RESCUE - HORIZON-CL3-2024-INFRA-01 #101225910

Intelligence at the edge

A central idea in RESCUE is to move more intelligence closer to where data is generated. Instead of relying entirely on continuous connectivity to central cloud services, edge systems can process information locally, detect anomalies, and make time-critical decisions even when external communication is degraded.

RESCUE combines sensors, AI and machine learning, edge and cloud systems, secure data sharing, and multi-channel communications into distributed architectures designed for resilience.

These capabilities will be demonstrated in real-world environments including energy grids and smart city infrastructure, where continuity, security, and rapid response are essential.

Sensative and Yggio

The work focuses on distributed edge-cloud architectures where applications, data, and intelligence can operate across multiple infrastructure levels rather than depending on a single central cloud environment. Key areas include data sovereignty, cybersecurity, resilient data sharing, and support for federated AI.

This strengthens Yggio’s role as an interoperable platform for digitalising cities and critical infrastructure, connecting sensors and systems while enabling data and processing to remain closer to where they are generated when required.

Sensative also builds the project’s demonstrators together with two customers who already run Yggio-based IoT infrastructure at scale: Region Västra Götaland, whose IoT Västra Götaland platform is shared by more than 100 municipalities and regional organisations, and the City of Stockholm, whose IoT Stockholm platform collects real-time data across the city’s operations. Both bring the technology into real operational environments, alongside RISE as the coordinating research partner.

Resilient energy and cities

RESCUE focuses on two major application domains: resilient energy and resilient cities.

For energy infrastructure, the project explores real-time monitoring, distributed energy resource management, resilient communications, and edge intelligence that can help maintain grid stability during disruptions.

For cities, RESCUE explores interoperable data platforms, Digital Twins, secure IoT infrastructure, and privacy-preserving edge analytics. Together, these technologies can help cities maintain essential digital services while reducing dependence on continuous central connectivity.

The project will validate its technologies through demonstrators across Europe, connecting research in edge computing and AI with practical infrastructure operated by cities, regions, energy providers, and industrial partners.

Secure and sovereign digital infrastructure

RESCUE goes beyond keeping individual devices online. Its goal is to create distributed systems that can continue functioning, sharing trusted information, and making decisions even when parts of the wider infrastructure fail.

Security and privacy are therefore built into the architecture. The project addresses secure data sharing, cyber-resilient edge-cloud platforms, interoperability, and compliance with European regulation, including the Cyber Resilience Act and AI Act.

By combining resilient edge computing, AI, cybersecurity, and interoperable IoT infrastructure, RESCUE aims to make Europe’s critical infrastructure safer, more autonomous, and less dependent on vulnerable centralised systems.