The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, based in Germany, is the world’s leading applied research organization.  It is prioritizing key technologies for the future and commercializing its findings in business and industry, and it plays a major role in the innovation process. A trailblazer and trendsetter in innovative developments and research excellence, it is helping shape our society and our future. Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, is a large multidisciplinary research organization, currently operates 76 institutes and research units throughout Germany. Around 30,800 employees, predominantly scientists and engineers, work with an annual research budget of roughly €3.0 billion, €2.6 billion of which is designated as contract research.

Role project/value chain: Project coordinator, contributor to underwater 3D scanning LiDAR and developer of object detection algorithms.

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Tel Aviv University (TAU) is the largest, most comprehensive, and most dynamic research and teaching institution in Israel, offering the country’s most diversified range of study and research fields. Located at the heart of Israel’s economic, technological, and cultural center, TAU is proud of its liberal and pluralistic spirit. The vision of the University is to become a world-leading research university and the top one in Israel.

Role project/value chain: Research institutions domain / conduct underwater acoustics research and a wide variety of training.

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RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is synonymous with Dynamic Defense, Daring Innovation, and Technological Ingenuity. For over 70 years, the Company has pioneered advances in defense, cyber and security solutions for air, land, sea, and space. Our innovations are based on extensive operational experience and understanding of evolving combat requirements. They enable the rapid development of effective solutions for complex battlespace challenges. Always ahead ‒ we ensure an ongoing advantage for our worldwide client base. We are dedicated to continuously enhancing our customer service, as well as expanding our global industrial cooperation programs.

Role project/value chain: Technology providers domain / Large Defense manufacturer, providing for controlled environment testing site, underwater acoustics research and heterogeneous sensors’ data fusion/processing/analysis with AI, ML and DL. 

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MANiBUS is an SME providing Safety, Security, Disaster Resilience and Maritime Consulting. Company personnel's long-track operational performance, expertise and knowledge, acquired in all these domains, enable it to better foresee specific clients’ needs, understand the current and future challenges, and drive innovation to deliver solutions.

Role in the project/value chain: As a Maritime Security Consulting Company, having a clear perspective of the underwater environment, but also of the operational use of the current state-of-the-art technologies, provides for the required link between Users/ Authorities, research institutions and technology partners for the design, development and testing of UnderSec system.

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UNIWA, founded in March 2018 through the merger of the former Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, and National School of Public Health, upholds high educational and research standards. It aims to meet modern societal needs by cultivating executives with robust scientific and technological expertise. The Smart Technologies, Renewable Energy Sources & Quality research laboratory (STRESQ-Lab) at UNIWA contributes to the Research and Technology domains. Amongst others, it specializes in industrial design of underwater visual sensing modules, system communications, data harmonization, integration, and production line implementation.

Role project/value chain: Research institutions domain and Technology providers domain / providing for industrial design, systems’ communications, integration and systems’ production line implementation.

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The Institute is the largest Croatian scientific research center of a multidisciplinary character. The Mission of the Institute is excellent scientific research in the natural, biomedical and engineering sciences, with contributions to higher education and cooperation with the business sector based on outstanding scientific research. The vision of the Institute is to be a recognized top European center of scientific excellence.

Role project/value chain: Research institutions domain and experts in the maritime security and underwater security consulting and compliance domain and Technology providers domain / research institution expertise in nuclear energy applications, bringing neutron generator and radioactivity spectra detection module.

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Israel's Ministry of Defense is responsible for protecting and securing Israel and its civilians through political, military and social means. It provides solutions to tackle Israel's security challenges by strengthening the IDF, promoting the research and development of advanced technology, encouraging Israel's defense exports, supporting local industries and promoting social involvement. The mission of the Ministry of Defense is to shape and actualize the national security objectives under its responsibility, to support the IDF's force build-up and operations, and to contribute to areas of society, technology, industry and  foreign defense relations.

Role project/value chain: Borders Control & Coast Guard Authorities domain / Ports Security and Border Control Authority

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The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) is a governmental research organization operating under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation. It aims to carry out scientific and technological research, experimental development, dissemination, and implementation of produced results, in the fields of protection the hydrosphere, its organisms, its interface with the atmosphere, the coast and the sea bottom, the physical, chemical, biological and geological conditions that prevail and regulate the above mentioned systems. The operational capabilities are supported by 3 RVs (AEGAEO, FILIA and ALKYON), underwater gliders and 2 ROVs. Also, HCMR exploits and maintain a number of stationary measuring platform (buoys).

Role project/value chain: Research institutions domain and Technology providers domain / maritime research institution, bringing radioactivity searching/scanning technologies, pilots’ simulation ships and ROVs.

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DROMON mission is to enhance safety of life, property and the environment at sea through the provision of classification, statutory certification and verification of greenhouse gas emissions having quality oriented services and applying recognized standards with sound technical judgment.

Role project/value chain: Experts in the maritime security and underwater security consulting and compliance domain / Classification Society, Recognized Security Organisation, Compliance Auditing and Certification body SME, providing for system’s compliance with the maritime security legal/regulatory framework and the system’s evaluation methodology development and implementation support. 

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SAES is a company committed to Research, Development, and Innovation in the underwater environment. Most of our products have been completely developed in Spain by own engineers and resources, without external technological dependence. In addition, SAES contributes to technology transfer presenting their products at major international events and fairs and collaborating with several organisms and companies.

Role project/value chain: Technology providers domain / Large Underwater Defence manufacturer, providing for fixed underwater sensing and response technologies (electromagnetic sensors, sonars, loudhailers and AI) and dummy limpet mines.

