Ongoing and awarded projects
TOGETHER
Towards enhanced coordination of disaster risk management and governance
Horizon Europe · Partner · 2025–2028
The TOGETHER project aims to address persistent challenges in disaster risk reduction, focusing on multi-level and cross-sectoral coordination to build a disaster-resilient society amidst climate change and multi-hazard risks.
- Project owner/Manager: Stiftelsen NORSAR
- Funding: Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL3-2024-DRS-01-02
- Contact person: Jaziar Radianti
- CIEM role: Partner
- Project period: 2025–2028
FIER
Flooding, Infrastructure, Evacuation, and Resilience
Interreg North Sea · Partner · 2025
- Funding: Interreg North Sea (EU)
- CIEM role: Partner
- Project period: 2025
INNØVER
Innovasjon i Cybersikkerhet Gjennom Praktiske Øvelser for Bedre Digital Resiliens
Research Council of Norway · Partner · 2025
- Funding: Research Council of Norway (NCC-NO)
- CIEM role: Partner
- Project period: 2025
SQUARE
Real-time, map-based collaboration for cross-agency crisis management
Research Council of Norway · Coordinator · 2025
UiA has acquired the IPR for the SQUARE map-based collaboration tool for potential commercialisation. Emergency preparedness actors have responded positively to the solution.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Research Council of Norway, Commercialisation (500,000 NOK)
- Contact person: Kristina Nydal
- CIEM role: Coordinator
- Project period: 2025
Airbonnet
Ubiquitous Connectivity via Autonomous Airborne Networks
Research Council of Norway · Coordinator · 2020–2026
This project develops technology for base stations on drones that can position themselves to offer network connection using AI-constructed "radio maps".
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, ICT+
- Contact person: Daniel Romero
- Partners: University of Vigo, Delft University of Technology, Gradiant
- CIEM role: Coordinator
- Project period: 2020–2026
- Website
TEKRI
Research infrastructure for technology-supported crisis management
Research Council of Norway · Coordinator · Awaiting evaluation
Building on the combined strengths of the consortium, this project specifies requirements for a national research infrastructure for coordinated research on enhanced use of technology in crisis preparedness and response.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, National Research Infrastructure
- Contact person: Bjørn Erik Munkvold
- Partners: University of Inland Norway, University of South Eastern Norway, Nord University
- CIEM role: Coordinator
- Status: Full proposal submitted, awaiting evaluation
Infrastructure Pre-Project
National research infrastructure for technology-supported crisis management
Research Council of Norway · Coordinator · 2025–2026
The pre-project specifies requirements for a national research infrastructure for coordinated research on enhanced use of technology in crisis preparedness and response, through needs analysis, workshops, and site visits.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, Infrastructure
- Contact person: Bjørn Erik Munkvold
- Partners: University of Inland Norway, University of South Eastern Norway, Nord University
- CIEM role: Coordinator
- Project period: 2025–2026
- Kick-off meeting
Samarbeid om klimatilpasning – Systemintegrasjon
Climate adaptation collaboration – System integration
RFF-Agder · Coordinator
- Funding: RFF-Agder
- CIEM role: Coordinator
Samarbeid om klimatilpasning – Evakuering
Climate adaptation collaboration – Evacuation
Statsforvalteren · Partner
- Funding: Statsforvalteren
- CIEM role: Partner
Skole-PLIVO
School-based emergency response preparedness
Statsforvalteren · Partner
- Funding: Statsforvalteren
- CIEM role: Partner
Completed projects
Below you will find information on completed externally funded projects.
INSITU
Sharing incident and threat information for common situational understanding
Research Council of Norway · Coordinator · 2019–2022
The INSITU project addressed challenges in information sharing and establishing a common operational picture (COP) for emergency responders.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, SAMRISK
- Contact person: Bjørn Erik Munkvold
- Partners: NTNU, Tingtun AS, Statsforvalteren i Agder, Linköping universitet, University of Sydney, F24 Nordics
- Project period: 2019–2022
- Project website
Social Media Analytics
Social media analytics for crisis and emergency management
Research Council of Norway · 2019–2024
- Funding: Research Council of Norway
- Project period: 2019–2024
Immersive Edu
Beyond the Classroom: VR, AR, and Haptics for Enhanced Surgical Training and Education
Erasmus Plus
Our goal is to combine the capabilities of virtual and augmented reality (VR, AR) technologies with low-cost wearable haptic devices to create a hapto-audio-visual hands-on laboratory environment.
- Project owner/Manager: Universitet i Agder
- Funding: Erasmus+
- Contact person: Filippo Sanfilippo
Virtual Reality in Higher Education
VR application scenarios and recommendations for higher education
Erasmus Plus · 2019–2022
A goal of the project was to identify potential VR application scenarios and current VR practices in higher education, and elaborate recommendations for high-quality skills and competences development.
- Project owner/Manager: University of Duisburg-Essen
- Funding: Erasmus+
- Contact person: Tim Majchrzak
- Partners: University of Liechtenstein, University of Duisburg-Essen, ERCIS, University of Nebraska Omaha
- Project period: 2019–2022
- Project website
DigCBA
Responsible use of digital cash-based assistance in the refugee crisis
Research Council of Norway · 2021–2024
DigCBA contributes to the responsible use of digital CBA in the refugee crisis using mobile money, electronic vouchers, and blockchain-based systems.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Contact person: Hossein Baharmand
- Project period: 2021–2024
- Project website
CONTRA
Covid19 Network Technology based Responsive Action
Research Council of Norway · 2020–2021
CONTRA aims to develop a decision support system for pandemic responders for an effective COVID-19 vaccine supply chain.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, COVID-19 call
- Contact person: Hossein Baharmand
- Project period: 2020–2021
- Project website
Systemic Pandemic Risk Management
Systemic analysis and management of interdependent pandemic risk
Research Council of Norway · 2020–2022
SPRM further develops methods for systemic analysis and management of interdependent risk, used to evaluate the Covid response in Agder.
