Partners

Greece

Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis

Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (AUTH) is the largest research university in SE Europe. Its Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis (AIIA) Lab has significant expertise in lightweight DNNs, real-time computer vision, big media data analysis and social media analysis. It currently participates in the H2020 RIA projects "AerialCORE" and "AI4Media", where it is researching DNN-based real-time computer vision/machine learning, AI robustness, privacy preservation algorithms and social media/text semantic analysis. AUTH is a founding member of the IEEE Autonomous System Initiative (ASI) and leads the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA), which connects 55 universities, 18 research centers or companies and the 4 H2020 ICT-48 RIA Networks of Excellence (https://www.i-aida.org/). AUTH was coordinator of the H2020 project "MULTIDRONE" (deep semantic visual analysis for drone fleets). AUTH will coordinate TEMA and will develop novel DNNs for semantic image/video/text analysis in real-time, content-based geospatial information retrieval, as well as AI robustness in the face of distribution shifts or data scarcity for DNNs. AUTH will also contribute by novel privacy preservation algorithms and by proposing "privacy-by-design" guidelines for visual analysis for drone fleets).

Role in the project

AUTH will coordinate TEMA and will develop novel DNNs for semantic image/video/text analysis in real-time, content-based geospatial information retrieval, as well as AI robustness in the face of distribution shifts or data scarcity for DNNs. AUTH will also contribute by novel privacy preservation algorithms and by proposing "privacyby-design" guidelines for visual analysis.

Spain

Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl

ATOS is a the global leader in secure and decarbonized digital services. They are supported by the talent and diversity of 105,000 employees in 71 countries, we generate an annual revenue of €11.2 billion. They offer our clients a range of market-leading digital solutions and products alongside consultancy services, digital security and decarbonization offerings. The Computer Vision Unit, part of the Atos BDS Research & Innovation division (ARI) will contribute to the success of TEMA.

Role in the project

ATOS acts as technology provider, with focus in Artificial Intelligence (explainable AI, scarcity challenges) and Computer Vision (fire and smoke detection, contrastive language-image correlations). ATOS participates in many tasks and leads T3.5: Study AI model adaptability to extreme data conditions.

Spain

Atos Spain Sa

ATOS SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with 2013 pro forma annual revenue of €10 billion and 86,000 employees in 66 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry.

Role in the project

ATOS will be leader of task T3.5 and contribute to tasks T3.1, T3.2, T3.3 in WP3. ATOS will also contribute to T5.1 and tasks T6.2, T6.3 and T6.4 in WP6.

Germany

Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz

The Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) is a regional branch of the German Red Cross, integrated into the German Civil Protection System. The BRK plays a key role in the disaster management planning and immediate responses to major incidents to care for the population in the affected areas. It is the largest charity and disaster relief organization in Bavaria, and larges rescue service in Europe. It also relies on a large pool of volunteers and has, as a regional Red Cross body, been actively involved in liaising with local communities. As a result, BRK will bring extensive expertise to TEMA, as an end-user practitioner organization which is active in first and second response in Bavaria, as well as beyond: for example, in the SAR in West Germany during the flash flood in the Summer of 2021. BRK participates in various national and H2020 research projects, such as BroadWay and AIFER. For more than a decade the BRK is collaborating with several space-players to evaluate various analysis options based on satellite images. In view of the impact of the climate change, floods, storm and heatwaves, new systems as the answer to these dramatic situations are needed, to be able to respond faster in order to save more lives.

Role in the project

In TEMA, BRK will contribute to requirements analysis, design and host the 2 Central-European Regional Flood pilots, as well as aid in the validation of the TEMA platform. BRK will lead the trials specification effort.

