ARtificial IntelligencE in fighting illicit drugs production and traffickiNgcore
ARIEN · Horizon Europe grant · 2023-11-01–2026-10-31
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About the data
Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-CL3-2022-FCT-01 · scheme HORIZON-IA · topic HORIZON-CL3-2022-FCT-01-06. CORDIS record →
Objective
ARIEN proposes the execution of a comprehensive workplan that thoroughly addresses the call topic aligned to the 2021-2025 EU Drugs Action Plan (DAP) achieved through a holistic innovation action that builds a real-time intelligence picture illegal drug production and trafficking incidence across the EU bolstered by AI-driven tools to understand, detect, analyse and track the entire drugs trafficking chain, its financial flows and the role of black-markets in the global darknet and their relationships with of social media. ARIEN builds on a strong platform of multi-disciplinary research, following a co-creation approach, across the criminological, societal, and legislative landscapes that will make recommendations for harmonization and drive an agenda for the development of modular solutions embedding modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques and best practices for international cooperation in data-rich environments in a legally and ethically compliant manner. Aiming at improving the investigative capability of LEAs on illegal drugs production and trafficking, ARIEN will leverage on innovative AI techniques to monitor online illicit drugs markets and collecting precious information on physical drug-dealing hotspots through social media. Additional layers of analysis, supported by explainable AI (XAI) methods, will provide actionable knowledge on modus operandi and emerging threats and trends both on drugs and drug-related organized crime networks through integrations with criminal records data and detection of online activities. Moreover, ARIEN will promote effective strategies on international cooperation among EU and non-EU LEAs, Customs and Border Guards Authorities and policy makers to enhance investigative activities against criminal groups, capitalising on effective AI techniques.
Beneficiaries (19)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA | IT | coordinator | €785,400 | |
| ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS | EL | participant | €583,125 | |
| COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | FR | participant | €541,398 | |
| SOCIOGRAPHY, MULTI KNOWLEDGE ACTIONS FOR RESEARCH AND ETHICS | IT | participant | €356,750 | |
| INSTITUT ZA KORPORATIVNE VARNOSTNE STUDIJE LJUBLJANA | SI | participant | €350,000 | |
| ICT LEGAL CONSULTING - STUDIO LEGALE ASSOCIATO BALBONI BOLOGNINI & PARTNERS | IT | participant | €271,075 | Yes |
| DIADIKASIA BUSINESS CONSULTING SYMVOULOI EPICHEIRISEON AE | EL | participant | €264,512 | Yes |
| FONDAZIONE AGENFOR INTERNATIONAL-IMPRESA SOCIALE | IT | participant | €263,000 | |
| LINGEA SRO | CZ | participant | €175,525 | Yes |
| UNIVERZA V MARIBORU | SI | participant | €157,250 | |
| MINISTRSTVO ZA NOTRANJE ZADEVE | SI | participant | €129,375 | |
| MINISTERO DELL'INTERNO | IT | participant | €106,000 | |
| POSTA SLOVENIJE DOO | SI | participant | €90,125 | |
| INSPECTORATUL GENERAL AL POLITIEI | MD | participant | €83,375 | |
| POLICIA E KOSOVES | XK | participant | €62,500 | |
| MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS | AL | participant | €48,750 | |
| PROCURA DELLA REPUBBLICA PRESSO IL TRIBUNALE DI BARI | IT | participant | €0 | |
| SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY | UK | associatedPartner | — | |
| West Yorkshire Combined Authority | UK | associatedPartner | — |
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