In partnership with leading industry we provide high quality smart end-to-end security solutions and intelligent applications (including Artificial Intelligence and drone ecosystem), and SaaS/PaaS/IaaS services at affordable prices.
Our design bureau is involved in leading-edge R&D projects and public-private partnerships catalyzing innovative new security and public safety technologies together with international research community, and knowledge transfer activities.
Situational awareness in
Digital Age
Saving lives
SAR, Mapping, Humanitarian aid delivery
Self-quantification for
Digital health interventions
Adaptive learning
Raising knowledge of modern security solutions, Hands-on practical courses, Standards
KEY WORDS: Scalability, geoinformatics, all-weather, secure mobile communications, autonomous systems, drones, UTM, cybersecurity, smart video analytics, AR/VR/MR/RR/XR based training, VBS3 simulator, CBRNE, critical infrastructure protection, Cloud, HCI, HMT, Artificial Intelligence, ML/DL/BD
Example: Scalable rapidly deployable intelligent integrated C2-drone solution for LEAs, first responders and defence incl. flying wing, rotary-wing and fixed-wing configurations
“It’s not artificial intelligence I’m worried about, it’s human stupidity.” –Neil Jacobstein
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."—Albert Einstein
EU-funded Horizon 2020 project SAFETY4RAIL (2020-2022)
The SAFETY4RAILS project delivers methods and systems to increase the safety and recovery of track-based inter-city railway and intra-city metro transportation. It addresses both cyber-only attacks (such as impact from WannaCry infections), physical-only attacks (such as the Madrid commuter trains bombing in 2014) and combined cyber-physical attacks to IoT infrastructure.
Project:
1) Conducts smart monitoring of relevant research and innovation projects and technology watching, and scanning of pipe-line technology including also other security domains (defence, intelligence).
2) Provides assessment, selection and routing of promising technologies to LEAs in the Member States,
3) Identifies, categorizes and prioritizes capability gaps, the current situation regarding the baseline capabilities and the use of technology in the respective law enforcement practitioner groups.
EnhANcing emergencY management and response to extreme WeatHER and climate Events
Development of a Pan-European multi-hazard platform providing a better identification of the expected weather-induced impacts and their location in time and space before they occur.
1) To create a roadmap for the development of the European CBRN market and innovations 2) To provide integration with platforms (tools, systems, services, products) by proposing standardized CBRNE interfaces and future EU standards.
European Network Of CBRN TraIning CEnters
To establish a European network of CBRN training, testing and demonstration centres aiming for improved preparedness and incident response through increased collaboration between CBRN training centres and practitioners’ needs-driven CBRN innovation and research.
The World Bank/GFDRR launched a global study on the “State of Civil
Protection in the World: Typologies, Good Practices and Economic Returns”. The study was in two main parts:
1) An analysis of the institutional diversity of civil protection systems and practices,
2) Deep-dive case studies in selected 16 countries to identify lessons-learnt and good
international practices
Training Augmented Reality Generalised Environment Toolkit for counterterrorism units, border guards and first responders
DRiving InnoVation in crisis management for European Resilience
1) Development of a pan-European Test-bed for crisis management capability, and 2) Development of a portfolio of crisis management solutions
Network Of practitioners For Emergency medicAl systems and cRitical care
CSA project bringing together pan-European medical care practitioners, decision and policy makers to share knowledge.
PReparedness against CBRNE threats through cOmmon Approaches between security praCTItioners and the VulnerablE civil society
1) Better harmonisation of procedures between various categories of practitioners, 2) Better understanding of the needs of vulnerable citizen groups
Studying technologies and techniques for fusion of biohacking information for mind-driven drone management
Study of modern human-computer interaction techniques and human-machine teaming: The State-of-the-Art, AI and Trends
Development of proof-of-concept: 3D DRone Enabled test bed And Mixed reality learning for Emergency and Rescue management
Technology transition in post-Covid-19, novel solutions for security systems and crowdsourcing monitoring
The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences is the state institution, providing professional education for civil servants belonging in the area of government under the Estonian Ministry of the Interior: rescue, police and border guard, correction, and taxation and customs.
Our business development strategy relies on close industry-university partnership for innovation.
Tallinn University of Technology is the only flagship in engineering and IT science and education in Estonia, providing higher education at all levels in information technology, engineering, technology, economics, science and maritime.
TV BROADCASTING,
SOCIAL MEDIA
SIMULATION OF COMMAND AND CONTROL C2 CENTER
STATE AND VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
DIFFERENT SCENARIO AND RESCUE TEAM CONFIGURATIONS
AUTHOR: Andre Samberg (Professor of Practice, Dr.)
