ANDRUPOS is a leading edge web based document examination system capable of authenticating printing techniques, printer and paper sources. It is built on research projects and studies, in which the feasibility and the relevant technologies in ICT, software and analysis technologies have been validated and tested with pilot users. ANDRUPOS is a game changer in document fraud detection such as ID documents, passports or banknotes, as it enables for the first time an automatic reliable detection method, giving quick and confident reports on possible fraud and – another very new not yet available feature – links counterfeits with printers, so that also different counterfeits and cases can be traced back to the people responsible for it like organized crime. Fraudulent identity and security documents are integral prerequisites for the smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons, terrorist mobility, to facilitate the smuggling of drugs, weapons and other goods and they simplify cross-border crime of all types. Counterfeit documents enable opening of bank accounts or receiving illegal social insurance benefits. Making and using fraudulent documents by organised crime produce huge civil, social and personal losses. The target market comprises banking (national banks), border security (airports, border crossing points), public and private forensic institutes as well as law enforcement agencies. ANDRUPOS pro-actively targets the needs and requirements of national and European users like Law Enforcements Agencies, Criminal Offices, National Police Services, Customs Investigation Bureaus, National Banks, Financial/Customs. The main objective of the FTI project now is to do the final optimization and upgrading as well as customization and then going into a final validation phase with test at first customer stations.

MESMERISE will develop and test a High-resolution non-intrusive scanner up to TRL 5 able to automatically detect and identify both internal and external concealed commodities being entirely independent of human operator interpretation and training and based on two complementary technologies: ultra-low-dose Multispectral Xray transmission and Infrasonic interrogation. A novel x-ray detector, in addition to a higher imaging resolution, captures 256 channels of spectroscopic information, allowing a step change in material identification. Crucially, this level of resolution has the potential to enhance the detection of narcotics and explosives concealed in the body -a highly complex problem with currently available equipment. A second subsystem for detecting externally concealed items based on a novel, intrinsically safe, technology (infrasound near-field acoustic holography) is entirely new to security screening. Low-fq MEM Micro-technology shall also be exploited to provide an automated version of non-contact pat-down. Both sub-systems will be able to work independently, or together to provide complementary information and improve the detection of externally concealed objects. Automated algorithms for both subsystems and, through data fusion techniques, for the combined system will identify chemical substances, recognise pattern and detect anomalies with100g threshold in any part of the body, including prosthetic elements or plasters. A big manufacturer of body scanners, SMEs, Univs, R&D centres, end-users and a diverse and high quality external advisory board, with a broad international contribution and connection to US counterparts provides a straightforward exploitation route. Acceptance by society will be promoted by communication activities highlighting its non-contact nature, non divest condition and the absence of the requirement for operators to view explicit images through automated detection making MESMERISE intrinsically respectful of dignity and privacy.

Many of London's most popular tourist landmarks are being surrounded by concrete after a CIA-MI5 summit called for special protection zones to guard against a spectacular al-Qaeda terrorist attack in Britain. Concrete barriers were put up in summer 2004 around the Houses of Parliament to prevent a suicide attack by car or lorry bombers. However, radical security changes to these measures to protect the Palace of Westminster from terror attacks are being recommended by MI5. It is feared that the current concrete barriers could be dangerous if blown up, i.e. disintegrate and create shrapnel that will injure anyone behind the barrier. There are also concerns that a steel barrier could also disintegrate and provide shrapnel if not sufficiently thick and energy absorbing. The current research proposal will look at a novel ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC), which could be used to prefabricate relatively light-weight panels, resistant both to high-speed impact (projectile or vehicle)and/or explosion from a terrorist attack.UHPFRC can be produced from a concrete mix containing no coarse aggregate (i.e. stones). A high cement content and a special reactive silica sand, together with a very low water content and water-reducing and other admixtures, are used to produce concrete with a very high compressive strength, up to 5-7 times as strong as normal concrete. The addition of a large volume (2-4%) of short, fine steel fibres produces a concrete which is easy to produce and use and which has a very high tensile strength and toughness. This concrete can be made between 30-60 times as strong in tension as normal concrete and has a very high ductility.An explosion which occurs very close to a conventional reinforced concrete panel will send shock waves through a localised region of the panel and can cause spalling fragments to come flying from the back face, injuring anyone in the vicinity. An explosion which occurs further away will cause a more widespread loading on the panel, which could cause a much larger failure in bending or shear.The proposed project at Liverpool University will investigate different mix designs for UHPFRC to achieve the maximum practical strength in tension and compression, consistent with a high toughness and ductility. Panels made from UHPFRC will be tested in the laboratory under both high-speed localised loading and overall pressure loading to simulate the effect of both a nearby and far away explosion. Results from these tests will be used as input to create a computer model that can be used to predict the behaviour of UHPFRC panels under real explosion loadings.High explosion tests will be carried out on small-scale panels at the Sheffield University explosion laboratory in Buxton to validate the accuracy of the computer modelling. At the end of the project a limited number of full-scale panels will be tested at the military explosion laboratory in Spadeadam, Cumbria as a final validation of the predictive modelling.Parallel research is already in progress at two adjacent universities in Melbourne, Australia, but both projects are still at an early stage of development. Collaborative links will be set up to exchange results between these two universities and the two UK universities and a study visit is planned to discuss the progress of all three projects and to compare results.

MAGNETO addresses significant needs of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in their fight against terrorism and organised crime, related to the massive volumes, heterogeneity and fragmentation of the data that officers have to analyse for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of criminal offences. These needs have been identified after consulting with eleven different European LEAs –members of the MAGNETO consortium. In response, MAGNETO empowers LEAs with superior crime analysis, prevention and investigation capabilities, by researching and providing tailored solutions and tools based on sophisticated knowledge representation, advanced semantic reasoning and augmented intelligence, well integrated in a common, modular platform with open interfaces. By using the MAGNETO platform, LEAs will have unparalleled abilities to fuse and analyse multiple massive heterogeneous data sources, uncover hidden relationships among data items, compute trends for the evolution of security incidents, ultimately (and at a faster pace) reaching solid evidence that can be used in Court, gaining also better awareness and understanding of current or past security-related situations. In parallel, MAGNETO will spark an ecosystem of third-party solution providers benefiting from its open, modular and reusable architectural framework and standard interfaces. To achieve these objectives, MAGNETO will test and demonstrate its developments on five representative and complementary use cases (types of crime), under real-life operational conditions in the facilities of eleven different LEAs, keeping them continuously in the production loop, adopting an agile implementation methodology and a multi-disciplinary scientific approach, combining researchers with exceptional track records, officers with top-level operational know-how in law enforcement, recognised experts for legal and ethical compliance to EU and national standards, and qualified training experts for innovative curricula development.