We work at the frontier of human-centred AI.

We support the transition toward decentralised, low-carbon, and resilient energy systems aligned with EU Green Deal priorities and UN Sustainable Development Goals. Europe continues to face major economic, societal, and environmental energy challenges, including rising energy costs, energy poverty, grid instability, climate pressures, and unequal access to clean-energy benefits. According to the European Commission, more than 8,000 energy communities already operate across the EU, while over 2 million European citizens participate in community-energy initiatives supporting local energy resilience, affordability, and energy democracy.

Our activities focus on AI-enabled optimisation, predictive analytics, smart-grid intelligence, and adaptive energy management supporting efficiency, stability, and sustainability. At the same time, we recognise that the energy transition cannot succeed without citizen participation, social inclusion, public trust, and community co-ownership of innovation pathways. EU policy increasingly highlights the importance of citizen-driven energy systems, inclusive governance, and local participation to strengthen public acceptance, reduce energy poverty, and ensure that communities directly benefit from the clean-energy transition.

Europe continues to face major health challenges linked to rising cancer incidence, ageing populations, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, changing demographics, nutritional imbalances, unequal access to healthcare innovation, and increasing pressure on healthcare systems. More than 21% of the EU population is aged over 65 (Eurostat, 2024), while dementia affects over 7 million people across Europe, with Alzheimer’s disease representing the most common form (European Commission, 2024). At the same time, obesity, malnutrition, metabolic disorders, and lifestyle-related chronic diseases are increasing across both younger and older populations, creating additional societal and economic pressures on healthcare and care systems. Cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality, accounting for approximately 1.3 million deaths annually and nearly 2.7 million new diagnoses every year across the EU (European Commission, 2025). These evolving demographic and health trends are accelerating the need for more preventive, personalised, intelligent, and adaptive healthcare approaches.

AI, robotics, precision health, and data-driven technologies are becoming increasingly important in supporting earlier diagnosis, personalised therapies, assisted living, remote monitoring, intelligent nutrition strategies, healthy ageing, and healthcare-system resilience. Through applied research, capability building, and cross-sector collaboration, AFA supports activities contributing to next-generation health innovation ecosystems beyond the current state of the art in areas including cancer therapies, neurodegenerative disease support, digital health, nutrition-informed wellbeing, intelligent care systems, and human-centred healthcare innovation. Our activities emphasise inclusivity, ethics, stakeholder participation, and knowledge transfer, supporting healthcare professionals, innovators, caregivers, organisations, and communities in navigating rapidly evolving biomedical and AI-driven health landscapes.