Security-Related Advanced Technologies in Critical Infrastructure Protection: Theoretical and Practical Approach (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security)

This book collects the latest research results on security-related advanced technologies. The chapters contain relevant and interesting topics from numerous research. Data science and artificial intelligence research nowadays one of the most important topics for the industry and the security sectors. The autonomy and counter-autonomy research topic are also very interesting. Autonomous cars have become a part of the common days, but their safe and secure application is not assured. The research results in this field want to support and assure safe and secure autonomous applications in our quotidian life. Also, the safe and secure robotics in the industries and the defence assure a high standard of living and the given research results in this area can use to increase it. The researchers work on it and publish the results that can be interesting for the other researchers and the innovators, but also the industrial part members. The researchers work on it and publish the results thatcan be interesting for the other researchers and the innovators, but also the industrial part members. Communication is a part of our life, but the communication systems mesh all around the world. Communication is the basis of modern life because without it life stop. One other interesting and very important research area is the material sciences. Virtual life cannot exist without hardware and materials. The new technical applications require new materials, that can suffice the mechanical and physical, chemical properties demand. Nowadays a common requirement of the materials the high strength and lightweight. Researchers want to serve the industrial requests and innovate new composite materials or increase the properties of the material through a new technological process. The authors publish the latest results of the security-related research area including the newest innovations and technologies which rise the interest of the defence and the modern industries even the interest of other researchers.

Zoltán NYIKES, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of the Informatic Technology of the Milton Friedman University, Hungary. He is an IT Engineer, Dipl. Security Engineer, Doctor of Military Engineering, University Lecturer, Member of the Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Author and co-author of 71 publications with around 185 citations. His research focuses on INDUSTRY 4.0, user safety awareness and digital competence, the security of information transmission, buildings protection coatings innovation against explosive loads and the safety of rail transport. He is a member of several international research projects and conference organizing committees (ICCECIP, SATCIP, SSSCC, etc). Supervisor of engineering thesis works and diploma works. Dr Nyikes has H-index is 4 in Scopus and 8 in Google Scholar.

Tünde Anna Kovács, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Technology of the Óbuda University, Hungary. Member of the editorial board of the Acta Materialia Transylvania (Romania), Transactions of the VSB (Checz Republic), Safety and Security Sciences REview (Hungary), Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies (Hungary) and member of the scientific council of the Security Engineering of Anthropogenic Objects (Poland). Supervisor and teacher of the Doctoral School on Safety and Security Sciences and the Doctoral School on Materials and Technologies Sciences of Óbuda University. Her research interests are in the field of materials science and technologies, special welding processes (ultrasonic and explosive welding) that affected the phase transformation of metals, and research interest in the impact load resistance composite materials.

Igor Fürstner, PhD is a College Professor at Subotica Tech – College of Applied Sciences, Serbia. He obtained his PhD for the development an overall model for defining the functions and attributes of products in mass customization environment. He is the author or co-author of more than 80 research papers. Recently, his research focuses on integrated product and process development in the framework of INDUSTRY 4.0, with the emphasis on Mechatronics. He has been involved as project coordinator, or expert, in several Erasmus and Cross Border IPA projects (Mechedu, ECBAC, IPROD, IdeaLAB, ISSES, Riliam, Riliam I-4.0, etc) dealing with higher education development, and product development.