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Transcrime-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (TRANSCRIME)

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L.go Gemelli, 1
20123
Milano
Italy
00390272343715
transcrime@unicatt.it
www.transcrime.it
University
26-50

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Professor Ernesto Ugo Savona (Professor)

Field of Activity

4. HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES

» Scenario development and decision support
» Foresight systems
» Policy development
» Law enforcement

7. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES

» Human Sciences
» Social Sciences
» Political Sciences
» Legal Sciences

Core competencies

Transcrime is the Joint research center of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, the Alma Mater
Studiorum
Università di Bologna and the Università degli Studi di Perugia.
Transcrime analyses criminal phenomena and strategies for preventing and combating crime by
means of an integrated approach including a wide range of fields such as criminology, law,
economics, statistics, sociology and psychology. It aims at identifying innovative solutions for
improving the efficacy and effectiveness of policies to prevent and combat criminal activities at
local, national and international level, and also provides technical assistance.
Transcrime areas of interest include criminal phenomena in general. In recent years, Transcrime has
conducted research and provided technical assistance in connection with terrorism, economic and
corporate crime, organized crime, corruption, analysis and future development of criminal activities,
urban security, counterfeiting, illegal immigration and human trafficking.

Horizon Europe Research Focus

FCT01 - Modern information analysis for fighting crime and terrorism
CL3-2021-FCT-01-01: Terrorism and other forms of serious crime countered using travel intelligence
CL3-2021-FCT-01-03: Disinformation and fake news are combated and trust in the digital world is raised
CL3-2021-FCT-01-04: Improved access to fighting crime and terrorism research data
FCT02 - Improved forensics and lawful evidence collection
CL3-2021-FCT-01-05: Modern biometrics used in forensic science and by police
FCT04 - Increased security of citizens against terrorism, including in public spaces
CL3-2021-FCT-01-07: Improved preparedness on attacks to public spaces
FCT05 - Organised crime prevented and combated
CL3-2021-FCT-01-08: Fight against trafficking in cultural goods
CL3-2021-FCT-01-09: Fight against organised environmental crime
CL3-2021-FCT-01-10: Fight against firearms trafficking
FCT06 - Citizens are protected against cybercrime
CL3-2021-FCT-01-11: Prevention of child sexual exploitation
CL3-2021-FCT-01-12: Online identity theft is countered
FCT03 - Enhanced prevention, detection and deterrence of societal issues related to various forms of crime
CL3-2022-FCT-01-03: Enhanced fight against the abuse of online gaming culture by extremists
FCT04 - Increased security of citizens against terrorism, including in public spaces
CL3-2022-FCT-01-04: Public spaces are protected while respecting privacy and avoiding mass surveillance
FCT05 - Organised crime prevented and combated
CL3-2022-FCT-01-05: Effective fight against corruption
CL3-2022-FCT-01-06: Effective fight against illicit drugs production and trafficking
CL3-2022-FCT-01-07: Effective fight against trafficking in human beings
BM01 – Efficient border surveillance and maritime security
BM03 – Better customs and supply chain security
CL3-2021-BM-01-04: Advanced detection of threats and illicit goods in postal and express courier flows
BM01 – Efficient border surveillance and maritime security
CL3-2022-BM-01-01: Improved underwater detection and control capabilities to protect maritime areas and sea harbours
BM02 - Secured and facilitated crossing of external borders
CL3-2022-BM-01-02: Enhanced security of, and combating the frauds on, identity management and identity and travel documents
BM03 – Better customs and supply chain security
CL3-2022-BM-01-03: Better, more portable and quicker analysis and detection for customs

