ECCWS 2027
26th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security
Biographies
Below are the ECCWS Biographies of the Conference and Programme Chairs, Key Note Speakers and Mini-Track Chairs.
Conference and Programme Chairs
Tiago Cruz is Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics Engineering of the University of Coimbra. He is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Informatics and Systems of UC, having started his research activity in 2001. His research interests cover areas such as management systems for communications infrastructure and services (operator and data centre environments), embedded computing, critical infrastructure security, broadband access network device and service management. He has been involved in various European- and industry-funded research projects related with cyber-security, autonomous management, content delivery infrastructures or wireless WAN technologies, as well as several national projects, in partnership with telecommunications operators and research agencies, with both technical and management activities.
Paulo Simões is Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics Engineering of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is also a senior researcher at the Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra. He has more than 20 years of experience in European research projects (FP6, FP7, H2020, Horizon, COST…), with technical and managerial duties, and he regularly leads industry-funded technology transfer projects for companies such as telecommunications operators and energy utilities. His research interests include Network and Infrastructure Management, Cybersecurity, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Virtualization of Networking and Computing Resources. He has over 180 publications in refereed journals and conferences, and he regularly serves on program committees of international conferences of these areas. He is also Senior Member of the IEEE Communications Society.
Keynote Speakers
Pedro Ricardo Morais Inácio is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), where he has served since 2010. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in information assurance and cybersecurity within the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. programmes in Computer Science and Engineering. He currently serves as the Vice-Rector for Digital Strategy, Information and Human Resources Management and the Data Protection Officer of UBI. He holds a five-year B.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Computer Science (2005) and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering (2009), both from the UBI. His doctoral research was conducted within the enterprise environment of Nokia Siemens Networks Portugal S.A. under a Ph.D. grant awarded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.
He is an IEEE Senior Member, an IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor, an ACM Professional Member, and a Senior Researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT). He leads the Network Applications and Services – Cv group and coordinates the {////} sins-lab. His main research interests include information assurance and cybersecurity, computer-based simulation, and network traffic monitoring, analysis, and classification. He has authored more than 100 publications, including journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters in international peer-reviewed venues. He regularly serves as a reviewer for leading journals published by IEEE, Springer, Wiley, and Elsevier. He is a member of the Technical Program Committees of major national and international conferences and workshops, including ACM SAC, IEEE NCA, IFIP SEC, and ARES. He currently serves as a Senior Editor of IEEE Access.
Mini Track Chairs
Oludolamu Onimole is a cybersecurity professional, researcher and Microsoft Security MVP specialising in phishing, Business Email Compromise, identity security, artificial intelligence and cyber resilience. He has contributed to cybersecurity research and professional communities through academic publications, conference peer review, industry writing and cybersecurity mentoring. He has served as a reviewer for international cybersecurity conferences, including the European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS), and contributes to research and professional discourse on emerging cyber threats and defensive strategies. His work focuses on understanding evolving social engineering and identity-based threats and developing practical approaches to improving organisational cyber resilience
Dr. Char Sample is an assistant professor of cybersecurity at Marshall University. Dr. Sample has 40 years of industry experience beginning in software development, through product test and integration, and finally as a researcher (both applied and academic). Dr. Sample’s research areas are all cybersecurity related with an interest toward decision-making in cybersecurity.
Dr Iain Reid is a Senior Lecturer in Cybercrime in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth in the UK. He is an Expert Fellow of SPRITE+, Member of SASIG, and was previously a Founding Committee Member of the Defence and Security Psychology Section. In addition, Iain is the Course Leader for the Professional Doctorate in Security Risk Management and is the Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Research Group Lead. Iain’s research interests focus on defensive cyber deception, software development and security, cyber conflict, and lie detection.