Updated on 27 May 2026
8peaks: Securing European Sovereignty in the Age of Autonomous AI
CEO at 8peaks
Antwerp, Belgium
About
As Europe enters the "Agentic Era," our digital infrastructure faces a critical vulnerability: the proliferation of unmanaged AI agents. Current cloud-based governance solutions are insufficient, creating a "Shadow AI" crisis that threatens enterprise data and national security.
8peaks solves this through AgentWacht, a kernel-level Zero Trust governance stack that inspects AI intent in real-time, providing an unbypassable circuit breaker for autonomous actions. We serve as a core technical software partner for European consortia.
Target Call Mapping & 8peaks Contribution
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Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data (DIGITAL-2026-AI-DATA-10-COMPLIANCE)
- 8peaks Contribution: Provides the AgentWacht Zero-Trust MCP Gateway to automate compliance checks, inspect data access intent, and generate immutable cryptographic audit trails.
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Apply AI: Piloting AI-based image screening in medical centres (DIGITAL-2026-AI-PILOTING-10-SCREENING)
- 8peaks Contribution: Delivers an on-premise, air-gapped security layer ensuring local PACS/EHR clinical data queries by AI screening models remain secure, role-restricted, and fully compliant.
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Research Support Framework for Situational Awareness on information integrity (DIGITAL-2026-BESTUSE-RSF-10-AWARENESS)
- 8peaks Contribution: Deploys a sovereign multi-agent runtime to process cross-modal threat intelligence and disinformation signals without cloud exposure.
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EdTech Accelerator (DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-10-EDTECH)
- 8peaks Contribution: Offers the visual KennisAI Low-Code Canvas as a hands-on sandbox for training non-technical teams on building, auditing, and governing AI workflows.
Topic
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITA-EMERGING-51: AI improved advanced manufacturing and production processes in factories
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-53: Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-02: Open Internet Stack Sovereign Solutions
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: Apply AI: Pilot of the “Science for AI” Pillar of RAISE (“Resource for AI science in Europe”)
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: Apply AI: Robotics for Manufacturing: Advancing Core Skills through Technical Challenges
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09: Advanced Local Digital Twins using AI for Early Warning and Preparedness
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01: Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in the Apply AI sectors
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-DIGITA-EMERGING-52-two-stage: New approaches for Human/AI collaboration for the workforce of the future
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04: Apply AI: Challenge-Driven AI Innovation Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Seeking Partners for Trustworthy AI, Data Driven Tourism and Cultural Innovation
- Partner seeks consortium
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-06: International cooperation in AI
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-53: Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01: Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in the Apply AI sectors
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: Apply AI: Pilot of the “Science for AI” Pillar of RAISE (“Resource for AI science in Europe”)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-11: EU Frontier AI Initiative: Developing frontier AI solutions that are safe and computationally efficient within Apply AI
Ali Nikoukar
CEO of My3P at My3PAI
Karlsruhe (Baden), Germany
Project cooperation
Looking for project cooperation
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-53: Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITA-EMERGING-51: AI improved advanced manufacturing and production processes in factories
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in the Apply AI sectors
Santiago Gerling Konrad
Researcher at Silicon Austria Labs GmbH
Linz, Austria
Project cooperation
SME (CZ,EU based) to join as technology/research partner in Apply AI
- Partner seeks consortium
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-53: Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09: Advanced Local Digital Twins using AI for Early Warning and Preparedness
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in the Apply AI sectors
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: Apply AI: Robotics for Manufacturing: Advancing Core Skills through Technical Challenges
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: Apply AI: Pilot of the “Science for AI” Pillar of RAISE (“Resource for AI science in Europe”)
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03: Apply AI: Next-Generation Agile and Intelligent Robotics Platforms for Industrial and Service Applications
Marek Otahal
Founder, AI Researcher, Agentic-AI, Robotics at CorticallyAI s.r.o.
Prague, Czech Republic