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SUMMARY:SLICES Summer School 2026
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDear SLICES research community,\n\n\n\nThe SLICES-RI Summer School 2026 will take place in Madrid downtown, June 9-11, hosted by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M, Puerta de Toledo Campus). As a showcase event for SLICES-RI, a major European experimentation platform in digital research, this summer school represents a strategic investment in both people and innovation. Now in its 5th edition, the school reinforces its role as the agora where SLICES-RI research and innovation are promoted and implemented.\n\n\n\nDesigned as an intensive, immersive experience, the event brings together talented students, early-career researchers, practitioners, and leading experts from Europe and North America. The goal is to foster collaboration at the intersection of networking, cloud computing, IoT, data, artificial intelligence, and wireless technologies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCore Pillars of the 2026 Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStudent Networking and Community Building\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessional Connections: Carefully structured activities—including collaborative training, mentoring sessions, and informal social events—encourage participants to build strong professional connections across institutions, disciplines, and countries.\n\n\n\nLong-term Collaboration: These interactions lay the foundations for research collaborations and career opportunities within the European innovation landscape.\n\n\n\nCommunity Engagement: Participants engage directly with influential researchers, innovators, and SLICES-RI decision-makers through panels and dedicated networking sessions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTraining of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext-Generation Partners: The school plays a key role in training graduate students who represent the next generation of SLICES-RI partners.\n\n\n\nTechnical & Practical Skills: Through advanced lectures and hands-on labs led by leading academics and industry experts, participants gain deep technical knowledge and practical skills.\n\n\n\nVertical Services: Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship, equipping attendees to contribute to technology-driven organizations.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlight for this year 2026: Beta Testing Phase\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTechnology Maturation: Following the precedent of previous editions, the school will conduct a beta testing phase, this time focusing on the SLICES-RI minimum viable product (MVP).\n\n\n\nRecruitment: SLICES-RI is recruiting 10 participants (outside the node implementers) to test, validate, and refine SLICES-RI Blueprints (BPs) and data management tools.\n\n\n\nStudent Experience: This initiative gives students and researchers valuable experience in product development, experimentation, and translational research.\n\n\n\nSupport & Incentives: To facilitate this engagement, selected beta testers will receive a grant covering the summer school fee in recognition of their participation and contribution. (Contact this email address if you would like to be considered for the grant: daniel.lorenzo@networks.imdea.org)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScientific Program and Themes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school will run for 3 full days, featuring two keynotes and invited distinguished speakers. The training program will cover all topics within the SLICES Minimum Viable Product to be launched in September 2026:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBasic Infrastructure (BI): Training on how to access SLICES and basic infrastructure services.\n\n\n\nPost 5G Blueprint: System designs based on O-RAN and OAI principles.\n\n\n\nCloud-Edge Blueprint: Seamless integration for vertical services.\n\n\n\nFederated AI: Distributed intelligence across the network.\n\n\n\nQuantum Networking: Emerging research in quantum systems.\n\n\n\nData and Reproducibility Management: Best practices for reproducibility with FAIR principles for data access\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue and Logistics: UC3M, Campus Puerta de Toledo, Madrid downtown\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is a prestigious Spanish public university known for its commitment to research, innovation, and internationalization. Established in 1989, UC3M has a strong reputation in digital technology and offers an ideal collaborative ecosystem for this event.\n\n\n\nFacilities: The venue provides plenary session rooms with remote access, parallel training rooms with high-speed Internet, and dedicated spaces for mentoring.\n\n\n\nThe address of UC3M Puerta de Toledo Campus is:\n\n\n\nUniversidad Carlos III de MadridRonda de Toledo, 128005 Madrid\n\n\n\nFormat: The school is in-person for students and researchers, with the potential for remote keynotes and presenters.