France’s Cybersecurity Chairs Unite at the École Militaire: Strengthening a National Ecosystem for Cybersecurity Research
A strong cybersecurity ecosystem is built on collaboration, trust, and long-term partnerships. I was delighted to represent the **Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures (Cyber CNI) Chair** at **IMT Atlantique** during the annual inter-chair meeting organised by **COMCYBER** at the historic **École Militaire** in Paris—a symbolic venue that has educated French military leaders since the reign of Louis XV and today hosts the **École de Guerre**. The meeting brought together the holders an...
Critical Infrastructure Cyber Resilience at Eurosatory 2026: Strengthening France’s and Europe’s Cyber Defence Ecosystem
Protecting critical infrastructures requires close collaboration between academia, industry, and defence. Eurosatory 2026 once again demonstrated how strong this ecosystem has become. As holder of the **Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures (Cyber CNI) Chair** at **IMT Atlantique**, I had the pleasure of representing the Chair at **Eurosatory 2026**, exchanging with long-standing partners and colleagues committed to strengthening France's and Europe's cyber resilience. A particular pleasur...
CyberSecDome Final Plenary Meeting Brings Partners Together in Chania
The final plenary meeting of the CyberSecDome project took place this week in Chania, Crete, bringing together partners from across Europe as we prepare for the project's final review. Over two days, consortium members discussed pilot progress, platform integration, exploitation activities, Open Call projects, and the next steps towards demonstrating innovative approaches for cyber defence, cyber resilience, incident investigation, and incident response using immersive XR and VR technologies. ...
Wrapping Up an Inspiring Journey in the New Master Cybersecurity Program at IMT Atlantique
Today was the final session of my teaching engagement in the new Master Cybersecurity program at IMT Atlantique in Rennes — and what an inspiring experience it has been. Over the past weeks, I had the pleasure of teaching a fantastic group of students in our course on *Securing Critical Infrastructures*. With 8 female and 2 male students, the class brought together strong technical backgrounds, curiosity, critical thinking, and excellent discussions throughout the course. We explored topics ...
Industrial Networking Beyond Connectivity: Key Scientific and Cybersecurity Challenges Discussed at NOMS 2026
Industrial networking is reaching a turning point. We are moving from isolated PLC-centric systems toward distributed AI-assisted cloud-edge infrastructures running industrial protocols over IP networks. But here is the uncomfortable question: Can probabilistic IT and cloud infrastructures ever truly satisfy deterministic industrial requirements? At our NOMS 2026 panel on *“Next Steps of Industrial Communications and Networks”*, we debated topics such as: * industrial protocols over Lay...
AIMLOps 2026 Workshop at IEEE/IFIP NOMS 2026 a Great Success
🚀 AI is rapidly transforming from a support tool into the operational core of future communication systems — and this was exactly the focus of the 1st AIMLOps Workshop at IEEE/IFIP NOMS 2026 in Rome. Co-organized by Marc-Oliver Pahl (IMT Atlantique / Chaire Cyber CNI), Hanan Lutfiyya (University of Waterloo), and Stuart Clayman (University College London), the workshop brought together researchers and practitioners from across Europe, North America, and Asia to discuss the future of autono...
Cybersecurity in Times of Conflict : Operational and Strategic Lessons from Ukraine
How does cybersecurity evolve in times of war? Drawing on the example of Ukraine, Talk #45 explores the resilience of critical infrastructure, crisis management and the new realities of cyberattacks in the context of conflict....
Cybersécurité en situation de conflit : enseignements opérationnels et stratégiques depuis l’Ukraine
Comment la cybersécurité évolue-t-elle en situation de guerre ? À partir du cas ukrainien, ce Talk #45 explore la résilience des infrastructures critiques, la gestion de crise et les nouvelles réalités des cyberattaques en contexte de conflit....
The Cyber CNI Chair enters Phase IV !
The Cyber CNI Chair launches Phase IV (2025-2028), strengthening cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Read the interview with the people in charge and learn about their ambitions....
La Chaire Cyber CNI entre dans sa Phase IV !
La Chaire Cyber CNI lance sa Phase IV (2025-2028), renforçant la cybersécurité des infrastructures critiques. Découvrez l’interview des responsables et leurs ambitions....