The newly launched SMARTY project, uniting 35 European partners, aims to revolutionize edge computing by integrating post-quantum technologies for enhanced security across diverse industries
Barcelona Supercomputing Center- Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) researchers are joining forces with 34 partners from across Europe to ensure that edge computing is trustworthy, transparent, secure and accurate. This collaboration will have key applications for the automotive, telecommunications, financial services, and mobility, which rely on fast and secure data processing at the edge of networks. BSC contributions will help to develop and reinforce European capabilities on processors and semiconductor technology for secure communication, specifically through the implementation of post-quantum computing hardware accelerators.
The newly launched SMARTY project began on 1 June 2024 with co-funding from the Chips Joint Undertaking (JU). European universities, research institutes, technology companies, and industry leaders are working together to build a secure and integrated cloud-edge computing environment using diverse systems to safeguard data and with a focus on TrustworthyAI on edge devices. This environment will leverage cutting-edge technologies like quantum-resilient communications and confidential computing to provide multiple layers of security. As a result, it opens the door to modular approaches that will allow services to be deployed quickly and reliably.
BSC-CNS researchers from the Computer Architecture – Operating Systems group will contribute to a unified cloud-edge computing environment by developing post-quantum computing accelerators for edge devices. They develop an innovative ultra-low power processor for secure key storage able to run on Kyber and Dilithium PQC algorithms, essentially contributing to the hardware and software security of the project. BSC contributions will leverage technology from BSC projects KDT ISOLDE, KDT REBECCA, ECSEL FRACTAL, and H2020 SELENE related to intra-edge security, RISC-V based systems, and SafeSU technology.
Leonidas Kosmidis, Senior Researcher of the Computer Sciences - Operating System / Computer Architecture Interface group from de BSC, says that “Our post-quantum computing accelerators will contribute to secure and rapid communication at the edge by serving as the basis of the SMARTY TrustworthyAI architecture that will provide better solutions for industrial needs”.
The SMARTY project is creating strong synergies with existing efforts in edge computing, European processors and trustworthy AI so that results will be applicable across different industries and use cases. By aligning with ongoing European projects and initiatives, SMARTY aims to contribute to the advancement of secure, efficient and trustworthy AI processes across the continent.
About SMARTY
SMARTY: Scalable and Quantum Resilient Heterogeneous Edge Computing enabling Trustworthy AI, is a 36-month EU-funded project that began on 01 June 2024. The project is coordinated by the Danish partner Mellanox Technologies Denmark Aps and counts with the participation of 34 partners: Italtel Spa (Italy), University of Stuttgart (Germany), Nubis Idiotiki Kefalaiouchiki Etairia (Greece), Technische Universitat Berlin (Germany), Nng Szoftverfejleszto Es Kereskedelmi KFT (Hungary), Cefriel Societa Consortile A Responsabilita Limita (Italy), Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per Le Tel (Italy), Golfe Aps (Denmark), Nvidia Italy S.R.L. (Italy), Metaphacts GMBH (Germany), Mellanox Technologies LTD MLNX (Israel), ISRD SP (Poland), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover (Germany), Tamogatott Kutatocsoportok Irodaja (Hungary), Institut Fur Angewandte Informatik (Infai) EV (Germany), Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion (Greece), Cognitive Experts SL (Spain), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), Qamcom Research and Technology Central Europe Kft (Hungary), Robert Bosch GMBH (Germany), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), Inbestme Europe Agencia De Valores SA (Spain), Technische Universitaet Muenchen (Germany), Continental Automotive Romania SRL (Romania), Iquadrat Informatica SL (Spain), Scontain GMBH (Germany), Scuola superiore di studi universitari e di perfezionamento Sant'Anna (Italy), Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Spain), Eesy Innovation GMBH (Germany), Computational Modelling Pirmasens GMBH (Germany), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Netherlands), NexaEve (Germany) and Orange Polska Spolka Akcyjna (Poland).