RTD Experience

	Project Coordinator	Project Partner	Project Acronyms
Horizon Europe-Security	✔	✔	• TENACITY - Travelling Intelligence Against Crime and Terrorism (Funded by EC Horizon Europe) Project Partner (year 2022 – 2025) • CEASEFIRE - Advanced versatile artificial Advanced versatile artificial intelligence technologies and interconnected cross sectoral fully-operational national focal points for combating illicit firearms trafficking (Funded by EC Horizon Europe) Project Partner (year 2022 – 2025) • FERMI Fake nEws Risk Mitigator (Funded by EC Horizon Europe) Project Partner (year 2022 – 2025) • PARSEC - Parcel and Letter Security for Postal and Express Courier Flows (Funded by EC Horizon Europe) Project Partner (year 2022 – 2025) • PROMENADE - imPROved Maritime awarENess by means of AI and BD mEthods (Funded by: EC h2020 Programme) – Project Partner (year 2021-2024) • IPATCH - Piracy Avoidance using Threat detection and Countermeasure Heuristics (Funded by: EC_FP7 Programme) – Project Partner (year 2014-2017) • DIGIWHIST-The Digital Whistleblower. Fiscal Transparency, Risk Assessment and Impact of Good Governance Policies Assessed (Funded by: EC_H2020 Programme) - Project Partner (year 2015-2018) • PROTON - Modelling the PRocesses leading to Organised crime and TerrOrist Networks (Funded by: EC_H2020 Programme) - Project Coordinator (year 2016-2019)
National Security Research Projects	✔		• Italian Operative Programme for the Development of Southern Italy 2000 - 2006. Contract for a Study aimed at Defining Impact Indicators (Funded by: Ministry of the Interior ) - Project Coodinator • Italian Operative Programme 2007 - 2013: I beni sequestrati e confiscati alle organizzazioni criminali nelle regioni dellObiettivo Convergenza: dalle strategie di investimento della criminalità allimpiego di fondi comunitari nel riutilizzo dei beni già destinati (Funded by: Ministry of the Interior ) - Project Coordinator
Other Security Research Projects	✔	✔	• DATACROS II - Empowering a Tool to Assess Corruption Risk factors in firms Ownership Structure (Funded by EC ISF Programme) Project Coordinator (year 2022 – 2024) • MEDI-THEFT - Data sharing and Investigative Platform against Organised Thefts of Medicines (Funded by EC ISF Programme) Project Partner (year 2021 – 2023) • DATACROS - Developing A Tool to Assess Corruption Risk factors in firms’ Ownership Structure (Funded by European Commission) Project Coordinator (Year 2017-2020) • IKOC - Improving Knowledge on Organized Crime to develop a common European approach under the VI Framework Project for Scientific Research and Technological Development (Funded by: European Commission) – Project Coordinator (year 2004- 2006) • MARC – Developing Mechanism for Assessing the Risk of Crime due to legislation and products in order to proof them against crime at EU level (Funded by: EC under the Sixth European Union Framework Programme) – Project Coordinator (2005-2006) • FAKES - Fighting Against brand counterfeiting in three Key European member states. Towards a more comprehensive strategy (Funded by: European Commission) – Project Coordinator (year 2009-2011) • CARDS - Development of monitoring instruments for judicial and law enforcement institutions in the Western Balkans (Funded by: European Commission) – Project Coordinator (2009-2011) • Study on the application of the regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds (Funded by: EU_DG MARKT) - Project Partner (year 2011/2012) • The fight against trafficking in human beings in EU: promoting legal cooperation and victims protection (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) - Project Partner (year 2011-2014) • EU Survey to assess the level and impact of crimes against business (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) – Project Partner (year 2011-2013) • BOWNET – identifying the Beneficial OWner of legal entities in the fight against money laundering NETworks (Funded by: : EC_DG HOME) – Project Coordinator (year 2011/2012) • OCP_Organized Crime Portfolio (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) – Project Coordinator (year 2012/2014) • ARIEL-Assessing the Risk of the Infiltration of Organised Crime in EU MSs Legitimate Economie: a Pilot Project in 5 EU Countries (Funded by: : EC_DG HOME) – Project Coordinator (year 2013/2015) • Study on the possibilities to exchange information between administrative bodies and traditional law enforcement organisations to apply administrative measures within EU MS and at EU level (Funded by: : EC_DG HOME) - Project Partner (year 2013-2014) •EBOCS European Business Owners and Control Structure (Funded by: : EC_DG HOME) – Project Partner (year 2014/2015) • CEREU-Countering Extortion and Racketeering in EU (Funded by : EC_DG HOME) - Project Partner (year 2014- 2016) • FIRE-Fighting illicit firearms trafficking routes and actors at European level (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) - Project Coordinator (year 2014-2015) • IARM-Identifying and Assessing the Risk of Money laundering in Europe (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) - Project Coordinator (year 2014-2016) • MORE - Modelling and mapping the risk of Serious and Organised Crime infiltration in legitimate businesses across European territories and sectors (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) - Project Coordinator (year 2016-2018) • BLOCKWASTE – Blocking the Loopholes for Illicit Waste Trafficking (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) - Project Partner (year 2016-2017) • TRAIN TRAINING Transfer Radicalisation Approaches in Training (Funded by: EC_DG Justice) - Project Partner (year 2017-2019) •European Business Ownership and Control Structures - Phase II (Funded by: EC_DG HOME) - Project Partner (year 2017- 2019)

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