NOTIONES

IntroductionThe intelligence activities in the field of the fight against criminality and terrorism include the capability of recognizing signals and facts of interest within unstructured textual contents. The possibility of retrieving information contained in proclaims, disseminations, propaganda in general, is a very useful instrument that can...

Terrorist attacks using explosives and CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) materials have been present throughout history. While the frequency of CBRN terrorist attacks is relatively low compared to those with explosives and other types of weapons, it is crucial to treat the efforts of both terrorist organizations and...

The results of the NOTIONES project were presented in November 2023 at the 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Technologies for Defense and Security (IEEE TechDefense2023) in Rome.Dr. Paola Fratantoni (Zanasi & Partners) presented the results obtained by NOTIONES about the technologies for Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) and Imagery...

The Intelligence community has an unquestionable role in pursuing the security of citizens and Nations. The evidence clearly suggests that ethical dilemmas are a constant trait of the intelligence profession, and can generate much public controversy when certain operations become public - consider as examples...

ISEM Institute cooperated on 27th September 2023 within UC 4 Rescue of people and collection of pollution on sea in international waters. More than 500 people and three countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) worked together in a sea rescue and spill recovery operation.The exercise started with...

Article image: Shutterstock/alphaspirit.itIn November, in the Lipsko district (Poland) a computer gamer decided to track down a 'fellow gamer' in the real world in a bid to seize his valuable in-game equipment. He reached him through image photos shared by the player and information from...

Zanasi & Partners is a partner in the NOTIONES project. What is your role within this network of intelligence  and security practitioners across and beyond Europe?The primary role of Zanasi & Partners (Z&P) in NOTIONES is related to the Scientific and Technical Coordination of the...