{"id":449224,"date":"2026-03-21T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/?p=449224"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:37:23","slug":"start2-final-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/en\/2026\/03\/start2-final-event\/","title":{"rendered":"START2 Closing Event in Bolzano: Risk Assessment Meets Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"449224\" class=\"elementor elementor-449224 elementor-449213\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f0731d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f0731d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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team<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0c8bed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0c8bed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de0ddb7\" data-id=\"de0ddb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57073a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57073a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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2000w\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da03bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da03bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-419c991\" data-id=\"419c991\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2ca98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea2ca98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Mountain rescuers, researchers, and developers from Austria, Italy, and Germany came together to discuss the real-world deployment of UAS in alpine emergencies. <\/span><\/p><p><span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The SIENA team contributed on two fronts: Dr. Gernot Paulus presented the updated version of our web-based risk assessment tool, now refined based on direct feedback from rescue professionals.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a164e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a164e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-449222 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fab2b29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81dd265\" data-id=\"81dd265\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51e07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51e07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Dariia Strelnikova then represented SIENA on the panel discussion about the future of drone technology in mountain rescue.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 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The closing panel distilled key takeaways from START2 and outlined clear next steps\u2014standardized risk protocols, improved training, real-world test sandboxes, and stronger operational ties between rescue services, industry, and research. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">START2 is not an endpoint. It marks the transition from project research to long-term operational collaboration. We thank the organizers, rescue teams, and partners for a highly productive exchange and look forward to the next phase.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc02884 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc02884\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90aba4f\" data-id=\"90aba4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977df52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"977df52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"2028\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>The START Living Lab project receives co-financing from the European Union under the Interreg Italy-Austria programme. Interreg is an EU initiative that funds cooperation between regions and countries, enabling them to address shared challenges together. By supporting collaborative projects across borders, Interreg strengthens regional development, environmental protection, and social and economic ties in Europe. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb3cd55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb3cd55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e18e8e3\" data-id=\"e18e8e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be421f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3be421f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81d8668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81d8668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-780e2e6\" data-id=\"780e2e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9912f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c9912f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>START Living Lab 21.03.2026 START2 Closing Event in Bolzano: Risk Assessment Meets Practice Photos: \u00a9 START Living Lab project team On March 20, 2026, the European drone community gathered in Bolzano for the START2 closing event. 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