Atlantis Consulting S.A.

1. Christodoulos KeratidisAtlantis Consulting S.A.Workshop in Information Security Theory and Practices ’078-11 May 2007, Heraklion, Greece

2. Atlantis Consulting S.A. • Business Consultancy based in Greece (Thessaloniki, Athens)‏ • Subsidiary: Atlantis Consulting Cyprus • Services • Subsidies related services (EU & National)‏ • Management Consulting (Management Systems, Business Plans)‏ • Public Administration Support (Strategic Planning, Management, Evaluation of development programmes)‏ • Science & Technology Policy Studies (Impact Assessment, Policy Studies, Technology Foresight, Innovation Management)‏ • Further information: www.atlantisresearch.gr

3. SECURE –FORCE Project • An ETI project (FP 6) focused on SECURITY research • Network of European partners promoting the participation of small and medium sized companies in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) in the field of security • 23 Organisations from 14 countries: France, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Luxembourg, Germany, Israel, UK, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, and Cyprus • Coordinator: ALMA CONSULTING GROUP • Duration: 36 months (January 2006 – December 2008)‏

4. Who should be involved? • Small and medium sized companies with an interest in SECURITY-research-related sectors, such as: • Secure communication systems and services • Networked infrastructure security • Transportation facility security (including aeronautics)‏ • Privacy and data protection • Protection against terrorism & bio-terrorism • Crisis prevention and management • Universities, public research centres and large companies in the security field with a view to integrating small companies with appropriate technologies and expertise in their security related R & D projects, funded through FP7

5. What benefits can SECURE FORCE offer? • Access to advance notification of forthcoming FP7 projects and calls for proposals in security related areas • Active contact between small and medium sized companies, project coordinators or potential investors • Assistance and support for small and medium sized companies to ensure their successful integration into large scale R&D partnerships • A project web site with an online partner search facility • Access to an online searchable database of up to 3.000 SMEs in the security field • Audits of small and medium companies to classify their expertise and identify areas to develop • Training sessions and workshops concerning FP7

6. Workshops • 7 workshops • Italy • Austria • Spain • Poland • Hungary • Cyprus • Luxembourg • Training on: • Financial and administrative aspects • Patents and IPR management • Trans-national technology transfer • Innovation financing activities

7. Areas of interest • FP7, Cooperation: 9 thematic priorities • Health • Food, Agriculture & Biotechnology • Information and Communication Technologies • Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies • Energy • Environment (including Climate Change)‏ • Transport (including Aeronautics)‏ • Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities • Security & Space

8. Security 4 main missions • Protection against terrorism and crime • Technology solutions for threat awareness (e.g. CBRN)‏ • Detection, prevention, identification, protection, neutralisation and containment of effects of terrorism & crime • Security of infrastructures and utilities • Analysing & securing existing & future infrastructures, systems, and services • Border security • Technological & capabilities to enhance security of land & coastal borders, including border control • Surveillance issues • Restoring security in case of crisis • Technologies to support emergency management operations, interorganisational coordination & communication, distributed architectures & human factors

9. Security 3 cross-cutting areas • Security Systems Integration & Interoperability • Technologies to enhance interoperability of systems, equipment, services & processes • Organisation, protection of confidentiality & integrity of information, traceability of transactions, processing • Security and Society • Socio economic aspects related to crime, perception of security, ethics, privacy, societal foresight • Safeguarding privacy & liberties, vulnerabilities, new threats, management & impact assessment of consequences • Security Research Coordination & Structuring • Coordination of security research efforts, development of synergies (civil/security/defence), legal conditions, use of infrastructures

10. Security Research Call • Security Research Call 1 • Identifier: FP7-SEC-2007-1 • Deadline: 31 May 2007 • Indicative budget: 80,3 M€ from 2007 budget

11. Register as SME or Enterprise

12. Submit your profile • Profile of organisation • Field of interest • Contact details

13. View published projects

14. View published projects

15. Send message to coordinator

16. Current projects on website • 30 projects published • Examples: • NCIP - Network Centric Interoperability Platform • Autonomic Container • Blue border surveillance: unmanned optronic self-organising surveillance network for coastal regions • AWENSIS - Advanced Wide Land Early Warning Self-Navigating Surveillance Information System • UDM - Uncertain Decision Making • BEHAVE - Behavioral Assessment and Unusual Event Detection • BADCAR - Behavioural Analysis and Detection of Vehicles in Communal Areas • Intelligent Decision Support Systems Optimization Tools for Multi Agent Cooperation • Unmanned Port Traffic Control System

17. Further Information • www.secure-force.eu • Contact your closer partner • Contact the coordinator: • Mr Mahary Ramasindraibe, mramasindraibe@almacg.com • Contact Atlantis Consulting S.A.: • Mr Christodoulos Keratidis, keratidis@atlantisresearch.gr