About
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK, Italy) serves as a scientific and technological hub, boasting 3,500 square meters of laboratories and scientific infrastructures, along with a community exceeding 450 researchers, 140 doctoral students, 200 visiting fellows and thesis students, and 700 affiliates and accredited students. FBK's premises and platforms foster a vibrant ecosystem of co-located ventures, spin-offs, projects, and training opportunities.
With a rich history spanning over half a century and comprising 12 centers dedicated to technology, innovation, humanities, and social sciences, FBK strives for excellence in scientific and technological realms, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and practical applications. This pursuit is facilitated by a steadfast commitment to collaborations and exchange activities with various stakeholders, including public administrations, institutions, small, medium-sized, and multinational companies, as well as European and international institutions. Such collaborations enhance innovation capabilities, engaging the local community and economy in the dissemination of knowledge and technologies.
Fighting Crime and Terrorism
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-01: Improving capabilities of law enforcement to counter climate-related challengesHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-02: Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to dataHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-03: Missing persons: prevention and investigationHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-05: Enhancing the security of citizens against terrorism and lone-actor violence in confined spaces such as schools
Border Management
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-01: Advanced border surveillance and situational awareness
Disaster-resilient society
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-01: Designing new ways of risk awareness and enhanced disaster preparednessHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-03: Development of innovative tools, processes, equipment and technologies through responses to disasters and emergencies for search and rescue in hazardous conditionsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-04: Open topic on driving innovation uptake of disaster risk solutionsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-05: Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate-change related scenarios for a more resilient Europe
Support to Security Research and Innovation
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-01: Open topic on supporting disruptive technological innovations for civil securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-02: Demand-led innovation in securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-04: Development of ecosystem and next-generation capabilities for a secured European Critical Communication System in civil security
Resilient Infrastructure
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-02: Security challenges of the green transition in urban und peri urban areasHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-03: Targeted innovative capabilities for the resilience of critical entities to natural and human-induced disasters, including hybrid scenarios