5G-TACTIC Training Workshop on “Regulatory aspects of 5G networks Cybersecurity and Trust”

The 5G-TACTIC Training Workshop on “Regulatory aspects of 5G networks Cybersecurity and Trust” was successfully held on 26 May 2026 at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

The workshop created a focused space for discussing how secure and trustworthy 5G networks can be designed, assessed, regulated, and deployed in practice. By bringing together technical, regulatory, and policy perspectives, the event highlighted the importance of aligning cybersecurity assurance with real-world deployment needs and the evolving European 5G landscape.

A warm thank you to our speakers, participants, and partners for contributing to a highly engaging discussion on 5G cybersecurity, trust, and regulation.

Training Workshop

5G-TACTIC Training Workshop

Regulatory aspects of 5G networks Cybersecurity and Trust

Date 26 May 2026
Venue “Ioannis Drakopoulos” Amphitheater
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Main Building, 30 Panepistimiou St., Propylaea, Athens, Greece

Workshop Agenda

09:15 – 09:30

Introduction and Context

09:30 – 10:30

Towards Secure 5G Networks: The 5G-TACTIC approach

Speaker: Professor Anna Tzanakaki, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

10:30 – 11:15

Security Assurance Methodology

Speaker: Ioanna Mesogiti, OTE – Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A., Senior R&D Engineer

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:30

Securing European 5G Networks: A Vertical Perspective from Infrastructure to Regulation

Speaker: Dr. Aggeliki Pragiati, Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT), Regulatory Expert

12:30 – 13:15

Policy-Making Dimensions for 5G Security

Speaker: Valentin Constantinescu, Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), Advisor to The Director

13:15 – 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:00

5G O-RAN Security ToolBox

Speaker: Navid NIKAEN, Founder & CEO of BubbleRAN, Professor in the Communication Systems Department at EURECOM, France

15:00 – 15:30

Towards 5G Open Source security: security validation of cloud-native MANO

Speaker: Maksymilian Furmann, Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PCSS), ICT Specialist

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:30

Key takeaways and Closing