The Leadership Perspective:
- Acad. Yulian Revalski, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- HE Atanas Zapryanov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Bulgaria
- HE Karina Angelieva, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Bulgaria (tbc)
- Lynne Charles, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Sofia
- Dr. Velizar Shalamanov, Chairperson, NATO Communications and Information Organisation (NCIO) Agency Supervisory Board
- Konstantin Zografov, AFCEA Regional Vice President of South East Europe and Presidend of the Sofia Chapter
Invited Keynote Reports:
- Cyber-Physical Systems Security: Research Challenges and Opportunities, Siraj Ahmed Shaikh, Coventry University, UK
- Putting AI into the EU Cyber Crisis Collaboration, Georgios Chatzichristos, ENISA
- Assistive AI Tools for Analysing False Content, Disinformation Flows, and Online Influence Campaigns, Kalina Bontcheva, The University of Sheffield, UK
- Salvador Llopis Sanchez, The Future of Command and Control Systems, European Defence Agency
Accepted papers (in the order of submission):
- Digitalization and Cyber Resilience Model for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Velizar Shalamanov, Silvia Matern and Georgi Penchev, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies/ University of National and World Economy, Sofia
- Design Science Research towards Privacy by Design in Maritime Surveillance ICT Systems, Jyri Rajamäki, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- CISE as a Tool for Sharing Sensitive Cyber Information in Maritime Domain, Jyri Rajamäki, Ilkka Tikanmäki and Jari Räsänen, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- The Logical Model of Unified, Innovative Platform for Automation and Management of Standards (PAMS), Todor Velev and Nina Dobrinkova, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies, Sofia
- The System of Operative Determination of the Level of Tension in Society Based on Data from Social Networks, Maksym Shchoholiev and Violeta Tretynyk, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
- 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, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”/ Institute for Information Recording of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- Hybrid threats in Bulgarian media , Ralitsa Kovacheva, Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
- e-Platform Architecture for Organisational Collaboration and IT Education, Silvia Matern, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies, Sofia
- Cyberwar in Russian and US Military-Political Thought: A Comparative View, Yavor Raychev, University of Granada, Spain
- Utilising Experiential and Organizational Learning Theories to Improve Human Performance in Cyber Training, Kirsi Aaltola and Petteri Taitto, Laurea University of Applied Sciences/ Savo Consortium, Finland
- What If Blockchain Cannot Be Blocked? Cryptocurrency and International Security, Sean Costigan and Greg Gleason, US, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Problems of Digitized Information Flow Analysis: Cognitive Aspects, Valerii P. Mygal and Galina V. Mygal, National Aerospace University “KhAI”, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Profiling Human Roles in Cybercrime, Venelin Georgiev, New Bulgarian University
- Modeling of Smart Home Cyber System with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimation, Tihomir Videv, Boris Bozveliev and Sotir Sotirov, Prof. Asen Zlatarov University, Burgas
- Generalized Net Model of Possible Drone’s Communication Control Cyber Theft with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimations, Boris Bozveliev, Sotir Sotirov and Tihomir Videv, Prof. Asen Zlatarov University, Burgas
- Cyber Situational Awareness and Information Sharing in Critical Infrastructure Organizations, Jouni Pöyhönen, Viivi Nuojua, Jyri Rajamäki and Martti Lehto, University of Jyväskylä/ Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- Cryptographic Key Generation by Genetic Algorithms, Michal Turcanik and Martin Javurek, Armed Forces Academy, Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia
- Quantum-based Solutions for the Next-generation Internet, Marcin Niemiec, Andrzej Dziech, Miłosz Stypiński and Jan Derkacz, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
- Understanding Hybrid Influence: Emerging Analysis Frameworks, Todor Tagarev, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies, Sofia
- Research on the Overall Attitude Towards Mobile Learning in Social Media: Emotions Mining Approach, Radka Nacheva and Snezhana Sulova, University of Economics - Varna
- Impact of climate change on the floods in Bulgaria, Rositsa Velichkova, Iskra Simova and Stelian Dimitrov, Technical University of Sofia/ Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
- Possible Instant Messaging Malware Attack Using Right-to-Left Unicode Overriding Characters, Veneta Yosifova and Vesselin Bontchev, National Laboratory of Computer Virology, Sofia
- Wildland Fire Suppression Measures with Water Resources from Nature, Rositsa Velichkova and Iskra Simova, Technical University of Sofia
