VALKYRIES

Harmonization and Pre-Standardization of Equipment, Training and Tactical Coordinated procedures for First Aid Vehicles deployment on European multi-victim Disasters.

VALKYRIES

Will increase EU overall resilience and effectiveness in cross-border disasters with multiple victims by enhancing transnational and cross-sectorial trust among different players and in their interaction with data-driven technologies.

VALKYRIES

The integration of the harmonized solutions will constitute the SIGRUN platform, providing advanced communications, information sharing and tactical C&C services for the first-aid responders.

VALKYRIES

Four use cases will be developed on cross-frontier and cross-sectorial BLOS (Beyond Line of Sight) scenarios, where the usual communications infrastructure could have been damaged, and emergency response teams are deployed without an accurate view of the operation environment.

VALKYRIES Project

Events

8th January, 2023

1st Workshop on Martime Computer Vision (MaCVi) WACV 2023

Researchers the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), member of the VALKYRIES consortium, attended the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV 2023) that took place in Waikoloa, Hawaii (3-7 January).
WACV is the premier internacional event comprising several co-located workshops and tutorials, representing an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers, an for those interested in computer vision applications in both maritime and freshwater domains: Search and rescue (SaR), detection of illegal fishing, airbone water surface and reconnaissance, offshore wind farm or oil inspection.

December 14th, 2022

3rd VALKYRIES Preparation Workshop. UC1 Join cross-frontier first aid response against major fire disaster.

Last Wednesday, 14th December, VALKYRIES project coordinator Juan-Román Martínez Arranz presented the progress made in VALKYRIES at Hospital Zendal, Madrid. 

The meeting was coordinated by Navid Behzadi from SUMMA, as UC1 coordinator. Presentation took place in the context of the biennial event hosted by 112 Extremadura and Autoridade Nacional de Emergencia and Proteçao Civil. Both INEM from Portugal and UME from Spain have the possibility of being part of the UC1 final demonstration, along with the Consortium.

9th December, 2022

Preparation of VALKYRIES Use Case (UC) 3 Greek - Bulgarian exercise

From 7 to 9 December the team of the Bulgarian Defence Institute Professor Tsvetan Lazarov organized and hosted the first coordination meeting on the preparation of VALKYRIES Use Case 3 Bulgarian - Greek exercise to be held in June 2023 in the municipality of Sandanski. Representatives of ARATOS.
Net, PARTICLE and TASSICA made succesful presentations. The partners from AREU attended the workshop virtually.

3rd December, 2022

Intenet of things (IoT) for adversarial environments - MILCOM 2022

Marco Manso from our partnet Particle (Portugal) attended Military Communication Conference MILCOM 2022 - IoT Workshop on Friday 2nd December (10:00-10:30) to present work done in VALKYRIES. Results will be exposed through NATO invited paper ''Connecting the Battlespace: C2 and IoT Technical Interoperability in Tactical Federaed Environments''.

December 2nd, 2022

Joint-Network Event ''From Early Warning to Action'' (DAREnet, MEDEA & IFRAFRI)

Prof. Dr. Sc. Yantsislav Yankiev from the Bulgarian Defence Institute (BDI) joined a Joint-Network Event (hybrid format) on Thurday 1st December (16:45). Coorganised by the EU funded Horizon 2020 projects DAREnet and MEDEA, and IFRAFRI, the event aims to create synergies regarding innovation uptake, (cross-border) cooperation and capability gap analysis through a combination of activities. During this event, professor Yanakiev introduced VALKYRIES project identified Gaps and Harmonisation Opportunities for Training and Collaboration in First Aid Responses.

9th December, 2022

VALKYRIES project in Nicosia Risk Forum 2022

On 15-16th November Pr. Dr. Sc, Yantsislav Yanakiev from the Bulgarian Defence Institute presented VALKYRIES project during Nicosia Risk Forum 2022.
The event organised by CERIDES that was a total success. Our colleague had a very pleasant and insighful meeting with more than 100 participants from Europe, the United States and Mexico. There were also diplomats, media representatives and first responders from Cyprus and Greece.

11th November, 202

Technologies for first responders and standardisation - CERIS Cluster Conference

On 10th November our project coordinator Juan-Román Martínez Arranz talked about VALKYRIES during the Standadisation Session of the CMINE - CERIS Conference. He emphasized the importance of increasing EU resilience and effectiveness in cross-border disasters with multiple victims. The Standardidation panel was part of the CERIS - Disaster Resilient Societies Cluster Conference and was held in Brussels at the BAO Congress Centre as well as through remote connection, across the 7-10 November.

