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The CarMen project addresses the growing need for more efficient and secure border management by leveraging biometrics on the move. CarMen is focused on creating a scalable, fully automated biometric system able to perform non-stop identification of travellers in various modes of transportation, including pedestrians and vehicles. By utilizing Digital Travel Credentials (DTCs), face recognition, and other biometric technologies, the project aims to improve the efficiency and security of border crossings at European external borders.

EINSTEIN’s overarching goal is to increase the demonstrable capabilities and performance of border and police identity checks, document security, and fraud detection across a wide range of operational environments. To achieve this, EINSTEIN will develop, deploy, and evaluate a novel set of six interoperable applications addressing the whole identity lifecycle. The applications integrate state-of-the-art technology for secure identity creation, protection and management, document fraud detection and identity verification on-the-fly.

SafeTravellers addresses the need for trustworthy technologies to provide reliable and efficient frictionless identification and secure identity and travel document verification. SafeTravellers introduces a new identity management platform based on multi-modal biometrics combining European Union and Third Country National citizen identification, and improved identity and travel document verification using a set of mechanisms to detect and prevent attacks on biometric systems without transferring or revealing any personal data, allowing Member States to protect the data of their citizens.

TENSOR introduces a holistic solution for police authorities that enables security practitioners to easily, securely, and seamlessly store and share biometric information in cross-border environments in a way that is harmonised, interoperable and standardised. Moreover, TENSOR targets the development and incorporation of several biometric modalities, exploiting the full potential of biometric technologies and allowing the derivation of additional (more or less distinctive) information and forensic evidence. The solution will provide automation in the process of biometric information extraction, identification, identity verification, intelligence, investigation and evaluation.

ODYSSEUS enhances the experience of border crossing for travellers and border authorities, while improving security and monitoring movements across the EU’s external water and land borders. The project’s initiative is to protect the fundamental rights of passengers while promoting the security and integrity of the European space by minimising unauthorised cross-border movements through the use of multi-behavioural and biometric mechanisms. ODYSSEUS also intends to optimise the safety of customs and supply chains by improving the prevention, detection, deterrence, and fight against crime by introducing an innovative remote check for vehicles and cargo vessels, reducing disruption to trade flows within and outside the EU external borders.