- Perspectives for Mobile Learning in Higher Education in Bulgaria, Latinka Todoranova and Bonimir Penchev, University of Economics - Varna
- Implementation of Cloud Technologies for Building Data Centers in Defense and Security, Rosen Iliev and Kristina Ignatova, Bulgarian Defence Institute
- Diffusion of Information in an Online Social Network with Limited Attention, Diego Fregolent Mendes de Oliveira and Kevin S. Chan, US Army Research Laboratory & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US
- Blockchain and AI for the Next Generation Energy Grids: Cybersecurity Challenges and Opportunities, Notis Mengidis, Theodora Tsikrika, Stefanos Vrochidis and Yiannis Kompatsiaris, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (ITI-CERTH), Greece
- Comparative Research of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Models: The Common Cyber Ecosystem of ECHO, Jussi Simola, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
- Automating Footwear Impressions Retrieval through Texture, Neil Farrugia and Joseph G. Vella, University of Malta
- Resilience from Self-Discrepancy Theory, Jassim Happa, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford & Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
- An innovative Airport Physical-cyber Security System (APSS), Walter Matta and Alessandro Cantelli-Forti, Link Campus University/ Lab RaSS National Laboratory - CNIT, Italy
- Generalized Net Model of an Automated System for Monitoring, Analysing and Managing Events Related to Information Security, Ivelina Vardeva, Prof. Asen Zlatarov University, Burgas
- 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, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering/ Institute of Information and Communications Technologies/ Skortel Ltd., Bulgaria
- A VBA P-Code Disassembler, Vesselin Bontchev, National Laboratory of Computer Virology, Sofia
- Cooperation Model for Establishing Secure Digital Transformation in Corporations: Overview of Regulatory Issues, Nikola Saranov, UnitedLex, Bulgaria
- Managing Cyber Education Environments with Serverless Computing, Yavor Papazov, George Sharkov, Georgi Koykov and Christina Todorova, European Software Institute (Eastern Europe)
- 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, Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport/National Aerospace University “KhAI”, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Integrated Security Management System for Enterprises in Industry 4.0, Sergiy Dotsenko, Oleg Illiashenko, Sergii Kamenskyi and Vyacheslav Kharchenko, Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport/ National Aerospace University “KhAI”, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- System Approach Towards the Creation of Secure and Resilient Information Technologies in the Energy Sector, Volodymyr Zaslavskyi and Maya Pasichna, Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
- Scoping the Scenario Space for Multi-sector Cybersecurity Analysis, Todor Tagarev and Nikolai Stoianov, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies/ Bulgarian Defence Institute
- Methodology for Organizational Design of Cyber Research Networks, Velizar Shalamanov and Georgi Penchev, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies/ University of National and World Economy, Sofia
- Network-based Steering of Bulgaria’s Cybersecurity Research, Todor Tagarev, George Sharkov, Nikolai Stoianov, Velizar Shalamanov, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies/ European Software Institute (Eastern Europe)/ Bulgarian Defence Institute
- Analysis of the Global Attack Landscape Using Data from a Telnet Honeypot, Vesselin Bontchev and Veneta Yosifova, National Laboratory of Computer Virology, Sofia
- Cyber Resilience of Systems-of-Intelligent-Systems, George Sharkov, European Software Institute (Eastern Europe)
- Research-focused Cyber Exercises: National State-of-the-Art Academic Experience and Perspectives, Zlatogor Minchev, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies, Sofia
- Yantsislav Yanakiev and Dimitrina Polimirova, The Role of the Human Factor in Cyber Security: Results from an Expert Survey in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Defence Institute/ National Laboratory of Computer Virology, Sofia
- Algebraic Approach in Cyber Security, Oleksandr Letychevskyi, Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
Invited Discussion Reports:
- Governance Challenges for European CyberSecurity Policies: Stakeholders Views, Tobias Fiebig, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Bridging the Gap between Research, Innovation and Standardization: The contribution of BRIDGIT2 Project, Vanina Pencheva and Hristina Georgieva, Bulgarian Institute of Standardization
- Innovation for Crisis Management: DRIVER+ and Crisis Management Innovation Network Europe, Nina Dobrinkova, Institute of Information and Communications Technologies
- Study on the Level of Cybersecurity and the Mechanisms for Citizens' Contribution to Preventive Policies, Borislav Sestrimski, AMATAS, Sofia