- Project owner/Manager: Stepchange AS
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, COVID-19 BIA call
- Contact person: Jose Gonzalez
- Partners: SSHF Hospital, Kristiansand municipality, CRIMEDIM, KMC
- Project period: 2020–2022
RISE_SMA
Social media analytics for society and crisis communication
EU-H2020-MSCA · 2019–2023
An interdisciplinary, international network combining scholars and practitioners to develop solutions for Social Media Analytics in society and crisis communication.
- Project owner/Manager: University of Duisburg-Essen
- Funding: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
- Contact person: Tim Majchrzak
- Partners: Universität Duisburg-Essen, Universität Leiden, Kristiansand kommune, Queensland University of Technology, The University of Sydney
- Project period: 2019–2023
- Project website
AUREAS
Augmented Reality Support for Decision-Making in Crisis Management
Research Council of Norway · 2019–2020
Bilateral mobility project with University of Duisburg-Essen.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, IS-DAAD
- Contact person: Tim Majchrzak
- Partners: Universität Duisburg-Essen
- Project period: 2019–2020
Norway-Russia Disaster Diplomacy
Disaster diplomacy in the High North and Arctic
Research Council of Norway · 2018–2020
This project investigated Norway-Russia relations regarding how dealing with disasters may foster links in the Arctic and High North.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Norwegian Research Council, NORRUS
- Contact person: Ilan Kelman
- Partners: University College London, UiT, Sampo Energi & Environment Research Ltd, Sigra Group, IMEMO
- Project period: 2018–2020
ITRACK
Integrated system for real-time tracking and collective intelligence humanitarian mission
EU-H2020 · 2016–2019
A cost-effective open source system supporting humanitarian organisations in conflict and disaster missions.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: H2020
- Contact person: Tina Comes
- Partners: Hanken Business School, TU Delft, NORCE, World Food Programme, iMMAP
- Project period: 2016–2019
- Project website
Smart Mature Resilience
Enhancing cities' capacity to resist, absorb and recover from climate change effects
EU-H2020 · 2015–2018
A multi-disciplinary research project working for more resilient cities in Europe. The project has been acclaimed for an exceptionally successful implementation.
- Project owner/Manager: Tecnun Universidad de Navarra
- Funding: Horizon 2020
- Scientific coordinator: Jose Gonzalez, UiA
- Partners: University of Strathclyde, Linköping University, ICLEI, Kristiansand municipality, Glasgow City Council, Vejle municipality, Bristol City Council
- Project period: 2015–2018
- Project website
KriseSIM
Virtual training tool for time-critical decision making in operations centres
AAUKF · 2018–2019
Developed a realistic, innovative and interactive virtual training tool (VTT) for time-critical decision making in an operations centre.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Aust-Agder utviklings- og kompetansefond
- Contact person: Jaziar Radianti
- Project period: 2018–2019
COMRADES
Collective Platform for Community Resilience and Social Innovation during Crises
EU-H2020 · 2016–2018
An open-source community resilience platform, designed by communities, for communities.
- Project owner/Coordinator: The Open University
- Funding: H2020
- Contact person: Tina Comes
- Partners: The Open University (UK), I-HUB LIMITED (Kenya), University of Sheffield (UK), University of Agder (Norway)
- Project period: 2016–2018
- Project website
Global Orchestrated Disaster Defense
Coordinated global disaster defence systems
University of Agder · 2015–2017
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: University of Agder
- Contact person: Ole-Christoffer Granmo
- Project period: 2015–2017
SmartRescue
Smart phone technology for acute crisis situations and evacuation support
AAUKF · 2015–2017
Explored how smart phone technology can be used in acute crisis situations for alerting individuals and supporting evacuation plans.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Aust-Agder utviklings- og kompetansefond
- Contact person: Ole-Christoffer Granmo
- Partners: ST-Ericsson, MCP, Red Rock AS, County governor of Aust-Agder
- Project period: 2015–2017
CIEMCOE
CIEM towards Centre of Excellent Research
AAUKF · 2013–2016
Advancing the solution of five interlinked key problems in Emergency Preparedness and Management through mobile technologies.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Aust-Agder utviklings- og kompetansefond
- Contact person: Ole-Christoffer Granmo
- Project period: 2013–2016
SmartEMIS
Smart Emergency Management Information Systems
SKF · 2012–2013
How mobile devices combined with social media can improve information sharing and collaboration in emergency preparedness.
- Project owner/Manager: UiA, CIEM
- Funding: Sørlandets kompetansefond
- Contact person: Bjørn Erik Munkvold
- Project period: 2012–2013
Bayesian networks for modeling of hydrological processes
Uncertainty tools for hydrological power forecasting
VRI Agder · 2013–2014
Developing tools to express uncertainty in forecasts of hydrological power, with methods transferable to emergency preparedness and crisis management.
- Project owner/Manager: Agder Energi
- Funding: VRI Agder
- Contact person: Ole-Christoffer Granmo
- Project period: 2013–2014