On 4-5 June 2025, the Development agency of Lemesos (Analem) hosted the final conference of PRECRISIS in Limassol, Cyprus. The participants included end-users from Cyprus and from other EU Member States, as well as partners from sibling projects such as PRECRISIS and AIOLIA. This event was an opportunity to share experiences and celebrate achievements.
During the first day, the PRECRISIS Validation and Evaluation Workshop (VEW) took place in a hybrid format. The tech partners conducted a demonstration of the latest version of the PRECRISIS platform. The AI-supported tools, developed by the PRECRISIS consortium, are designed to complement the measures necessary for the protection of public spaces and for keeping people safe.
Next, during a piloting session, the participants had the opportunity to test and validate the tools. In the discussions and through an evaluation questionnaire, they shared their feedback on the platform’s practical applicability, capabilities, user-friendliness.
“It was very rewarding to see LEAs actively using the platform that we developed with great dedication. They genuinely appreciating its potential to support their day-to-day operations. While we anticipated a positive response, the enthusiasm we witnessed during the Cyprus Pilot far exceeded our expectations. LEAs were especially impressed by how the PRECRISIS Platform seamlessly brings together multiple data sources to provide a clear understanding of what’s happening in a city, and by how intuitive and well-designed the system is. This feels less like the end of a project and more like the beginning of a new journey for PRECRISIS – on its way towards real-world deployment” – Lorenzo Vaquero from Fondazione Bruno Kessler commented.
The second day of the event in Limassol hosted a thematic conference on the trends, technology and policy priorities in public space protection. This conference started with presentations of the PRECRISIS Platform and the PRECRISIS Toolkit – Crisis Communications, Training Tools, and Insider Threat Strategy.
In their presentations, Jonanniter researchers Sahar Kainz and Veronika Simanko shared the results of their research on public perceptions of AI- and human-based surveillance at large events. During a panel discussion, Clemens Liehr shared thoughts on the risks and benefits from using AI in surveillance technologies – from the perspective of a first-responder organisation.
The experts also discussed the trending policy priorities in the protection of public spaces in the current geopolitical context. The conference concluded with a module on how PRECRISIS will continue after the project’s formal closing.
