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Doctoral Network
Secure AI and Digital Twin Empowered Smart Internet-of-Energy
SAILING is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network advancing secure AI and digital twin technologies for the smart Internet-of-Energy. The project addresses intermittent renewables, dynamic demand, and resilience requirements through AI-driven digital twins, blockchain-secured AI, predictive energy optimization, and deep learning fault detection.
The network will train 12 early-stage researchers across academia and industry to deliver reliable, resilient, and energy-efficient IoE systems for a cleaner future.
2026-2029Project duration
11Beneficiaries
12ESR positions
Project Facts
Grant ID: 101227573
Horizon Europe
MSCA Doctoral Networks
Coordinator: The University of Exeter
Start: 1 January 2026
End: 31 December 2029
EU contribution: Not yet published (CORDIS).
Vision & Challenges
Vision
Build a secure, intelligent Internet-of-Energy where digital twins and AI enable transparent, real-time control of energy planning, storage, distribution, and maintenance.
Key challenges
- Intermittent renewables and volatile demand.
- Large-scale distributed energy integration.
- Resilience, security, and trustworthy AI.
- Fast fault detection and failure prediction.
Objectives & Innovations
AI-driven digital twins
High-fidelity, real-time digital representation of IoE assets and dynamics.
Secure and reliable AI
Blockchain-backed and adversarially robust AI pipelines for safety-critical energy systems.
Predictive energy optimization
Scalable optimization of storage, dispatch, and demand response across distributed sites.
Rapid fault diagnosis
Deep learning models for early fault detection and accurate failure forecasting.
Impact
Scientific impact
New theory and methods for secure AI and digital twin architectures in IoE.
Industrial impact
Deployable tools for utilities and energy operators to improve reliability and efficiency.
Societal impact
Cleaner, more resilient energy systems that accelerate the EU zero-carbon transition.
Governance
Steering & training
- Supervisory Board for strategic direction.
- Training Committee for ESR curriculum and mobility.
- Industry Mentors for real-world alignment.
Quality & ethics
- Ethics and Data Committee for compliance.
- Open Science lead for data and software policy.
- ESR Council for researcher feedback.
Latest News
Recruitment opens
12 doctoral positions will be announced with joint supervision and cross-sector secondments.
Kickoff event scheduled
Kickoff meeting planned for Q1 2026 at the University of Exeter.
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Interested in doctoral positions, secondments, or collaboration? We would love to hear from you.