The 9th Plenary Meeting of the PHOENI2X project took place on June 10th and 11th, 2025, in Nicosia, Cyprus, hosted by DSA (Digital Security Authority). This meeting marked one of the final opportunities for the consortium to meet in person before the project’s conclusion. The primary objectives of the meeting were to finalize the validation and testing activities of the PHOENI2X framework within the context of the project’s three use cases, energy, transport, and healthcare; and to prepare the consortium for the upcoming final project review.
The first day discussions centered on technical work packages, specifically those related to the AI-assisted and Coordinated Response Enablers developed within the PHOENI2X platform. Consortium partners reviewed the content and structure of the presentations being prepared for the final review meeting, ensuring alignment across all workstreams and highlighting the platform’s innovative contributions in the fields of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and critical infrastructure protection. This was followed by the review of the final demonstrators developed for each of the three use cases. Partners shared results, discussed performance outcomes, and collaboratively addressed any remaining testing and validation challenges encountered during the final phase of deployment. The last part of the day focused on discussions around dissemination, exploitation, standardisation, and sustainability, aimed at ensuring the long-term impact and continued visibility of the project results beyond its formal conclusion. The second day of the plenary meeting was dedicated to coordination activities. It began with a session on project and ethics management, where the consortium reviewed the overall progress of the project. The next session focussed on innovation management, which examined the exploitable results of the project, their alignment with market needs, and potential pathways for future development and commercialization. This was followed by parallel working sessions to address remaining technical and operational issues, allowing partners to clarify open points and align on final deliverables. The meeting concluded with a wrap-up, summarizing the key decisions made over the two days and outlining the final steps in preparation for the project’s concluding review.