FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute’s Post

🚀 FARI joined the ESA Acceleration Days: Accelerate Crisis Preparedness at ESA ESEC in Redu! From 20 to 24 October, the European Space Agency - ESA, in partnership with safe.brussels and the Local Police of Brussels South (Zone Police Midi - Politiezone Zuid), brought together innovators from across Europe for a high-energy sprint exploring how #AI and space technologies can enhance Europe’s ability to respond to crises. Out of 20+ teams, 8 finalists, including FARI, CS GROUP, Excelerate Technology Group, NTT DATA Europe & Latam, SENSORBITE, Thales Spain, Trillium Technologies, and the PeaceEye FlexCo & World-Direct eBusiness solutions GmbH, co-created user-centered prototypes addressing real operational challenges in human safety and crisis preparedness. 💡 Team FARI, represented by Susheel Nath, Catalin T., Claude Hannecart, and Simeon Michel, explored how AI-driven digital twins and space-based data can anticipate crowd dynamics and strengthen crisis planning from the ground up - building on collaboration between FARI, paradigm.brussels, and the Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel A huge thank you to: 👏 Pauline Lachérade-Simoulin for the invitation and outstanding coordination 👏 Greg Kelly and Ștefania Bianca Leuca for their daily guidance as our expert facilitators 👏 Brice Van Liefferinge for invaluable mentorship in refining our innovation strategy Congratulations to Trillium Technologies for their well-deserved win! 🏆 This initiative shows how collaboration between AI, space technologies, and public authorities can help Europe anticipate, prepare for, and respond to crises more effectively. 🌍 #ESA #SafeBrussels #ZonePoliceMidi #AccelerationDays #CrisisPreparedness #DigitalTwins #Paradigm #StadBrussel #VilleDeBruxelles #AIForGood - Karen Boers