The Workshop on The Intelligent Mesh – Edge AI Technology Roadmap for Orchestrating Autonomous Systems with Agentic and Generative AI took place at the HiPEAC 2026 Conference in Kraków, Poland, on January 27, 2026. Co-organised by EdgeAI and dAIEDGE projects, this workshop provided a platform for exchanging ideas and discussing the European roadmap for the next generation of edge AI systems.
The workshop explored the future of this transformation and offered a critical forum to discuss the European roadmap for the next generation of edge AI systems. The presentations examined the foundational pillars of this evolution, ranging from novel heterogeneous hardware platforms, edge AI accelerators, and bio-inspired neuromorphic architectures to the edge AI frameworks and advanced algorithms required to power them. Key discussions focused on the rise of Small Language Models (SLMs) optimised for embedded hardware, the deployment of Vision-Language Models (VLMs) for advanced machine perception, and the transformative potential of edge generative AI.
A central theme of the workshop was the emergence of agentic AI at the edge. The sessions investigated how agentic reasoning could empower individual devices and how mesh agentic AI could enable complex swarms of autonomous systems to collaborate, negotiate, and orchestrate their actions seamlessly. This advancement was identified as crucial for creating autonomous systems capable of navigating and interacting with real-world complexities, from innovative industry applications to intelligent infrastructure. This innovative educational initiative was designed for students, young researchers, and professionals eager to expand their understanding and skills in these cutting-edge technologies.
The workshop presentations are available at: https://edge-ai-tech.eu/workshops/