See you from November 17 to 20, 2025 at the Couvent des Jacobins in Rennes

As a major player in France’s cybersecurity ecosystem, IMT Atlantique‘s Cyber CNI Chair will participate in the 10th edition of European Cyber Week (ECW), one of the largest events dedicated to cybersecurity and cyberdefense, organized by Pôle d’excellence cyber and its members.

📍 Find us at the collective booth

“French research excellence : Cybersecurity Chairs & PEPR”
📅 November 17-20, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
📍 Level +1 – Stand n°40

This collective stand will bring together the main French research chairs in cybersecurity and cyberdefense, as well as the PEPR Cybersecurity program, representing national scientific excellence and cooperation between academia and industry.

The following will be present :

• The Chair in Cybersecurity for Critical Networked Infrastructures (IMT Atlantique, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis)
• The Chair in Cyberdefense for Naval Systems (École Navale)
• The Chair in Cybersecurity for Connected Objects (Université Bretagne Occidentale)
• The Chair in Cybersecurity for Complex Systems (Université Bretagne Sud)
• The Chair in Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty (IHEDN)
• The Chair in Intelligent Cybersecurity for Mobility Systems (Télécom Paris)
• The Chair of the Air and Space School
• The PEPR Cybersecurity program

👉 Come and talk to the teams from the French Cyberdefense Chairs and the PEPR Cybersecurity program.

On the agenda :

• Presentations and demonstrations of innovative technologies every day during the coffee breaks at 10:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m.
• Presentations of research projects
• Concrete exchanges between researchers, students, and industry professionals

✍️ Official signing of Phase IV of the Cyber CNI Chair

📅 Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
📍 Session : “Cyber Training – Preparing for the Digital Battlefield” by our partner Airbus Defence & Space Cyber – Nef Room

This signing will mark the launch of Phase IV (2025–2028) of the Chair, continuing its exceptional commitment to applied research in the service of critical infrastructure.

🎓 Training Day – Round Table

📅 Wednesday, November 19 – from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
📍 Carré 2 Room

Marc-Oliver Pahl, holder of the Cyber CNI Chair, will participate in the round table discussion: “Cyber and AI training (universities and schools)”.

This will be an opportunity to discuss new training challenges and synergies between academia and industry around the chair.

🏆 ECW CTF Challenge Awards Ceremony

📅 Wednesday, November 19 – 6:45 p.m. → 7:30 p.m.
📍 Nef Room

We will end the day with the Capture The Flag ECW CTF Challenge awards ceremony.

The Cyber CNI Chair is proud to have sponsored this edition and to have contributed to the design of the qualifying rounds—a concrete commitment to encouraging skills development and learning by doing in cybersecurity.

🎙️ C&ESAR Conference by DGA

Since 1997, the French Ministry of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs has organized C&ESAR, an annual cybersecurity conference that has become a flagship event of European Cyber Week (ECW). Held each fall in Rennes, Brittany, C&ESAR is an important forum for cybersecurity professionals, researchers, and decision-makers.

The conference brings together experts from government, industry, and academia, fostering a unique interdisciplinary exchange. It allows operational practitioners to discover emerging technologies, while industrial and scientific communities learn about real-world challenges. This synergy helps shape the future of cybersecurity by bridging the gap between theoretical advances and practical implementation.

📅 Wednesday, November 19 (1:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.) & Thursday, November 20 (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.)
📍Grand Auditorium Room

Wednesday, November 19 – 2:30 p.m.
“Machine Learning in Digital Twins for Threat Estimation and Detection (SoK)”
by Hugo Bourreau, Marc-Oliver Pahl, Fabien Dagnat, Fehmi Jaafar

Thursday, November 20 – 11:30 a.m.
“Can You Spot the Trap ? Honeypot Detection in the Face of Evolving Evasion Tactics (SoK)”
by Mathis Durand, Alexandre Dey, Yvon Kermarrec, Marc-Oliver Pahl

(⚠️ Access to C&ESAR conferences is subject to a fee.)

⚓ Conference – The Next Front Line: Resilience of Critical Infrastructure in the Age of AI and Global Tensions

📅 Thursday, November 20 – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
📍 Dortoirs Room

Co-organized by our Chair in Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and the Chair in Naval Systems Cyberdefense, this session will explore threats amplified by artificial intelligence and global geopolitical tensions.

The discussions will cover key themes: honeynets, distributed defense, decentralized architectures, and embedded AI to anticipate emerging threats and strengthen the security of vital European systems.

Arrive early, as space is limited !

🇫🇷 Conference – The excellence of national cybersecurity chairs

📅 Thursday, November 20 – 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
📍 Dortoirs Room

An exceptional session bringing together the seven national cybersecurity chairs for the first time. An opportunity to highlight ten years of fruitful cooperation between universities, laboratories, and industry: nearly 50 PhDs trained, cutting-edge research, and innovations in the service of digital sovereignty.

🛰️ European Day / Space and Industry of the Future

📅 Thursday, November 20 – 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
📍 Room 6

Marc-Oliver Pahl will participate in the round table discussion: “Intrusion Detection: How to Manage IT/OT Convergence.”

A discussion at the heart of the challenges of convergence between information technology (IT) and industrial systems (OT), essential for ensuring the security of tomorrow’s critical and industrial infrastructures.

💬 Join us !

Registration for European Cyber Week is free (except for the C&ESAR and CAID conferences).
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the major players in French and European cybersecurity, discover the latest research advances, and discuss the strategic challenges of tomorrow.

👉 Register now on the official ECW website.