HIGHLIGHTS
AIOTI webinar presenting Edge IoT Industrial Immersive and Spatial Computing Applications paper
AIOTI organised an online webinar on 25 November presenting Edge IoT Industrial Immersive and Spatial Computing Applications paper.
Immersive technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and extended reality (XR), alongside advanced concepts such as digital twins (DT), immersive triplets (IMT), the metaverse, omniverse, and spatial computing, represent a significant shift in industrial applications across sectors like culture and heritage, manufacturing, automotive, energy, buildings/construction, mobility. transportation, agriculture/farming, tourism, education and training. logistics, healthcare.
The convergence of these immersive technologies with edge IoT, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced intelligent connectivity infrastructure is shaping an industrial real-digital-virtual continuum, termed the “Phygital” world.
By combining real-world interactions and virtual simulations, industries achieve improved operational efficiency, reduced downtime, enhanced safety protocols, and superior decision-making capabilities. Edge IoT industrial immersive technologies require extensive interdisciplinary collaboration and robust infrastructure, from advanced computing platforms to advanced sensors and haptic devices. Real-time, high-performance processing capabilities, alongside reliable and secure connectivity with very low latency, are fundamental.
As these technologies mature, standardisation, interoperability, trustworthiness, ethics, and sustainability become critical considerations, shaping global regulatory frameworks and industry standards. Developing immersive applications requires managing risks associated with data protection, privacy, AI ethics, and technological convergence while fostering innovation and growth.
This position paper on “Edge IoT Industrial Immersive and Spatial Computing Applications” aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the convergence between IoT, AI, edge, and spatial computing, and how they are applied to various industrial immersive applications across different industrial sectors. It details the transformative impact of these applications across a wide range of industrial sectors, including culture and heritage, manufacturing, automotive, energy, construction, mobility, logistics, healthcare, agriculture, tourism, education and training.
For each sector, the paper presents a thorough analysis of specific application scenarios. It identifies the key users and stakeholders involved, describes how these applications are implemented within a virtual world, and outlines the significant added value they bring to the industry. Furthermore, it specifies the required immersive technology functionalities, details the underlying technology layer requirements, and examines how cross-cutting horizontal issues manifest in each specific context.
Beyond the sector-specific applications, the paper dedicates chapters to critical horizontal topics such as trustworthiness, ethics, sustainability, standardisation, and interoperability. For each of these areas, it identifies the primary challenges to successful implementation and discusses future research trends and directions, offering a forward-looking perspective on the evolution of these technologies.
The goal of this approach is to create a holistic document that showcases the current state and potential of industrial immersive applications and provides a strategic roadmap. It highlights the technological requirements and addresses the crucial non-technical challenges, serving as a foundational resource for researchers, innovators, and industry leaders navigating this rapidly advancing field.
The presentation can be found here and the recording here.
SCODIHNet Updates
The Smart Connectivity DIH Network has mainly worked on the following topics:
1/ The new survey conducted by the Digital Transformation Accelerator Smart Connectivity Thematic Working group (SCTTWG) has been launched on the 5th November, answers are expected by the end of November. Then we shall make a common analysis of the expectations of members in order to build a new set of services shared between the SCTWG and SCoDIHNet. This survey is available online here
2/ The SNS JU Vertical Engagement Tracker has been updated with the replicable use cases developed by projects. Now Replicable use cases are identified on the cards on the main page https://sns-trackers.sns-ju.eu/vertical-engagement-tracker/vertical-cartography and the filtering tool help to extract the subset of replicable use cases. Projects can also use the Replicability Assessment tool online and get easily the Replicability level. This Replicability level is also available in each use case form.
3/ The SCoDIHNet bi-monthly meeting took place on the 4th November with the following agenda:
1. Update of the Vertical Engagement Tracker (VET): The SNS JU VET is being updated in order to include the Replicability dimension in each use case description. The filtering tool will help to identify Replicable use cases and the corresponding replicability level. The Replicability Assessment Tool will also be available online, projects should easily get a Replicability level for their use cases.
2. Cooperation with the DTA TWG Smart Connectivity (SCTWG): 2 meetings took place recently in order to better work together, the 2 groups are complementary and the idea is to bring to Smart Connectivity stakeholders (EDIHs, Technology providers, experimental facilities, …) all the necessary support to better cooperate and accelerate the uptake of innovation on the market.
3. A new survey to update the expectations of DIHs: One of the common actions elaborated with the SCTWG is to set a new survey in order to collect expectations of stakeholders and then to update our service offer.
4. Networld Europe SME WG: SCoDIHNet has been invited by the NetworldEurope SME WG to make a presentation with a focus on the Replicability initiative. This cooperation is complementary with the EEN cooperation, the objective is to engage SME to cooperate at local level with DIHs to push innovation to the market.
Next SCoDIHNet meeting will take place begin of January, a new set of outlook invitation for 2026 will be sent by the year. As explained in the previous meeting, SCoDIHNet members will also be invited by the SCTWG meetings in 2026.
NEW MEMBERS
Mr Philipp Miesen
DELIVERABLES
High-Level Architecture Report R7
PROJECTS NEWS
INSTAR project participated at the GISC 2025 conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 3-5 November. An Memorandum of understanding was signed with the Telecommunication Technology Committee of Japan and joint workshop held with TTA of Korea to discuss the jointly agreed standardisation priorities in areas of 5G/6G, AI, cyberecurity/e-ID, cloud, edge, IoT, data and quantum.
EVENTS
Invitation to submit: CF’26 Special Session on Collaborative Projects
Project Coordinators and research teams are invited to submit to the Collaborative Projects special session at the 23rd ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (CF’26), to be held May 19–21, 2026 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. This special session highlights ongoing and newly accepted collaborative R&D projects across the conference’s areas of interest—including (but not limited to) novel computational models and algorithms; AI on the edge; new application paradigms; computer architectures (from embedded to HPC systems); computing hardware; memory technologies; networks; storage; compilers; and environments. Submissions from projects funded by EU, DARPA, IARPA, DOE, ESA, NASA, and other agencies worldwide are warmly encouraged. What to submit
- A 1-page abstract (A4 or letter, free format) outlining project goals, recent achievements, and lessons learned.
- Please include the project start date and duration in the abstract.
- Email your abstract to the special session co-chairs (see contacts below).
Key dates (AoE)
- Abstract submission deadline: February 13, 2026
- Notification of acceptance: March 6, 2026
- Camera-ready due: April 6, 2026
After acceptance
- Accepted abstracts are invited to submit an optional 6-page paper following CF’26 guidelines.
- For newly accepted projects, optional 4-page project abstracts are also welcome (CF’26 format).
- All accepted contributions (abstracts and optional papers) will appear in the Computing Frontiers workshop proceedings in the ACM Digital Library.
- In-person presentation at the conference is expected, and at least one full registration is required for each accepted submission.
Full details: CF’26
Collaborative Projects (Call for Abstracts)
https://www.computingfrontiers.org/2026/ss-coproj.html computingfrontiers.org
Contacts (Special Session Co-Chairs):
- Prof. Michela Becchi, North Carolina State University — mbecchi@ncsu.edu
- Prof. Francesca Palumbo, University of Cagliari — francesca.palumbo@unica.it