OC#5 2026

One of the main gaps that I am tackling with this activity is that many important standards are published only as PDF, without global identifiers (URLs) that can be used in requirements and test management, and without technical artefacts like datasets, schemas, test cases.

My work in ITU addresses the priorities of the call pertaining to smart cities and communities, technologies and services for smart and efficient energy use, and citizen centric digital public services and EMC radiation. 

My fellowship focuses on developing use cases for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology. ISO AWI 24878 builds upon standards development work in ISO 3242:2022, ISO 6039:2023 and ISO 6277:2024. A journey of discovery is underway to identify emerging application domains and novel business applications for blockchain and DLT internationally.  

The work I am leading in European Standardisation through the CEN and CENELEC JTC 21 WG 2, answers directly the main operational pillars of the Standardisation request received from the European Commission as to provide technical specifications through standards (candidate for harmonization) in support of the EU AI Act.

In this fellowship, the main priority focuses on helping organisations to drive innovation and technological transformation using the Centre of Excellence (CoE) as the best management mechanism in a context of a shortage of professional profiles with expertise in Artificial Intelligence and other disruptive technologies.

My work to date has been seeking to promote trustworthiness through fundamental rights protections in European harmonised technical standards concerning AI,  in particular JTC21.

My fellowship focuses on researching the feasibility of developing an international (e.g. ISO) standard for deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in climate action, culminating in a Technical Report following consultation with chairs of relevant ISO technical committees. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key component of the Rolling Plan for ICT standardisation, supporting the European Commission’s Standardisation Request issued to back the AI Act. My contribution is aligned with the objectives of the AI Key Enablers, particularly in the areas of Cybersecurity in AI and the Data Economy.

With this fellowship, I aim to help complete the standardisation of rLEDBAT in the I Internet Congestion Control Research Group (ICCRG) in the IETF/IRTF and of LEDBAT++ in the ICCRG in the IETF.

Through this fellowship, I am contributing to shape the standards around next-generation secure computing infrastructure. We are on the verge of a new paradigm where the security of the computing infrastructure is endorsed by hardware features and ensures protection of data at rest, in transit, and in use. 

The use of digital identity wallets is foreseen to be the best appropriate solution to support an age verification method, which uses the date of birth of the individual without disclosing it.

The AI Act is a European regulation promoting the uptake of human-centric and trustworthy AI, while ensuring protection of health, safety, and fundamental rights. Companies can prove conformity with the AI Act by complying with the 10 harmonised standards drafted by CEN-CENELEC. My fellowship contributes to two harmonised standards supporting the AI Act.