The Company

Engineering is the Digital Transformation Company, leader in Italy and expanding its global footprint, with around 14,000 associates, with over 80 offices spread across Europe, the United States, and South America and global delivery. 

The Engineering Group, consisting of over 70 companies in 21 countries, has been supporting the continuous evolution of companies and organizations for more than 40 years, thanks to a deep understanding of business processes in all market segments, fully leveraging the opportunities offered by advanced digital technologies and proprietary solutions. 

With a strong and relentless focus on Innovation, through our R&I division that comprises over 450 researchers and data scientists (and a global innovation network of universities, startups, and research firms), the Group continues to invest in international R&D projects while exploring groundbreaking technologies and developing new business solutions.

This unique approach positions Engineering as a key player in the creation of digital ecosystems that bridge the gap between different markets, while developing composable solutions that ultimately foster a continuous Business transformation. 

The CyberNEMO project

After the Covid19 pandemic, remote working highlighted the limitations of traditional VPNs with respect to remote access security. It is necessary to protect users, regardless of the connection point, on the one hand by considering Zero Trust on remote devices, the access network and the edge cloud, and on the other hand by enabling transparent IoT-Edge-Cloud Computing Continuum.

CyberNEMO represents a paradigm shift towards Continuum IoT-Edge-Cloud Computing, which it sees as distributed European critical infrastructure. To achieve mass adoption, CyberNEMO leverages existing by-design and by-innovation cybersecure systems and zero-trust architectures, and introduces new concepts, methods, tools, test frameworks and engagement campaigns to go beyond the current state of the art and create sustainable innovation.

CyberNEMO implements Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) as a cybersecurity model that requires strict identity verification for any device or microservice trying to access the resources of a private network, regardless of whether it is inside or outside the network perimeter.

ENG is WP1 leader about end-to-end CC risks assessment & incidents, mitigation strategies. ENG also will contribute in WP2 to developing a solution to ensure Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) on 5G network and in WP3, ENG will develop an event correlator establishing a partnership with ATLANTIS project.

The Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems (ACS) at RWTH Aachen is one of the four institutes of the E.ON Energy Research Centers founded in 2006. The institute pursues a multidisciplinary research approach and addresses, among other things, questions regarding the monitoring of active electrical distribution networks as well as the appropriate automation architecture for distributed monitoring and control functions. ACS is unique in its composition of experts in the energy, as well as information and communication sectors. This interdisciplinary nature of the chair has led to various preliminary work on IT solutions for energy-related issues.

ACS has been leading research on standardized automation architectures for active electrical distribution networks in European projects as well as on data-driven monitoring structures. Thanks to the competencies in the areas of monitoring, energy systems, and control, the chair is researching solutions for distribution networks automation, state estimation and control, including agent-based solutions. Another focus is the interface between energy and information technology, in particular for data aggregation and analysis to obtain insight.

As part of CyberNEMO, ACS contributes expertise in the areas of high-performance computing, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. ACS is actively involved in intrusion prevention, detection and mitigation solutions, whereby novel concepts in machine learning and knowledge representation are leveraged to protect critical infrastructures.

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is a public and innovative Spanish leading university, which was recognized in 2009 as a Campus of International Excellence in Spain. Founded in 1989, it has more than 25,000 students and more than 2,000 teachers of recognized competence across diverse fields, including Humanities, Science, and Engineering. The university comprises 30 research-oriented departments, offering 38 Bachelor degrees and 152 postgraduate programs. UC3M is among the best universities in Spain and is included in the first quartile of the QS World University Rankings that highlights the best universities in the world.  

Within UC3M, the Network Technologies (NETTEC) group from the Department of Telematic Engineering is actively contributing its expertise to the CyberNEMO project. The research team involved in CyberNEMO excels particularly in connectivity orchestration for Edge/Cloud/NFV ecosystems, developing innovative models for highly dynamic NFV infrastructures, and ensuring quantum-protected communications within multi-domain cloud-native environments. Moreover, the group is a key member of 5TONIC, an NFV experimentation ecosystem comprising three Edge/Cloud/NFV domains, further reinforcing its practical and research-driven capabilities.

 Leveraging this robust foundation and deep technical expertise, UC3M plays a vital role in CyberNEMO as one of the principal technical implementers of the network component. Specifically, UC3M provides essential technical support for the development of the project’s Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) component and actively participates in the Smart Media Distribution use case.

Telefónica Innovación Digital (TID) is a leading technology subsidiary of Telefónica, created through the merger of Telefónica I+D and Telefónica Digital in 2023. TID is dedicated to driving digital transformation by developing advanced technologies and innovative solutions across multiple domains, including artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, transport network technologies, cloud computing, and big data. The company employs a highly qualified workforce, primarily composed of engineers and technology specialists, who are actively engaged in research, development, and the implementation of cutting-edge digital platforms.

TID actively promotes open innovation, collaborating with startups, universities, and research centers through initiatives and national and european projects. This collaborative approach accelerates the adoption of disruptive technologies and supports the development of sustainable, secure, and inclusive digital solutions.

TID, as a part of the Telefónica Group, is in charge of innovation and strategic vision of emerging network and security technologies, with its main goal centered on applying new ideas, concepts, and practices in addition to developing advanced products and services. TID plans to communicate and promote the CyberNEMO results, especially Zero Trust Network capacity results, within the Telefonica Group units working with our business units and Telefonica Tech (cybersecurity services). This will include internal proofs of concept, field trials, and training, with the goal of making these units incorporate the results of CyberNEMO into our commercial service offer beyond the end of the project.

CyberSocial Lab Srl Impresa Sociale (CSL) is a social enterprise committed to fostering secure and responsible innovation in disruptive technologies such as 6G, AI, and advanced security systems. CSL focuses on understanding the societal impact of these technologies by collaborating with key stakeholders. Core mission of CSL is to bridge the gap between technological advancements and societal needs, translating findings into actionable insights for businesses, policymakers, and civil society. CSL conducts research on the social implications of technology, transforms this knowledge into concrete guidelines and recommendations for responsible use, and provides education and training initiatives alongside socially-oriented cultural activities. CSL ultimately strives to ensure that technological progress aligns with the well-being and security of society.

In the context of the CyberNEMO project, CSL leads the ethics and regulatory governance (ERGO) framework, ensuring responsible innovation and compliance with EU values and rules. The ERGO framework enables the elicitation of ethics and regulatory requirements for the development of the technology and the implementation of pilots.

Moreover, CSL leads the implementation of the Privacy Protection Enforcement (PPE) technological solution, enabling data exchange in compliance with EU regulatory framework.

ERGO and the PPE are two relevant assets that will extend the CSL portfolio.

Indeed, ERGO framework is already an asset of CSL and it will be extended with the new regulations and requirements. CSL, and its sister company CyberEthics Lab. (CEL), use this framework for the providing consultancy services related to regulatory compliance.

Moreover, the PPE will allow to extend the ReD component (Regulatory-compliant data exchange), that is another asset of CSL. It is important to highlight that the ReD is the engine and the core of another asset of CSL, namely the SmaC component. SmaC has been recognised as a Key Innovation by the EC Radar Key Innovation Award (https://innovation-radar.ec.europa.eu/innovation/56307).