Connecting companies with scientists is crucial for the security industry. This was made possible by the Cybersecurity Horizons 2024 conference

Leading experts from companies and CTU in the field of cybersecurity met on 26 September 2024 at the Cybersecurity Horizons conference. The main goal of the conference was to present the current research results of CTU teams and top experts in this field and to connect them with each other, exchange experiences, ideas and establish cooperation to strengthen the security industry.

The event, which is an innovative novelty this year, was organized by the IEEE Student Section at CTU in cooperation with CTU Faculty of Information Technology (CTU FIT) and CTU Faculty of Electrical Engineering (CTU FEL) with the support of the CTU Rectorate.

"Cybersecurity is evolving at lightning speed and only close collaboration between students, researchers and industry will allow us to keep up with new threats. IEEE is proud to be a catalyst for these important connections, and in doing so, fosters the emergence of innovative solutions," says Ing. Josef Koumar, President of the IEEE Student Section at CTU.

In addition to important networking, the event also offered a glimpse into the future. PhD students and researchers from CTU FIT and CTU FEL presented their current research projects and visions and explained how their work contributes to the development of cybersecurity.

One of the presenters was Ing. Tomáš Přeučil, a PhD student from the Department of Digital Design at CTU FIT, who focuses on the security of ubiquitous devices, specializing in security and attacks on IP-based wireless networks. He highlighted the need for designing countermeasures against new attacks and thus developing a partial methodology for designing security systems.

Another presenter was Ing. Jiří Weiss, a PhD student of the Department of Telecommunication Engineering at the CTU FEL, who is devoted to case studies of networks with quantum network transmission. He emphasized the importance of securing critical infrastructure to make it resilient in the post-quantum era.

"The event allowed representatives of the commercial sphere to take a peek into the work of our PhD students. The aim was to promote areas of security research of interest to both parties by first getting to know each other and getting excited. Subsequently, we will work on closer cooperation opportunities, which should bring our PhD students the possibility of more efficient use of their time, and therefore greater success or speed in achieving scientific outputs," says Ing. Jakub Novák, Vice-Dean for Cooperation with Industry at FIT CTU in Prague.

"We were happy to support this event organizationally. I think it is important to connect those who invent new things and solutions with those who can use them practically. It fits perfectly into the concept of lifelong learning that we are building in the field of cybersecurity at CTU and which is very much appreciated by our corporate partners. Especially because of its interconnection with internationally recognized certificates that our students can obtain," said Ing. Jaroslav Burčík, Ph.D. LL.M., Head of the Centre for Cyber Security at CTU FEL.

The event was supported by several companies. The main partner was ČD - Telematika a.s., the event partners were Czech Server and Digiteq Automotive s.r.o. and the event sponsors were Škoda Auto a.s., Metio Software s.r.o. and Tropic Square s.r.o.

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