SMAUG Project team interviews!
We are thrilled to present our remarkable team and the collective journey we are embarking upon to a safer maritime environment!
As we gather in unity, each consortium partner brings a unique set of skills, perspectives, and expertise that contribute to the dynamic tapestry of our collaboration. The SMAUG team forms a cohesive force driven by a shared vision and a commitment to excellence aiming to improve and enhance the security of ports and their entrance routes.
A highly experienced consortium consisting of 22 partners including Universities, Research Centres, SMEs, Law Enforcement Agencies, Public authorities, Coastal / Border guards and Private organisations which span across 7 EU countries (Spain, Estonia, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Norway) countries shaping the SMAUG consortium!
Let’s sail away to meet the SMAUG partners.
French Ministry of Interior (FMI) (France)
M. Yohan Gerard (Gendarmerie Fluviale) and M. Franck Partouche (Gendarmerie Maritime) are introducing the French Ministry of Interior (FMI) and their views on the SMAUG project!
Let us know more about yourself. How your expertise is linked with the project. What drives you to be involved in the project?
YG: I am Yohan GERARD, forensic diver in French Gendarmerie. I’m an expert in underwater forensics and I’m looking for the best technologies to improve the effectiveness of research.
M.FP: Our expertise is mainly in the judicial processing of crimes and offenses linked to maritime and port security. our expertise therefore has a distant relationship with the project, but we are in contact with the units of our organization responsible for maritime and port security.
FMI’s role in SMAUG. In which activities you are involved? Which results do you expect to generate?
YG: I’m involved in many difficult research aspects in the inland waterways, sometimes with a big deep. I’m aware of what we have to deal with in this context.
M.FP: We are integrated into WP1, on the institutional part and therefore on the operational purpose and how it could be integrated into our security systems.
How do you think SMAUG is expected to impact the community?
YG: The outlook for the project is very ambitious, and the impact of SMAUG has the potential to be very significant at European level, in terms of innovation in the maritime sector, particularly in view of the diversity of the partners involved in SMAUG.
M.FP: We can expect the project to offer more effective and dissuasive surveillance and security prospects, port facilities and maritime approaches.
And finally, what is the most exciting part of the SMAUG project?
YG: To discover some new technologies.
M.FP: The most exciting part of the project is the agglomeration of sums of technical skills in new technologies for the security of our installations.
Explore FMI: https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/
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