CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Their core work

Capgemini Technology Services is the R&D and innovation arm of Capgemini, one of Europe's largest IT services and consulting firms. In H2020, they bring large-scale software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity capabilities to research consortia — acting as the bridge between academic research outputs and deployable enterprise systems. Their contributions span building analytics platforms for law enforcement, designing cybersecurity architectures for critical energy infrastructure, and developing IoT and distributed ledger frameworks for next-generation digital services.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Capgemini's early H2020 involvement (2016–2018) focused on energy systems, climate forecasting, and thermal engineering — contributing data science to environmental and industrial optimization challenges. From 2019 onward, they pivoted sharply toward cybersecurity, privacy-preserving AI, IoT architecture, and law enforcement analytics, taking on coordinator roles for the first time. This shift reflects a strategic move from domain-specific data work toward platform-level digital security and IoT infrastructure.

Capgemini is moving toward leadership roles in cybersecurity and IoT infrastructure projects, making them a strong partner for future digital security and distributed systems initiatives.

How they like to work

Capgemini started as a participant in consortia but grew into a coordinator role in their later projects (PHOENIX, IoT-NGIN), signaling increasing ambition in EU research. With 98 unique partners across 23 countries, they operate as a well-connected hub rather than a repeat-partner organization. Their large corporate structure means they can absorb significant workloads (avg EUR 817K per project) and serve as reliable integration partners in large consortia.

Capgemini has collaborated with 98 unique partners across 23 countries, giving them one of the broader partner networks for a company with only 7 H2020 projects. Their reach spans most of the EU, with no obvious geographic concentration beyond their French base.

What sets them apart

Unlike most large IT consultancies that participate passively in EU projects, Capgemini has demonstrated a willingness to coordinate — taking on project leadership in cybersecurity and IoT. Their strength is combining enterprise-grade software engineering with research-level AI and security work, which means they can take prototype results and move them toward deployment faster than academic partners. For consortium builders, they offer the rare combination of deep technical capability, large-scale delivery capacity, and cross-sector experience spanning energy, security, and digital infrastructure.

Highlights from their portfolio

• IoT-NGIN
  Their largest project (EUR 1.9M) and a coordinator role, covering next-generation IoT with distributed ledger, federated data, and machine learning — a strong signal of their strategic direction.
• PHOENIX
  First coordinator role, focused on protecting electrical power systems from cyber and privacy attacks — combining their cybersecurity and energy sector experience.
• ROXANNE
  Unusual for a corporate IT firm: real-time speech and network analytics for combating organized crime, showing capability in sensitive law enforcement applications.