© 2025 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit
BELLEVUE, WA
June 3-5
Day 3 Welcome
It’s the last day of this year’s 5x5! Help us reflect on the event so far and get ready for another day pushing forward public safety communications.
The European Critical Communication System (EUCCS)
Katrina Petersen from Public Safety Communication Europe will explain the policy story and approach being taken to prepare for the European Critical Communication System (EUCCS). The European Commission has made […]
What did we learn? A 5x5 Recap with award winners
With more than 50 sessions packed into this year’s 5x5, it’s impossible to catch it all — but we’ve got you covered. Join a dynamic panel of 5x5 award recipients […]
Technology Demos
See 70+ technology demos.
LBS research frontiers: Indoor localization updates from UCI and NCSU
Come hear Location-Based Services (LBS) research updates from Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program 2022 award recipients from the University of California, Irvine (Project NEVERLOST) and North Carolina State University (5G […]
Augmented reality and spatial-temporal cognition for indoor environments
See the latest research out of two universities around augmented reality and spatial-temporal cognition. The University of Florida developed tools for visualizing indoor location and building information with AR devices. […]
UAS 6.0 prize challenge: Soaring for sensor data
There are myriad emergency scenarios where public safety personnel could leverage nearby ground sensor information for increased situational awareness – imagine IoT sensors dropped ahead of a fire in mountainous […]
Houston, we have a solution: The future of FirstNet Central enhancements
Share your thoughts on FirstNet Central’s latest enhancements to the Network Status Map and outage notifications. As the gateway to all online services connected to FirstNet, FirstNet Central provides public […]
Navigating a hurricane! ESInet with FirstNet in North Carolina
The North Carolina 911 Board will share their experience testing the FirstNet Wireless Redundant Solution and then implementing it in response to Hurricane Helene. On October 25, the solution was […]
Network slicing: Unleashing the potential of FirstNet and 5G
This session explores how network slicing is poised to unleash the full potential of FirstNet and 5G. We will examine how FirstNet is evolving with the 5G landscape and introduce […]
Key differentiators: Public safety feedback, investment, and oversight
Explore significant feedback trends from 2024 and 2025 and learn how that feedback has created tremendous value for the FirstNet Authority and AT&T, from investment decisions to public safety issues […]
Multimodal cognitive assistance for EMS using augmented reality at the edge
The University of Virginia developed an AR cognitive assistant system that supports first responders through real-time inference of incident context based on observations at the scene and provides them with […]
AI innovations in public safety
Evidence analysis, report writing, autonomous drones, and imagery analysis — public safety organizations are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools to achieve efficiency and effectiveness. Join our campfire for an interactive […]
TAK and FirstNet: Uniting forces for enhanced public safety
Join our distinguished panel of public safety practitioners and experts in Team Awareness Kit (TAK) technology for a discussion of compelling use cases of TAK on FirstNet. The conversation will […]
5x5 Interact!: Hands on with public safety solutions deep dive
After you participate in the action-packed 5x5 Interact scavenger hunt, join us for a deep dive into the technologies you explored. This session will bring participants together to share their […]
Risks and rewards: Find balance when adding new technology to public safety
Join us as we discuss the process of considering new technology for public safety. What variables should agencies take into consideration? How are agencies quantifying outcomes and impacts on their […]
Situational awareness tools for national security special events
Response for FirstNet, developed by Intrepid Networks, is a core FirstNet capability that has provided situational awareness during recent National Security Special Events (NSSE). During this panel, speakers will share […]
UAS 5.0 prize challenge: Taking indoor 3D mapping to a whole new dimension
Last year’s 5x5 attendees learned about First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge Stage 3 top winning teams’ UAS solutions that could produce high-quality 3D digital maps in real time. Since […]
How to measure Human judgment in the user experience: Ask the expert
In this session, PSCR staff with leading expertise in User Experience (UX) will present a selection of methods for measuring user experiences — particularly user judgments — and the science […]
