Workshop on Cybersecurity for Research Infrastructures “Strengthening capacities across research infrastructures in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East”

Contribution List

1. Master of Ceremony (MC) Mustafa Alzubi, Welcome address opening speech by Wassim El Hajj

Andrea Lausi, Dr Wassim El Hajj (AUB Mediterraneo)

29/01/2026, 10:15

2. Keynote: by Eleni Agathocleous Cryptography in the Quantum Era: A New Security Paradigm

29/01/2026, 10:35

3. SESAME-EU projects journey and Project overview

Mr Salman Matalgah (SESAME)

29/01/2026, 11:30

4. Keynote: Cyber threat landscape for research - CERN

Mr Stefan Lüders (CERN)

29/01/2026, 11:45

5. Incident response (BESSY-II)

Centre Berlin (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB).), Mr Vidhya Sasidharan Nair (Helmholtz Centre Berlin (HZB))

29/01/2026, 12:30

6. Ministry Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

Paraskevas Panayi (DMRID)

29/01/2026, 13:00

7. Cybersecurity at AUB

Mr Mohammad Abbass (AUB)

29/01/2026, 14:15

8. Cybersecurity at ALBA Synchrotron

Mr Sergio Vicente Molina (ALBA)

29/01/2026, 14:35

9. Cybersecurity at Diamond

Mr Ali Al-Zoubi (Diamond)

29/01/2026, 14:55

10. CyNet Cybersecurity

Mr Aristos Anastasiou (CyNet)

29/01/2026, 15:15

11. Panel discussion (DESY, CERN, DMRID & SESAME)

Mr Carsten Porthun (DESY), Mr Stefan Lüders (CERN), Paraskevas Panayi (DMRID), Mr Salman Matalgah (SESAME)

29/01/2026, 15:35

12. Recap and wrap-up, explore next action

29/01/2026, 16:15