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Scouting Technologies and Trends

by Giorgio Tresoldi | Jun 27, 2021 | Podcasts, Publications, Technology Trends

A scouting activity allows the detection of weak signals for technology monitoring and forecasting. For instance, through its qualitative scouting, the Cyber-Defence Campus (CYD) identifies interesting startups and partners in Switzerland and abroad that meet the...

MARTA: Leveraging Human Rationales for Explainable Text Classification

by Ines Arous, Ljiljana Dolamic, Jie Yang, Akansha Bhardwaj, Giuseppe Cuccu, Philippe Cudré-Mauroux | May 18, 2021 | Podcasts, Scientific Articles

Abstract Explainability is a key requirement for text classification in many application domains ranging from sentiment analysis to medical diagnosis or legal reviews. Existing methods often rely on “attention” mechanisms for explaining classification...

Blockchain in Cyberdefence: A Technology Review from a Swiss Perspective

by Luca Gambazzi, Patrick Schaller, Alain Mermoud, Vincent Lenders | Mar 3, 2021 | Technology Reviews, Technology Trends

Abstract Since the advent of bitcoin in 2008, the concept of a blockchain has widely spread. Besides crypto currencies and trading activities, there is a wide range of potential application areas where blockchains are providing the main building block for secure...

Technometrics : la science au service de la veille technologique pour la cyberdéfense

by Alain Mermoud, Dimitri Percia David, Thomas Maillart | Dec 1, 2020 | Press

Comment fonctionne la collaboration entre l’Université de Genève et le CYD Campus d’armasuisse Sciences et Technologies (S+T) ? Dimitri Percia David (DPD) : L’École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) et le CYD Campus s’engagent...

La veille technologique au services de l’écosystème fédéral de la cyberdéfense

by Alain Mermoud, Kilian Cuche | Dec 1, 2020 | Press

Ces dernières années, on a pu observer une évolution constante des cybermenaces. Elles se développent de manière exponentielle au développement des nouvelles technologies qui apportent des risques mais également des opportunités. Les attaques sont toujours plus...

Contact Tracing: An Overview of Technologies and Cyber Risks

by Franck Legendre, Mathias Humbert, Alain Mermoud, Vincent Lenders | Jul 6, 2020 | Technology Reviews, Technology Trends

Abstract The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global lockdown with severe health and economical consequences. As a result, authorities around the globe have expressed their needs for better tools to monitor the spread of the virus and to support human labor....
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