EOSC-ARENA builds a sovereign, generative and agentic AI environment, integrated with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
A scientific assistant supporting the full research lifecycle, from literature review and hypothesis generation to analysis, reporting, and provenance capture.
The project addresses the pressing needs in the use of smart algorithms and AI/ML services in scientific research, focusing on model and data sovereignty and emphasizing human-centred AI, responsible usage, research integrity, transparency, trustworthiness, quality, and provenance.
Factsheet:
- Project coordination by PCSS
- Technical coordination by CSIC
- Total budget of 8,391,245
- 19 project participants
- 12 use cases across domains including life sciences, climate change, medical imaging and oncology, astronomy, material science, archiving and preservation, archaeology, social sciences and cross-disciplinary applications.
- 12 countries
The project sets out to deliver a sovereign, generative, and agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) environment fully integrated with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). This environment will serve as a cutting-edge scientific assistant, supporting the entire research lifecycle, from literature reviews and hypothesis generation to data analysis, reporting, and provenance capture.
Over 40 project representatives attended on site and colleagues joined remotely across Europe. The Project officer (Research Executive Agency) Ourania Skondra opened the meeting with a warm welcome, followed by the PCSS team who presented on administrative details. Across the three days, the consortium discussed each Work Package in presentations delivered by Work Package leads and delved into the 12 use cases as each one presented the scope, milestones, development needs and anticipated timelines.
The second day featured a dedicated technical workshop, where the team brainstormed and planned the development of the EOSC-ARENA infrastructure across three technical sessions, facilitated by SCIC colleagues.
The key aspect of co-creation and collaboration was prominent throughout the meeting, as we were joined by FLUID-AI and GenAI4Earth representatives. Alongside these two projects, EOSC-ARENA joins the AI4EOSC ecosystem, expanding the AI4OS software stack towards GenAI, https://ai4eosc.eu/.
Across every discussion, one thing was clear: the partners behind EOSC-ARENA are not just building a platform, they are building a community. That spirit of collaboration, evident from day one, is the project’s greatest asset as it now moves from vision to action. The kick-off is just the beginning. Watch this space!