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PROBOTEK is an innovative leader in the IoD sector. We are building an ecosystem of solutions for the enterprise.
Our professional services utilize cutting-edge proprietary technologies that exploit drone & UAV capabilities with the help of AI/ML and mission critical software platforms. PROBOTEK is also a major contributor in the open source community.

Role project/value chain: Technology providers domain / robotic assets and associated missions SW and AI support, providing for ASV and cameras’ visual analytics AI.

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Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), a new, qualitative, extroverted University with a strong international presence aiming at provide modern, comprehensive, quality education, as well as all those supplies that will help students professional career. To this end, we work systematically to update the curricula of our academic Departments so that they treat broad, modern scientific subjects with important professional perspectives. At the same time, we are constantly upgrading our student care services so that your integration into the academic environment is smooth and life in it is pleasant and constructive.

Role project/value chain: Research institutions domain / providing for electromagnetic field research and the development of HERCULES explosives’ early detection system.

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ISSNOVA aims at facilitating and promoting evidence-based design practices, planning and policy making for sustainable growth, performing scenarios analysis, cases study and demonstrators, seminars, workshops, scientific and general publications on all topics concerning sustainable development combined with human centred design. ISSNOVA applies an interdisciplinary approach to investigate safety and security for water, energy, food, aerial, terrestrial and maritime transports, land use and any critical context for people and environment, focusing on technology, processes, and social related aspects.

Role project/value chain: ISSNOVA will deliver legitimate, viable solutions to integrate environmental and social priorities with economic development, providing for legal/regulatory/ethics/GDPR framework and compliance monitoring. In addition, ISSNOVA is responsible for the dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities of the UnderSec Project.

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EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is a leading Information Technologies service provider and software developer in the field of e-government, operating internationally as a group of companies, with offices and antennas in Athens, Berlin, Basel, Brussels, Copenhagen, London, Luxembourg, Nicosia, Stockholm, etc. The group designs, develops, supports and operates complex IT systems and commercialises a wide range of software products in the field of e-government, using state-of-the-art technologies.

Role project/value chain: Technology providers domain / Large IT services and SW provider, playing the role of technical coordinator, leading system’s integration and providing the advanced UnderSec platform’s SW services.

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Fundación Valenciaport is an Applied Research, Innovation & Training center providing services to the port and logistics cluster. This initiative of the Port Authority of Valencia has enjoyed the collaboration of notable businesses, universities and institutions from the port community. Since its establishment, it has developed more than 300 projects in 60 countries, primarily Mediterranean nations, as well as from the rest of Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Role project/value chain: Port Authorities and Port Operators domain / Port planning and logistics management, safety and security implementation, on behalf of Valencia Port Authority.

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OceanScan-MST is a young and independent company, founded as a spin-off from the Underwater Systems and Technology Laboratory (LSTS) from Porto University. OceanScan-MST mission comprehends the design, development and commercialization of innovative systems for oceanographic surveys, environmental monitoring and underwater inspection applications.

Role project/value chain: Technology providers domain / underwater research and technologies manufacturer SME, providing for LAUV, associated sensors and AI.

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The Portuguese Navy, as the naval branch of the Armed Forces, has as its main mission to participate, in an integrated manner, in the country's military defense. Within the scope of State security and authority, it is responsible for the tasks of maritime security and safeguarding human life at sea, surveillance and inspection, in cooperation with multiple national and international entities.

Role project/value chain: Borders Control & Coast Guard Authorities domain  / Maritime Border Control Authority.

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The Port of Ravenna represents the only port in Emilia-Romagna. By virtue of its strategic geographical position, the Port of Ravenna is characterized as a leader in Italy for trade with the markets of the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea (almost 40% of the national total excluding coal and petroleum products) and serves an important function for those with the Middle and Far East.

Role project/value chain: Port Authorities and Port Operators domain and Technology providers domain / Port Authority and Innovative port solutions implementation

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Lavrio Port Authority is the operator of Lavrio Port Area, handling ships of all categories (Cruise Vessels, Passenger and Ro-Pax Vessels, Cargo vessels, special cargo vessels etc.).  Scheduled and charter Seaplane operations will start soon as well.  Lavrio Port location on the eastern side of Attica and near Athens International Airport is considered an ideal location for its users. Lavrio Port Authority focuses on constant enhancement of applied security measures and procedures with state-of-the-art security equipment and well-trained personnel.

Role project/value chain: Port Authorities and Port Operators domain / Port Authority

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CNT Technologies Srl semplificata is a young Italian multi awarded MicroSME. The company is devoted to develop cutting edge robotics, hardware and software solutions for Construction, Maritime, Energy industries and Agriculture.

Role project/value chain: Port Authorities and Port Operators domain and Technology providers domain / Port Authority and Innovative port solutions implementation

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The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy (MMAIP) is a government agency of Greece responsible for managing the nation's maritime and shipping sectors, as well as developing policies concerning the country's numerous islands. The Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) is a law enforcement corps with military structure under the auspices of the MMAIP. The HCG is a Multi-mission Authority for all sea related activities (except defense) including the surveillance of the Hellenic Maritime Domain and the Search and Rescue at sea.

Role project/value chain: Borders Control & Coast Guard Authorities domain / Coast Guard Authority

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Timisoara Border Police Territorial Inspectorate is the regional structure, subordinated to the General Inspectorate of Border Police, with competence in the area of 30 km. from the Romanian state border to the interior within the radius of Mehedinti, Caras Severin and Timis counties. It is organized at internal level, on units, offices and compartments specialized on activity domains, with the role of coordination, control and responsibility for the entire activity of the subordinated structures on state border check and surveillance for the purpose of preventing and countering illegal migration, cross-border crimes and ensuring the observance of the state border juridical regime.

Role project/value chain: Borders Control & Coast Guard Authorities domain / Border Control Authority / Border Police
 

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