AVALANCHE is a project dedicated to enhancing the operational capabilities of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) through AI-powered solutions for detecting, analyzing, tracking, and preventing cross-border crimes. The project integrates intelligence-led investigative technologies with secure and interoperable law enforcement systems to combat high-risk criminal networks, human trafficking, drug and firearms smuggling, cybercrime, terrorism, and child exploitation.

The AVALANCHE platform will provide semi-automatic evidence collection tools, AI-driven sentiment analysis, decision support systems, and secure information exchange mechanisms to facilitate cross-border collaboration and ensure compliance with operational and standardization frameworks.

The project’s main objectives are as follows:

• Intelligence-led Technologies for crime identification and investigation: AVALANCHE enhances intelligence-led policing by developing AI-powered solutions that help LEAs detect, analyze, and track complex, cross-border organized crime. The project leverages automated Open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools to extract intelligence from the dark web, encrypted networks, and social media, while AI-driven analytics and behavioral analysis identify criminal networks and emerging threats. By integrating semi-automated evidence collection and sentiment analysis, AVALANCHE strengthens investigative capabilities, supporting real-time crime pattern recognition to enable informed decision-making for law enforcement agencies.

• Strengthening evidence-based justice support and crime prevention:  AVALANCHE fosters a collaborative ecosystem of LEAs, technology providers, and policymakers to enhance law enforcement operations. It establishes a digital framework for intelligence sharing, delivering AI-enhanced crime detection and forensic intelligence to support investigations. By facilitating the adoption of advanced security solutions, the project ensures faster responses to criminal activities. Additionally, AVALANCHE provides training programs, workshops, and capacity-building initiatives, equipping law enforcement with the expertise needed to leverage AI-powered crime-fighting tools effectively.

• Facilitating Information Exchange and International Cooperation: AVALANCHE enhances cross-border information exchange by fostering cooperation between LEAs, judicial authorities, and forensic agencies. It develops standardized data-sharing protocols and a secure digital infrastructure for real-time intelligence sharing. The project integrates AI-powered decision support systems to streamline investigations and contributes to LEA operational standards and policy recommendations, ensuring the adoption of innovative security tools in law enforcement practices.

ITML’s role in the project

ITML plays a key role in shaping the technological architecture and integration of the AVALANCHE platform, ensuring seamless AI-driven decision-making for law enforcement agencies. Additionally, ITML contributes to operational standardization, policy recommendations, and cross-border cooperation, fostering EU synergies through stakeholder engagement, hackathons, and collaboration with security clusters.

For more information, visit the official project website: https://avalancheproject.eu/

Acknowledgement

The project AVALANCHE has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Grant Agreement No. 101168393.