IoT and Cybersecurity in Rural Environments: Trends and Best Practices

Online or in-person

from July, 17th 2024 to July, 19th 2024

Online or in-person

Ponferrada

UNED Summer Courses

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1.0

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Direction: Rafael Pastor Vargas
Coordination: Agustín Carlos Caminero Herráez

Propone: Departamento de Sistemas de Comunicación y Control

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Digital development in rural environments and communities allows for the incorporation of new areas of work into the traditional economy. The use of technologies such as IoT and artificial intelligence in environments such as agriculture, heritage conservation or the generation of renewable energy for use in rural energy communities has created specific challenges in the field of cybersecurity. This summer course will analyse the implementations of IoT technologies in these areas as well as the cybersecurity solutions needed to develop secure and reliable environments. This summer course is funded through the "Smart Rural IoT and Secured Environments" chair, associated with the action for the promotion of Cyber Security Chairs in Spain of the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE). This initiative is carried out in the framework of the EU-funded Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan funds (Next Generation), the Spanish Government's blueprint for modernising the Spanish economy, recovering economic growth and job creation, strengthening inclusive and resilient economic reconstruction after the COVID-19 crisis, and responding to the challenges of the next decade.

Dates and places: Sede organizadora: UNED Ponferrada
Sede de celebración: Ponferrada

From July, 17th 2024 to July, 19th 2024

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Hours: Teaching hours: 20

Credits: 1 credit ECTS.

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Program

El curso se completa con cuatro horas de consulta de materiales y participación activa del estudiante en el foro del curso virtual.

Wednesday, July, 17th 2024
- 17:00-19:00 h. Current trends in IoT applications on rural environments
  - Agustín Carlos Caminero Herráez. Profesor Titular. UNED.
- 19:00-21:00 h. IoT application use case: Heritage conservation
  - Pedro Vidal Balboa. Ingeniero informático en INTECCA. Profesor Tutor UNED Ponferrada.
  - Esteban Corral González. Ingeniero informático en INTECCA. Profesor Tutor UNED Ponferrada.
Thursday, July, 18th 2024
- 10:00-12:00 h. IoT applications in rural environment and smart cities: experiences from Portugal (Session 1)
  - Ricardo Jardim-Gonçalves. Professor. New University of Lisbon - Faculty of Sciences and Technology.
- 12:00-14:00 h. IoT applications in rural environment and smart cities : experiences from Portugal (Session 2)
  - João Filipe Dos Santos Sarraipa. Invited Assistant Professor, DEE. Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de ComputadoresResearcher, CTS - Centro de Tecnologia e Sistemas Researcher, UNINOVA-Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias.
- 17:00-19:00 h. IoT cibersecurity in Smart Rural
  - Antonio Robles. Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, UNED
- 19:00-21:00 h. Privacy and Data ethics on IoT
  - Maria de los Llanos Tobarra Abad. Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, UNED
Friday, July, 19th 2024
- 10:00-12:00 h. AI in IoT environments: challenges and security issues
  - Rafael Pastor Vargas. Director de la Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Informática. UNED.
- 12:00-14:00 h. Panel discussion: Trends on IA applied to IoT cybersecurity (Mesa redonda)
  - Rafael Pastor Vargas. Director de la Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Informática. UNED.
  - Ricardo Jardim-Gonçalves. Professor. New University of Lisbon - Faculty of Sciences and Technology.
  - João Filipe Dos Santos Sarraipa. Invited Assistant Professor, DEE. Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de ComputadoresResearcher, CTS - Centro de Tecnologia e Sistemas Researcher, UNINOVA-Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias.
  - Pedro Vidal Balboa. Ingeniero informático en INTECCA. Profesor Tutor UNED Ponferrada.

Attendance

This activity allows the student to participate in-person assistance or live or delayed online assistance, without having to go to the center.

Enrollment

Prices before July, 1st 2024

Descuento por matrícula anticipada: Las personas que se inscriban y realicen el pago antes del 1 de julio de 2024 se beneficiarán de los precios que figuran en la siguiente tabla.

Ordinary enrolment	Reduced enrollment						Reduced tuition
Ordinary enrolment	Members of UNED’s Graduates’ Association and of Friends of UNED	University students (all universities)	Large family General	Practicum Collaborators	University Students	Unemployed	Personas con discapacidad	Victims of terrorism and gender violence	Large family Special
108 €	63 €	63 €	63 €	63 €	63 €	63 €	32 €	32 €	32 €

Prices from July, 1st 2024 (included)

Para las personas que se inscriban y realicen el pago desde el 1 de julio de 2024, aún en el caso de haber realizado anteriormente la inscripción, los precios que se aplicarán serán los de la siguiente tabla.

Ordinary enrolment	Reduced enrollment						Reduced tuition
Ordinary enrolment	Members of UNED’s Graduates’ Association and of Friends of UNED	University students (all universities)	Large family General	Practicum Collaborators	University Students	Unemployed	Personas con discapacidad	Victims of terrorism and gender violence	Large family Special
124 €	75 €	75 €	75 €	75 €	75 €	75 €	38 €	38 €	38 €

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Aimed at

Developers and managers of digital solutions for rural environments, cybersecurity managers, the academic community and the general public interested in cybersecurity in rural IoT environments. Enrollment in the summer course is free.

Goals

1) Showcase experiences in developing IoT-based digital solutions for rural areas.
2) Promote the development of cybersecurity policies and protocols in Smart Village environments.
3) To describe the latest trends in the application of artificial intelligence to the cybersecurity of IoT environments.

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