October 28 th, 2022

XXV Municipal Days on Catastrophes

Last October 28th some partners presented results from the VALKYRIES project during the XXV Municipal Days on Catastrophes in Madrid, Spain.
A conference on “A proposal of a testbed for USAR operations analysis” was presented by Rumen Daton from Indra, where ome modules where highlighted under the main structure as Issues, Tasks and Risk and Impact calculations modules, as well as the Cohesion, communication and GIS modules and other important building blocks regarding the operational data management.
Two posters were defended by Teresa Martin de Rosales from SUMMA112 on “VALKYRIES: footprint of a European project in SUMMA112” where she explained how the outcomes of the project will boost the operations of SUMMA112 in cross-border Multi-Casualty Incidents (MCI) allowing the creation of a clearer roadmap for the future of the Spanish first aid response organization and Rafael Caballero on “Minimum Data Set in MCI” where he highlighted the importance of establishing a minimum data set in terms of patient information using well-documented and well-known methods in the medical community such as UTSTSEIN or Delphi as a basis.
Finally, the SME Tassica raised a stand where the presence of the project for dissemination purposes.

October 24-25  th, 2022

Second VALKYRIES workshops

Last October 24th and 25th, the Second VALKYRIES, Demonstration, Ethical-Legal and Standardization workshops took place in virtual format.
Partners and members of the External Advisory Board participated and the analyzed gaps and opportunities were discussed, as well as the advances in the four final demonstration scenarios.

October 11th, 2022

VALKYRIES presence in STRATEGY project CELULEX exercise

In October 11th, Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) presented the VALKYRIES project during the plenary meeting of our sister project STRATEGY Project, having presence as well during the CELULEX exercise of the Portuguese Army.
During this actual operational exercise of the Army, the two exercises of STRATEGY for chemical and biological events took place.

October 4-6 th, 2022

Third VALKYRIES plenary meeting

The third plenary meeting of the VALKYRIES project was hosted by the University of South-Eastern Norway in October 4-6th.
During these days the consortium reviewed the work done so far, the latest results from the analysis of gaps and opportunities and some ways to increase the impact of the analysis carried out during the last year were identified.
The next actions for identifying the most relevant opportunities and developing the implementation roadmaps were established with the aim of making the greatest impact in the operations of our European emergency services.
The coordinators of the demo scenarios presented the progress made in the definition of the drills but especially the selection of first responders that will be involved during the exercises as well as the technologies to be integrated.
The consortium had also the privilege of visiting the RS Noatun facilities where workers and volunteers work jointly and in a coordinated manner to provide response services to maritime incidents and two operational rescue boats.

August 23-26th, 2022

III Workshop on Recent Advances in Cyber Situational Awareness on Military Operations within ARES Conference

Prof. Yantsislav Yanakiev from Bulgarian Defence Institute gave a conference in the III Workshop on Recent Advances in Cyber Situational Awareness on Military Operations (CSA) as part of the 17 th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES).
The Congress was hosted by the University of Vienna, Austria, and attended by experts in cyber defense and situational awareness.

June 30th - July 1st 2022

Projects to Policy Seminar (PPS)

On June 30th - July 1st, the Projects to Policy Seminar (PPS) took place in Brussels. The event was co-hosted by DG HOME and REA from the European Commission and VALKYRIES was invited to participate and disseminate the project among other initiatives financed by the EU.

June 9th, 2022

I National Emergency Congress in Spain

On June 9th, the 1st National Emergency Congress took place in Spain, where First Responders from various sectors, large companies, SMEs, etc. met at the National School of Civil Protection in Madrid to carry out a series of conferences and demonstrations where the need for public-private collaboration in emergency environments and the need to integrate new disruptive technologies were highlighted.

As part of the event, the VALKYRIES’ C&D Manager Marta Irene García Cid participated in a round table together with representatives of the CDTI, Civil Protection and the School of Rescue and Detection with Dogs.
The link to the recording of the talks is available on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/rtd8wCvxybc

June 8-10th, 2022

XXXII National Congress SEMES

Our partner Tassica exhibited a Poster about VALKYRIES at the XXXII SEMES National Congress that took place from June 8th to 10th in Vigo, Spain.
The poster presents the main objectives and expected results of the project, as well as the work methodology that the consortium is using. The content of the poster is available on page 380 of the communications book published by the congress:
Communications book

May 31st-June 2nd, 2022

I Research and Innovation Symposium for European Security and Defence (RISE-SD)

From May 31st to June 2nd, 2022, the International Fair Plovdiv took place in Bulgaria.
As part of the event, Rumen Daton was invited to present VALKYRIES at the I Research and Innovation Symposium for European Security and Defence(RISE-SD) organized by the Bulgarian Defence Institute, AFCEA Sofia Chapter and Information Technologies Institute, as part of the XVth International Defence Equipment Exhibition “HEMUS 2022 – Defence, Antiterrorism & Security”.

