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Developments and Advances in Defense and Security

Proceedings of MICRADS 2021

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2022

Overview

  • Gathers papers presented at the MICRADS 2021 conference, held in Colombia on August 18–20, 2021
  • Provides an overview of major research applications in defense and security
  • Offers a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and students alike

Part of the book series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (SIST, volume 255)

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Table of contents (43 papers)

  1. Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense

  2. Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems

  3. Analysis and Signal Processing

  4. Wearable Technology and Assistance Devices

  5. Simulation and Computer Vision in Military Applications

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About this book

This book gathers the proceedings of the Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security (MICRADS 2021), held at Naval Cadet School "Almirante Padilla", in Cartagena, Colombia, during August 18–20, 2021. It covers a broad range of topics in systems, communication, and defense; strategy and political–administrative vision in defense; and engineering and technologies applied to defense. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and students alike. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • ISEG, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Álvaro Rocha

  • Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Bogota, Colombia

    Carlos Hernan Fajardo-Toro

  • Escuela Naval Almirante Padilla, Cartagena, Colombia

    José María Riola Rodríguez

About the editors

Álvaro Rocha holds the title of Honorary Professor and holds a D.Sc. in Information Science, Ph.D. in Information Systems and Technologies, M.Sc. in Information Management, and B.C.S in Computer Science. He is a professor of Information Systems at the University of Lisbon—ISEG and a researcher at the ADVANCE (the ISEG Centre for Advanced Research in Management. He is also a president of the Iberian Association for Information Systems and Technologies (AISTI), a chair of the IEEE Portugal Section Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Chapter, and an editor-in-chief of both Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management (JISEM) and Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies (RISTI). Moreover, he has served as a vice-chair of experts for the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program and as an expert at the COST—intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, at the Government of Italy’s Ministry of Universities and Research, at the Government of Latvia’s Ministry of Finance, at the Government of Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology, and at the Government of Polish's National Science Centre. 


Carlos Hernán Fajardo-Toro holds Ph.D. in Computer Science and M.Sc. in Supply Chain Management from the University of Vigo. He holds bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Icesi University—Colombia. He was a professor at the University Of Vigo, and currently, he is a professor at Konrad Lorenz University and leader of the research group of engineering at UNITEC in Bogotá Colombia. He is also a member of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and the Iberian Association for Information Systems and Technologies (AISTI).  He has developed consulting work for the process of redesign of processes and digitization in different entities, collaborating with the lifting and proposal of the information system of the intelligence division of the Colombian police—DIPOL. He is also in projects for the development of expert systems with the Colombian National Navy.


José María Riola Rodríguez holds Ph.D. in Naval Architect from the Polytechnical University of Madrid (UPM), is a retired Captain of the Royal Navy of Spain, and holds a Degree in Psychology from the UNED University. He was a specialist for Managers in the European R+D+i program at the Spanish Office for Science and Technology (SOST) and a national representative at the European Defense Agency (EDA) and Science and Technological Organization (STO). He was a professor at the Higher Technical School of Naval Architects (ETSIN) of the Polytechnical University of Madrid during more than 20 years, and he is currently a professor and research group leader at the Admiral Padilla Naval School (ENAP). Among his works can be highlighted a seakeeping engineer at El Pardo Hydrodynamics Model Basin (CEHIPAR), director at the Watch and Technological Foresight System (SOST) ofthe Ministry of Defense, designer of the F-110 Frigates, and expert evaluator at the European Commission Sixth Research Framework and Horizon 2020 programs.

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