Program

Event program – concise

Monday, 20th of May 
20:00Welcome ReceptionLobby restaurant
Tuesday, 21st of May 
08:00-09:00Registration of the participantsConference rooms hallway
09:00-09:50Opening SessionEuropa 3  
 ARW Co-directors Assoc. Prof. Dorin Radu and Prof. Mirsada Hukić
10:00-13:20Session I. Critical Infrastructure ProtectionEuropa 3 
 Chairs: Prof. Ashok Vaseashta and Prof. Konstantinos Papatheodorou
10:00-10:40Lt. Alexandru Cristian Hudișteanu, NATO MARSEC COE, Türkiye
 Surveillance from Space of Maritime Critical Infrastructure
10:40-11:20Prof. Gor Gevorgyan, Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Armenia
 Protecting Water and Wastewater Critical Infrastructure from Hybrid Threats
11:20-12:00Prof. Ashok Vaseashta, International Clean Water Institute, Manassas, USA
 Framing scope of Hybrid threats and challenges associated with Critical Infrastructures,
12:00-12:40Prof. Anatolie Sidorenko, Technical University of Moldova
 Functional Nanostructures for Superconducting Spintronics
12:40-13:20Doina Negrea
 Advancing the Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Hybrid Threats throughout System Approach, Standardization and MCDA
13:30LunchLobby restaurant
15:00-17:00Session II. Risk assessment and MitigationEuropa 1
 Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Dorin Radu and Prof. Alina Bărbulescu
15:00-15:40Prof. Konstantinos Papatheodorou, International Hellenic University, Greece
 Empowering Communities: Education for improving Public Awareness and Response Capacity in Earthquake Emergencies
15:40-16:20Prof. Carmen Maftei, Transilvania University of Brașov
 Flood Hazard Analysis for Casimcea River (Romania)
16:20-17:00Prof. Hukić, BiH Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Forecasting and Mitigating Epidemic Spread During Natural Disasters Triggered by Seismic Events
17:00-17:20Panel and working group formationEuropa 1 & 3
 WG 1 – Hybrid threats, risk assessment and vulnerabilities
 Lead by Prof. Ashok Vaseashta and Prof. Carmen Maftei
 WG 2 – Technology Innovations to Counter Threat Vectors
 Lead by Prof. Yury Dekhtyar and Assoc. Prof. Radu Muntean
 WG 3 – Risk assessment
 Lead by Prof. Alina Bărbulescu and Assoc. Prof. Dorin Radu
17:20-18:30Working group discussions – Session 1
 Questions will be distributed for discussion
19:00DinnerLobby restaurant
Wednesday, 22nd of May 
09:00-12:20Session III. Structural monitoring and assessmentEuropa 3
 Chairs: Prof. Mirsada Hukić and Prof. Carmen Maftei
09:00-09:40Prof. Ashok Vaseashta, International Clean Water Institute, Manassas, USA
 AIoT, IoB, and TENG in Critical Infrastructure Protection
09:40-10:20Prof. Radu Băncilă, Politehnica University Timișoara, Romania
 Criteria for the Assessment of Existing Steel Bridges – Case Studies
10:20-11:00Assoc. Prof. Dorin Radu, Transilvania University of Brașov
 Engineering Critical Assessment of the Existing Steel Structures
11:00-11:40Prof. Arezki Benfdila, Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
 Nanoelectronics Based Sensors and Applications
11:40-12:20Prof. Alina Bărbulescu, Transilvania University of Brașov
 Assessing the Impact of the Dams Inception on the River Discharge
13:00LunchLobby restaurant
15:00-16:20Session IV. Counter-terrorism for infrastructure applicationsEuropa 1
 Chairs: Prof. Benfdila Arezki and Prof. Yuri Dekhtyar
15:00-15:40Prof. Yuri Dekhtyar, Riga Technical University, Latvia
 Functionalisation of nano/micro Systems Against Microbiological Threats in Water
15:40-16:20Prof. Metodi Hadji-Janev (BG), Military Academy, Skopje, North Macedonia
 Strategic and Legal Aspects of Countering Hybrid and Cyber-based Threats to Critical Infrastructures in South East Europe
16:30-17:30Working group discussions – Session 2Europa 1 & 3
17:45Walking tour – sightseeing Brașov old town 
19:00DinnerLobby restaurant
Thursday, 23rd of May
09:00-11:00Session V. Solutions for critical infrastructure protectionEuropa 1
 Chairs: Prof. Nimet Karagülle and Dr. Ilija Djugumanov
09:00-09:40Prof. Álvaro Rocha, University of Lisbon, Portugal
 Cybersecurity Maturity Models: a Systematic Literature Review
09:40-10:20Prof. Nimet Karagülle, Mersin University, Türkiye
 Future of Electrospun Nanofibrous Systems for Decontamination and Protection Against Chemical and Biological Threats
10:20-11:00Assoc. Prof. Karlo Emmanuel Nyarko, Josip Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
 From Phantoms to Firewalls: Securing Critical Infrastructures in the Age of Hybrid Threats
11:00-11:20ARW Proceedings: Details and logistics, Prof. Ashok VaseashtaEuropa 1
11:20-12:00WG Feedback and Presentations by the leads
12:00-12:40Feedback session
12:40-13:00Conclusions, recommendations, and future cooperation
13:00-13:40  Lessons learned
 Closing remarks and ARW summary
14:00LunchLobby restaurant
19:00Gala DinnerHorizon restaurant

Working Groups, Panelists and Observers

WG 1 – Hybrid threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities
Moderators: Ashok Vaseashta, Carmen Maftei
Panelists:
Lt. Alexandru Cristian Hudișteanu, NATO MARSEC COE, Türkiye
Dr. Ilija Djugumanov, Euro Atlantic Council, North Macedonia
Scribe: Student from Transilvania University of Brașov
Observer: Prof. Marija Milenković, University of Niš, Serbia
WG 2 – Technology Innovations to Counter Threat Vectors
Moderators: Yuri Dekhtyar, Radu Muntean
Panelists:
Assoc. Prof. Karlo Emmanuel Nyarko, Josip Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
Dr. Gor Gevorgyan, Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Prof. Arezki Benfdila, Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou, Algeria Scribe: Student from Transilvania University of Brașov
Observer: Lect. Eng. Ion Crețu, Technical University of Moldova
WG 3 – Risk assessment
Moderators: Alina Bărbulescu, Dorin Radu
Panelists:
Prof. Kostantinos Papatheodorou, International Hellenic University, Greece
Dr. Emira Bečić, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, Croatia
Prof. Nimet Karagülle Mersin University, Türkiye
Scribe: PhD Student Mirko Rocca
Observer: Prof. Marijana Hadzima Nyarko, Josip Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia