Category Archives: Events

The COCOON Workshop at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss cybersecurity in power systems. Highlights included keynote talks from Mr. Michail Bletsas and Dr. Konstantinos Moulinos, partner presentations on COCOON’s progress, and a dynamic roundtable discussion. The event fostered valuable insights into NIS2, digital substations, and real-world pilot applications in Greece and Spain.

The 4th COCOON Consortium Meeting was held in Thessaloniki, uniting all partners to review progress and plan the next phase. The event highlighted strong collaboration, with a visit to HEDNO’s premises offering insights into their strategic goals and contributions to grid modernization and cybersecurity.

At SynergyMed 2024, the COCOON team presented preliminary research results from WP2, showcasing an enhanced state estimation algorithm that improves monitoring accuracy in distribution grids with high renewable energy penetration. This work is a collaborative effort between Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, HEDNO S.A., and the University of Seville.

COCOON partners recently joined an internal gala hosted by HEDNO’s Research and Innovation Department in Athens, where they presented project updates and engaged in discussions with HEDNO researchers and industry leaders. The event highlighted COCOON’s innovative progress and the strong collaboration driving its success.

Prof. Angelos Marnerides presented COCOON’s cybersecurity solutions at SEMICON Europa, gaining recognition from European government delegates for their applicability across industries like automotive and medtech.

The 3rd Consortium Meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, focused on project milestones and next steps towards advancing TRL. The group toured the KIOS Infrastructure and enjoyed traditional Cypriot cuisine. Thanks to KIOS and the University of Cyprus for hosting and coordinating.

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) team presented the COCOON project at the 7th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems in Turin, Italy, in September 2024. Researchers Georgios Kryonidis and Stelios Dimoulias shared their work on ancillary services for distribution networks, highlighting their ongoing contributions to the project.

The COCOON Team from the European Network for Cyber Security participated in the 5th International Workshop on Electrical Power and Energy Systems Safety, Security, and Resilience (EPESec) in Vienna. They presented our project and joined a panel on cybersecurity risks related to IT/OT convergence and new distributed resources. Kudos to Elvira S. and Salvatore Maccarrone for their outstanding presentation.

Prof. Alex Ștefanov attended the IEEE PES General Meeting in Seattle, presenting Delft University of Technology’s work on cyber-physical power systems. He also connected with Prof. Mathaios Panteli from the University of Cyprus for further academic collaboration.

Prof. Charis Demoulias and Dr. Kyriaki-Nefeli Malamaki of AUTH presented their work on State of Charge Control for Energy Storage Systems at IEEE MELECON 2024 in Porto, in collaboration with Prof. Juan Manuel Mauricio from the Universidad de Sevilla.