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Workshop on Mobile Identity in Europe, Ispra, 16th – 17th June, 2009
See the announcement in the Security Technology Assessment Unit's new website at
The Mobile Identity Working Group, Ispra, 16th – 17th June, 2009
A joint cooperation between the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic, the Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS, France) and the Joint Research Centre.


Walter UWB workshop
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The Joint Research Centre and WALTER partners are organizing a Workshop on UWB regulations, measurements and testing at ISPRA, Italy on the 2nd and 3rd of July 2008. WALTER (Wireless Alliance for Testing Experiment and Research) is a Collaborative Research project with start date of 01/01/2008 with duration of 24 months, with the objective of developing a broadband wireless test bed covering the emerging needs of the research, the industry and the regulators on Ultra-wideband communications. The objectives of this workshop are:

  1. Discuss the current regulatory, industry and research requirements on UWB communications.
  2. Support the identification and resolution of conflicting requirements.
  3. Discuss the technical challenges and approaches in the definition of UWB test beds.
  4. Discuss the research status of UWB interference and mitigation techniques including Detect And Avoid (DAA).
SeBoCom workshop outcomes
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logoFrontex    On May, 27th and 28th, in Ispra, was held the Secure Border Communications (SeBoCom) Workshop aiming at setting the ground for a new Project in the area of Secure and Interoperable Communications for Border Security Forces.

The purpose of the workshop was to present the outcome of the pre-study and to bring together representatives of end users and industries to share the different experiences.
End Users’ and Industries’ attendance was very satisfactory and all the presentations were of very high level; also representatives of the External Relations Directorate General (DG RELEX) of the European Commission attended the Workshop.

End Users’ presented their real life experience in Joint Operations and outlined their need for a reliable communication system in order to be able to perform their tasks, while Industries presented the state of the art of technology in the area of secure communications with specific reference to European Projects.
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European Security Research and Innovation Forum
 Image The European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF), a public-private partnership on security research and innovation, will hold its 4th plenary meeting from the 19th to the 21st of May, 2008 at the JRC in Ispra.

ESRIF is a forum for the development of a Public-Private Dialogue in the area of EU security research and innovation. ESRIF will
  • bring together all the relevant stakeholders in order to discuss issues of crosscutting, common concern;
  • identify proposals for forming a strategic security research and innovation agenda, involving national and European stakeholders, laying out a shared and clear view of European security research needs and priorities; and
  • share ideas, views and best practices in order to make better use of existing capabilities and to enhance the use of technology in security-related domains, e.g. by inter alia making the best possible use of the various funding instruments in the present financial programming period.
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SDR Forum Workshop in Rome: Proceedings
altThis meeting was organized by Selex Communications and included working sessions advancing the SDR Forum 2008 operations plan in support of the commercial, public safety, avionics, and international tactical radio communities.


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AAAS 2008 Annual Meeting - Boston, 14-18 February 2008
Within the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, the SERAC unit organises a symposium  "Biometrics in Border Management - Grand Chalenges for Security, Identity and Privacy".

The session will be moderated by Alois Sieber and includes the following presentations: 

  • Grand Challenges in Border Security in the 21st Century--Erik Berglund, FRONTEX, Warsaw, Poland
  • Border Control Technologies: From an Eye in the Sky to a Great Invisible Wall--Peter Hanel, Motorola Research Europe, Vienna, Austria
  • Biometric Identity: The Next Challenge for Nonproliferation?--Gus Hosein, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom
  • Trusted Traveler: Trustworthy Electronic Identity Across International Borders--Jean-Marie Willigens, Deutsche Lufthansa, Cologne, Germany
  • Biometric Passports at European Borders Control--Pravir Chawdhry, Joint Research Center, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Italy
  • The Fine Line of Standardization: Too Little Too Late or Too Much Too Soon?--Patrick Grother, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
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