Dear partners and colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2025 ExcellCity Winter School, which will take place from 27 to 31 October 2025 at the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (ULSIT), Sofia, Shipchenski prohod Blvd. 69A, Room 210.
The theme of the Winter School is “Big Data, Agentic AI & Microservices for Smart and Secure City Environment”, introducing participants to the concepts of big data, agentic and autonomous intelligent systems, and the creation of microservices for sustainable and secure urban environments.
Keynote speakers and lecturers include leading experts and researchers from:
University of Murcia (Spain)
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Prof. Dr. Antonio Skarmeta
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Prof. Dr. Miguel Zamora
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Juan Martinez
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PhD student Juan Sánchez
University of Messina (Italy)
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Prof. Dr. Massimo Villari
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Prof. Dr. Maria Fazio
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Antonio Celesti
Programme highlights:
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Agentic AI – agent-based and autonomous systems for managing urban resources;
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Big Data Analytics – OLAP, Data Warehouse and Kubernetes in cloud and edge infrastructures;
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Microservices and FIWARE – IoT integration, security and interoperability for smart cities;
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Edge & Cloud Continuum – architectures for efficient data processing in distributed systems.
Hands-on sessions:
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FIWARE and FogFlow – practical IoT agent and sensor integration;
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Eclipse Ditto – creating digital twins of urban assets;
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Kubernetes – open platform for container management and microservice-based applications.
PhD Panel and Research Meetings
The Winter School provides an opportunity for informal discussions and exchange of ideas for joint research activities and projects.
📎 The full programme of the event is attached below.
📝 Please register your participation by filling out the short registration form here.
We look forward to welcoming you!
