Marking a significant milestone, the European Software Institute – Center Eastern Europe (ESI CEE) hosted the “Back to the Cyber Future II” Conference https://www.b2cf.eu to celebrate its 20-year journey in advancing the ICT/software industry in Eastern Europe, on May 22, 2024, at Sofia Tech Park, Cybersecurity Lab. In his keynote talk, Dr. Paul Nielsen (CEO of Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University) “AI and Cyber: The Beat Goes On” shared insights into the dynamic relationship between AI and cybersecurity.
At the closng panel discussion moderated by George Sharkov “CYBRID Warfare – Rocket Science or the New Reality”, Paul Nielsen said that AI is still in his childhood and we need to be careful about the coming teenage ages. Dr. George Sharkov offered another view on AI – not “Articifial” but “Another Intelligence”. All other panelists – Todor Tagarev, Wim Mees, Pavlin Dobrev, Gabriel Raicu, commented on how AI and new technologies are reshaping the cyber/hybrid warfare with a particular accent on the hashtagCognitiveWarfare as the human mind became the most critical infrastructure.
The presenters covered various aspects of cybersecurity, resilience and AI, including:
📌Muhammad Azmat – The Innovation Paradox: How AI-Enabled Cybercriminals are Threatening Small Businesses and their Supply Chains
📌Matteo Merialdo – Advancing Cyber Ranges: From Traditional Models to Hybrid, Federated, and OT-Integrated Systems
📌Ana Isabel Ayerbe Fernández-Cuesta – Cybersecurity Reinforcement Powered by AI in Critical Infrastructures
📌Madison Leeson – IT and AI for Cultural Heritage Protection: New Technologies for Security and Resilience
📌Teodora Bozheva – Managing in Times of Uncertainty
Sincere thanks to all presentators, panelists and all attendees for challenging discussions and interventions.
The Rocket Science aspect of the panel discussion smoothly transitioned into a fun and boisterous 🎉 20 Years ESI CEE: Orbiting Ales Rocket Science Party with a Jubilee edition of a hashtagRocketScienceBeer 🚀🍻 at the Earth and Man National Museum.
Prepare for the sequel “Back to the Cyber Future III” soon! 🕗
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