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24 Sept 2026 | Germany

Project cooperationUpdated on 3 September 2026

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-08 – Edge AI & Real-Time Voice Technology Partner for Distributed Computing

CEO / CTO at CandyVoice

Strasbourg, France

About

CandyVoice seeks to join a consortium preparing a proposal for HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-08 as a specialised technology partner in real-time, resource-efficient Voice AI for distributed and edge computing environments.

CandyVoice develops mature AI/DSP components designed for low-latency execution on constrained and heterogeneous computing platforms. Relevant capabilities include:

  • AI-based speech enhancement and noise filtering for challenging acoustic environments

  • Low-bitrate voice coding and packet-loss resilience for robust distributed communications

  • Real-time voice anonymisation for privacy-preserving processing

  • Real-time voice deepfake detection for trustworthy communications

Our technologies can be deployed across embedded devices, edge nodes, gateways and server infrastructures. Their low computational footprint enables processing close to the data source, reducing latency, bandwidth consumption and dependency on centralised cloud resources while supporting privacy and resilience.

Potential contribution to DATA-08

CandyVoice can provide real-time Voice AI components as concrete workloads and technology building blocks for distributed/decentralised computing architectures, contributing to the integration and validation of AI services across heterogeneous edge environments.

We are particularly interested in collaboration around distributed AI execution, edge intelligence, service deployment, resilience, interoperability and privacy-preserving processing.

Partners sought

We are looking for a consortium/coordinator preparing a DATA-08 proposal, particularly involving research organisations, distributed computing and edge/cloud platform providers, telecom/infrastructure actors, system integrators and industrial end users.

CandyVoice can contribute mature technologies (TRL 6–8 depending on the component), integration expertise and real-world validation scenarios. CandyVoice received the 2026 International Critical Communications Award (ICCA) – “Best Use of Advanced Technology” for its Mission-Critical AI Voice Stack.

Stage

  • Early

Topic

  • AI-GenAI /Data/Robotics

Type

  • Partner seeks Consortium

Organisation

CandyVoice

SME

Strasbourg, France

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