Smart Border Control (SBC) technologies became a prominent topic in recent years when the European Commission announced the Smart Borders Package to improve the efficiency and security of the border crossing points (BCPs). Although, BCPs technologies have potential benefits in terms of enabling traveller' data...
The 8th edition of the EAB Research Projects Conference is taking place as virtual conference from 13 to 15 September 2021. The conference is organized by the European Association on Biometrics (EAB) in cooperation with the Joint Research Center (DG JRC) of the European Commission, through its...
On 20-21 May 2021, Frontex held a workshop to discuss ongoing border security projects organised as part of the EU Horizon framework. The aim of the activity was to familiarise the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) community with selected Research and Innovation projects and...
In the realm of the H2020 Border External Security Cluster that METICOS initiated, representatives of METICOS will participate as observers in the demonstration activities that are going to be organised by the TRESSPASS Project - a proud member of our cluster, on the 22nd and...
METICOS 1st Technical Review Meeting The first technical review meeting of METICOS took place on the 30th of June 2021. Project partners had the opportunity to present their work and the results that have been achieved in the first ten months of the project. The meeting was...
Visit BORDERUAS We are more than happy to inform you about our new collaboration with BorderUAS, which is now a member of our H2020 BES Cluster initiative! Nineteen (19) organizations from twelve (12) European countries joined forces for a new project on technologies that enhance border and...
Visit D4FLY We are more than happy to inform you about our new collaboration with D4FLY, which is now a member of our H2020 BES Cluster initiative! The overall D4FLY concept is to identify, reduce and avoid vulnerabilities in the identity lifecycle of modern border management, thereby...
It is with immense pleasure that METICOS will be participating in a closed workshop organized by FRONTEX and the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) community (FRONTEX agency and Member States Authorities) on the 20th and 21st of May 2021. The Project Coordinator of METICOS, Pantelis Velanas,...
We're excited to announce that our 1st H2020BESCluster teleconference has been completed. The Project coordinators and/or Dissemination leaders of METICOS EU PROJECT, TRESSPASS PROJECT, Migration-Related Risks Caused by Misconceptions of Opportunities and Requirement {H2020 MIRROR}, IT Tools and Methods for Managing Migration Flows {ITFLOWS}, PERCEPTIONS EU...
METICOS – A Platform for Monitoring and Prediction of Social Impact and Acceptability of Modern Border Control Technology, will participate in a closed workshop organized by FRONTEX and the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) community (FRONTEX agency and Member States Authorities) on the 20th...