Room 1 (First floor); Room 2 (Second floor)
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
08.30-09.30 Registration
09.30-10.30 Opening: The Leadership Perspective – Room 1 (First floor)
- Welcoming address from Acad. Yulian Revalski, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Prof. Galia Angelova, Director, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
- Dr. George Krastev, Secretary of the Security Council to the Bulgarian Government
- Milena Damyanova, Director, “Science” Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Bulgaria
- Dr. Velizar Shalamanov, Chairperson, NATO Communications and Information Organisation (NCIO) Agency Supervisory Board
- Konstantin Zografov, AFCEA Regional Vice President of South East Europe and President of the Sofia Chapter
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Plenary Session 1 – Room 1 (First floor)
Moderator: Prof. Todor Tagarev
- Cyber-Physical Systems Security: Research Challenges and Opportunities, Siraj Ahmed Shaikh, Coventry University, UK
- Network-based Steering of Bulgaria’s Cybersecurity Research, Todor Tagarev, George Sharkov, Nikolai Stoianov, and Velizar Shalamanov
12.30-13.15 Lunch
13.15-17.30 Human-centric Cyber Security and Resilience – Room 1 (First floor)
Moderator: Prof. Yantsislav Yanakiev
- The Role of the Human Factor in Cyber Security: Results from an Expert Survey in Bulgaria, Yantsislav Yanakiev and Dimitrina Polimirova
- Profiling Human Roles in Cybercrime, Venelin Georgiev
- Problems of Digitized Information Flow Analysis: Cognitive Aspects, Valerii P. Mygal and Galina V. Mygal
- Resilience from Self-Discrepancy Theory, Jassim Happa
- Utilising Experiential and Organizational Learning Theories to Improve Human Performance in Cyber Training, Kirsi Aaltola and Petteri Taitto
- e-Platform Architecture for Organisational Collaboration and IT Education, Silvia Matern
- Managing Cyber Education Environments with Serverless Computing, Yavor Papazov, George Sharkov, Georgi Koykov and Christina Todorova
13.15-17.30 Information Sharing and Situational Awareness – Room 2
Moderator: Col. Nikolai Stoianov, Associate Professor
- Analysis of the Global Attack Landscape Using Data from a Telnet Honeypot, Vesselin Bontchev and Veneta Yosifova
- CISE as a Tool for Sharing Sensitive Cyber Information in Maritime Domain, Jyri Rajamäki, Ilkka Tikanmäki and Jari Räsänen
- Generalized Net Model of an Automated System for Monitoring, Analysing and Managing Events Related to Information Security, Ivelina Vardeva
- Possible Instant Messaging Malware Attack Using Right-to-Left Unicode Overriding Characters, Veneta Yosifova and Vesselin Bontchev
- Comparative Research of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Models: The Common Cyber Ecosystem of ECHO, Jussi Simola
- Cyber Situational Awareness and Information Sharing in Critical Infrastructure Organizations, Jouni Pöyhönen, Viivi Nuojua, Jyri Rajamäki and Martti Lehto
- A VBA P-Code Disassembler, Vesselin Bontchev
15.15-15.30 Coffee break
Thursday, 3 October 2019
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-11.00 Plenary Session 2 – Room 1 (First floor)
Moderator: Dr. Velizar Shalamanov
- Lynne Charles, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Sofia
- The Future of Command and Control Systems, Salvador Llopis Sanchez, European Defence Agency
- Assistive AI Tools for Analysing False Content, Disinformation Flows, and Online Influence Campaigns, Kalina Bontcheva, The University of Sheffield, UK
- Putting AI into the EU Cyber Crisis Collaboration, Georgios Chatzichristos, ENISA
11.00-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-15.00 Cyber, Hybrid Influence and the Role of Social Networks – Room 1 (First floor)
Moderator: Prof. Todor Tagarev
- Diffusion of Information in an Online Social Network with Limited Attention, Diego F.M. de Oliveira and Kevin S. Chan
- The System of Operative Determination of the Level of Tension in Society Based on Data from Social Networks, Maksym Shchoholiev and Violeta Tretynyk
- Hybrid Threats in Bulgarian Media, Ralitsa Kovacheva
- Usage of Decision Support Systems for Modeling of Conflicts during Recognition of Information Operations, Oleh Andriichuk, Vitaliy Tsyganok, Dmitry Lande, Oleg Chertov and Yaroslava Porplenko
- Cyberwar in Russian and US Military-Political Thought: A Comparative View, Yavor Raychev
- Understanding Hybrid Influence: Emerging Analysis Frameworks, Todor Tagarev
11.15-15.00 Emerging Methods for Cyber Security and Resilience: AI, Blockchain, Fuzzy Sets – Room 2
