FOCUS Workshop on Security Research - Dec 2009

Drivers, research and outcome

Date: December 1st, 2009
Place: Collegium Conference & Restaurant in Linköping
Time: 0900 - 16.30

We are pleased to invite you to a workshop on Swedish security research. The objective of this workshop is to give an overview of the ongoing research in Sweden within the National Security Research Programme and projects with Swedish participation under the EU FP7 Security Programme.

In addition to the Swedish national security research programme, Swedish organisations has contributed to the planning and implementation of the Security Theme of the EU 7th  framework programme for research. Below is a list showing the security research projects with Swedish participation presently launched. During the workshop objectives and results from the ongoing research will be presented in a mix of oral and poster presentations. All presentations will be given in English.

Programme

09.00Registration Coffee
09.00Opening
Hans Frennberg, FOI

09.45

Swedish strategic research initiatives

  • CNDS
    Eric Stern, Uppsala University 
  • Security Link
    Fredrik Gustafsson, Linköping University
  • FOCUS
    Hans Frennberg, FOI
  • Forum Securitatis
    Martin Holmberg, FOI

10.30

Swedish national security research programme 2007

  • Progress report on BANDIT - Passive videorate THz imaging: recent field test results, and prospects for the future
    Arttu Luukanen, VTT
  • Radar Eyes - A High Resolution Radar with Object Classification Capabilities for Critical Infrastructure Protection
    Mikael karlsson, FOI
    Mikael Hämäläinen, Saab
  • EVENT - a drinking water surveillance project
    Mats Eriksson, Linköping University
11.30Lunch and Posters

12.30

EU security research in Sweden  

  • LOTUS - An European project for localization of threats
    Sara Wallin, FOI 
  • IMSK – Integrated Mobile Security Kit, for more secure events 
    Karl Ekvall, Saab
  • BeSeCu - Human behaviour in crisis situations
    Lena Kecklund, MTOP
  • Intelligent video surveillance
    Jörgen Ahlberg, FOI
13.50Poster session - Coffee

14.50

Future Focus and strategy for Swedish Security Research
Panel discussion - Moderator Lars Jernbäcker, Saab

  • Swedish – US collaboration initiatives
    Lars Sandström, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
  • MSB perspective
    Svante Ödman, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
  • Swedish Armed Forces HQ perspective
    Christer Ramstedt, Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters
  • Vinnova perspective
    Herbert Sander, Vinnova
  • Industrial perspective 
    Peter Lundberg, Swedish Security & Defence
    Industry Association
  • Future European Security Research
    Johan Lindberg, Vinnova
  •  
16.30Closing

 

Contact & Registration 



Contact and registration: focus@foi.se.


The workshop is a joint event by the FOCUS Institute Excellence Centre, the postgraduate school Forum Securitatis and SecurityLink.

 

Information on this workshop will continuously be updated on www.foi.se/focus.


 

EU Security Research

• ADABTS
• BESECU
• CAST
• CPSI
• CRESCENDO 
• ESS
• DEMASST
• DETECTER
• EFFISEC
• SECURENV 
• COPE
• FORESEC
• UNCOSS
• IMSK
• EULER 
• LOTUS
• OPTIX
• CREATIF
• WIMAAS
• EU-SEC II
• SECTRONIC



National security research programme
• EVENT
• Nätverksbaserade Värmekameror
för Övervakning
• Radar Eyes
• PanViruShield
• DETEX 

CONTACT 

Hans Frennberg

FOI
Swedish Defence Research Agency
SE-164 90 Stockholm

Phone +46 8 555 030 00
Fax +46 8 555 031 00

registrator@foi.se
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