Greece

Dimos Mantoudiou - Limnis - Agias Annas

The Municipality of Mantoudiou - Limnis - Agias Annas (D.MALIAN) is located in north-central Evia and belongs to the Region of Central Greece. It borders to the north with the Municipality of Istiaea - Edipsos, to the south with the Municipality of Dirfyon - Messapia, to the west it is 'washed' by the northern Euboean Gulf and to the east by the Aegean Sea. The Municipality consists of three (3) Municipal Units: The D.E. Kireos, the D.E. Elymnia and the D.E. Nileos.

Role in the project

D.MALIAN will evaluate the TEMA platform through its internal Department of Environment and Civil Protection and an operational room and bring their domain expertise to the project.

Italy

Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica Spa

Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A (ENG) is a Digital Transformation Company, leader in Italy and expanding its global footprint, with around 12,000 associates and over 60 offices in 12 countries, spread across Europe, the United States of America and South America. The Engineering Group supports the Digital Transformation of public and private organizations in several sectors, with a complete offer combining system and business integration, outsourcing, cloud services, consulting and proprietary solutions. ENG designs, develops and manages innovative solutions for all market segments. ENG participates in the project through the Open Public Service Innovation (OPSI) Lab, part of R&D Unit. The Open Public Service Innovation (OPSI) Lab works on the themes of Innovation for Public Sector, Social Innovation and Smart Cities, currently coordinating and participating in several European and national projects on topics such as urban data platform, data/service interoperability, privacy management, open government, open innovation, social participation, urban mobility, smart water management, sustainable urban ecosystems, resilient communities and open service innovation.

Role in the project

ENG is leader of T2.2. dealing with the definition of technical specification and the design of TEMA Architecture. ENG is also leader of WP6, responsible for the integration of the TEMA Platform.

Germany

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev

Fraunhofer HHI (FHHI) is a world leader in the development of mobile and optical communication networks and systems, fiber optical sensor systems as well as the processing of video signals and development of AI algorithms. Regarding the latter, FHHI brought forward one of the mostly used eXplainable AI (XAI) methods. Due its expertise in particular in XAI, FHHI is also involved in ITU focus groups dealing with AI Auditing in health and natural disaster management.

Role in the project

Within TEMA, FHHI is mainly responsible for human-interpretable explanations of the AI-generated predictions and recommendations and leads the task on explainable and robust analytics.

Germany

German Aerospace Center

German Aerospace Center, Deutsches Zentrum Fur Luft - Und Raumfahrt Ev (DLR) is the Federal Republic of Germany's research centre for aeronautics and space. We conduct research and development activities in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security and digitalisation. The German Space Agency at DLR plans and implements the national space programme on behalf of the federal government. DLR has >10.000 employees working in 55 research institutes across Germany. The Institute of Communications and Navigation (DLR-KN) performs R&D on digital radio communication and navigation, satellite navigation systems, and optical communication technologies, with significant participation in EU and ESA-funded projects. The German Remote Sensing Data Center (DLR-DFD) develops information products, methodologies and services based on earth observation (EO) data with involvement in numerous national and international projects and initiatives.

Role in the project

In TEMA, DLR-KN will develop innovative phenomenon modeling engines operating in near-real-time with high precision. DLR-DFD will develop satellite- and AI-based fire and flood detection and assessment services (up to global, up to near-real time) and data-fusion based decision support for early satellite data acquisition and processing.

Finland

Kajaanin Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) is a proactive and international university in central Finland with a strong reputation for innovation both regionally and nationally. KAMK has approximately 3,300 students and 300 members of staff and offers a number of Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. KAMK is actively involved in the development of companies and organizations operating in the regions of Kainuu, Koillismaa and Northern Ostrobothnia. KAMK's expertise covers teaching and projects in the areas of 1) Technology (Engineering, Information Systems), 2) Health and Social Services and 3) Business (Business, Tourism and Sports).

Role in the project

KAMK acts as Technical partner in TEMA and will support in running the Finnish pilot.

