NATO DIANA Living Lab at the Gdańsk University of Technology
By Marek Grzybowski, photo: Gdańsk University of Technology, Kazimierz Netka
The NATO DIANA Living Lab at Gdańsk University of Technology was established in partnership with the Ministry of National Defense and FORT Kraków DIANA Accelerator Poland.
The Living Lab at Gdańsk University of Technology aims to support the implementation of innovative defense solutions. New dual-use devices will be tested in real-world conditions.
During the inauguration of the NATO DIANA Living Lab at Gdańsk University of Technology, a drone detection and identification system, as well as technologies in the areas of communications, cryptography, and critical infrastructure protection, were presented.
Jyoti Hirani-Driver, Acting Managing Director of NATO DIANA, participated in the launch of the NATO DIANA Living Lab at Gdańsk University of Technology. Poland was represented by: Jacek Karnowski – Secretary of State in the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy; Brigadier General Andrzej Kowalski – Deputy Head of the National Security Bureau in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland; Vice Admiral Jarosław Wypijewski – representing the Polish Army Command; Brigadier General Marcin Górka – Director of the Department of Innovation at the Ministry of National Defence; Agnieszka Baranowska – Vice-Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship; Aleksandra Dulkiewicz – Mayor of Gdańsk; Commander Jarosław Iwańczuk; Prof. Rafał Dańko – Vice-Rector of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków and leader of FORT Kraków DIANA Accelerator Poland; and Prof. Krzysztof Wilde – Rector of the Gdańsk University of Technology and donor of the NATO Diana Living Lab in Gdańsk.
Gdańsk University of Technology has developed a Living Lab concept as a space for showcasing and testing solutions developed by entities accelerated by the NATO DIANA program. The facility is intended to serve as a bridge between technical validation and testing in conditions closer to real-world scenarios.
About DIANA
DIANA will focus on big data, artificial intelligence (AI), autonomy, quantum, biotechnologies and human enhancement, energy and propulsion, novel materials and advanced manufacturing and aerospace – specifically where they are dual-use (civilian and defence) and deep tech in nature, and where they can be used to solve challenging defenceand security problems.
DIANA uses ‘challenges’ to articulate Allied defence needs while ensuring we keep pace with the speed of emerging technologies. Once DIANA’s challenges are issued publicly, innovators can apply to these challenges through a Challenge Call. Successful innovators will join DIANA ecosystem and its overarching Challenge Programme.
DIANA’s Accelerator Programme (both Phase 1 and Phase 2) is a part of the DIANA Challenge Programme.
It equips start-ups with the skills and knowledge to navigate the world of defence, security and dual-use innovation. DIANA does this by harnessing the expertise and connections of centres of innovation across the Alliance to create a resilient and collaborative network of innovation. With the support of DIANA’s Accelerator Network, 17 sites provide dedicated resources to DIANA innovators across the Alliance.