Talk 6 - SLICES-RI beyond 5G Blueprint, your Scientific Instrument to support Future Networked System Research

The scientific community working on next-generation networks and systems increasingly lacks advanced, sustainable open tools to validate results, support reproducibility, and accelerate discovery through data sharing. The rapid rise of data-intensive research and the widespread adoption of AI/ML further complicate experimental validation.
SLICES-RI is the first initiative designed as a sustainable scientific instrument under the European ESFRI framework. It supports the complete experimental research lifecycle, from concept to reproducible deployment, by enabling experiments to run on its infrastructure through standardized blueprints and by systematically collecting, archiving, and documenting all outputs. Beyond providing advanced technology, SLICES-RI offers virtual access, open data management, and well-defined workflows.
SLICES-RI is well-suited to support research, education and training in 6G research. In particular, the growing importance of data scale and diversity motivates the development of foundation models, expected to play a transformative role in open research infrastructures. SLICES-RI provides a unique environment for building such models.
This seminar will present the SLICES instrument with a emphasis on its 5G blueprint, its usability, highlighting its openness and strong potential for collaboration.