Finland

Kajaanin Kaupunki

Kainuu Rescue department (KAJ) are the regional emergency service operator for the Kainuu region of Finland. It is one of the 22 rescue services regions in the country. The Kainuu Department has 13 fire stations in the region and approximately 220 personnel. The administrative leader of the rescue department is the municipality of Kajaani, and the rescue board has representatives from across Kainuu. Common operations of the department include fires, search and rescue in winter and summer conditions, diving units, fire inspections and other similar tasks.

Role in the project

In TEMA, KAJ will contribute to requirement analysis, design and host the Finnish Forest Fire pilot and aid
in the validation of the TEMA platform.

Greece

Kentro Meleton Asfaleias

The Center for Security Studies (Kentro Meleton Asfaleias – KEMEA), founded in 2005 by Law 3387, is a scientific, consulting and research organization overseen by the Minister of Citizen Protection, governed by common law and annually audited by chartered accountants. Its principal purpose is to conduct theoretical and applied research and studies, particularly at strategic level, on security topics and policies. Moreover, it is the think-tank of the Ministry of Citizen Protection on numerous policies such as public order, correctional services, terrorism prevention, crime prevention, integrated border management and civil protection as well as on various other security and societal issues; it also provides advisory and consulting risk-management services to an array of public and private organizations.

Role in the project

KEMEA leads WP2 that deals with the end-user (KEMEA, D.MALIAN, RAS, BRK, KAJ) requirements, system specifications/design, as well as regulatory/technology/ethics review and monitoring. KEMEA also, having extensive R&D expertise, will aid the four main end-users in hosting and designing their respective pilots.

Italy

Latitudo 40 Srl

Latitudo 40 (LAT40) is a spin-off company of University of Naples and has a team with over 20 years of experience on the market of remote sensing technologies. Combining these two factors has shaped Latitudo 40 as an innovative image analysis and artificial intelligence skilled ompany, deriving technical and scientific background from the Academia and combining it with industry-based competencies. LAT40 won the Kick Start Space for Municipalities funded by ESA in 2017.

Role in the project

LAT40 will give contribution to WP 4.3 Geospatial Fusion System using remote sensing, to WP 5.2 for the development of Visual Tools to analyze data and to WP 6.2. for software integration

Nederlands

Nelen & Schuurmans Technology Bv

Nelen & Schuurmans (NS) is a Water Management Consultancy & IT Company. Established in 1998, the company has since then evolved into a dynamic firm with 70 highly qualified (MSc/PhD level) employees. Their mission is contributing to a healthy, safe and resilient environment. They achieve this by making the best information available to decision makers using our IT and/or consulting services. Water management is closely related to information management; the company has in fact developed information products that give managers insight into the performance of their water system. They operate in the private and public sector across the globe.

Role in the project

NS will focus on accelerating our hydrodynamic calculation core (https://3diwatermanagement.com/) for achieving near-real-time flood modeling.

Germany

Northdocks Gmbh

Northdocks GmbH (ND) is a company that specializes in creating high-quality digital twins, immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in XR, and our team of experienced developers and designers works tirelessly to create a truly engaging and satisfying experience. Their flagship product, Firefighter VR, offers players the chance to step into the shoes of a firefighter and experience the thrill of fighting raging infernos and saving lives.

Role in the project

ND has two main tasks at TEMA: One task is to take care of the generation and supply of the precise and interactive digital twin of the endangered areas. The second task is to collect all data acquired, process it and create a user-friendly and intuitive XR application to provide an operator in natural disaster management with an interactive map, useful real-time information and automated, XAI-generated proposals on how to proceed.

Austria

Paris Lodron Universitat Salzburg

Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS) is the largest educational institution in Salzburg with almost 18,000 students and around 2,900 employees in research, teaching and administration. The University is an integral part of both cultural and economic life, and is a meeting point for teachers and students, academia and the local community. The name of our university reflects its founding by Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron in 1622. Since its re-establishment in 1962, the University of Salzburg has become a modern and vibrant university.

