Submitted: AERIAL-EDGE — Twinning for Aerial Radio Measurement and Edge Data Intelligence

Apr 9, 2026 1 min read News

We submitted AERIAL-EDGE to the Horizon Europe Twinning call (HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-02) today, with ATHENA RC as coordinator.

Full title: AERIAL-EDGE — Twinning for Aerial Radio Measurement and Edge Data Intelligence for Mediterranean Drone Corridors

AERIAL-EDGE addresses a critical gap for U-Space deployment: the lack of calibrated, open aerial channel datasets and the edge data infrastructure to turn raw radio measurements into actionable drone corridor intelligence. The project will establish a permanent AERIAL Lab at ATHENA RC through structured knowledge transfer from advanced European partners.

Consortium (€1,500,000 total, 36 months):

  • ATHENA RC, Greece (Coordinator)
  • TU Ilmenau, Germany
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
  • University of Sussex, UK
  • KIOS Research and Innovation Centre, University of Cyprus

This work builds on ATHENA RC’s aerial communications experience in the EUSOME project.

Proposal Horizon Europe Twinning ISAC UAV Drone 6G Research
Dr. Evangelos Vlachos
Dr. Evangelos Vlachos
Tenure-track Researcher

My research focuses on Cyber-Physical Systems, UAVs, and 6G networks, bridging the gap between theory and real-world implementation.