D.M.A.T. CONSULTING KG

Their core work

D.M.A.T. (Disaster Management Advice & Training) is an Austrian private consultancy that provides operational expertise in emergency preparedness, crisis response, and disaster management. They contribute practitioner-level knowledge to research consortia — the kind of real-world emergency response experience that validates whether technical tools actually work when lives are on the line. Their H2020 work spans two distinct domains: geospatial intelligence for mission-critical operations and the security of critical energy infrastructure, both firmly rooted in their core mission of keeping people and systems safe during emergencies. As an SME, they operate as a specialist rather than a lead, bringing end-user credibility that larger academic or engineering partners cannot replicate.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

From 2015 to 2019, DMAT's H2020 involvement moved from geospatial monitoring tools for operational networks (GEO VISION) toward direct protection of critical energy infrastructure (SecureGas). The early project was more technology-facing — using GNSS and Earth Observation data for real-time situational awareness — while the later project addressed a higher-stakes security challenge at the European grid level. This suggests DMAT is deepening its focus from "tools that support crisis response" toward "preventing the crises themselves" in critical infrastructure sectors.

DMAT is moving toward critical infrastructure resilience and security — a growing EU priority — which positions them well for Horizon Europe calls on civil protection, energy security, and hybrid threats.

How they like to work

DMAT has participated in all H2020 projects as a partner, never as coordinator, suggesting they prefer to contribute specialist expertise within larger consortia rather than carry overall project management responsibility. Both projects were Innovation Actions — the most applied, deployment-oriented funding scheme — indicating they are brought in to validate that solutions work in real operational conditions. With 28 unique partners across 15 countries from just two projects, they clearly integrate into large, multinational consortia where practitioner credibility matters.

With 28 unique partners across 15 countries from only 2 projects, DMAT operates in exceptionally broad, pan-European consortia — a pattern typical of security and space Innovation Actions that require diverse national expertise and end-user representation. Their geographic footprint is European in scope.

What sets them apart

DMAT occupies a rare niche: a private SME that brings genuine practitioner authority in disaster management to research consortia that are otherwise dominated by engineers, academics, and public agencies. This gives them a specific value as an end-user voice — the partner who can say whether an emergency response tool will actually work under field conditions. For consortium builders in security, civil protection, or critical infrastructure calls, DMAT provides the operational credibility that reviewers and evaluators look for.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SecureGas
  The largest project by funding (EUR 87,688) and most recent, addressing European gas network security — a high-priority topic that has only grown in policy relevance since 2019.
• GEO VISION
  Demonstrates an unusual combination of space technology (GNSS, Earth Observation) and emergency operations, showing DMAT's ability to bridge satellite data and crisis response.