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Closed HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-FT4-IA HORIZON

AI-assisted Methods and Tools for Engineering Automation

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Expected Outcome:

he project is expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

  • Advanced AI-assisted methods and tools, including generative AI, for the automation of software engineering tasks, from enhancing human efficiency and optimizing resource utilization to enabling complex data/problems analysis/interpretation and supporting intelligent decision-making. Such engineering tasks often involve multiple domains (e.g., modelling, control, data management, communication, mechatronics, etc.) and stakeholders, with the burden of daunting legacy integration, refactoring (e.g., to re-design and replace obsolete technology), and the compliance with specific standards, regulations and certifications.
  • Open and extensible AI-assisted integrated platform, based on methodologies including AI-support, AI-based tools and toolchains, following a well-defined engineering process, including the integration with legacy tools. The platform shall provide flexible usage in small and large multi-domain and multi-stakeholder engineering teams, impacting existing and upcoming ECS engineering automation tools and their usage.
  • Showcasing and evaluation for software-defined vehicles of efficiency enhancements in terms of cost and time for complex data/knowledge management, resource optimization, energy consumption, interoperability, product/process quality/trustworthiness, learning curve and usability, over the whole lifecycle, from design, through deployment, operations, and maintenance, to the product end-of-life and recycling, and its evolution.
  • Best practices and small proof-of-concept studies for other sectors, e.g. medical/pharmaceutical and/or digital industry.

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2026-10-15
The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-FT4-IA
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Call status: Closed
Opening date: 2026-02-03 (8 months ago)
Closing date: 2026-03-03 (7 months ago)
Procedure: single-stage

Budget: 20,000,000
Expected grants: 1
Contribution: 1,000,000 - 20,000,000
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  • 2026-10-15
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Upcoming

Dec 2 2026

EFECS 2026

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2 Dec - 4 Dec 2026 Helsinki, Finland

Hosted at the 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, EFECS 2026 will gather Europe’s semiconductor and ECS community under the theme: “𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀: 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵”.

💡 What to expect:
• High-level discussions on Europe’s semiconductor future
• Insights into industrial strategy, resilience, innovation, and competitiveness
• Networking with key stakeholders from across the ECS ecosystem
• A full week of activities, side events, workshops, and community gatherings before and after the main forum

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