3rd International Workshop on Electrical Power and Energy Systems Safety, Security and Resilience
(EPESec 2022)
to be held in conjunction with the 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security
(ARES 2022 – http://www.ares-conference.eu )
August 23 – August 26, 2022, Vienna, Austria
Energy transition poses significant challenges, as the road ahead is focused on integrating higher share of renewables, promoting a more efficient and decentralized energy system, by involving advanced digital technologies and systems such as smart devices, faster and more flexible gateways, smart meters and IoT. However, this transition necessitates the integration of cyber-defense measures and strategies into novel, resilient and self-healing architectures.
The forthcoming smart energy ecosystem is considered as the next-generation power system, which promises self-healing, resilience, sustainability, and efficiency to the critical energy infrastructure. However, due to the increasing digitization of the energy infrastructure, the risk of cyberattacks has risen dramatically, while as the smart energy and power grid is reaching every house and building, the potential of attracting cyber-attackers is magnified. Additionally, legacy systems constitute weak points of failure since they were designed in times when cybersecurity and remote monitoring and control was not part of the technical specifications for the system design.
According to the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA): ‘A cybersecurity incident to power grids could be defined as any adverse event that can impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems supporting the different processes of the organizations involved in the well-functioning of the power system, including all its domains (e.g., markets, operation of the distribution or transmission grid, customers, etc.).
From this perspective, the EPESec 2022 workshop aims at collecting the most relevant ongoing research efforts in the EPES digital security field. It also serves as a forum for relevant projects in order to disseminate their security-related results, boost cooperation, knowledge sharing and follow-up synergies, and foster the development of the EPES Security Community, composed of security experts and practitioners.
The workshop is co-organized from the following H2020 R&D projects which further participate to the CyberEPES Cluster:
SDN-microSENSE
https://www.sdnmicrosense.eu/
EnergyShield
https://energy-shield.eu/
PHOENIX
https://phoenix-h2020.eu/
ELECTRON
https://electron-project.eu/
FORESIGHT
https://foresight-h2020.eu/
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to
Security policies
Risk analysis and management
Vulnerability assessment and metrics
Awareness, training and simulation
Security standards
Privacy and Anonymity in smart/ micro grids, privacy preserving technologies
Threat modeling and detection
Cyber threat intelligence
Federated machine learning
Security architectures
Access control
Malware and cyber weapons
Intrusion detection and visualization
Defense in depth
Monitoring and real time supervision
Perimeter security
Safety-security interactions
Cyber security engineering
Secure communication protocols
Formal models for security (attack trees, indicators of compromise, etc.)
Hardware Security
Resilient ICS/CPS
Application Security
Secure Firmware
Incident Response and Digital Forensics
Incidents and Security Information Sharing
Countermeasures and Mitigation Actions Recommendation
Case studies
Attack simulations
Penetration testing / ethical hacking in OT and IT
Data management and interoperability challenges
EPES market trends and business opportunities
Important Dates
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| Author Notification |
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| Proceedings Version | June 19, 2022 |
| ARES EU Symposium | August 23, 2022 |
| Conference | August 23 – August 26, 2022 |
Workshop Chair
Panagiotis Sarigiannidis
University of Western Makedonia, Greece
psarigiannidis@uowm.gr
Theodoros Rokkas
inCITES Consulting, Luxembourg
trokkas@icnites.eu
Vasileios Gkioulos
Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway
vasileios.gkioulos@ntnu.no
Nicholas Kolokotronis
University of Peloponnese, Greece
nkolok@uop.gr
Dimitris Kavallieros
CERTH, Greece
dim.kavallieros@iti.gr
Sofia Tsekeridou
Netcompany – Intrasoft, Greece
sofia.tsekeridou@netcompany-intrasoft.com
Publicity Chair
Ioannis Neokosmidis
inCITES, Consulting, Luxembourg
Emiliano Markesini
Centrul Roman al Energiei (CRE), Romania
Program Committee
Markos Asprou (KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence – University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Evangelos Chaskos (University of the Peloponnese, Greece)
Irina Ciornei (KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence – University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Alba Colet-Subirachs (Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Spain)
Eleni Dara (CERTH, Greece)
Eleftherios Fountoukidis (SIDROCO HOLDINGS, CYPRUS)
Anna Georgiadou (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
Georgios Germanos (University of the Peloponnese, Greece)
Konstantinos-Panagiotis Grammatikakis (University of the Peloponnese, Greece)
Babak Habibnia (CENTRIC, UK)
Lenos Hadjidemetriou (KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence – University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Sokratis Katsikas (Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway)
Georgios Kavallieratos (Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway)
Thomas Lagkas (International Hellenic University, Greece)
Anastasios Lytos (SIDROCO HOLDINGS, CYPRUS)
Ariadni Michalitsi – Psarrou (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
Panagiotis Radoglou Grammatikis (University of Western Makedonia, Greece)
Theocharis Saoulidis, (SIDROCO HOLDINGS, CYPRUS)
Antonio Skarmeta (Universidad de Murcia, Spain)
Georgios Spathoulas (Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway)
Arnolt Spyros (CERTH, Greece)
Grigore Stamatescu (TUV Austria Romania, Romania)
Theodora Tsikrika (CERTH, Greece)
Costas Vassilakis (University of the Peloponnese, Greece)
Stefanos Vrochidis (CERTH, Greece)
Theodore Zahariadis (Synelixis, Greece)
Andreas Zalonis (Netcompany – Intrasoft, Greece)
Submission Guidelines
The submission guidelines valid for the workshop are the same as for the ARES conference. They can be found at https://www.ares-conference.eu/submission/ .