Our horizon Europe AID4SME and ALICE contribution

Our involvement in Horizon Europa AID4SME

Our contribution to AID4SME
As part of the AID4SME project, Prof. Dr. Sidharta Gautama and Prof. Dr. Ivana Semanjski are acting as Lead Principal Investigators for topic 3.1 "Digital Twin-Enabled Smart Production Process Planning Tool" in the open call, with € 150,000 in funding available for each of the 13 topics. They are supported by researchers Elham Fakhraian and Angel Lopez Aguirre.

The AID4SME project enables SMEs to develop AI and DATA solutions through support of a Community of Practice and low-/high-TRL playground. It is designed to help SMEs in the Industry 4.0 domain by tackling large-scale resource optimisation challenges, aligned with the goals of the Green Deal.

Open call for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
There is an open call for SMEs to join in on the project. For the abovementioned topic that we are leading, the selected third party is expected to contribute by providing:

• Develop a solution that uses historical demand patterns and future demands to build more robust, flexible, and data-driven planning strategies.
• The tool developed through this challenge will analyze customer demand trends over time to uncover patterns and enable the grouping and classification of customers based on their demand characteristics.

Besides FlandersMake@UGent - ISyE, you can be working alongside fantastic partners including KU Leuven, Jozef Stefan Institute, i2M; Leitat Technological Center, Logiicdev GmbH, Arçelik Türkiye, ELES, LTH Castings, Verkor, TechConcepts, ISQ, EWF, Green eDIH and Latvian Technological Center.

More info and application on the AID4SME website and the announcement post.

Check out the LinkedIn post of ISyE.

🗓️ Application deadline: 11 September 2025, 17:00 CET

We have officially joined ALICE

Now let's shape the future of sustainable logistics together!

We will bring expertise in urban mobility, logistics, supply chain research, applying data-driven modelling, AI and optimisation to areas such as multimodal transport planning, emergency logistics and innovative air mobility.

As a core partner of EIT Urban Mobility and Flanders Make, Universiteit Gent is active in 100+ projects and offers access to advanced research facilities including:
🏢 The MOVE decision-support platform
🖥️ A digital twin control room
🏭 The SAAL near-industrial warehousing lab

On our side, Ivana Semanjski will act as the main representative within the network of logistics and supply chain partners. Together with PIs El-Houssaine Aghezzaf, Sidharta Gautama, Dieter Claeys, Johannes Cottyn, Sofie Verbrugge, who are working on related topics.

ALICE has an extensive network of logistics and supply chain partners, such as Belgian partners Air Cargo Belgium, bpost, Colruyt Group, De Vlaamse Waterweg nv, HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, imec, POM West-Vlaanderen, POM Limburg (Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Limburg), Proximus Group, Universiteit Antwerpen and more! Check out all partners.

Check out the official announcements from ALICE - Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS) - in this press release and on LinkedIn.