Resources
On this page, you can access and download the latest UPCAST Deliverables and other reports.
D1.1. Project concept requirements setup, SINTEF, June 2023
Early delivery of the requirements and initial usage scenarios (technical from T1.1, pilots from T1.2, legal T1.4).
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D1.2. MVP definition and architecture, SINTEF, September 2023
Definition of the main features to be delivered in the UPCAST MVP (T1.1), the initial UPCAST architecture and interface to develop the MVP (T1.5), the final pilot design and functionalities (T1.2), as well as the initial input related to the vocabulary and data model (T1.3).
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D1.3. Updated project concept and architecture, Gruppo Maggioli, June 2024
Revised version of the architecture and interfaces based on the work done in T1.5, the final vocabulary and data model (T1.3).
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D1.4. Report on legal framework and requirements, KU Leuven, June 2024
This report will present an overview of the law applicable to online platforms for data sharing and the legal implications of (fully) automated contracts. Beyond the current applicable law, the analysis will also take into account the latest legislative and policy initiatives regarding digital services and data sharing activities and provide recommendations. Final version of the legal framework (T1.4), updated from D1.1.
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D2.1. Pricing and Discovery Modules v1, CeADAR, March 2024
Delivery of the first version of the data analyser (T2.3) and the general data discovery tool (T2.4).
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D2.2. Privacy and Usage Control Modules v1, University of Southampton, March 2024
Delivery and reporting on the architecture and detailed documentation regarding T2.1 and T2.2.
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D2.4. Privacy and Usage Control Modules v2, Nokia FI, April 2024
This report presents the Privacy and Usage Constraints, and Federated Machine Learning plugins, linked to tasks T2.1 and T2.2 in Work Package 2. We also present relevant advances on the Data Processing Workflow plugin (DPW), such as specification and evaluation of usage constraints against DPW purposes.
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D3.1. Negotiation and Execution modules v1, Gruppo Maggioli, June 2024
Early delivery of the initial algorithms and tools for negotiation (T3.1), and secure execution and monitoring of the federated UPCAST plugins (T3.2).
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D3.3. Environmental Module v1, CeADAR, June 2024
Early delivery of the initial algorithms for environmentally efficient data operations (T3.3).
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D3.4 Environmental Module v2, CeADAR, March 2025
This deliverable marks the completion of the environmental impact optimizer plugin (D3.4), developed as part of task T3.3 in work package 3 of the UPCAST project. It provides a public record of the plugin’s development, supported by practical demonstrations that showcase its functionality.
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D3.5 Data Integration and Exchange manager, University of Southampton, April 2025
This document reports on the work that has been carried out in task T3.4 of WP3 for the data integration and exchange of both local and remote, heterogeneous data sources. The document provides the context of the problem, the theoretical background behind the problem and its solutions, related work, and the technical design, architecture and implementation of the systems and algorithms developed.
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D4.2 Auditing and verification, DAWEX, April 2025
This report documents the development and deployment of the Auditing and Verification tool that should provide to the relevant stakeholders that the annotation, negotiation, data exchange and processing workflows has been carried out in conformity with the legislation, contractual clauses and conditions defined in the agreement between the data provider and consumer.
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D4.3 AI Assessment report, CeADAR, March 2025
This document details the development of a comprehensive methodology and accompanying service for evaluating the trustworthiness of AI tools and frameworks within UPCAST.
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D4.4. Contractual Clauses Legal Assessment report v1, KU Leuven, March 2024
The deliverable will provide a legal toolkit to ensure legal validity of data sharing contractual clauses. It will analyse the extent to which usage conditions in data sharing contractual clauses may be subject to negotiation, in compliance with applicable law. This assessment will be the legal input for task 2.1.
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D5.1. Monitoring and Evaluation Methodology, Nissatech, April 2024
Hybrid wiki-manual describing expectations for the platform elements, the detailed M&E process, metrics and KPIs common to all pilots and particular to each site. It will provide the basis for technical evaluation (and corrective measures if needed) as well as assessment of functional and user requirements. It will describe each element in the IPR catalogue D7.1 and facilitate sustainability planning.
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D6.1. Online project presence, IDC Italia, February 2023
This deliverable includes the project’s website and social media channels that will be released at M1 and will be regularly updated till the end of the project.
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D6.2. Dissemination and communication plan v1, IDC Italia, March 2023
Initial and interim reports containing the dissemination and communication plans and undertaken dissemination and communication activities updated on a yearly basis. The results of Dissemination will also be reported in Periodic reporting.
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D6.3. Dissemination and communication plan v2, IDC Italia, December 2023
Initial and interim reports containing the dissemination and communication plans and undertaken dissemination and communication activities updated on a yearly basis. The results of Dissemination will also be reported in Periodic reporting.
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D6.4. Dissemination and communication plan v3, IDC Italia, December 2024
Initial and interim reports containing the dissemination and communication plans and undertaken dissemination and communication activities updated on a yearly basis. The results of Dissemination will also be reported in Periodic reporting.
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