INCITES CONSULTING SA

Their core work

INCITES Consulting is a Luxembourg-based cybersecurity and network security consultancy specializing in risk analysis, certification, and security frameworks for critical infrastructure — particularly energy grids and 5G/telecom networks. They bring business analysis, risk assessment methodologies, and security certification expertise to large EU research consortia. Their practical focus is on translating complex cybersecurity research into deployable solutions: threat modeling, cyber-range simulation platforms, and security-as-a-service architectures for sectors like energy, automotive, and telecommunications.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015–2018), INCITES focused on 5G network architecture and NFV-based security — projects like SESAME, CHARISMA, and SHIELD dealt with network virtualization and telecom infrastructure security. From 2019 onward, their portfolio shifted decisively toward cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, with strong emphasis on risk analysis, certification frameworks, cyber-range simulation, and energy grid protection (SDN-microSENSE, FORESIGHT, ELECTRON). The recent period also shows growing integration of AI and machine learning into their security work, signaling a move from passive defense to intelligent, automated threat response.

INCITES is converging on AI-powered cybersecurity for energy systems and critical infrastructure — expect them to pursue digital twin security, EPES certification, and autonomous threat response in future projects.

How they like to work

INCITES operates exclusively as a consortium participant — across all 14 projects they have never served as coordinator, which suggests they position themselves as a specialist contributor rather than a project leader. With 199 unique partners across 25 countries, they have an exceptionally broad network for an SME, indicating they are a sought-after partner who brings specific value (risk analysis, certification, business modeling) to diverse consortia. Their consistent participation in both Innovation Actions (8) and Research & Innovation Actions (6) shows they bridge the gap between pure research and market deployment.

With 199 unique consortium partners across 25 countries, INCITES has one of the broadest collaboration networks you'd expect from an SME consultancy. Their reach spans virtually all of the EU, with no obvious geographic concentration — they integrate into consortia across Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe equally.

What sets them apart

INCITES occupies a specific niche: they are a cybersecurity consultancy that understands both the telecom/5G world and the energy grid world, which is rare. While many security firms focus on either IT or OT, INCITES has built cross-domain expertise by working on projects that sit at the intersection of network infrastructure and critical systems protection. For consortium builders, they offer a dual advantage — deep security certification and risk analysis expertise combined with practical business modeling for exploitation and sustainability planning.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FORESIGHT
  Their largest-funded project (EUR 229,250) and the most comprehensive in scope — combining cyber-range simulation, threat forecasting, and certification across aviation, naval, and power grid domains.
• ELECTRON
  Represents the culmination of their energy-security trajectory, combining cybersecurity, nanogrid protection, SDN, and certification into a single integrated framework for electrical power systems.
• 5G-IANA
  Their most recent project, bridging 5G automotive networks with distributed AI — signals the direction of their future work at the intersection of connectivity, AI, and security.