Project Partners
Prof. Nabil Aouf
Project Lead and NATO Country Project Director
City St George's, University of London
Prof. Stephan Weiss
Partner Country Project Director
University of Klagenfurt
Dr. Bryan Mesmer
Project Co Director
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Dr. Ir. Ewoud Smeur
Project Co Director
Delft University of Technology
Solving Crisis Management Constraints
The Problem
When major disasters strike, communications drop and GNSS tracking becomes completely unreliable. Traditional first responders are forced to enter unstable and hazardous areas without any prior situational data.
Our Solution
SAPIENCE eliminates human risk by deploying intelligent and self contained drone swarms. Operating entirely on edge processing, our fleets independently map unknown structures, identify victims through computer vision, and execute automated medical delivery protocols without relying on satellite navigation or manual human control.
Core Autonomous Capabilities
Multi Agent Teaming
True decentralized asset coordination. Drones share real time target locations, distribute search zones, and resolve flight conflicts autonomously.
GNSS Denied Navigation
Advanced sense and avoid frameworks. Drones use onboard sensors to safely navigate shifting indoor obstacles and tight outdoor spaces without GPS.
Target Identification
Integrated computer vision models process tracking data instantly on the payload, detecting fiducial markers and executing automated triage protocols.
Competitions
2024
Competition 1
London, UK
Focus on perfecting localized mapping and safe obstacle navigation within confined and GPS denied indoor spaces.
2025
Competition 2
Huntsville, USA
Focus on transitioning to expansive and simulated storm conditions to manage multi platform damage assessment and long distance supply logistics.
2026
Competition 3
Katwijk, Netherlands
Focus on deploying the fully integrated software stack to coordinate seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor search and rescue environments.
2024
Competition 1
London, UK
Focus on perfecting localized mapping and safe obstacle navigation within confined and GPS denied indoor spaces.
2025
Competition 2
Huntsville, USA
Focus on transitioning to expansive and simulated storm conditions to manage multi platform damage assessment and long distance supply logistics.
2026
Competition 3
Katwijk, Netherlands
Focus on deploying the fully integrated software stack to coordinate seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor search and rescue environments.