POP ART Project

The POP-ART project aims to enhance security for EU citizens in public spaces and mass gatherings, aligning with the EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025 and the EU Counter-terrorism Agenda. It combines a technical, regulatory, and societal approach, under a public-private perspective, to deliver tools that effectively prevent, deter, and mitigate security threats and attacks. The project's technical solution is a platform that securely processes and shares real-time data, utilizing Big Data analysis and machine learning for image and audio processing. The project is co-funded by the European Union’s Internal Security Fund (ISF), the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Cyprus. The POP-ART CONSORTIUM consists of: ETRA INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO S.A. www.grupoetra.com ETRA is a key player at EU level in society-driven, applied research and innovation in the field of security. ETRA I+D expertly combines the Smart City technological model with specific solutions that tangibly improve the security and quality of life of citizens and the efficiency in the use of resources by security practitioners and urban services managers Spanish National Police https://lnkd.in/eaMFw2xA is the police force belonging to the Ministry of the Interior (Spain) European University Cyprus (EUC) - CERIDES - Center of Excellence in Risk and Decision Sciences, which conducts world-class research, and develops innovative processes, tools, and services in the field of Crisis/ Disaster/ Emergency Management. Policia Judiciária (PJ – Associated LEA) https://lnkd.in/eUkUjn9m is the Portuguese higher criminal police body, hierarchically organized under the Ministry of Justice which assists the judicial and prosecuting authorities with investigations, by developing and promoting preventive, detection and investigative actions.