SENSINOV

Their core work

SENSINOV is a French SME specializing in IoT connectivity and interoperability solutions for smart infrastructure. Their work spans sensor integration, data exchange protocols, and the technical interfaces needed to make disparate connected systems communicate reliably — from vehicles to buildings to energy grids. In the AUTOPILOT project they contributed IoT capabilities to automated driving environments, and in InterConnect they worked on making smart home devices, building management systems, and electricity grids work together seamlessly. Their practical focus is on real-world deployment of interoperable IoT systems, not fundamental research.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

SENSINOV entered H2020 through the mobility and automotive IoT space, contributing to AUTOPILOT's automated driving use cases — a domain defined by sensor fusion, vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, and real-time data streams. By 2019 their focus had shifted decisively toward smart buildings and energy systems, with InterConnect placing them squarely in the building-grid interoperability space. The trajectory suggests a deliberate move from transportation IoT toward the built environment and energy management, two sectors with stronger long-term commercial demand in Europe.

SENSINOV is moving toward the energy-building nexus — smart home device integration, demand-response systems, and grid-edge connectivity — which aligns well with EU energy transition priorities and growing demand for interoperable building automation.

How they like to work

SENSINOV has participated exclusively as a consortium partner across both projects, never taking a coordinating role — consistent with an SME that contributes specific technical capabilities rather than managing large multi-partner programs. Both projects were Innovation Actions with very large consortia, meaning SENSINOV is experienced working within complex, multi-stakeholder delivery environments. Their 129 unique partners across just two projects signals exposure to a wide network, though the breadth likely reflects the consortium structure rather than deep bilateral relationships.

SENSINOV has reached 129 unique consortium partners across 21 countries despite only two projects — a reflection of the unusually large consortia typical of IA-funded IoT and smart infrastructure projects. Their network spans much of the EU, though no geographic concentration is evident from the available data.

What sets them apart

SENSINOV occupies an unusual niche as a small French IoT firm with proven deployment experience in two distinct domains — automotive and smart buildings — giving them cross-sector interoperability credibility that pure building-automation or pure mobility firms lack. Their participation in InterConnect, one of the larger H2020 smart energy projects, provides direct experience with the interoperability standards and architectures (SAREF, FIWARE, NGSI-LD) that EU smart building mandates are converging on. For a consortium needing an SME that can bridge IoT device layers with grid and building management systems, SENSINOV's profile is relatively rare at this scale.

Highlights from their portfolio

• InterConnect
  SENSINOV's largest project by funding (€551,469) and longest duration (2019-2024), directly targeting the EU priority of interoperable smart homes, buildings, and grids — a commercially high-value domain.
• AUTOPILOT
  Demonstrates SENSINOV's ability to deploy IoT in safety-critical, real-world environments, adding cross-sector credibility beyond their current smart building focus.