Moderator: Dr. George Sharkov
- Blockchain and AI for the Next Generation Energy Grids: Cybersecurity Challenges and Opportunities, Notis Mengidis, Theodora Tsikrika, Stefanos Vrochidis and Yiannis Kompatsiaris
- Cyber Resilience of Systems-of-Intelligent-Systems, George Sharkov
- Cryptographic Key Generation by Genetic Algorithms, Michal Turcanik and Martin Javurek
- Generalized Net Model of Possible Drone’s Communication Control Cyber Theft with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations, Boris Bozveliev, Sotir Sotirov and Tihomir Videv
- Modeling of Smart Home Cyber System with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimation, Tihomir Videv, Boris Bozveliev and Sotir Sotirov
- Quantum-based Solutions for the Next-generation Internet, Marcin Niemiec, Andrzej Dziech, Miłosz Stypiński and Jan Derkacz
- Automating Footwear Impressions Retrieval through Texture, Neil Farrugia and Joseph G. Vella
- Algebraic Approach in Cyber Security, Oleksandr Letychevskyi
- What If Blockchain Cannot Be Blocked? Cryptocurrency and International Security, Sean Costigan and Greg Gleason
12.45-13.30 Lunch
15.00-15.15 Coffee break
15.15-17.45 Effective, Efficient and Cyber Resilient Organizations and Operations – Room 1 (First floor)
Moderator: Dr. Velizar Shalamanov
- Cooperation Model for Establishing Secure Digital Transformation in Corporations: Overview of Regulatory Issues, Nikola Saranov
- Digitalization and Cyber Resilience Model for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Velizar Shalamanov, Silvia Matern and Georgi Penchev
- Perspectives for Mobile Learning in Higher Education in Bulgaria, Latinka Todoranova and Bonimir Penchev
- Impact of climate change on the floods in Bulgaria, Rositsa Velichkova, Iskra Simova and Stelian Dimitrov
- The Logical Model of Unified, Innovative Platform for Automation and Management of Standards (PAMS), Toddor Velev and Nina Dobrinkova
- Research on the Overall Attitude Towards Mobile Learning in Social Media: Emotions Mining Approach, Radka Nacheva and Snezhana Sulova
- Wildland Fire Suppression Measures with Water Resources from Nature, Rositsa Velichkova and Iskra Simova
15.15-17.45 Policies and Solutions for Industry and Critical Infrastructure Protection – Room 2
Moderator: Prof. Vyacheslav Kharchenko
- An innovative Airport Physical-cyber Security System (APSS), Walter Matta and Alessandro Cantelli-Forti
- Integrated Security Management System for Enterprises in Industry 4.0, Sergiy Dotsenko, Oleg Illiashenko, Sergii Kamenskyi and Vyacheslav Kharchenko
- Integrated Model of Knowledge Management for Security of Information Technologies: Standards ISO/IEC 15408 and ISO/IEC 18045, Sergiy Dotsenko, Oleg Illiashenko, Sergii Kamenskyi and Vyacheslav Kharchenko
- Generalized Net Model of Cyber-control of the Firm’s Dumpers and Crushers, Dafina Zoteva, Peter Vassilev, Lyudmila Todorova, Krassimir Atanassov, Lyubka Doukovska and Valery Tzanov
- System Approach Towards the Creation of Secure and Resilient Information Technologies in the Energy Sector, Volodymyr Zaslavskyi and Maya Pasichna
Friday, 4 October 2019
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-10.45 Research-based Innovation in Cyber Security and Resilience – Room 1 (First floor)
Moderator: Dr. George Sharkov
- Design Science Research towards Privacy by Design in Maritime Surveillance ICT Systems, Jyri Rajamäki
- Scoping the Scenario Space for Multi-sector Cybersecurity Analysis, Todor Tagarev and Nikolai Stoianov
- Governance Challenges for European CyberSecurity Policies: Stakeholders Views, Tobias Fiebig
- Methodology for Organizational Design of Cyber Research Networks, Velizar Shalamanov and Georgi Penchev
10.45-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.45 Research-based Innovation in Cyber Security and Resilience (cont.) – Room 1 (First floor)
- Research-focused Cyber Exercises: National State-of-the-Art Academic Experience and Perspectives, Zlatogor Minchev
- Study on the Level of Cybersecurity and the Mechanisms for Citizens’ Contribution to Preventive Policies, Lubomir Tolev
- Bridging the Gap between Research, Innovation and Standardization: The contribution of BRIDGIT2 Project, Vanina Pencheva and Hristina Georgieva
- Innovation for Crisis Management: DRIVER+ and Crisis Management Innovation Network Europe, Nina Dobrinkova
- Implementation of Cloud Technologies for Building Data Centers in Defense and Security, Rosen Iliev and Kristina Ignatova
12.45-13.00 Preliminary Summary and Future Steps – Room 1 (First floor)
Moderator: Prof. Todor Tagarev