EMPYREAN introduces a new hyper-distributed computing paradigm to address the growing complexity and demands of IoT, edge, and cloud systems. It forms autonomous, AI-managed federations of heterogeneous resources—called IoT-Edge Associations—that optimize task distribution, scalability, energy use, and quality of service across decentralized infrastructures. These secure, trust-enabled environments support dynamic decision-making and ensure data confidentiality across organizations.

EMPYREAN also enables seamless deployment of AI-driven applications and ML workloads, with demonstrations in advanced manufacturing, smart agriculture, warehouse automation, and an international smart factory use case in South Korea.