Panel
Cyber Security and AI Reforms for Smart Cities
Participants’ interventions will primarily focus on (not being limited to): cyber management, fake news, smart environment, smart mobilities, IoT risks, and the ethical implications of AI deployment in urban settings. Discussions will delve into the development of robust cybersecurity frameworks, the impact of misinformation on public trust, strategies for integrating AI to enhance environmental sustainability, the advancements in smart mobility solutions, and the specific vulnerabilities associated with the proliferation of IoT devices. Additionally, there will be an emphasis on case studies and practical applications demonstrating successful cyber management practices and AI implementations in various Smart Cities globally.
Important information
From participants of this working group full paper is required before the conference.
25/11/2024
Extended deadline for submissions of Paper Proposals.
10/04/2025
Deadline of full paper submission*
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Objectives:
2. Considering the need for cooperation between the public and private sectors to prevent and control cybercrime and protect Smart Cities, the Panel aims to raise awareness among scholars and policymakers and actively contribute to developing research to regain/consolidate citizens’ trust in public authorities.
Focus: Participants’ interventions will primarily focus on (not being limited to): cyber management, fake news, smart environment, smart mobilities, IoT risks, and the ethical implications of AI deployment in urban settings. Discussions will delve into the development of robust cybersecurity frameworks, the impact of misinformation on public trust, strategies for integrating AI to enhance environmental sustainability, the advancements in smart mobility solutions, and the specific vulnerabilities associated with the proliferation of IoT devices. Additionally, there will be an emphasis on case studies and practical applications demonstrating successful cyber management practices and AI implementations in various Smart Cities globally.
The format will be interactive and thought-provoking. The Panel will include four short presentations (two researchers and two practitioners), followed by a discussion moderated by the chairs. Participants will have the opportunity to join the talks and share their own thoughts, experiences and best practices, should they so wish. This format should challenge the audience and create a unique, non-traditional format where peer learning is possible.
Invited Panelists: 2 Practitioners from the Romanian Cyber-Security Directorate and Lithuanian National Cyber Security Centre (tbc).
Coordinators
Egle Vaidelyte
Professor, Vice-Dean for Education at Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9804-6741
Egle VAIDELYTE holds a PhD in Sociology and is a full professor in Sociology and Public Administration as well as the Vice-Dean for Education at Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania). She has a huge experience in national and international projects related to civic participation, citizen science, higher education, including the most recent H2020 projects: “Empowering Youth and Co-creating Social Innovations and Policy-Making Through Youth Citizen Social Science (YouCount ), Future-oriented Science Education to enhance Responsibility and Engagement in the Society of Acceleration and Uncertainty. Currently she is also a chief researcher in H2020 project “Catalysation of institutional transformations of higher education institutions through the adoption of acceleration services” (CATALISI).
She has been a external expert at European Commission for number of research programmes including the most recents: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 2023, Horizons,Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) 2022-2023. She also serves as a national representative at the Network of Directors of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration (DISPA) and a member of Board of Management as well as the vice-president for Europe at International Association of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration (IASIA). E. Vaidelyte often speaks at various national and international conferences, gives training to civil servants and communities, is an author or co-author of over 40 research articles, chapters and books on citizen science, public governance and civil society, corruption, migration issues.
Cătălin Vrabie
Associate professor, Director of Research Centre SMART Edu-Hub, Faculty of Public Administration, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-4017
Catalin Vrabie is a faculty member of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest, Romania, where he teaches e-government strategies and policies and applications of artificial intelligence and smart technologies. He is a graduate of the Executive Master's program in “Strategy and Innovation” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a program focused on the use of Artificial Intelligence in institutions and society.
CV holds a PhD in Administrative Sciences, with his thesis titled “Increasing Transparency in the Public Sector through the Use of E-Government Systems”, emphasizing the importance of information technology, digitalization and innovation in the public sector. His responsibility is to connect theoretical knowledge with the practical skills necessary for current and future public servants.
As a professional member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), he further enriches his commitment to the advancement of computing and technology the field.
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