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From January 26th to 28th, the HiPEAC’26 conference brought together Europe’s leading experts in computing systems and architecture in the beautiful city of Krakow. CAPE was proud to be part of this vibrant event, engaging with researchers, industry representatives, and technology enthusiasts throughout the three-day conference.

A major highlight was our live hardware demonstrator, featuring real-time Kubernetes orchestration running on our eHPS (embedded High Performance Server). This demonstration illustrated how CAPE enables flexible, scalable, and intelligent workload management at the edge. Visitors were able to see firsthand how modular hardware and modern orchestration technologies combine to deliver high-performance, distributed computing capabilities. At the third day we held our HiPEAC workshop “Cognitive Edge–Cloud Architectures, Orchestration, and Standardisation ” where our CAPE members Fred Buining, Jens Hagemeyer, and Yiannis Georgiou presented their view on Digital Sovereignty, the next generation of modular edge servers, cluster orchestration and the cognitive framwork for AI-assisted deployment (see here for more impressions from HiPEAC'26 https://cape-project.eu/2026/02/03/hipeac26/). .

HiPEAC’26 once again proved to be an excellent platform for exchanging ideas, presenting innovations, and strengthening partnerships. The strong interest in CAPE’s modular hardware approach, cognitive orchestration framework, and edge–cloud vision confirms the growing demand for scalable, sovereign computing infrastructures in Europe.