Workshop on Cybersecurity for Research Infrastructures “Strengthening capacities across research infrastructures in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East”
Thursday 29 January 2026 -
09:30
Monday 26 January 2026
Tuesday 27 January 2026
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Thursday 29 January 2026
10:00
10:00 - 10:15
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
10:15
Master of Ceremony (MC) Mustafa Alzubi, Welcome address opening speech by Wassim El Hajj
-
Andrea Lausi
Wassim El Hajj
(
AUB Mediterraneo
)
Master of Ceremony (MC) Mustafa Alzubi, Welcome address opening speech by Wassim El Hajj
Andrea Lausi
Wassim El Hajj
(
AUB Mediterraneo
)
10:15 - 10:35
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
10:35
Keynote: by Eleni Agathocleous Cryptography in the Quantum Era: A New Security Paradigm
Keynote: by Eleni Agathocleous Cryptography in the Quantum Era: A New Security Paradigm
10:35 - 11:20
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
11:20
11:20 - 11:30
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
11:30
SESAME-EU projects journey and Project overview
-
Salman Matalgah
(
SESAME
)
SESAME-EU projects journey and Project overview
Salman Matalgah
(
SESAME
)
11:30 - 11:45
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
11:45
Keynote: Cyber threat landscape for research - CERN
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Stefan Lüders
(
CERN
)
Keynote: Cyber threat landscape for research - CERN
Stefan Lüders
(
CERN
)
11:45 - 12:30
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
12:30
Incident response (BESSY-II)
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Centre Berlin
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB).
)
Vidhya Sasidharan Nair
(
Helmholtz Centre Berlin (HZB)
)
Incident response (BESSY-II)
Centre Berlin
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB).
)
Vidhya Sasidharan Nair
(
Helmholtz Centre Berlin (HZB)
)
12:30 - 13:00
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
13:00
Ministry Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
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Paraskevas Panayi
(
DMRID
)
Ministry Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Paraskevas Panayi
(
DMRID
)
13:00 - 13:15
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
13:15
13:15 - 14:15
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
14:15
Cybersecurity at AUB
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Mohammad Abbass
(
AUB
)
Cybersecurity at AUB
Mohammad Abbass
(
AUB
)
14:15 - 14:35
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
14:35
Cybersecurity at ALBA Synchrotron
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Sergio Vicente Molina
(
ALBA
)
Cybersecurity at ALBA Synchrotron
Sergio Vicente Molina
(
ALBA
)
14:35 - 14:55
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
14:55
Cybersecurity at Diamond
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Ali Al-Zoubi
(
Diamond
)
Cybersecurity at Diamond
Ali Al-Zoubi
(
Diamond
)
14:55 - 15:15
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
15:15
CyNet Cybersecurity
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Aristos Anastasiou
(
CyNet
)
CyNet Cybersecurity
Aristos Anastasiou
(
CyNet
)
15:15 - 15:35
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
15:35
Panel discussion (DESY, CERN, DMRID & SESAME)
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Stefan Lüders
(
CERN
)
Salman Matalgah
(
SESAME
)
Paraskevas Panayi
(
DMRID
)
Carsten Porthun
(
DESY
)
Panel discussion (DESY, CERN, DMRID & SESAME)
Stefan Lüders
(
CERN
)
Salman Matalgah
(
SESAME
)
Paraskevas Panayi
(
DMRID
)
Carsten Porthun
(
DESY
)
15:35 - 16:15
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
16:15
Recap and wrap-up, explore next action
Recap and wrap-up, explore next action
16:15 - 16:30
Room: American University of Beirut (AUB) – Mediterraneo Campus
16:30
End of the conference + Coffee and networking
End of the conference + Coffee and networking
16:30 - 16:50