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizing Committee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Chair: Antonio de la Oliva (UC3M)\n\n\n\nTechnical Program Committee (TPC):\n\nBrecht Vermeulen (BE) – Access/Federated AI\n\n\n\nNikos Makris (UTH) – Architecture\n\n\n\nArmir Bujari (UGE) – Cloud-edge\n\n\n\nSebastian Gallenmüller (TUM) – Reproducibility\n\n\n\nPanayiotis Andreou (ULAN) – Data\n\n\n\nRemous-Aris Koutsiamanis (IMT) – Cloud\n\n\n\nEduardo Jacop Taquet (EHU) – Quantum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1 – 9th June\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 09:30Opening and plans/goals for the week09:30 – 10:30Keynote #1: Christian Esteve Rothenberg on experimentation with P4 switches10:30 – 11:00Coffee Break11:00 – 12:00Keynote #2: TBC12:00 – 13:00Overview of the SLICES architecture and goals – Brecht Vermeulen13:00 – 14:00Lunch Break14:00 – 15:30Training 1: Experimentation with the Basic Infrastructure Service – Brecht Vermeulen15:30 – 17:00Training 2: Experimentation with the Federated AI Service – Brecht Vermeulen18:00 – 20:00Students event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2 – 10th June\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 09:30Opening recap of day 1 (take home from the keynotes and training, Q&A) 09:30 – 11:00Invited lecture: Malaga center for experimentation and NTN – Sergio Fortes11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break11:30 – 13:30Training 3: Data management  and POS – Sebastian Gallenmüller/Panayiotis Andreou/Panagiotis H.13:30 – 14:30Lunch Break14:30 – 16:30Training 4: Experimentation with the Post 5G service – Daniel Lorenzo16:30 – 17:00Q&A19:00 – 23:00Social Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 3 – 11th June\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 09:30Opening recap of day 2 (take home the training, Q&A)09:30 – 11:30Training 5: Experimentation with the Core-edge Service – Armir Bujari11:30 – 13:00Training 6: Experimentation with the Quantum Service – Ane Sanz/Jorge Sasiain13:00 – 14:30Lunch Break14:30 – 16:00or(Parallel session)Open session on all BPs and meeting with the beta testersORInvited Workshop: Greendigit, how to make your research more sustainable\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe official registration guide for the SLICES Summer School is now available. You can access it by clicking the button below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSLICES Summer School 2026 Registration Guide ( https://www.slices-es.eu/slices-summer-school-2026-registration-guide/ )\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will be honoured by your interest and participation in the school, and we look forward to the possibility of welcoming you to Madrid you as contributors to our leading edge European scientific instrument in digital research.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to reach UC3M´s Leganés Campus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Airport to Puerta de Toledo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you arrive to T1, T2 or T3, take metro line 8 towards Nuevos Ministerios and then line 10 to Alonso Martínez Metro, where you have to switch to Metro line 5 to Puerta de Toledo, two minutes from campus. If you arrive to T4, take the C1 line to Principe Pío until Piramides Stop and then Metro 5 line untill next stop, Puerta de Toledo.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the centre of Madrid\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10 lines of buses arrive at the Puerta de Toledo through the center of Madrid and stop on campus.\n\n\n\nYou can also use Metro Line 5 and get off at the stop Puerta de Toledo.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the AVE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStops closest to campus are Pyramids (Lines C1, C7 and C10) or Ambassadors (C5 online). At these stations can switch to Metro line 5 to Puerta de Toledo.\n\n\n\nHow to get Puerta de Toledo webpage: https://www.uc3m.es/about-uc3m/how-to-get-here/madrid-puerta-de-toledo ( https://www.uc3m.es/about-uc3m/how-to-get-here/madrid-puerta-de-toledo )\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRECOMMENDED HOTELS IN MADRID\n\n\n\nRAFAELHOTELES ATOCHA (****)Calle de Méndez Álvaro, 30, 28045 MadridTel +34 914 68 81 00Fax +34 91 468 81 20Email: rafaelhoteles@rafaelhoteles.comFREE WIFI\n\n\n\nHOTEL VINCCI SOHO (****)C/ Prado 18, 28014, MadridTel: +34 91 141 41 00Fax: +34 91 141 41 01Email: soho@vinccihoteles.comFREE WIFI\n\n\n\nHOTEL TRYP ATOCHA (****)Calle de Atocha, 83, 28012, MadridTel: +34 91 330 0500Fax: +34 91 420 1560E-mail: tryp.atocha@solmelia.comFREE WIFI\n\n\n\nContact:\n\n\n\nIf you need more information, please contact: daniel.lorenzo@networks.imdea.org\n\n\n\n\n
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