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CLAIMA - CLIMATE AI MODELLING AND ANALYSIS

Duration:
01/09/2026 - 31/08/2030
Principal investigator(s):
Project type:
UE-funded research - HE - Excellent Science - Research infrastructures
Funding body:
COMMISSIONE EUROPEA
Project identification number:
101290971
PoliTo role:
Partner

Abstract

CLAIMA will build a European AI-driven climate digital twin platform that delivers fast, high-resolution and trustworthy climate simulations for science, industry and policy. It will integrate three strands of climate AI (emulators of physics-based models, deep learning downscaling, and emerging foundation models) within a modular, standards-based system that follows FAIR data and open API principles. Rigorous evaluation, provenance tracking and uncertainty quantification will ensure scientific integrity at every stage. The platform will orchestrate end-to-end workflows across EuroHPC systems and European AI Factories, while interoperating seamlessly with Destination Earth, and will reach TRL 6 with an indicative operations cost estimate. The project has three main objectives.

First, CLAIMA will adapt and validate state-of-the-art AI climate models against observations and high-fidelity simulations, creating engines that are both fast and reliable. Second, it will engineer a modular and interoperable digital twin platform to support training, inference, evaluation and user access across Europe’s research infrastructures. Third, it will demonstrate value in real-world applications, including climate science, through use cases co-designed with stakeholders. The system will combine a robust web-based interface with a natural-language assistant, with clear communication of AI use, limits and impacts. CLAIMA directly addresses HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-TECH-04 by applying GenAI4EU-aligned methods to set up and manage complex modelling across research infrastructures. It will establish best practices for AI model generation and data fusion, demonstrate interoperability with DestinE, and enable innovative applications in key impact sectors. By providing a durable European infrastructure for climate AI, CLAIMA will accelerate scientific discovery, support climate adaptation, and strengthen Europe’s global leadership in trustworthy digital twins.

Structures

Keywords

ERC sectors

PE10_3 - Climatology and climate change
PE6_7 - Artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, multi agent systems

Sustainable Development Goals

Obiettivo 13. Promuovere azioni, a tutti i livelli, per combattere il cambiamento climatico*

Budget

Total cost: € 9,997,448.47
Total contribution: € 9,997,448.47
PoliTo total cost: € 703,881.25
PoliTo contribution: € 703,881.25