Forensic Computing Fair in Spain (FiFE ‘19)

Forensic Computing Fair in Spain (FiFE ‘19)Forensic Computing Fair in Spain (FiFE ‘19)

C IED COE participated to the 2nd Edition of the FiFE, organized and moderated by ‘’OnRetrieval’’ Company. The Fair was like the annual meeting point for manufacturers, Computer Forensic experts and police investigators from Different countries. The trends that have been observed in this 2019 edition of the FiFE are:

  •  To provide first responders with the necessary tools to be able to collect digital evidence in the forensic field without knowing a great deal of forensic technical knowledge.
  • Provide forensic technicians and experts with tools to assist in the analysis and preparation of final reports using Artificial Intelligence techniques.

 

 

The Mine Detection Symposium 2019 and the 7th Mine Action Technology Workshop

The Mine Detection Symposium 2019 and the 7th Mine Action Technology WorkshopThe Mine Detection Symposium 2019 and the 7th Mine Action Technology Workshop

The Mine Detection Symposium 2019 hosted by the Urs Endress Foundation, was held on 5th and 6th November 2019 in Basel (Switzerland), presenting last research in Sensor Technologies (Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), thermal imaging, hyperspectral imaging, magnetometer, etc.) to detect landmines, IEDs and UXO using only Unmanned Aerial Systems.

Then, on 7th and 8th Nov 2019, in the same facility, the 7th Mine Action Technology Workshop was organized by the Genève International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GIHC). It has focused on any kind of robotics (terrestrial and aerial), ongoing projects and solutions currently used in Mine Action (mapping, planning, detecting, neutralizing) by end users and practitioners (UNMAS, Mine Action Group, National. A total of 188 attendees from more than 50 nations came from industry, academia, research centers, 71 institutions, including 32 speakers and 17 companies, as exhibitors.

The C-IED COE briefed on the promising Research Project SAFEDRONE (UAV+GPR). Briefings of the SAFEDRONE project and another similar solution, the German-Swiss project FindMine were much appreciated by the audience raising some questions for real applications, although using detection systems mounted on UAV in different scenarios faces many challenges to overcome at short term. A integration of detection systems on UAVs (one, several, swarm,..) should be done.

 

 

EOD UNMUM Pilot Course on Special Training Materials of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manual

EOD UNMUM Pilot Course on Special Training Materials of Explosive Ordnance Disposal ManualEOD UNMUM Pilot Course on Special Training Materials of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manual

NATO C-IED COE participated to United Nations Military Units Pilot Course on Special Training Materials of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manual (UN EOD STM) in in Kathmandu, Nepal from 16-24 October 2019. It was organized by the Integrated Training Service (ITS) and Office of the Military Affairs (OMA) of the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) in partnership with the Nepalese Army, Directorate of Peace Operations in Kathmandu/ Nepal, UNMAS, Canada, Ireland, US, and Switzerland.

 

 

2nd TG Meeting, SCI-321: UAV Applications for Military Search

2nd TG Meeting, SCI-321: UAV Applications for Military Search2nd TG Meeting, SCI-321: UAV Applications for Military Search

NATO Science and Technology Organization SCI-321 conduct a three year Task Group (TG) with the title “UAV - application for military search”. The main purpose of the TG is to assess the potential, limitations and challenges of the use of UAV for detection of “Targets” in Military Search operation.

C-IED CoE participated in the second meeting that took place on 30 – 31 Oct 2019 at FADA (Fundacion Andaluza Desarolo Aeroespacial) / ATLAS (Air Traffic Laboratory for Advanced Systems) premises at the area of Jaen with one representative. The focus area of C-IED CoE participation was the process of the scenario script and providing the IED perspective and the challenges that rise for their detection in different areas of operations with a realistic approach.

 

 

Individual Training and Education Program (ITEP) Planning Board (IPB) II and Annual Discipline Conference (ADC) for the Education, Training, Exercise & Evaluation (ETEE) Discipline

Individual Training and Education Program (ITEP) Planning Board (IPB) II and Annual Discipline Conference (ADC) for the Education, Training, Exercise & Evaluation (ETEE) Discipline

From 08th to 11th October 2019, the second Individual Training and Education Program (ITEP) Planning Board for 2019 as well as the Annual Discipline Conference for the Education, Training, Exercise & Evaluation (ETEE) discipline were hosted and held at the CIMIC COE, The Hague. Participants from ACT, NATO HQ, COEs and NATO training provider came together to share and discuss possibilities and needs within NATO Education and Individual Training Production Planning Process.

One of the main outcomes was the information regarding the developed and installed e-ITEP management system which will published in version 4.0 by the end of 2019/beginning of 2020. With version 4.0 of e-ITEP, NATOs ETEE world will have one system in place that allowed the availability of all relevant information across Education & Individual Training as well as the disciplines in NATO.