IoTalentum project holds 8th meeting on cybersecurity and blockchain

The IoTalentum project, in which the BISITE Research Group of the University of Salamanca participates, successfully held its 8th Network Meeting (NM8) at the Wind Tre office in Mestre (Venice). This event, which took place on 15 and 16 May, brought together researchers and project partners with a view to share progress, discuss ideas and plan future collaborations.

Researchers from the IoTalentum project.

The event started with a warm welcome by Fabrizio from Wind Tre, followed by a review of the project by the project coordinator, Ramón J. Durán Barroso, who laid the foundations for fruitful results. Samant Khajuria, Chief Cybersecurity Specialist at TERMA Group, gave a lecture on "Research and Innovation in Defence".

Mahmoud Abbasi presenting the progress of his research.

The day was packed with presentations from Early Stage Researchers (ESR) doctoral students. Each presentation highlighted innovative research and creative ideas in various fields. Our colleagues, Sebastián López Flórez and Mahmoud Abbasi, attended the meeting on behalf of the BiSITE group. Mahmoud presented the progress of his research entitled ‘To optimise the trade-off between, the intricateness of the proof of work in blockchain technology and the cost of using IoTalentum distributed infrastructure’, in order to explain to the attendees the role of blockchain in the project.

Sebastián López Flórez, during his presentation at NM8.

For his part, Sebastián, who is also developing his doctoral thesis within the project, presented the progress of his research, which is entitled "AI-Optimized Energy Management for More Efficient and Sustainable Microgrids", a project that seeks to deepen the application of Artificial Intelligence to promote sustainability in the energy area.

Finally, Ramón J. Durán Barroso, IoTalentum coordinator, gave the closing speech and closing remarks, summarising the main conclusions and setting the tone for future collaborations. The event concluded with a meeting of the members of the Supervisory Board, which ensured continuous guidance and monitoring of the project's progress.

NM8 was a testament to the collective dedication and high calibre of research within the IoTalentum project.

IoTalentum is funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN-ETN actions under grant number 953442.