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C.O.R.E | Connectivity, Optimisation, Responsive, Infrastructures, Energy Efficiency & Security

The CORE Research Group is a leading lab within the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications of NCSR Demokritos, dedicated to advancing next-generation networking technologies. We drive pioneering research across key areas—including 6G systems, AI-enhanced programmable networks, Cloud & Edge-Cloud Continuum, vertical application domains, cybersecurity, and project coordination—to engineer tomorrow’s digital infrastructures.

CORE Research Group activities revolve around six pillars:

  1. Advanced Research in Next-Generation Networking
    Pushing the boundaries of 6G architectures and protocols.
  2. Telecommunications & Smart Networks
    Designing and validating intelligent, software-defined network solutions.
  3. Innovation via Education
    Integrating research insights into hands-on training and academic curricula.
  4. Design of Novel Architectures
    Crafting distributed, scalable frameworks for emerging network paradigms.
  5. Deploying Experimental Infrastructure
    Building and operating testbeds to validate real-world performance and use cases.
  6. Project Coordination
    Leading and managing multi-partner research projects to ensure effective collaboration and delivery.

This research group participates in the following Horizon Europe and European Defence Fund projects:

  • CoGNETs: Continuums Of Game NETs: swarm intelligence as information processing (Horizon Europe)
  • INTACT: Integrated software toolbox for secure IoT-to-Cloud computing (Horizon Europe)
  • ICOS: Towards a functional continuum operating system (Horizon Europe)
  • AGRARIAN: SpAce-AIr-Ground Last Mile InfRastructure & Dynamic PrOgrAmmable DistRibuted EnvIronment For… (Horizon Europe) – Project Coordinator
  • COBALT: Certification for Cybersecurity in EU ICT using Decentralized Digital Twinning (Horizon Europe) – Project Coordinator
  • AInception: AI Framework for Improving Cyber Defence Operations (European Defence Fund Action)
  • PRIVATEER: Privacy first Security Enablers for 6G Networks (Horizon Europe)
  • PQ-REACT: Post Quantum Cryptography Framework for Energy Aware Contexts (Horizon Europe) – Project Coordinator
  • OASEES: Open Autonomous programmable cloud appS & smart EdgE Sensors (Horizon Europe) – Project Coordinator
  • MARE: MARE Programmable, Modular and Disaggregated Security Plane for 6G Ecosystems (Horizon Europe)
  • 6G CLOUD Service-oriented 6G network architecture for distributed, intelligent, and sustainable cloud-native communication systems (Horizon Europe)
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