ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE
AI Driving Sustainable Science
iRIS - Intelligent Research Infrastructure Sustainability - focuses on the environmental performance of major scientific facilities. The 5 M€ project will be coordinated by CERN and develop AI-powered tools and practical methods to improve the sustainability of research infrastructures throughout their lifecycle.
CROSS-SECTORAL EXPERTISE
Bridging Research and Society
Research Infrastructures (RIs) are powerful innovation engines, essential for Europe’s sustainable growth, technological sovereignty, and global leadership. With their scale, expertise, and long-term vision, collaborative Ris are uniquely positioned to deliver technologies beyond the reach of conventional undertakings.
iRIS enables a transfer of sustainability solutions from RIs to society and the market.This includes energy-efficiency optimization, reuse of construction and demolition materials, soil restoration, lifecycle analysis and socio-economic assessment.
These advances will be relevant to projects such as the Future Circular Collider and the Einstein Telescope, where decisions made during planning and construction can have long-term environmental, economic and social consequences.