AI4SafeEurope Cluster — Enhancing Civil Security Through Cross-Project Synergies

Guest Article by Sister Project AVALANCHE

The AI4SafeEurope Cluster brings together some of the most innovative Horizon Europe projects working at the intersection of AI, security, and law enforcement. United by a shared mission to support law enforcement agencies (LEAs), policymakers, and security stakeholders across Europe, the cluster fosters collaboration, joint dissemination, and strategic alignment among eight cutting-edge initiatives.

This growing cluster leverages the Booster EU-funded initiative to amplify its collective impact, share knowledge and tools, and support a coordinated outreach. Coordinated by the AVALANCHE project, the cluster currently comprises the following projects:

  • AVALANCHE: Empowers LEAs to combat disinformation, hate speech, and deepfakes using AI-powered OSINT, sentiment analysis, and secure intelligence sharing.
  • CEASEFIRE: Fights illicit firearms trafficking with AI-based tools for online monitoring, in-field detection, and cross-border intelligence sharing.
  • ENSEMBLE: Tackles cross-border cybercrime using explainable AI, collaborative investigation tools, and real-time threat monitoring.
  • FERMI: Develops tools for understanding and mitigating offline risks stemming from online disinformation, radicalisation, and fake news.
  • GANNDALF: Enhances cybercrime detection and investigation with modular decision-support tools, secure data-sharing, and cyber hygiene resources.
  • NOTIONES: Establishes a practitioner–researcher network to monitor and assess emerging intelligence and security technologies.
  • PRESERVE: Builds privacy-aware AI tools for proactive threat detection and behavioural risk analysis to support LEAs.
  • PRESERVE C-UAS: Delivers a counter-UAS platform enabling police authorities to detect and manage drone-based threats in public spaces.

Through monthly coordination meetings, shared workspaces, joint workshops, and special sessions, AI4SafeEurope aims to become a reference point in the EU civil security research landscape.

Stay tuned as we advance toward a safer, smarter, and more secure Europe, together.