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Bernal will develop innovative cybersecurity solutions thanks to a postdoctoral contract with the University of Murcia (UMU) financed by the prestigious research fund of the AXA Group. For the first time, AXA Research Fund awards a project, in this case for a value of € 119,000, to the UMU. The project, named Cyber-SecloT, aims to help both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and organizations to combat cyber threats and thus improve their cybersecurity. Its main objective is to research and design new disruptive cybersecurity solutions that are integrated into a global and cognitive security management framework against digital threats.
In this sense, it will improve detection, prevention and protection capabilities against them. In the words of Bernal Bernabé, "the results will allow SMEs and organizations to make their systems and networks more robust.
This is thanks to the new mechanisms that will be proposed for the dynamic and early detection of cyber attacks and threats that may be perpetrated on their networks and systems ". Once developed and validated, as the AXA Research Fund itself points out, the results will be disseminated as widely as possible and the software generated during it will be available in open access. Olga Sánchez, CEO of AXA Spain, highlighted the "important contribution of Jorge Bernal's project in a context, in addition, such as the current one in which cybersecurity is even more relevant, if possible, with thousands of companies betting on digitization and electronic commerce.
" Risks and cyber threats The project arises in a context in which cyber threats and risks in communications related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G technology increase day by day.
In order to combat them, the UMU researcher will study "new algorithms based on Artificial Intelligence, communication protocols and autonomous security mechanisms that allow automatic management of cybersecurity". In addition, the results of the project will offer companies instruments to automatically exchange cyber intelligence information privately and securely, allowing them to self-configure their security systems to protect themselves from cyber threats and achieve high levels of resilience. Opportunity for a young researcher In relation to this postdoctoral project, Bernal Bernabé explains that "it is key to provide funding and continuity to my research career, helping me achieve my professional goals". He also acknowledges that "the achievement of obtaining one of the AXA Research Fund projects, which have recognized international prestige, will help promote my research results, achieving more impact and scope.
I greatly appreciate the opportunity given to me." AXA Research Fund The AXA Group Research Fund was born in 2007 with the belief that science plays a crucial role in responding to the most important problems facing our planet.
AXA's scientific philanthropy initiative is committed to supporting science, contributing to social progress, and encouraging researchers to share their work with the general public.
AXA Research Fund supports projects in the areas of Health, Environment, New Technology and Socioeconomics. About the researcher Jorge Bernal Bernabé received a degree in Computer Engineering, a Master in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), an MBA, and a PhD in Computer Science from the UMU.
He is currently a member of the GSIT Telematics and Intelligent Systems Research Group at the UMU Faculty of Informatics, led by Professor Antonio Skarmeta.
Jorge Bernal is accredited to a professor hired doctor by ANECA and received the extraordinary doctorate award from the UMU.
He accumulates more than 50 research articles (30 articles indexed in impactful JCR journals) and has participated in several European research projects of the FP7 and H2020, such as Inter-Trust, DESEREC, Semiramis, SocIoTal, ARIES, ANASTACIA, Olympus or CyberSec4Europe .
More information on his personal website.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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