At the 25-25 October 2023, PARTICLE participated in the Security Research Event 2023, as part of the RISEN booth.
The aim of the RISEN project is the development of a set of real-time contactless sensors for the optimization of the trace, detection, visualisation, identification and interpretation on site, with a consequent reduction of the time and resources in the laboratory, and for a fast exchange of information among LEAs.
The new proposed approach could be applied to the classical forensic investigations and to disaster sites, e.g. after a terrorist attack. The objectives of the RISEN project will be obtained by:
- Developing and demonstrating contactless, non-destructive, automated sensors to identify, select and label trace materials;
- Processing and sending in real-time acquired in-situ data to a 3D Augmented Crime Scene Investigation system to produce an interactive 3D model of the scene with position and labelling of traces and relative results of the on-site analysis.
PARTICLE demonstrated its Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) that connected over a network-environment all RISEN instruments into a digital platform, delivering real-time contactless trace information to forensic investigators. Results from field trials recently conducted in RISEN were presented.
About the Security Research Event 2023
The Security Research Event 2023 (SRE2023) main theme consisted on “Societal transformations, climate change and digitalisation”, representing a new paradigm of Security Research:
- Challenges stemming from megatrends are shifting the ground for security in the EU. This is true for each trend considered separately, but their mutual reinforcement and cascading effects accelerate the process and bring stronger impacts, making preparedness and response more complex.
- Climate change and related extreme weather events will affect our ability to live as before. They will impact access to clean water, food and affordable energy, thereby creating scarcity and potentially triggering social unrest or displacement of population. At the same time, the real and digital worlds are increasingly intertwined, deeply impacting society at all levels, with an increased penetration of social media and algorithmically amplified information, and creating new opportunities for criminals.
- Security authorities are facing a changing world, bringing both opportunities and challenges, that requires rethinking the capabilities needed to perform their missions. While the demand for critical raw materials is projected to increase drastically, geopolitical tensions and global competition generate risks for supply chains and may affect states` sovereignty, prosperity, safety, and security.
This cascading impact of megatrends demands a renewed debate on the role to be played, and contribution to be delivered, by EU security research.
SRE2023 gathered more than 1200 participants all over Europe (and beyond), including Security Practitioners, NGOs, SMEs, Large Industries, RTOs, Universities, National and EU agencies.
