On 9 January 2026 in Vilnius, the event “Last Mile to Innovation: From Challenges to Wins” brought together law enforcement, security practitioners, RTOs’, and technology developers to address one of the most persistent challenges in EU security innovation: right-targeted innovation to solve real user problems.
During the event, L3CE presented its contribution within the HIPSTER project, introducing a next-generation AI-driven OSINT platform designed to support law enforcement and security practitioners in online investigations, hybrid-threat analysis, monitoring, and situational awareness. The presentation focused on moving beyond isolated analytical tools towards a coherent, ontology-driven architecture capable of supporting complex reasoning and structured threat assessment.
HIPSTER’s approach is built on the development of comprehensive risk-indicator ontologies, enabling the systematic identification, classification, and analysis of online signals related to disinformation, radicalisation, hybrid threats, and other high-risk activities. By combining modern AI models, including large language models, with formalised ontological structures, the platform aims to support analysts with explainable, traceable, and legally robust insights.
The presentation highlighted that the future of OSINT lies not in replacing human analysts, but in augmenting their capabilities through AI-supported analytical co-pilots. Emphasis was placed on modularity, scalability, and compliance-by-design, ensuring alignment with regulatory frameworks such as the AI Act and GDPR. HIPSTER is a forward-looking example of how newest AI advancement, rich risk indicators’ onthological frameworks and knowledge engineering can be combined to create operationally relevant and practical intelligence solution.
