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Partnership Day 2021: Together We Shape Tomorrow

“The Covid-19 measures caused a surge in digitalisation, and at SnT we saw an increased demand for innovation and collaborative research projects around this topic. In fact, the last two years saw record activities in terms of collaborative projects.” It’s with these words that Björn Ottersten, Director of SnT, opened the 2021 edition of Partnership Day,…

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AI: A Double-Edged Sword in Cybersecurity

In recent decades, corporations and researchers have been developing artificial intelligence tools with the aim to streamline processes and boost efficiency. The sophisticated technologies have revolutionist countless industries, with software that can mimic human intelligence. But as the desire for automated tools in our society grows, the need for strong cybersecurity practices becomes all the…

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SnT Speakers at Annual International Astronautical Congress

On the 25 – 29 October 2021, the 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) took place in the United Arab Emirates. This year marks the first that the conference has been hosted in an Arab country since its very first edition in 1950. This year’s theme was ‘Inspire, Innovate & Discover for the Benefit of Humankind’,…

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Two Projects Involving SnT Selected for Young Academics Funding

Young Academics Funding is an initiative first launched by the University of Luxembourg’s Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) in June 2021. The funding instrument, open to applicants from all disciplines and research areas, allows candidates to conduct their doctoral thesis in an interdisciplinary ecosystem, under the supervision of two academic staff members of the University of Luxembourg.…

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Are We Secure Against Post-Quantum Cyber-Attacks?

How safe is your data? Currently, most computer and mobile device users benefit from a generally high level of security, mainly since our data and communications – such as those processed in databases, payments, cloud storage, email and many other applications – are, for the most part, encrypted. But the current encryption techniques might soon…

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ActInSpace Hackathon Winners Awarded at SnT

Back in November 2020, the Space Robotics research group (SpaceR) at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) within the University of Luxembourg launched a challenge in the framework of the ActInSpace hackathon. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, however, the award ceremony took place on the 27 September 2021.

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Prototype KYC Software Undergoes Successful International Test

On the 20 – 21 October 2021, CONCORDIA will host its annual Open Door event, where experts from the areas of IT, industry, entrepreneurship, education, economy and policy will gather to discuss the next breakthroughs in cybersecurity technology, as well as future needs. A software developed within the Services and Data Management (SEDAN) research group…

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SnT Doctoral Candidate Wins Young Researcher Award

On Tuesday 5 October, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) hosted a virtual third edition of the Standards+Innovation Awards. The annual event aims to celebrate the contribution of hardworking researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in the field of standardisation.

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DRONA: Transforming IT Projects with Artificial Intelligence

Digitalisation is becoming increasingly part of our daily lives, and has been an ongoing process for many decades now. A consequence of this is that, when it comes to financial services, if a business wants to launch a new product or implement new regulations, their success will often lie within their own IT processes. This…

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University Ranked in Top 10 Globally for Software Engineering Research

Examining the entire spectrum of software development, from its very early stage of inception to maintenance, software engineering (SE) is part of an industry in constant movement, and a discipline distinguished for its impact in the research world. In order to gain a deeper understanding of its evolution in the latter, a bibliometric study of software engineering themes,…