“Building an Integrated Security Ecosystem: Advancing Detection Across the Global Trade and Transit Continuum”
Join SAUST, BAG-INTEL, and CustomAI projects for an interactive 90-minute webinar exploring end-to-end security and customs intelligence.
As the volume of international trade and travel grows, the technical challenge for customs authorities is clear: identifying illicit goods within massive streams of baggage and freight without stalling their flow.
This webinar will bring together three European projects to share their specialized findings on how advanced technologies such as vapor sensing and AI-based x-ray analysis can enhance the detection of illicit goods while streamlining the customs inspection process.
This session will provide a comprehensive look at how different advanced technologies are being developed to detect contraband across different scenarios:
- Vapor-Based Baggage Screening (SAUST): Discover non-intrusive vapor screening technology designed for the rapid, automated detection of drugs, tobacco, and explosives in baggage.
- AI-Driven Decision Support System (BAG-INTEL): Explore how AI is leveraged to help customs officers at inland airports select incoming baggage for inspections, increasing the efficiency of contraband detection.
- Multi-Modal Cargo & Parcel Intelligence (CustomAI): Gain insights into an AI toolkit designed to reduce false positives in high-volume environments, with real-world validation cases covering maritime containers, postal parcels, and the detection of illegally exported cultural goods.
The webinar will feature project introductions, two focused panel discussions, and a Q&A session.
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AGENDA
10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome & Introduction
10:05 – 10:15 | SAUST Introduction
10:15 – 10:25 | BAG-INTEL Introduction
10:25 – 10:35 | CustomAI Introduction
10:35 – 11:05 | Panel discussion 1: From Screening to Intelligence Moderator: Kani Jaff
This panel explores the transition from raw technical signals to the high-level intelligence required for modern customs workflows. Panelists will discuss how diverse screening results—ranging from SAUST’s vapor sensing to BAG-INTEL’s baggage analytics and CustomAI’s parcel and container monitoring—can be synthesized into prioritized alerts. The discussion will focus on the conceptual and technical requirements needed to ensure accuracy across different transit streams, addressing data formats, signal prioritization, and the challenges of real-time decision-making in high-volume environments.
11:05 – 11:35 Panel discussion 2: End-to-End Security Ecosystem Moderator: Kani Jaff
This discussion moves beyond individual technical tools to examine the broader security landscape. Panelists will explore how the methodologies developed by SAUST, BAG-INTEL, and CustomAI could align to link airport screening, parcel logistics, and maritime trade monitoring into a unified ecosystem. The session will address the high-level architecture and data-sharing frameworks necessary to connect independent systems across agencies and international borders. Participants will outline the essential steps and collaboration requirements needed to build a resilient European security chain that ensures both robust illicit-goods detection and the frictionless flow of global commerce.
11:35 – 12:00 Q&A + Closing remarks
- Q&A session - questions from the audience are encouraged throughout the event
- Key takeaways and conclusions