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Harmonized Evaluation, Certification and Testing of Security Products (HECTOS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

Today physical security equipment and systems are very diverse in technology, concept of operations, application areas and performance. Similar security products are difficult to compare in terms of performance, accuracy, usage, trust and validation of functionality. Currently, there are very few certification procedures in Europe mutually recognized by differentMember States. This leads to fragme ...
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Accelerated Checkpoint Design Integration Test and Evaluation (XP-DITE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2017,

The aim of the XP-DITE project is to develop, demonstrate and validate a comprehensive, passenger centred approach to the design and evaluation of integrated security checkpoints (CPs) at airports. The approach encompasses a variety of different types of requirements, relating to security, airport operations and societal aspects. An ethical framework will be defined which enables designers and op ...
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Recommendations for Reliable Breeder Documents Restoring e-Passport Confidence and Leveraging Extended Border Security (ORIGINS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

The project ORIGINS aims to study the security of the extended border and more particularily passport breeder document security. The underlying idea of ORIGINS is to improve the security and therefore to restore the confidence in the application process and issuance of e-passports, by filling the gaps in security of breeder documents. Indeed, while some assurance approaches have been implemented i ...
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Innovative Technology for Fingerprint Live Scanners (INGRESS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

"The objective of INGRESS is to research, develop and validate innovative technology to take fingerprint images by looking at additional biometrics associated with the finger. The project will pave the way to the manufacturing of innovative fingerprint scanners capable of properly sensing fingerprints of intrinsic very-low quality and/or characterized by superficial skin disorders.The project focu ...
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Mid InfraRed Innovative lasers For Improved SENSor of hazardous substances (MIRIFISENS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

The mid-infrared (MIR) region is emerging as the favourite wavelength band for a number of applications, including high sensitivity trace detection, chemical emission monitoring, process control, and biological sensing applications. An efficient way to get precise and reliable information is to rely on spectroscopic analysis and, among the existing technologies, Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy (T ...
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Biometrics Evaluation and Testing (BEAT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

"Identity management using Biometrics is deployed in a growing number of applications ranging from identification platforms (e.g. biometric passports) to access control systems for border checks or banking transactions.Unfortunately, the reliability of these technologies remains difficult to compare. There are no european-wide standards for evaluating their accuracy, their robustness to attacks or ...
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Fast and trustworthy Identity Delivery and check with ePassports leveraging Traveler privacy (FIDELITY)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Significant efforts have been invested to strengthen border ID checks with biometrics Travel Documents embedding electronic chips (ePassport). However, problems appeared regarding fraud in the ePassport issuing process, citizen losing control on their personal data, difficulties in certificates management, and shortcomings in convenience, speed, and efficiency of ID checks, including the access to ...
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Hyperspectral imaging IED and explosives reconnaissance system (HYPERION)

Start date: Aug 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

The objective with the HYPERION project is to develop and test a system concept for the on-site forensic analysis of an explosion. The forensic tools and procedures used will in majority be at safe stand-off detection distances. This will also include tools for identification of unexploded IEDs. The on-site data provided by the HYPERION system will be the type and amount of explosive used in the a ...
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Tactical Approach to Counter Terrorists in Cities (TACTICS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

TACTICS seamlessly integrates new research results in the area of behaviour analysis, characteristics of the possible urban-based targets and situational awareness into a decision making framework comprising of a coherent set of tools and related processes, supporting security forces in responding more efficiently and effective to a given threat in order to actually prevent the attack or to limit ...
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Explosive Material Production (Hidden) Agile Search and Intelligence System (EMPHASIS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

The objective with the EMPHASIS project is to develop a system for detecting ongoing illicit production of explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in urban areas.The EMPHASIS system will be composed of networked sensors. Area sensors, strategically positioned, for the monitoring of explosives or precursors to explosives in the vapour phase will be used. Static sensors, positioned in the ...
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ETTIS - European security trends and threats in society (ETTIS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The aim of the ETTIS project is a) to identify, understand and assess in a scenarios framework future threats, needs and opportunities for societal security, b) to develop and test a methodological approach and model for a revolving process of security research priority setting, c) to derive research priorities geared towards the needs of user organisations, as well as rationales and options for p ...
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Secured Urban Transportation - European Demonstration (SECUR-ED)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

"SECUR-ED Project federates, with a delegated management and in a balanced manner, major operators and top industrial integrators to enhance the security of urban public transportation in medium and large cities, through live demonstrations.Based on the best practices, in a very diverse societal and legacy environment, SECUR-ED will aggregate a consistent and interoperable mix of technologies and ...
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Scalable Measures for Automated Recognition Technologies (SMART)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2014,

Automated recognition of individuals and/or pre-determined traits or risk factors/criteria lies at the basis, indeed is the very raison d’être, of smart surveillance systems. Yet new EU regulations and specifically those on information sharing between police and security forces explicitly prohibit automated decision-taking regarding individuals unless “authorised by a law which also lays down meas ...
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Architecture for the Recognition of thrEats to mobile assets using Networks of multiple Affordable sensors (ARENA)

Start date: May 16, 2011, End date: May 15, 2014,

ARENA addresses the design of a flexible surveillance system for detection and recognition of threats towards deployment on mobile critical assets/platforms such as trucks, trains, vessels, and oil rigs. There is a substantial end-user need for intelligent and continuous proactive monitoring to enable situational awareness and determination of potential threats enabling timely and appropriate resp ...
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Evaluation of critical and emerging technologies for the elaboration of a security research agenda (ETCETERA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

"The ETCETERA project is a contribution to effective and efficient security research planning on a European level. Its aim is three-fold:1. to develop novel methodologies for future strategic research planning,2. to identify risks and potential benefits associated with Critical Dependencies and Emerging Technologies with security implications, and3. to recommend research plans to deal with these r ...
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Comprehensive European Approach to the Protection of Civil Aviation (COPRA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Security has become a major factor in civil/commercial aviation. In recent decades, the number of threats to aviation security has grown significantly, especially after 9/11. This has led to ever more security regulations as the threats evolve. Security procedures have become exceedingly complex and invasive to passenger privacy; the number of security measures as well as personnel and therefore c ...
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