European Innovation Ecosystems: Lessons from Ten Years of the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future

🇪🇺 Sometimes a birthday cake tells a bigger story than a hundred project reports. When we cut the birthday cake at Viva Technology 2026 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future (GFA), I suddenly realized something. We were not celebrating ten years of an institution. We were celebrating ten years of relationships. Researchers greeting collaborators they had not seen for years. Students introducing mentors from another country. Indu...

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...

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...

Workshop – AIMLOps 2026: Artificial Intelligence and MLOps for Autonomous Networks

AIMLOps 2026, a workshop co-located with NOMS in Rome, explores AI, MLOps, and autonomous network and service management. ...

Workshop – AIMLOps 2026 : Intelligence artificielle et MLOps pour réseaux autonomes

AIMLOps 2026, workshop co-localisé avec NOMS à Rome, explore l’IA, le MLOps et la gestion autonome des réseaux et services. ...

The CNI Cyber Chair at « the IRISA-SOTERN Research Seminar » !

At the IRISA SOTERN 2025 cybersecurity seminar, the CNI Cyber Chair presented its innovations in honeypots and strategies against digital disinformation, reinforcing cybersecurity research....

Survey into generative AI disinformation

Disinformation driven by generative artificial intelligence poses new challenges for cybersecurity, society, and regulation. This Europe-wide research project, led by the Cyber CNI Chair in collaboration with Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and IMT Atlantique, invites experts to share their insights through a short academic survey....

Marc-Oliver Pahl publishes on AI and defense

In a collective publication from the Pôle d'excellence cyber, Marc-Oliver Pahl, Cyber CNI Chair at IMT Atlantique, analyzes the challenges and opportunities of trusted artificial intelligence in cybersecurity and defense....