SHORT ABSTRACT: We look into Human-Machine Teaming and answer the following questions from the point of view of Internet of Drone Things for public security and safety: 1) WHERE do the actions take place, 2) WHO are the actors, and 3) WHAT are the core technologies today? There is an increasing number of different unmanned systems and drones in the modern world. Internet of Things is transforming also. Internet of Drone Things becomes a reality although it is not yet well defined and missing the legal rules of operation in public places. From the point of view of public security and safety, Internet of Drone Things is likely to become a dominant presence in warfare in 20 years from now. As the integration of autonomous systems in everyday life increases the complexity of human-machine/human-computer interaction, meaningful interaction and collaboration between humans and agents becomes a pressing problem. The question arises HOW autonomous systems can SUPPORT INTERACTION with humans in a way THAT ultimately ALLOWS HUMANS TO STAY IN CONTROL.
ACCEPTED PAPER: 1 June 2020, in print
AUTHORS: Andre Samberg (Professor of Practice, Dr., i4-Flame) and Yevhen Stetsiuk (Lt.Col. (civil protection), Ph.D., National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine)
ABSTRACT: The prolonged armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine since 2014 has generated the increasing public safety concern about
landmines, abandoned unexploded ordnance (UXO) and small-size explosive remnants of war, which are spreading
around the region of a conflict. Such ordnance can be used for making the improvised explosive devices (IED) as well.
The background studies have identified the following key obstacles which make UXO demining and cleaning in that
region challenging: an absence of government-endorsed national technical standards against which demining activity can
be measured in crowded areas and non-permissive operating environment (i.e. public transport hubs and metro), and not
enough human and technical capacity. Demining is carried out often using different techniques and outdated equipment.
During the applied research project, the available open source international best practices and the UXO risk assessment
methods were reviewed and assessed, firstly. Secondly, a new demining methodology was developed for improving the
existing standard operating procedures of the bomb disposal units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU).
Thirdly, a proof-of-concept was designed for field trials. A prototype of a light-weight smart steel cone was constructed
which can cover small-size UXO in critical infrastructures like metro without using heavy commercial explosive
ordinance disposal robots and causing a minimum impact to environment and ecology. Live field testing was conducted.
Finally, based on the successful trials, the recommendations for the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the bomb
disposal units of the SESU were produced. For example, this cone can be stored in metro station and easily transported
by a security guard, who covers abandoned UXO. If an object goes off before the bomb squad arrives on site, then this
device can efficiently protect the crowed area and environment from the bomb fragments. This new demining equipment
was granted a patent.
Paper (pdf)
AUTHOR: Andre Samberg (Professor of Practice, Dr.)
SHORT ABSTRACT: We review the state-of-the art of human-machine teaming starting from SCADA/HMI type for power stations to mind-driven human-computer interaction for drones. The review starts with the definition of the key terminology. It is followed by the review of core technologies such as the Internet (IP based network communication), 3D battlespace visualization, virtual simulation (VR, AR, MX, XR) and Artificial Intelligence. Of course, we cannot underestimate and overcome the fact of military drone revolution (UAV, UUV, UGV, autonomous weapons). AI-based drones become available: from single AI (on chip) to AI Everywhere. A proposed framework of military Internet of Drone Things is presented.
ACCEPTED PAPER: 30 May 2020, in print
Online Secure Society European Info Day, S4seren, 12 May 2020 (4 slides)
AUTHOR: Andre Samberg (Professor of Practice, Dr.)
AUTHOR: Andre Samberg (Professor of Practice, Dr.)
Online presentation, Workshop "Covid-19", EU-funded project PROACTIVE, 30 April 2020 (7 slides)
AUTHORS: Andre Samberg (Professor of Practice, Dr., i4-Flame) and Eeva Victoria Samberg (athlet, Helsingin Kisaveikot HKV, Finland)
Published online: 03 April 2020
AUTHOR: Andre Samberg (Professor of Practice, Dr.)
AFCEA Europe Workshop “The New Age of Computing –
How will it change Command and Control”, Session III: Security challenges within Artificial Intelligence, Brussels, Belgium, 27 February 2020 (26 slides)
9-11 December 2020
Utrecht, The Netherland
The staff of i4-Flame is a member of the program committee.
21-24 September 2020
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The staff of i4-Flame is a member of the program committee.
21-24 September 2020
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The staff of i4-Flame is a member of the program committee.
27 April - 8 May 2020
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100 % private startup SME.
The HQ is in Estonia. Multinational team: Estonia, Finland, UAE, Ukraine.
Established on 14th of January 2018.
Our CEO is the regular expert and evaluator of the European Commission in the security domain.
Business ID: 14336264.
European Commission PIC: 908894172.
NATO NCAGE: 007HJ.
Member of The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO).
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