Project description
AI tools to combat illicit firearms trafficking
The use of advanced technology allows for efficient information sharing among law enforcement agencies (LEAs), judicial and forensics authorities. The EU-funded Ceasefire project aims to develop a versatile and highly innovative approach to enhance the operational capabilities of LEAs in detecting, analysing and tracking cross-border illicit firearms trafficking activities. The project will use advanced AI technologies and establish fully operational National Focal Points. It will develop AI-enabled tools, including solutions for cyber patrolling, Web data gathering, on-the-spot detection of firearms, advanced Big Data analytics, cryptocurrency analysis, large-scale information fusion, visual analytics and firearms-related intelligence collection. The Ceasefire project will significantly increase the EU’s ability to combat illicit firearms trafficking.
Objective
Ceasefire targets the development of a highly innovative, holistic, multi-disciplinary, high-tech and versatile approach for significantly increasing/broadening the operational capabilities of EU Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in their struggle to detect, analyze and track cross-border illicit firearms trafficking related activities. In particular, Ceasefire efforts will concentrate on the following major driving axes: a) The development of advanced Artificial Intelligence (ΑΙ) technologies for significantly facilitating the everyday work of the involved practitioners, and b) The establishment of fully-operational National Focal Points (NFPs), by targeting to alleviate from current organizational, operational, cooperation, legal, cross-jurisdictional, trans-border and information exchange challenges. The former corresponds to a wide set of AI-enabled tools, including solutions for cyber patrolling, Web data gathering, on-the-spot detection of firearms, advanced Big Data analytics, cryptocurrency analysis, large-scale information fusion, visual analytics and firearms-related intelligence collection. On the other hand, particular attention will be given towards defining models, protocols and procedures for making NFPs fully functional, complemented by activities for mapping the various legal frameworks (within different countries) and procedures (within different agencies) for harmonizing investigations, cooperation, lawful evidence collection and forensics analysis. The development of efficient information sharing mechanisms among LEA (police, border guard, customs), judicial and forensics authorities will further reinforce the system capabilities. Moreover, the tasks of Ceasefire will complement the objectives and activities of the EU Policy Cycle (EMPACT) – Firearms (where partner MIRPN acts as Driver and partner FMI as Co-driver), while continuous guidance from the European Firearms Experts (EFE) group (where partner PSP acts as the Chair) is foreseen.
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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176 71 ATHINA
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20123 Milano
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70013 Irakleio
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31029 Toulouse Cedex 4
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31062 Toulouse Cedex 9
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1253 Luxembourg
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7554 RR Hengelo Ov
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118 54 ATHENS
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6051 Larnaca
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Dundalk Louth
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61-612 Poznan
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3071 Limassol
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75800 Paris
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75002 Paris
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1000 Skopje
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2001 CHISINAU
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11000 Belgrade
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1249-110 Lisboa
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1501 Ljubljana
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80-831 Gdansk
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80819 Gdansk
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28071 Madrid
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28040 Madrid
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