About

STARLIGHT aims to create a community that brings together LEAs, researchers, industry, and practitioners in the security ecosystem under a coordinated and strategic effort to bring AI into operational practices.

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Understand

Improve the widespread understanding of AI across LEAs to reinforce their investigative and cybersecurity operations and the need to uphold legal, ethical and societal values

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Exploit

Provide opportunities to LEAs to exploit AI tools and solutions in their operational work that are trustworthy, transparent and human-centric

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Protect

Ensure that LEAs can protect their own AI systems through privacy- and security-by-design approaches, better cybersecurity tools and knowledge

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Combat

Raise LEAs’ expertise and capacity to combat the misuse of AI-supported crime and terrorism

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Boost

Boost AI for LEAs in Europe delivering long-term sustainability through an AI hub that supports a strong security industry and enhances LEA strategic autonomy in AI.

Project Spotlight

Get to know our project through more engaging videos. Dive into our story and explore our vision for a brighter future.

STARLIGHT at the Europol Industry and Research Days

From 4–6 February 2025, the STARLIGHT team participated in the Europol Industry and Research Days at Europol HQ in The Hague, Netherlands.

STARLIGHT at the International Law Enforcement Cooperation Meeting on Crime Prevention and Innovation

On 29th January 2025, STARLIGHT representatives attended the International Law Enforcement Cooperation Meeting on Crime Prevention and Innovation in Vilnius, Lithuania.

STARLIGHT Uptake Workshop in Vilnius

From 28th to 29th of January 2025, we brought together in Vilnius, Lithuania, co-development teams, law enforcement experts, and international partners to advance the implementation of STARLI

STARLIGHT Newsletter: Third Edition, December 2024

Welcome to the third edition of the STARLIGHT newsletter! 

Project Details

Coordinator CEA, France
Partners 50
Duration Oct 2021 – Sep 2025
Budget €18.8m

STARLIGHT was funded as an innovation action under the H2020-SU-AI02 call - ‘Secure and resilient Artificial Intelligence technologies, tools and solutions in support of Law Enforcement and citizen protection, cybersecurity operations and prevention and protection against adversarial Artificial Intelligence’. The project began in October 2021 and will last 48 months. STARLIGHT brings together 50 partners from across 18 different European countries with 15 law enforcement agencies.

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