On January 16, 2024, the sixth edition of the PatriotFest Gala took place, where the most innovative functional prototypes in the field of national security were awarded.
PatriotFest, a project initiated as a result of the partnership between the Ministry of National Defence (MApN), the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), the Special Telecommunications Service (STS), the Protection and Guard Service (SPP), and the New Strategy Center – NSC, benefited this year as well from the support of our company, which continues to thus support Romanian innovations.
“Among all the projects in which we have the opportunity and honor to participate alongside New Strategy Center, PatriotFest is the event closest to Leviatan’s identity, because it is focused on innovation and embracing technology,” stated Cătălin Podaru, CEO of Leviatan Design.
During the event, Cătălin Podaru awarded the second prize in the Creativity in Security category to Mr. Ion Mocanu, for the project “Biosensor for vital signs monitoring.”
The solution proposed by Mr. Mocanu consists of a medical hardware biosensor, which can be quickly attached to a person’s chest, to remotely transmit, in real time, vital parameters such as ECG, HR, RR, Spo2, and temperature.
The device is a medical-grade instrument and offers the possibility of continuous monitoring, allowing its use in teleconsultation or monitoring during training. The absence of connecting wires and the autonomy of 14 days of continuous operation are two of the major advantages of the device.
The other awards that were presented at the event were as follows:
- the edition’s prize, awarded to Mr. Andrei Petreanu and Mr. Șerban Bogdan, for the project “CortexHub”;
- the first prize in the Creativity for Security category, awarded to Mr. Laurențiu Niță and Mrs. Diana Nițescu, for the project “Quantum Odyssey”;
- the first prize in the Artificial Intelligence category, awarded to Mr. Cornel Amariei, for the project “.LUMEN”;
- the first prize in the Space category, awarded to Mr. Ionel-Romeo Petruț and Mr. Raul Iacoban, for the project “FLEX-SPACE 5G”;
- the second prize in the Artificial Intelligence category, awarded to Mr. Mihai Dogariu, for the project “DeepVision”;
- the second prize in the Space category, awarded to Mr. Trandafir Liviu Serghei, for the project “Real-time detection and tracking of ground targets”;
- the third prize in the Creativity for Security category, awarded to Mr. Fabian Cezar Lupu, for the project “Cold Spray for improving material properties for armor”;
- the third prize in the Artificial Intelligence category, awarded to Mrs. Raluca Nelega, for the project “Artificial intelligence algorithm for image processing”;
- the third prize in the Space category, awarded to Mr. Iulian-Nicolae Petrilă and Mr. Costin-Cosmin Dumitru, for the project “AIRFORCE”;
- the PatriotFest Hope prize, awarded to Mr. Mendel Emanuel Mendelsohn and Mr. Ionuț Gabriel Stan, for the project “Electromechanical Actuators and Magnetostrictive Actuators for generating mechanical waves”;
- the PatriotFest Hope prize, awarded to Mr. Tudor-Cătălin Codreanu and Mr. Flavius-Alin Cărăvan, for the project “SwiftMark – Laser Trainer”;
- the PatriotFest Ambassador trophy, awarded to Mr. Gen. Prof. univ. dr. ing. Iulian Vizitiu, Rector of the Military Technical Academy.
We are delighted to support the native spirit of innovation and the organization of the PatriotFest event, for the third year in a row, being convinced that the projects entered in this competition can bring significant benefits for national security.
The full recording of the PatriotFest event is available here.
