Max Lemke
Dr. Max Lemke, Head of Unit for Internet of Things in Directorate General CONNECT of the European Commission, is responsible for programmes under Horizon 2020 on the digital transformation of key industrial sectors, including in particular agri-food, smart energy and mobility. He is as well engaged in the preparation of the new programmes under the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2021 - 27 (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, etc.), in particular in areas such as smart IoT, edge computing, digital transformation of industry and digital industrial spaces and platforms. Previously, Max Lemke had a leading role in developing and coordinating the Digitising European Industry strategy and was involved in developing the European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. Dr Lemke was responsible for the areas embedded and cyber-physical systems, advanced computing, and ICT for manufacturing (Industry 4.0). He was co-responsible in CONNECT for the Joint Technology Initiative ECSEL (Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership), the Public Private Partnership Factories of the Future and the pan-European network of Digital Innovation Hubs.
In the first half of 2020, Max was a European Union Fellow and visiting scholar at Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies of University of Washington in Seattle. He has conducted a study on “The digital industrial ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest” and taught as a guest professor a course on “Geopolitics of innovation: The US, the EU and China”. Before joining the Commission in 1995, Max has worked in research and industry in Germany around Fraunhofer, the US, and the UK. With a Diploma in Mathematics and Computer Science and a Doctorate in Natural Sciences, he has a scientific background in numerical mathematics, high performance computing, and software engineering.
Sessions auxquelles Max Lemke participe
Mardi 31 Août, 2021
As data becomes the new oil of the economy and a key asset to address societal challenges like mobility, energy, carbon-neutral cities and manufacturing, the EU must strive for a leading position in the data economy and cannot afford to have the data of its businesses, public sector and citizens stored and exploited from largely outside its borders. A strategy for on World-leading Data and Computing Technology is at the heart of the European policy strategy for
Vendredi 3 Septembre, 2021
Mercredi 20 Octobre, 2021
Technology, research, and digital interaction have proven essential to meet the challenges of a pandemic world. In many senses, change is here to stay. In this opening session, participants will elaborate on how emerging technologies have reshaped our life and what we must expect from the future. One of the lessons of the COVID crisis is the importance of international cooperation to tackle global issues and the necessity to accelerate the com...
Fundamental research in the EU and the US on new concepts for distributed computing and swarm intelligence The objective of the session is to explore the ground for potential collaboration of EU and US academia on fundamental, pre-competitive research on new concepts for distributed computing in the context of edge computing at device level and decentralised intelligence which is mutually beneficial:
Mardi 21 Juin, 2022
Mercredi 22 Juin, 2022
This session will discuss major trends and dynamics of our world that are influencing the decision-making processes of companies. Europe is every time more digital, but some conditions that seemed stable, are not anymore. The pandemic, the war in Ukraine, climate change but also the advent of artificial intelligence, hyperconnectivity and other technologies are leading to a new playground that leaders have to manage.Intro: a view on glob...
Considering European industrial market like a human body, IIoT could represent the nervous and vascular system. On this scenario, IIoT will transport data in safe way like vitamins and white blood cells in the human body.Following this analogy, this joint opening session will introduce the track on “Industrial IoT: Resilience and self-sufficiency of t...
The Quadruple Helix Model of innovation recognizes four major actors in the innovation system: society, policy, industry, and science. In keeping with this model, more and more governments are prioritizing greater public involvement in innovation processes and generating new ways to innovate using science results and connecting them with industry, known as knowledge transfer. Horizon Europe needs to be prepare to lea...
The call topic “Future European platforms for the Edge: Meta Operating Systems” targeted for the next generation of higher-level (meta) operating systems for the smart IoT with strong computing capacity at the edge, embedded in a computing continuum from IoT-to-edge-to-cloud. Horizon Europe Cluster 4 projects are launched to strengthen European supply and value chains in cloud to edge computing by integrating relevant elements of computing, connectivity, IoT, AI...
Jeudi 23 Juin, 2022
Sessions auxquelles Max Lemke assiste
Lundi 20 Juin, 2022
Mercredi 22 Juin, 2022
Taylors Three Rock - Traditional Irish PubWhat can be more Irish than an evening spent in a cosy traditional Irish pub! Nestled at the food of the Dublin Mountains, Taylors Three Rock is a fantastic venue for an informal conference party. Delegates will then be entertained by world champion Irish Dancers and famous Dublin traditional Irish musicians. This show is full of audience participation, delegates will be sing...