Critical infrastructure protection
19 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 8 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- SATWAYS-OLOKLIROMENES LYSEIS ASFALEIAS KAI AMYNAS-IDIOTIKI EPICHEIRISI PAROCHIS YPIRESION ASFALEIAS (IEPYA)-ETAIREIA PERIORISMENIS EFTHYNIS
Greek security SME building interoperable command-and-control platforms, AI-driven surveillance analytics, and crisis management systems for EU border, maritime, and public safety operations.
“EU-CIRCLE (climate resilience of infrastructure), SATIE (air transport security), 7SHIELD (space ground segment protection), and InfraStress (industrial plant cyber-physical threats).”
SMEEL22 projects - OSLO KOMMUNE
Oslo's city government providing real urban infrastructure as a living lab for transport, energy, circular economy, and climate-positive community projects.
“STOP-IT addresses cyber-physical threats to water infrastructure while IMPETUS covers urban safety management with ethics and technology.”
NO17 projects - CYBERLENS BV
Dutch cybersecurity SME specializing in AI-driven threat detection, visual analytics, and IoT security across critical infrastructure sectors.
“Applied security to space ground segments (7SHIELD), energy nanogrids (ELECTRON), maritime cruise ships (ISOLA), and supply chains (CYRENE).”
SMENL13 projects - CETAQUA, CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DEL AGUA, FUNDACION PRIVADA
Spanish water technology research centre specialising in smart water management, contamination response, wastewater treatment, and circular economy solutions.
“STOP-IT addressed cyber-physical threats to water infrastructure, while PathoCERT developed emergency response technologies for pathogen contamination events.”
ES10 projects - KONCAR - INZENJERING DOO ZA PROIZVODNJU I USLUGE
Croatian industrial energy company contributing grid integration, demand response, and AI-driven energy data services to European consortia.
“PRAETORIAN addresses combined cyber-physical threats to critical infrastructure using digital twins and situation awareness.”
HR9 projects - IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY GERMANYAG
German security technology firm providing biometric identity verification, video forensics, and infrastructure threat detection for EU security research.
“PRAETORIAN (combined cyber-physical threats), SecureGas (gas network security), and SATIE (air transport security) all address infrastructure resilience.”
PrimaryDE7 projects - INSTITUT ZA KORPORATIVNE VARNOSTNE STUDIJE LJUBLJANA
Slovenian security research institute specializing in critical infrastructure protection, cyber-physical threat resilience, and counter-terrorism preparedness.
“DEFENDER, InfraStress, PRECINCT, and CyberSEAS all focus on protecting energy and industrial infrastructure from cyber-physical threats.”
PrimarySI5 projects - FIRE UNIVERSITY
Poland's fire service university contributing first responder expertise to EU projects on disaster response, wildfire management, and CBRN detection.
“SAFECARE addressed safeguarding critical health infrastructure against combined physical and cyber threats.”
PL5 projects - DR FRUCHT SYSTEMS LTD
Israeli security SME specializing in threat detection systems for critical infrastructure, maritime borders, and space ground segments.
“DEFENDER (energy infrastructure), InfraStress (industrial plants against cyber-physical threats), and 7SHIELD (space ground segments) all focus on protecting critical assets.”
PrimarySMEIL4 projects - ORSZAGOS RENDOR - FOKAPITANYSAG
Hungarian National Police Headquarters — operational end-user for EU border security, surveillance, and law enforcement technology projects.
“SmartResilience focused on resilience indicators for smart critical infrastructures, where ORFK contributed an end-user law enforcement perspective.”
HU4 projects - EDP - ENERGIAS DE PORTUGAL SA
Major Portuguese energy utility contributing real-world grid infrastructure and cybersecurity expertise to European research consortia.
“Both DiSIEM and CYBERWISER.EU address protection of critical systems, with EDP likely providing real-world utility infrastructure as a testbed.”
PT3 projects - MEDUNARODNA ZRACNA LUKA ZAGREB DD
Croatia's main international airport — operational testbed for aviation and critical infrastructure security research.
“PRAETORIAN addressed protection of critical infrastructures from advanced combined cyber and physical threats, where the airport represents a canonical critical infrastructure target.”
PrimaryHR2 projects - LIGHTSOURCE LABS LIMITED
Dublin cybersecurity firm specialising in threat detection, incident response, and ML-assisted protection of European critical infrastructure.
“CyberSANE (2019-2022) targets the European Critical Infrastructure specifically, addressing incident handling across sectors dependent on uninterrupted operations.”
PrimaryIE2 projects - ELBIT SYSTEMS C4I AND CYBER LTD
Israeli defense C4I division applying military-grade detection and cyber-physical threat systems to European critical infrastructure security.
“Contributed to both SecureGas (European gas network security) and SAFETY4RAILS (railway/metro safety), covering two distinct CI sectors.”
PrimaryIL2 projects - WOEPAL GmbH
German SME specializing in CBRN threat detection, wearable chemical sensors, and augmented reality tools for security and infrastructure protection.
“Infrastructure protection is listed among NEST's top keywords, placing WOEPAL within the broader CI security domain.”
SMEDE2 projects - STEMBERG
Belgian technology SME with capabilities in wastewater infrastructure monitoring and industrial manufacturing for personalized anti-infective medical devices.
“SEGU was funded under H2020 Pillar 3 (Security), positioning STEMBERG within the EU's critical infrastructure safety agenda.”
SMEBE2 projects - SIRC SP ZOO
Polish security technology SME specializing in counter-drone detection and critical infrastructure protection systems.
“Both SafeSky and ALADDIN address protection of critical infrastructure, suggesting this is a core commercial and technical focus.”
PrimarySMEPL2 projects - J.W. OSTENDORF GMBH & CO. KG
German process industry company with H2020 experience in energy efficiency and critical infrastructure security validation.
“Participated in CITADEL (2016–2019), focused on protecting critical infrastructure using adaptive MILS (Multiple Independent Levels of Security) architectures.”
PrimaryDE2 projects - UTI GRUP SA
Romanian security technology company specializing in maritime surveillance, RPAS detection, and critical infrastructure protection across EU research consortia.
“FINSEC (2018-2021) addressed predictive and collaborative security of financial infrastructures, extending UTI's security portfolio into the banking and finance sector.”
RO2 projects