CyberSecDome XR Cybersecurity Demo at IRISA
A great day yesterday presenting the European project CyberSecDome at the CNRS UMR IRISA laboratory in Rennes during the visit of the Jeunes IHEDN. Many thanks to Olivier Barais for opening the session and highlighting the strong cybersecurity ecosystem within IRISA. As part of the activities carried by the Chaire Cybersécurité des Infrastructures Critiques within the IRISA environment, we presented our work on next-generation cybersecurity interfaces combining AI and XR technologies to impr...
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 ...
Wir sind Souverän! – Digitale Souveränität und unsere Verantwortung als Bürger und Informatiker in der Gesellschaft | Die Jahresveranstaltung 2026
🚀 „Wir sind souverän!“ – Die Jahresveranstaltung 2026 des German Chapter of the ACM war ein starkes Signal für die Zukunft der digitalen Gesellschaft. Rund 50 Teilnehmer:innen vor Ort bei STACKIT in Neckarsulm sowie zahlreiche Online-Gäste diskutierten gemeinsam über: ✔ Digitale Souveränität ✔ Open Source ✔ KI & Cloud-Infrastrukturen ✔ Freies Wissen ✔ Europas digitale Zukunft ✔ die gesellschaftliche Verantwortung der Informatik Besonders gefreut hat uns die groß...
The “Management of Complex Threats” workshop at IEEE/IFIP NOMS 2026 was a full success
Great discussions today at the “Management of Complex Threats” workshop at IEEE/IFIP NOMS 2026 in Rome! Together with Pierre Parrend and colleagues from IMT Atlantique and EPITA, and with the support of the CyberSecDome Horizon Europe project, we brought together around 20 researchers and practitioners from across Europe and Asia to discuss the future of AI-driven cybersecurity and the management of complex threats. The workshop showcased an impressive breadth of topics: • uncertainty-aw...
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...
Marc-Oliver Pahl reappointed as president of the German Chapter of the ACM
Marc-Oliver Pahl, holder of the Cyber CNI Chair, has been re-elected Chairperson of the German Chapter of the ACM for 2026–2027. His mandate focuses on digital sovereignty and cybersecurity....
Marc-Oliver Pahl reconduit à la présidence du German Chapter of the ACM
Marc-Oliver Pahl, titulaire de la Chaire Cyber CNI, est réélu Chairperson du German Chapter of the ACM pour 2026–2027. Son mandat met l’accent sur la Digital Sovereignty et la cybersécurité....
[T45] Living in a warzone – how cybersecurity changes in times of war at the example of Ukraine – Taras Panchenko (National University of Kyiv, Ukraine)
How does cybersecurity change when a country operates under war conditions? Taras Panchenko provides operational and strategic insights from Ukraine on infrastructure resilience, cyberattacks against critical systems, communication challenges, and governance under extreme conditions. A must-attend session for CISOs, researchers, and anyone working on critical infrastructure protection. 🔴 Live stream: https://TALK.CYBERcni.fr/stream...
CyberSecDome: IMT Atlantique represented at the Cambridge plenary meeting
On September 15 and 16, 2025, Marc-Oliver Pahl and Fabien Eyssartier represented the IMT Atlantique Cyber CNI Chair at the plenary meeting of the European CyberSecDome project in Cambridge. This meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the excellent results obtained and the progress made in the last year of the project....