WARA Public Safety
Innovation in public safety is of increasing importance globally. The WASP Research Arena for Public Safety (WARA PS) promotes research in collaborative heterogenous agents and systems – with the mission to keep society safe.
Video from the annual WARA PS Demo Week.
Objective
The objective of WARA PS is to bridge industry, academia and society together to co-create, develop and validate technology with real-world impact in the public safety domain. This is achieved by providing an arena that focuses on teams of humans and systems acting and interacting in scenarios derived from needs and challenges from end users.
Research Focus Areas
We support research in all domains; air, sea, underwater, land, space and cyber. The approach is scenario-driven where research is based on and guided by societal challenges and handling unforeseen events. Our aim is to promote and validate research with real-world impact for government and industry.
Resources and partners
WARA PS provides multiple resources that can be used for research and data collection purposes. This includes manned and unmanned aerial, surface, sub-surface, and ground vehicles equipped with sensors and advanced positioning systems. WARA PS offers a shared integration infrastructure, the Core System, that can be used for integration, experiments and data collections.
WARA PS has a fast-growing community consisting of industry, academia and government agencies, collaborating to define and address current and future challenges. The arena is led by the Core Team, consisting of representatives from Linköping University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Saab Kockums, Combitech, Ericsson and Sectra Communications. The role of the Core Team is to support researchers with integration, onboarding and data collections. Please visit portal.waraps.org if you are interested in learning more and connecting with us.
Join our community
WARA PS welcomes researchers, industry partners and public sector organizations interested in public safety, autonomous systems and collaborative technologies. By joining the community, participants can contribute to scenario development, take part in experiments, access shared resources and exchange knowledge across sectors.
Whether you want to explore research opportunities, test new technology in realistic scenarios or connect with partners in the public safety domain, WARA PS provides a collaborative environment for turning ideas into practical solutions.
WARA PS organizes three annual events: Data Collection Week, Preparation Week and Demo Week. These events offer opportunities to take part in joint activities, prepare experiments and see research and technology demonstrated in realistic scenarios. More information is available in the WASP calendar.