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IMG-S is an open forum bringing together technology experts from Industry, SMEs, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and Academia. With more than one hundred entities from 24 countries, it covers the entire security RTD domain and is able to bring an answer to European and global security needs.

IMG-S is a two level organization consisting of (i) a set of technology areas - 6 technical areas (TA) and 1 cross technical group (cTA) - providing consensual view on research priorities in their own domain.(ii) a Synthesis and Coordination Group (SCG) consisting of policy experts and representatives from the TAs to orient the work and develop a holistic security research view translating the technology viewpoints in to research priorities for the security domain at all levels, from fundamental research to mission capabilities and system integration, IMG-S contributes to ensure that short, mid-term and long-term security needs are addressed.

POSITION PAPER FOR HORIZON 2020

The IMG-S Position Paper is intended to be a source of information for stakeholders in European Security Research, specifically those engaged in research orientation and management (namely within the European Commission H2020 management), national security research representatives and directors, as well as end-users and regulators. This Position Paper results from a bottom-up collection of about 188 topics suggested by the IMG-S members and discussed by the IMG-S Technical Areas. Topics are included in a data base with the entries: H2020 strategic area; Keywords; sub-keywords; research theme; research topic; time frame (two-year period); funding instrument, performance indicators; impact on EC objectives; link with previous projects; related IMG-S experts

The IMG-S Synthesis and Coordination Group further selected a global oversight of the Security research priorities that best match the main security strategic areas for H2020. Criteria for prioritization of topics included:

• Contribution to specific capability gaps identified by end users

• Perceived trends in terms of emerging threats and technologies

• Consensus among IMG-S members out of diverse member States

• European added value • Relevance to EU policies such as the EU Internal

Security Strategy and its Action Plan, the EU Security Industrial Policy, the EU Climate Adaptation Strategy, the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism, the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection, EU 2020 Flagship Initiative on a Digital Agenda for Europe and the upcoming EU Cybersecurity Strategy. the EU Approach to Food Security

NEW STRATEGIC AREA “CYBER SECURITY”

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Improving Cyber Security Technologies

Cyber security and resilience of Next Generation Infrastructures

Enhancing Secure Design of Future Cyber Systems

Trust management in federated networks Anomaly detection in networks Efficient Cyber Events Audit Trail Attribution Standardisation

Societal impact of Cyber Security

Security and trust of e-government services Ethical, legal and societal aspects of cyber defense

Protecting personal information Smart Communities (cyber) protection Cultural and practical techniques to enable cyber security

NEW STRATEGIC AREA “SUPPORT THE UNION'S

EXTERNAL SECURITY POLICIES”

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Enabling rapid external assistance

Low Cost and innovative energy supplies for humanitarian relief

Improved humanitarian relief response and operational effectiveness

Improved crisis management effectiveness between civil and military forces

Effective use of remote tele-presence for diagnostics and treatment outside EU

Demonstration Project on Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection

Efficient CBRE detection in support for

trade

Technologies for rapid disease identification and mapping in imported/exported agriculture products

THz systems for threat detection in containers

Tracking technologies for security and integrity control of traded goods from source to ultimate user

Non-destructive techniques of high volume decontamination

High throughput and high sensitivity CBRE detection systems for container screening

“F IGHT CRIME AND TERRORISM”

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Surveillance Adaptive wide area surveillance and monitoring System Situation awareness sharing Performance metrics for surveillance systems

Food integrity

CBR agent detection in food products Built-in CBR security in food facilities New technologies for decontamination and safe disposal of contaminated food products Integrated food protection against contamination in production processing and retail settings

Stand-off CBRE detection and identification

New laser sources for stand-off detection systems: Application of QCL lasers for stand-off detection systems Development of multispectral data analysis tool New algorithms for classification and identification of CBE agents Stand-off detection of C, B and E material surface contamination Autonomous robots for CBR intervention

Nano-security

Identification of industrial sources of Nanos in the EU Collection and concentration of nanos for measurements Method assessments for nanos characterisation after accidental release Development of an on-field system

“RESILIENCE TO CRISES AND DISASTERS”

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Reducing the societal cost of restoration

Improved Recovery Logistics Improved service Restoration after a crisis Financial Recovery and restoration of economic and transactional societal infrastructure Innovative energy sources for service restoration Water and hygiene solutions for large scale humanitarian disasters

Improving crisis management response

Mobile platform technologies for crisis and disaster management: Rapid deployable multidisciplinary systems for disaster management Rapidly deployable autonomous systems for emergency response and relief in absence of Critical Infrastructures Rapidly deployable autonomous systems for emergency response and relief in absence of Critical Infrastructures Improved decision support and situational awareness Improving security cross border interoperability

Large Heterogeneous sensors networks for wide

area surveillance

Enabling awareness on crisis using heterogeneous sensor networks Real time wide area surveillance for current monitoring, early warning, Alerting systems and quick damages assessments.

Safety and security in smart cities. New satellite and airborne techniques Citizen as a sensor

“BORDER MANAGEMENT AND MARITIME SECURITY”

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Future border surveillance

Wireless sensor networks for optimised border event coverage

Automated detection and classification of objects

Swarm of sensors smart management Techniques, systems and protocols for mobile border control

Underwater communications and security

Hybrid Communications Systems for Underwater Communications

“PROTECT AND IMPROVE RESILIENCE OF CRITICAL

INFRASTRUCTURES”

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Physical protection of infrastructure, new processes

Mitigation planning and countermeasures for combined physical and cyber attacks Aviation security incident reporting and identification of emerging hazards

Physical protection of infrastructure, new technologies

Huge virtual sensors for monitoring and detecting early failures of critical infrastructures Protection of Critical Infrastructures from combined Cyber and Physical-Layer attacks Societally acceptable information based pre-flight screening Enhancing Smart Building capabilities for a Secure and Safe structure

Detect CBRN attack utility distribution infrastructure

Vulnerability assessment Rapid response biosensing capabilities Multisensor fusion and systems for CBRE detection Early detection, limitation diagnosis and response to a CBR distribution infrastructure attack Assessment of prevention options Integrated sensing and intelligence to mitigate the effects of a CBR attack Technologies for preventing intrusion into the distribution infrastructure Smart environment to reduce CBRNE

"SOCIETAL DIMENSION OF SECURITY;

PRIVACY AND FREEDOM IN THE INTERNET"

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Engaging the population in crisis management

More effective engagement of the populace during a crisis

How to empower the citizen during a crisis Inclusive technologies for

security Inclusive technologies for security

"ENHANCE STANDARDISATION AND

INTEROPERABILITY "

Research theme Research topic 2014-2016

2016-2018

2018-2020

Secure vehicle communications for security applications

Enhancing secure localisation and communications performance in high-density environments

Harmonizing detection and identification of bio agents

Develop a CBRN training and testing agenda for detection and identification of CBRN agents

Development of pan –European database of whole genome sequences, proteomics and other information of relevant threat agents

Improve European ability to distiguishing intentional biological events from natural

Develope a statistical framework for genetic comparison of microbial strains and samples

Develop capability to verify the use of Biological agents in a forensic context

Improving crisis management response

Improved European Multi-disciplinary team response through more efficient interoperability

Improving security cross border interoperability

Next generation PPDR communication

Adaptive and Robust PPDR Communications based on the Flexible Use of the Spectrum