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Muhammed Erbas explains how the autonomy of ships changes navigation and cyber-attacks From oceangoing watchkeeping officer to researcher working to secure the future of autonomous ships, Muhammed Erbas combines hands-on maritime experience with advanced expertise in AI and cybersecurity. He is currently a PhD candidate at Tallinn University of Technology… Read More »When humans and algorithms co-decide: An interview with a CHESS fellow

Students and researchers gathered at the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University in Brno for the CHESS Students’ Day 2025, an event showcasing the results of undergraduate and graduate students involved in CHESS mini-projects and related research activities. The programme featured a series of technical talks covering topics such as safe… Read More »CHESS Students’ Day 2025

The TalTech Department of Software Science at the TalTech School of IT was proud to host the 4th consortium meeting of the EU-funded CHESS (Cyber-Security Excellence Hub) project on January 28–29. Gathering in the snowy capital of Estonia, project partners embarked on two days of intensive collaboration to drive the… Read More »CHESS consortium meeting 2026 at Tallinn, Estonia

Held in late January 2026, sTARTUp Day—the largest business festival in the Baltics—once again brought the startup community together, with more than 3,000 attendees over three days of inspiration and networking. Known for its impressive scale, the festival features multiple stages, a massive demo area, pitching competitions, seminars, intense matchmaking,… Read More »We’ll Deal with Cybersecurity Later – Strategy or a Ticking Time Bomb? The CHESS Project at sTARTUp Day

Marking a significant milestone, the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science brought the 30th Nordic Conference on Secure IT Systems (NordSec) to Tartu, Estonia. The NordSec conference is one of Northern Europe’s longest-running forums for cybersecurity research. Conference details: NordSec, held annually since 1996, brings together cybersecurity researchers from… Read More »CHESS-Sponsored 30th NordSec Conference Brings Record Participation to Tartu

TARTU, ESTONIA – The CHESS Cyber-Security Excellence Hub fostered international collaboration at its recent brokerage event, hosted by the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu on November 11, 2025. The event brought together a diverse cohort of academics and industry professionals from across Europe, including Estonia, Czechia, Ukraine,… Read More »CHESS Brokerage Event at the University of Tartu, Estonia