Coordinated by ESF, the SCIANCE project - AI in Science - will support the development of Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE) and coordinate AI-enabled scientific research across Europe through a bottom-up approach. The project mobilises leading European scientific organisations and research infrastructures across five pilot areas - fundamental physics and astronomy, materials science, life science, earth sciences, and social sciences and humanities - together with AI research centres and e-infrastructures. SCIANCE will identify AI-in-science research and innovation priorities and pilot the structure of the RAISE Secretariat for AI in science.

Key outcomes

SCIANCE key outcomes include:

• a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for AI in Science
• an implementation roadmap for infrastructure upgrades
• and the RAISE Secretariat for AI in science, to support long-term collaboration, capacity building, and alignment with European policy objectives.

Led by ESF, the SCIANCE consortium includes 13 leading European organisations and research infrastructures: EGI Foundation, OpenAIRE AMKE, CNR, Euro-BioImaging ERIC, EMBL, CU, MU, UT-ITC, Nikhef, DFKI, SZTAKI, BDVA

Coordinated by ESF

As coordinator, ESF will be providing overall strategic direction, governance and sustainability. ESF also leads the co-creation of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and associated implementation roadmaps through expert working groups and stakeholder workshops, and will host the RAISE Secretariat for AI in Science, supporting cooperation across Europe and ensuring long-term impact of the project’s outcomes.

“SCIANCE represents a unique opportunity to coordinate AI-enabled science across Europe - connecting research communities, infrastructures and AI expertise in a way that truly reflects scientific priorities,” said Jonas L’Haridon, Project Coordinator, ESF.

What is RAISE?

RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe – is a new European virtual institute designed to accelerate the adoption of AI in scientific research. It brings together computing power, data, expertise and funding to support scientists in developing and applying AI for transformative discoveries across all research fields. As a flagship initiative related to the European Strategy for AI in Science, RAISE will help position Europe as a global leader in AI-enabled research.

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