In this forum, several EU-funded projects within the security and defence area were shared, which gave them visibility and underlined the importance of cooperation between industry, research centres and security and defence practitioners.
The event had the support of organizations as notable as NATO, the European Commission or the European Defence Agency,   among others.

May 25th, 2022

First Legal and Ethical Workshops and CPDP Conference

On May 25th, part of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna's and Indra's representatives participated in the Computer Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conferences in conjunction with the 1st Legal and Ethical Workshop of the project.
Denise Amram
and Andrea Parziale moderated the panel and Pedro Ramón y Cajal Ramo   presented the VALKYRIES project.
Some of the main contributions and challenges to improve interoperability and the need for standardisation were detailed. Details were also given on some technical aspects aimed at improving and protecting communications, data security and compatibility, among others.

May 18-20th, 2022

VALKYRIES Second Plenary Meeting

On May 18-20th, the second plenary of the project took place in Pisa.
Throughout these three days, a review of the progress of the project was carried out in detail and especially relevant topics were discussed, such as the design of the architecture of the SIGRUN reference integration, the results obtained from the analysis carried out on the minimum data sets and the next steps to define the harmonization actions to respond to the gaps detected in each of the work streams. In addition, the consortium had the opportunity to meet in person for the first time and speak directly about numerous topics related to the project.

April 5, 2022

VALKYRIES and FASTER Projects Liaison

The H2020 FASTER project developed its final field exercise on April 4-5th.
FASTER addresses the challenges associated with the protection of first responders in hazardous environments, while at the same time enhancing their capabilities in terms of situational awareness and communication. Due to its synergies with VALKYRIES a liaison activity presenting the project as sister H2020 programs.

March 30-31, 2022
First VALKYRIES, Demonstration and Standardization Workshops

The 1st VALKYRIES, Demonstration and Standardization workshops were held on 30-31th of March in a full virtual format. The events were carried out by Indra and Novotec and were attended by several members of the EAB who provided their views on the status of the project and the work methodology used. The progress made in the first 6 months of the project was presented in terms of the project requirements gathered, definition of the demonstration scenarios and strategy used in the standardization tasks. The next steps defined for the coming months were shared.

March 8, 2022
Coffee Chat with U.S. Embassy

The VALKYRIES project was invited to be part of a round table addressed to U.S. organizations on March, the presentation was carried out by Juan-Román Martínez Arranz as Coordinator of the project together with the Spanish delegate and national expert - Maite Boyero Egido - and the Chief Inspector of the Spanish National Police - José Francisco López. The event was hosted by Angel Turrin and Cameron Werker, representatives of the U.S. Commercial Service.

Jan 19-21, 2022
First VALKYRIES plenary meeting

The first plenary meeting of the project took place on January in a 100% virtual format due to the COVID-19 situation. The event was attended by all the members of the consortium.

Nov 5, 2021
FEINDEF 2021

On November 5th 2021, the Project coordinator, Juan-Román Martínez Arranz, will present the VALKYRIES project at the round table “Horizon Europe and civil security for society” that will take place at the International Defense Fair (FEINDEF) in Spain.

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Oct 19-20, 2022
ENISE 2021

On October 2021, the 15th ENISE was held, an event organized by the Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) and was attended by the VALKYRIES coordinator and the communication and dissemination manager.

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Oct 4-5, 2021
VALKYRIES Kick off meeting

On October 2021, the VALKYRIES project officially began with a two-days meeting in which the partners of the consortium attended semi-face-to-face.
This is the starting signal for a major initiative that aims to add the greatest value to European civil security.

ARATOS.NET LTD
AZIENDA REGIONALE EMERGENZA URGENZA
BLOCKCHAIN2050 BV
BULGARIAN RED CROSS
BULGARIAN DEFENCE INSTITUTE
HOSPITAL DO ESPIRITO SANTO ÉVORA
INDRA SISTEMAS S.A.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
KENTRO MELETON ASFALEIAS
SERVICIO DE URGENCIAS Y EMERGENCIAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID (SUMMA112)
NOVOTEC
PARTICIPLE
UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
TASSICA EMERGENCY, TRAINING & RESEARCH S.A.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH-EASTERN NORWAY
Santa Anna
HRT