Living Labs
Living Labs are user-centred environments where stakeholders from academia, industry, government, and civil society come together to share knowledge, co-create solutions, and explore innovative alternatives. Participants’ diverse perspectives, expertise, and resources are critical to fostering innovation and scaling up innovation and businesses.
The Living Labs at HOLiFOOD are dynamic hubs for experimentation and co-creation, designed to foster stakeholder engagement without the need for white lab coats and sterile environments. These Labs serve as vibrant platforms for developers and key stakeholders to shape the future of food safety through participatory approaches.
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June - August 2023
Living Lab #2 - Delphi Survey - Phase 1
Living Lab 2 launched the Delphi survey on Qualtrics. The survey focused on the identification of stakeholder's expectations in term of holistic risk assessment dimensions, preferential methods of risk aggregation, and formats of holistic assessment outputs. Data analysis was completed by September-October 2023.
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4-5 October 2023
Living Lab #1 and Living Lab#3 workshops within EU Synergy Days
HOLiFOOD organised two Living Lab workshops during the Synergy Days, an agrifood tech event where stakeholders gather to shape key project outcomes. Moreover, HOLiFOOD hosted, in collaboration with STELAR, a workshop titled “Novel Digital Infrastructure for Food Safety: Solutions for a Rapidly Changing World.”
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5 April 2024
Living Lab Cross-fertilization workshop 1
The first cross-fertilization workshop was joined by the HOLiFOOD LL team and external experts. Its objective was to discuss results from the exploration phase of Living Labs and share experiences and best practices to plan future work.
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Mid-April to End-May 2024
Living Lab #2 - Delphi Survey - Phase 2
Living Lab 2 conducted the second phase of the Delphi survey, focusing on refining risk metrics and indicators for legume, maize, and poultry supply chains. Experts were engaged to address interrelationships between risk drivers, impacts, and supply chain-specific factors.
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17 June 2024
Living Lab #1 Virtual Interactive Workshop
Living Lab 1 presented and tested AI-based models for emerging risk identification, focusing on prediction models and text mining models (specifically raw signal miner and topic modelling). Interactive sessions included breakout rooms for stakeholder feedback on prototypes’ performance and usability.
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18 June 2024
Living Lab #3 Virtual Interactive Workshop (in collaboration with EFRA project)
Living Lab 3 explored AI applications in poultry production and mycotoxin control in animal feed. Participants provided feedback on AI functionalities, model accuracy, and integration within existing food safety infrastructures. In the co-creation sessions, experts participated in discussions centered around specific questions, with the aim of gathering feedback on current modeling approaches and improving future AI-driven models.
Participate in the field of artificial intelligence as we create cutting-edge tools for detecting emerging food safety risks
Investigate “omics” techniques for assessing chemical and microbiological food hazards in cereal, legume, and poultry supply chains, ensuring comprehensive food safety solutions.
Engage in the creation of state-of-the-art infrastructure and user interfaces, empowering AI to identify emerging food safety risks effectively.