Role in the project

PLUS will be involved in different tasks regarding in particular the field of social media data analysis, specifically they will lead T3.3 participate in T2.3, T4.3, T6.2, T6.3, T6.4.

Italy

Regione Autonoma Della Sardegna

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna (RAS) is the Directorate General for Civil protection of the Sardinia regional authority. RAS coordinates the CPA activities of all Sardinia regional, provincial and municipal bodies, as well as of the relevant voluntary associations, in both management and overcoming phases. It operates in coordination with the regional bodies responsible for the environment, public works, hydrographic district, agriculture, territorial safety, hospital system, health emergency and public health.

Role in the project

RAS will design and host the Mediterranean Forest Fire pilot and be involved in activities of communication, dissemination and engagement and also testing/validation of approaches and ideas.

Spain

Tecnosylva Sl

Tecnosylva (TSYL) is a Spanish SME highly specialized in offering advanced wildfire science and GIS-enabled software solutions for wildfire protection planning, operational response and public safety. TSYL has over 25 years of experience in the software and forestry engineering field, providing services and solutions to Fire Agencies in Europe, the USA and Chile. Its wildfire simulator product Wildfire Analyst® already won back in 2010, the best Technological Innovation award at the Spanish Symposium on Fires. Since then TSYL has further improved their wildfire science and technological capabilities through the participation in many FP6/7 IA and RIA being currently involved in two H2020 and one Horizon Europe projects.

Role in the project

In TEMA, TSYL will adapt and improve their operational forest fire simulator Wildfire Analyst by conducting research regarding its data assimilation model and the simulation results calibration model, as well as through the use of calibrated High-Resolution weather input data, with the goal to provide highly accurate near real- time fire behaviour simulation results.

Belgium

The Lisbon Council For Economic Competitiveness Asbl

The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl (LC) is a Brussels-based think tank and policy network.

Established in 2003 in Belgium as a non-profit, non-partisan association, the group is dedicated to making a positive contribution through cutting-edge research and by engaging political leaders and the public at large in a constructive exchange about the economic and social challenges of the 21st century.

Role in the project

In TEMA, the LC will lead WP7 which deals with communication, dissemination and exploitation plans and activities. It will also contribute to multiple tasks, in particular leading T2.3, T7.3 and participating in T5.3. Moreover, LC will contribute to design and fine tuning of the TEMA interactive visualization module, through a team of psychology experts.

Spain

Universidad De Sevilla

The Universidad de Sevilla (USE), with more than 70000 students, and 6700 staff, is the third largest university in Spain. More than 10000 students are following postgraduate courses, enrolled into 86 master programs and 152 doctoral programs. USE is also committed to research, with 336 national, 74 regional and 58 European open projects. In addition to its 4300 academic staff, there are 1600 researchers under different contracts. Research is carried out in the university departments, in 8 joint research centres and 9 university research institutes.

Role in the project

USE as an Academic Partner will lead T4.2 and T4.3 in WP4 and T6.1 in WP6, where they will also contribute to T6.2, T6.3, T6.4, as well as contributing in other tasks including T2.3 and T3.2.

Italy

Università degli studi di Messina

The University of Messina (UNIME) was founded in 1548 and enjoys a long tradition as a driving force in the Mediterranean area with a strong orientation towards internationalisation, innovation and quality of teaching and research. As a part of UNIME, the Future Computing Research Laboratory (FCRLab) conducts advanced scientific research in the field of innovative computer computation. The laboratory has acquired expertise in the field of cloud and edge computing, artificial intelligence, and internet of things.

Role in the project

UNIME will develop a decentralized federated edge-to-cloud continuum infrastructure for a dynamic distribution of computation and artificial intelligence models over a large afflicted area. UNIME will lead a paradigm shift from programming environments for individual devices to dynamic and cooperating groups of nodes, exploiting the properties of a swarm.