1. CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES Dr. Georgios Leventakis Senior Security Expert gleventakis@kemea.gr www.kemea.gr

2. DRS 18: Communication technologies and interoperability topic 1 - PCP Combines Research and End Users Experience (18 active officers from Police and First Responders Agencies + 35 Senior Researchers) Participates in more than 25 on going projects under FP 7 in the Security Theme (+ 7 Projects to start within 2014) Could contribute to the Identification of persisting gaps Communications requirements, based on lessons learned Could Support and Organize the requested Interoperability Test Cases (cross border events, plus large scale disasters and mega- events) Support to the Definition of the Procurement Initiation (public procurement) Support the establishment of the EU Validation Center

3. DRS 18: Communication technologies and interoperability topic 1 - PCP KEMEA is willing to lead a consortium with strong involvement of participants from the End User Community (Participants from academia – industry are welcome) KEMEA already participates in related projects: 1. Heterogeneous Interoperable Transportable GATEway for First-Responders - HIT-GATE – SEC- 2011.5.2-1 and 2. Public Protection and Disaster Relief Transformation Centre (PPDR-TC - SEC-2012.5.2-1 ) We are looking for: Other First Responders and Police Agencies Technological expertise Trends analysis Targeted research activities KPIs for evaluation and validation

4. Contact : Georgios Leventakis gleventakis@kemea.gr Cell: +30 6978994406 CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES