Automated Tracking of EU AI Act Compliance in Energy Data Spaces

With the entry into force of the EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689), AI systems used in critical infrastructure, including energy supply networks are subject to stringent requirements regarding data governance, logging, and human oversight. Operators of AI-powered grid, market, and flexibility services must be able to demonstrate compliance with these requirements. Simultaneously, technical platforms are emerging to facilitate the exchange of data for these AI services. While these systems already generate extensive metadata such as policies, contractual commitments, and usage logs, etc. there is currently no link connecting these logs to the specific articles of the AI ​​Act. Without such a link, compliance remains a manual, document-driven process that fails to scale with the dynamic nature of data-driven AI services. This work develops the conceptual and prototypical foundation for automated compliance tracking and is intended as an independent publication.

The overarching goal is the prototypical implementation and evaluation of a compliance-tracing framework that automatically analyzes connector logs—within an EDC- or FIWARE-based energy data space against the requirements set out in the articles of the AI ​​Act, ultimately generating an auditable compliance report.

• Foundational knowledge in software engineering and/or distributed systems; interest in regulatory and semantic issues.
• Proficiency in Python or Java; basic knowledge of REST, JSON-LD, and logging infrastructure.
• Willingness to familiarize yourself with primary legal texts (such as the AI Act or GDPR) and new data specifications.
• You are currently enrolled at a university.
• Strong work ethic, as well as team and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with great attention to detail.
• Good command of English (written and spoken).
• Solid knowledge of and practical experience with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Overleaf.

• A working atmosphere characterized by innovation and collegiality
• Exciting projects that help you prepare for challenging future jobs
• Flexible working hours tailored to your schedule (maximum of 19 hours/week)

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