New Research Publication This research, authored by Federico Parola (Politecnico di Torino), Shixiong Qi, Anvaya B. Narappa, K. K. Ramakrishnan (University of California, Riverside), and Fulvio Risso (Politecnico di Torino), is...
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