Prague, Czech Republic
The TeamUP project hold its Table-Top Exercise and Integration Test on 6-7 May 2026 at the Czech Standardization Agency (CSA) in Prague. This event brought together project partners, first responder practitioners, technical teams and evaluators to test the operational and technological readiness of the TeamUP toolkit. The Technological Platform Energy Security Czech Republic (TPEB) was also actively involved in the organisation of the meeting.
The two-day activity forms part of TeamUP’s wider exercise and validation programme, supporting the project’s mission to strengthen first responder capabilities in complex Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive incidents. The exercise combined an operational Table-Top Exercise with a technical Integration Test, allowing the consortium to assess both how the tools perform and how effectively they support decision-making, coordination and response procedures.
The fictional scenario, “Operation PRAGUE DISPERSION, URBAN PLUME,” simulated an outdoor acetone release in central Prague during the morning rush hour.
Participants worked in a structured crisis coordination center setup. They tested information flows between incident command, dispatch, technical monitoring, field sensing, triage, decontamination, and evaluation teams. The exercise involved key TeamUP technologies, including the Incident Management System, Fusion Engine, Expert Reasoning Engine, Scenario Builder, Digital Triage Toolkit, DECON Bodz Pose Estimation Tool (including Fast Deployable Mass Decontamination system data), UAV/WebRTC feed, environmental sensors.
The main goal was to confirm the technical performance and operational importance of the TeamUP toolkit before the upcoming Full Scale Trials in August and October. The Integration Test checked aspects like data integrity, system latency, message format compliance, and interface reliability. Meanwhile, the Table-Top Exercise looked at decision-making, coordination, communication, and human-system interaction.
The activities produced a report on Lessons Identified, technical validation logs, a capability gap register, and input for Full Scale Trials planning.
The combined exercise is an important step in ensuring that TeamUP technologies are not only technically integrated, but also operationally meaningful for first responders and end users.
The exercise was hosted by the Technological Platform Energy Security (TPEB) in Prague at the premises of the Czech Standardization Agency (CSA), with TeamUP coordinator, the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS), acting as Research Leader and the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) leading technical support for the Integration Test.
About TeamUP
TeamUP, Holistic Capability and Technology Evaluation and Co-creation Framework for Upskilled First Responders and Enhanced CBRN-E Response, is a Horizon Europe project focused on improving first responder preparedness, coordination, and technological support for CBRN-E incidents.
Event details
Title: Combined Table-Top Exercise and Integration Test
Date: 6–7 May 2026
Location: Czech Standardization Agency, Biskupský dvůr 5, 11000 Prague, Czech Republic
Host / Campaign Manager: Czech Agency for Standardization (CAS)/ Technological Platform Energy Security (TPEB)
Research Leader: Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS)
Technical Support Leader: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Scenario: Fictional acetone release in central Prague
Expected outputs: Lessons Identified report, IT performance validation logs, revised SOPs, capability gap register and input to Full Scale Trial planning
Contact:
Communication Lead: Johanniter International (JOIN)
info@teamup-project.eu
Project information:
Duration: January 2024 – December 2026
Coordinator: Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS)
Project number: 101121167
TeamUP is co-funded by the European Union under Project number 101121167. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.