Organisation
Georg Carle, Sebastian Gallenmüller, Jörg Ott, Sebastian Steinhorst, Ingo Weber
Dates
Wednesday Afternoon 17 June and Thursday Morning 18 June 2026
Location
LRZ - Leibniz Supercomputing Centre Boltzmannstraße 1 85748 Garching near Munich Germany
also online (Hybrid Event):
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89558228142?pwd=JJIXieLfYp4lpap9K9aPkQWmWFmncn.1
ID 895 5822 8142
Code 143745
Aims and Scope
The rapid evolution of large-scale AI systems is transforming how we design, operate, and secure modern digital infrastructures. As AI models, data pipelines, and intelligent agents become deeply networked, new architectures are required to support demanding workloads, distributed intelligence, and privacy-preserving computation across heterogeneous environments. This event brings together leading European researchers working at the intersection of networking, systems, and AI, with a focus on three converging movements: (1) network architectures designed for AI and agentic protocols, (2) distributed and trustworthy AI executed across networked systems federated platforms, and (3) data-driven AI frameworks that enable intelligent networks, large-scale measurement, and high-performance orchestration. (4) A final thread addresses the pressing need to build energy-efficient and sustainable AI data centers, ensuring that emerging AI capabilities remain environmentally viable. Through four themed sessions, the event aims to provide a comprehensive and forward-looking perspective on the technical, scientific, and architectural foundations of next-generation networked AI ecosystems.
Presenters
Planned presenters include
- Rui Luis Aguiar (University of Aveiro, PT)
- Pere Barlet-Ros (UPC Barcelona, ES)
- Philippe Buschmann (Siemens, DE)
- Marco Chiesa (KTH, SE)
- György Dán (KTH, SE)
- Rubi Debnath (TUM, DE)
- Fabien Geyer (Airbus, DE)
- Hamed Haddadi (Imperial College, London, UK)
- Shashikant Ilager (University of Amsterdam, NL)
- Chrysa Papagianni (University of Amsterdam, NL)
- Filip Rezabek (TUM, DE)
- Markus Sosnowski (TUM, DE)
- Johannes Späth (TUM, DE)
- Ingo Weber (TUM, DE)
Planned Schedule
Wednesday 17 June
11:00 Visit of LRZ
- Visit of LRZ Supercomputer SuperMUC-NG and AI Systems
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Session 1 — Networked AI Architectures and Network for AI
- Session Chair: Andreas Herkersdorf
- Opening and Introduction: Georg Carle
- György Dán (KTH, SE): From Spare Compute to Revenue: Orchestrating ML Inference at the Edge
- Chrysa Papagianni (University of Amsterdam, NL): AI driven Network Digital Twin
- Philippe Buschmann (Siemens, DE): The Multi-Agent Factory: How Distributed LLMs are Empowering the Next Gen of Manufacturing
- Discussion round
15:45 Coffee Break
16:20 Session 2 — Distributed AI, Energy-Awareness and Confidentiality
- Session Chair: Georg Carle
- Shashikant Ilager (University of Amsterdam, NL): Green AI in Practice: Energy-Aware Runtime Optimization for LLM-based Applications
- Hamed Haddadi (Imperial College, London, UK): Towards Confidential Agentic AI Interactions
- Ingo Weber (TUM, DE): Research in the Age of Generative AI
- Discussion round
18:00 End of program - Day 1
Dinner
- Gasthof Neuwirt, Garching
- Münchener Str. 10, 85748 Garching bei München
Day 2 — Thursday 18 June
09:00 Session 3 — AI for Networks
- Session Chair: Sebastian Steinhorst
- Marco Chiesa (KTH, SE): Offloading LLM Inference Engines to SmartNICs and GPUs
- Pere Barlet-Ros (UPC Barcelona, ES): Building a Graph Foundation Model for Network Security
- Johannes Späth (TUM, DE): High-Fidelity Digital Twin System for AI for Networks
- Rubi Debnath (TUM, DE): Large Language Models for Time-Sensitive Networks
- Discussion round
10:45 Coffee Break
11:15 Session 4 — Networked AI Application Aspects
- Session Chair: Sebastian Gallenmüller
- Fabien Geyer (Airbus, DE): 6G ISAC and AI for Turn-Around Monitoring at Airports
- Rui Luis Aguiar (University of Aveiro, PT): Talk on Expectations of Agentic AI for Networks
- Markus Sosnowski (TUM, DE): Zero Trust Networking for Agentic Systems
- Filip Rezabek (TUM, DE): Agent Communication, Trusted Execution Environments, and Agent Payment
- Final discussion round
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Additional Possibility to Visit LRZ
- Visit of LRZ Supercomputer SuperMUC-NG and AI Systems, under the condition that a sufficient number of individuals register for this time slot.
Registration
- If you want to dial-in or join the event in person, there is a link provided for registration. Please note that the number of spots for on-site participations are limited. The link for registration is: https://forms.gle/dqA2HT8pAJ4M5cBH7
Registrations for on-site participation will receive a confirmation upon availability.
Venue
LRZ - Leibniz Supercomputing Centre
Boltzmannstraße 1
85748 Garching near Munich
Germany
Transport
Directions by public transport (MVV):
From Hauptbahnhof: Take the U4/U5 and alight at Odeonsplatz, then change and take the U6 to the end of the line (Garching Forschungszentrum)
From the airport:
Take the S8 S-Bahn (towards Hauptbahnhof) and alight at Ismaning. From there, take the 230 regional bus towards Garching-Forschungszentrum and get off at Boltzmannstraße. Important: The 230 bus service only goes around the research site in one direction. To avoid long waiting times, we recommend that you exit the bus at the Garching-Forschungszentrum stop for return journeys to Ismaning. Alternatively, taxi or Uber from the airport takes less than 30 minutes.
By S-Bahn:
Take all S-Bahn trains to Marienplatz, then change to the U6 and travel to the end of the line (Garching-Forschungszentrum).
By car:
Take the A9 motorway from either the south (e.g. from Munich) or from the north (e.g. airport) and exit at Garching Nord. After the exit, turn onto Anna-Boyksen-Straße and head towards the research institutes. There is a car park on the left-hand side. The LRZ computer cube can be seen from afar. You can then reach the LRZ on foot by walking past the computer building and the institute building to the main entrance. Free parking on * https://goo.gl/maps/xYCkBZeuAETk3Xez6