SLICES: Your scientific instrument to support 6G system research

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  • Date
    15 April 2026
    Timeframe
    16:00 - 17:30 CET
    Duration
    90 minutes
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    The scientific community working on next-generation networks and systems increasingly lacks advanced, sustainable open tools to validate results, support reproducibility, and accelerate discovery through data sharing. The rapid rise of data-intensive research and the widespread adoption of AI/ML further complicate experimental validation.
    SLICES-RI is the first initiative designed as a sustainable scientific instrument under the European ESFRI framework. It supports the complete experimental research lifecycle, from concept to reproducible deployment, by enabling experiments to run on its infrastructure through standardized blueprints and by systematically collecting, archiving, and documenting all outputs. Beyond providing advanced technology, SLICES-RI offers virtual access, open data management, and well-defined workflows. The growing importance of data scale and diversity motivates the development of foundation models, expected to play a transformative role in open research infrastructures. SLICES-RI provides a unique environment for building such models, particularly for 6G research. This seminar will present the SLICES instrument, its community, and its roadmap, highlighting its openness and strong potential for collaboration.


    Session Objectives: 

    By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

    • Understand the role and capabilities of SLICES-RI as a sustainable research infrastructure for next‑generation networks.
    • Recognize how SLICES-RI enables advanced research opportunities, including the development of foundation models for 6G.

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