An awareness-raising event on cybersecurity was held by the Continuing Education Center in collaboration with the students of the Daal Association at Lar Higher Education Complex

Coinciding with the commemoration of Research Week, a scientific event aimed at raising awareness in the field of cybersecurity was held at the Science and Technology Tower, drawing an overwhelming reception from students, faculty, colleagues, and educated citizens.

This event was conducted by four specialists and researchers in the field of cybersecurity, in both in-person and virtual formats.

The program was opened by Ms. Fatemeh Bina, a Senior Information Security Specialist and Head of the Computer Engineering Department at Lar Higher Education Complex, who delivered a presentation titled “Understanding Cybersecurity, Key Concepts, Common Attacks, and Countermeasures.”

Following that, Dr. Koloul, a Ph.D. in Information Security and Research Professor at Deakin University, Australia, virtually presented on “Penetration Testing and Introduction to Tools.”

After a short break, participants continued the event with an online session by Dr. Mehdi Ahmadian, a consultant, instructor, and speaker on Industrial System Security and a research professor at Amir Kabir University of Technology, who spoke on “Cybersecurity in Industry.”

The event concluded with a presentation by Dr. Ladan Sadeghi Khormy, a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering specializing in Security, faculty member, and Head of the Continuing Education Center, who wrapped up the session with a talk on “The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity.”

It is worth mentioning that this event was successfully organized both in-person and virtually by the students of the Electrical and Computer Engineering departments.