PopEye unique value proposition focuses on a) strengthening the security at the external EU borders through fusing robust biometric technologies for verification and identification, b) maximising the travellers’ experience when crossing the external EU borders through unobtrusive on-the-move biometric technologies, c) improving the productivity of Border Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies in performing identification and verification of people on the move and without stopping them, at up to 200m distance, when multiple travellers cross borders, on foot or inside the same vehicle, in different nature e.g. open-air conditions, night, time, time constraints, space constraints, etc. PopEye will introduce novel and robust biometric technologies in the five areas identified by the aforementioned Frontex report combined with gait recognition, in order to maximise the impact and the return on investment in short term. PopEye through the proposed technologies will support both EU and Third Country Nationals (TCN) citizens, will be compliant with existing and upcoming regulations such as GDPR and AI Act, will comply with the Ethics Guidelines on Trustworthy AI (2019), will empower the EU values and fundamental rights, including on data protection and avoid bias and discrimination.

OnMoveID will leverage increasing sensory, computational and communicational technological capabilities of standard non-trusted smartphones for advanced privacy-preserving, legal and ethical compliant management of travel documents for fast on-the-move identification of travellers for all types of border crossings: land, sea, and air. High efficiency and security are achieved in three phases: (1) Registration of border crossing (duration ca. 10 min only once, then e.g. annually), within trusted extended 3rd generation EUID wallet. Also, self-scanned identity documents will be stored, verified and used to assess biometric standstill face images and fingerprints using smartphone cameras. (2) Back-up registration (duration ca. 5 min) at registration desk at border with advanced document scanning and digital identity generation using AI. (3.1) Walk-through along lanes (duration ca. 20 sec) of travellers is used to identify and track in consent smartphone positions using ultrasound, to conduct body count from heart beat detection and localization, to generate external best face images from multiple fixed (multi)spectral cameras, while using smartphone sensors to take walk-through face and fingerprint images. (3.2) Drive-through passenger vehicles (ca. 10 sec) uses multispectral cameras. (3.3) Bus inspection (duration ca. 2 min) uses in addition smartphone camera of border officers for taking in-consent images of passengers within the bus. OnMoveID will use rule- and risk-based decision making to accept (back-up) registration as well as final border crossing acceptance or rejection. It extends S-o-t-A of all existing legacy and emerging border management systems and data bases (e.g. EES, VIS, ETIAS) at EU level while improving travellers’ throughput, based on communication and cloud computing within extended EUID/digital wallet framework. OnMoveID is functionally and performance tested and iteratively improved at borders in (i) Finland, (ii) Slovakia, and (iii) UK.

TENSOR will provide LEAs a platform that facilitates the biometric evidence extraction, sharing and storage in cross border environments allowing them to share best practices in an automated, robust, secure, privacy-preserving and scalable manner. In addition, the full potential of biometrics technologies will be exploited and their fusion in case of partial evidence gathered in the crime scenes by forensic institutes strengthening their acceptance in the court of justice. More particularly, TENSOR will equip security practitioners with novel tools focusing on (a) Extraction of biometrics and other more or less distinctive features validated in forensic conditions that assist LEAs in identification, identity verification, intelligence and investigation processes and can be leveraged to unlock criminals’ mobile devices; (b) Sharing of biometrics through secure, automated, scalable exchange of biometric intelligence and court-proof evidence among LEAs in a cross-border manner, enhancing interoperability among legacy systems owned by security practitioners and Forensic Institutes; and (c) Storage of biometrics in a privacy-preserving way through a biometric data protection mechanism enabling revocability of biometric templates. TENSOR will also introduce the one-of-its-kind European Biometric Data Space creating a common ground among LEAs, Forensic Institutes and Security Researchers assisting in the faster adoption of modern biometric solutions.

IAMI aims to revolutionize entity identification and resolution in security, intelligence, and investigation contexts. It addresses the challenges and limitations faced by current identification techniques and offers a visionary solution through advanced AI-powered software. The project's long-term vision is to propel EU LEAs and security/intelligence organizations into a new era of intelligence, investigation, and forensic capabilities. IAMI's core innovation is the development of an AI-powered software system that can seamlessly integrate with existing case management systems and analytic tools. At the heart of IAMI is the concept of the 'Identity-Attributes-Matrix (IAM)', a 3D construct that encompasses a broad spectrum of multi-modal identity-related attributes, including biometric data, non-biometric identity-related data, and analytic results. These attributes are used to facilitate large-scale entity identification/resolution, including a broader range of entity types, simultaneous and rapid multi-entity identification/resolution, systematic and continuous analysis of flux of probe attributes, confidence in noisy/corrupted probe data, reduced false positive rates, access to contact attributes, and the ability to classify fake identities and bots/avatars. Furthermore, IAMI sets the groundwork for effective collaboration and data sharing across European agencies, including international organizations like EUROPOL and INTERPOL through the establishment of a new EU-Wide IAMI enrolled data collection repository for terrorist threat assessment and awareness which enriches their capabilities and assets. The realization of IAMI's vision will be achieved through the demonstration of the developed IAMI solution. It will be communicated and disseminated among EU LEAs and security/intelligence agencies through project activities, including deliverables, training curricula, workshops, and pilots. IAMI represents a significant step forward in EU fight against terrorism.