Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI), located in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is the country’s leading research institution dedicated to natural sciences, technology, and engineering. Among its many departments, JSI has developed notable expertise in wireless and cellular networks, particularly through its work on 5G/6G technologies, radio resource management, edge computing, and massive MIMO systems. The institute actively contributes to EU-funded projects and international collaborations, focusing on optimizing next-generation mobile networks, low-latency communications, and AI-driven wireless systems. JSI's researchers also explore advanced topics like reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) and over-the-air computation, positioning the institute as a regional leader in future wireless infrastructure.
Dr. Carolina Fortuna has more than 15 years experience at the intersection of AI and communication networks. She is a research associate professor with the Jozef Stefan Institute where she leads Sensorlab. She was a post-doctoral researcher with Ghent University, Belgium and a visiting researcher at Stanford University, USA. She has led teams in EU funded projects such as HE NANCY, H2020 NRG5, eWINE, WISHFUL, FP7 CREW, Planetdata, ACTIVE, under various positions while participating in more than 20 such projects. She has advised/coadvised 10+ M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. She has consulted for public and private institutions and coauthored over 100 peer reviewed papers including. Dr. Fortuna contributed to community work as a TPC member, the track chair, and a reviewer at several conferences. Her research interest include developing the next generation smart infrastructures that surround us and improve the quality of our life.
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HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-13: Fostering Innovative and Compliant Data Ecosystems HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-11: Open Internet Stack: development of technological commons/open-source 3C building blocks HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-10: Roadmap for next generation computing technologies from IoT device level to edge to cloud to HPC HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-09: Alignment of stakeholders towards the supply-side large-scale pilot of end-to-end infrastructures integrating device, network computing and communication capabilities HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-08: Large-scale pilots for supply end-to-end infrastructures integrating device, network computing and communication capabilities for Telco Edge Cloud deployments, as a basis for Connected Collaborative Computing Networks HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07: Robust and trustworthy GenerativeAI for Robotics and industrial automationHORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: Strengthening the fabless Start-up and SME ecosystem in EuropeHORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-17: Specific support for the Virtual Worlds Partnership and the Web 4.0 initiativeHORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-16: Drive the evolution of the internet towards open and interoperable Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds: building blocks in priority areas HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-15: GenAI4EU: Generative AI for Virtual Worlds: Advanced technologies for better performance and hyper personalised and immersive experienceHORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-14: Core technologies for virtual worldsHORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07: Enhanced Learning Strategies for General Purpose AI: Advancing GenAI4EUHORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-05: Soft Robotics for Advanced physical capabilities HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DATA-03: Software Engineering for AI and generative AI HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DATA-02: Empowering AI/generative AI along the Cognitive Computing continuu