A strong cybersecurity ecosystem is built on collaboration, trust, and long-term partnerships.
I was delighted to represent the **Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures (Cyber CNI) Chair** at **IMT Atlantique** during the annual inter-chair meeting organised by **COMCYBER** at the historic **École Militaire** in Paris—a symbolic venue that has educated French military leaders since the reign of Louis XV and today hosts the **École de Guerre**.
The meeting brought together the holders and representatives of France’s leading cybersecurity chairs to exchange research results, identify new scientific synergies, and prepare the joint scientific programme for **European Cyber Week 2026**.
The diversity of expertise represented was remarkable, spanning **critical infrastructures**, **digital sovereignty**, **naval cybersecurity**, **IoT security**, **complex systems**, **cryptography**, **cyber influence**, and **operational cyber defence**.
I particularly enjoyed catching up with many long-standing colleagues and friends, including **Patrice Jaouen** (COMCYBER), **Jean Peeters** (IHEDN – Chaire Souveraineté Numérique et Cyber), **David Brosset** (Cyber Navale – École navale), **Roland Gautier** (Université de Bretagne Occidentale), **Nicolas Belloir** (Académie militaire de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan), **Ivan Neyret**, **Géraud Canet** and **Gaëlle Mistrulli** (CEA), **Jérémy Buisson** (École de l’Air et de l’Espace), **Salah Sadou** (Université Bretagne Sud), and **Sébastien Canard** (Télécom Paris).
These exchanges remind me that cybersecurity research is fundamentally a team effort. The strength of the French ecosystem comes not only from the excellence of its individual chairs but also from the trust, openness, and long-term collaboration between them.
I am proud that the **Cyber CNI Chair**, one of France’s leading academic–industrial cybersecurity chairs, contributes to this national effort by connecting research, education, industry, defence, and European collaboration in support of the cybersecurity and resilience of France’s and Europe’s critical infrastructures.
Many thanks to **Patrice Jaouen** and **COMCYBER** for organising another excellent edition. Looking forward to continuing these collaborations and to meeting everyone again at **European Cyber Week 2026**.
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