The related projects that are close to ASCENS research activities are those related to the FP7 Proactive initiative Self-awareness in Autonomic Systems.

ASCENS is also related to projects in the domains of theoretical foundations of global computing and global security, as well as research on pragmatic approaches to self-management, autonomic communications, pervasive adaptation and verification of embedded systems.

Additionally, ASCENS is related to projects focusing on swarm robotics, cloud computing, and automotive e-mobility, which are the topics of the three ASCENS case studies.