CZECH
TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
IN PRAGUE
FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
DEPT. OF TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ITU Centre of Excellence
@ the Czech Technical
University in Prague
prof. Ing. Boris Šimák, CSc.
Ing. Bc. Matěj Rohlík, Ph.D.
itu@comtel.cz
Czech Technical University in Prague
• Among oldest technical universities in Central Europe
– Established 1707
– Edict of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
• 8 Faculties
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Electrical Engineering (since 1950)
Architecture
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering
Transportation Sciences
• Approximately 21.300 students
• Top 400 Worldwide, Top 170 TU
– and climbing
(Times Higher Education Supplement)
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• 17 + 4 departments
– Department of
Telecommunication Engineering
– Department of Cybernetics
– Department of Microelectronics
– Department of Control
Engineering
– Department of Computer Science
– Department of Radioelectronics
– Department of Measurement
– Department of Computer Graphics
and Interaction
– Centre for Business Cooperation
– Centre for Knowledge Management
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Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics
Department of Languages
Department of Electrotechnology
Department of Electric Drives and
Traction
Department of Electroenergetics
Department of Economics,
Management and Humanities
Department of Electromagnetic Field
Department of Circuit Theory
– Development & Implementation Laboratories
– Education Support Centre
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Dept. of Telecommunication Engineering
• Staff
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• Research topics (research teams)
3 full professors
8 associate professors
Approx. 20 researchers, fellows
Approx. 30 PhD students
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Transmission Media and Systems
New Generation Networks – NGN
Security
Mobile Communications
Internet of Things and RFID
Industrial Applications
Assistive Technologies and eHealth
Digital Signal Processing
ICT Systems Management
Educational Systems
Cloud computing
• Security
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Since 1960’s – doc. Ing. Jiří Přibyl, CSc.)
1970’s – ICL Elliott digital computer with multijob
capabilities, directories etc.
1990’s – Data Transmission Laboratory
1996 – Pragocrypt conference
https://comtel.fel.cvut.cz/en/
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„Security-related“ Departments
– Dept. of Computer Science
• Agent Technology Center
• Cognitive Security, now part of Cisco Systems
– Dept. of Cybernetics
• Assistive technology, research, innovations,
opportunity, service
• Intelligent buildings, smart and secure homes
– Dept. of Microelectronics
• Centre of security technologies
• Electronic security systems and sensors
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History of CTU-ITU Cooperation
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
– ITU Sectors
– CTU FEE Academy Membership
• ITU-R (Radiocommunication)
• ITU-T (Telecommunication Standards)
• ITU-D (Telecommunication Development)
• Study groups: (example)
• ITU-R since Jul. 1, 2012
• ITU-T since Apr. 1, 2011
• ITU-D since Apr. 1, 2011
– ITU-T SG17/Q4/17 (X.1500: Overview of cybersecurity information exchange)
• Conferences
– 2011: ITU Telecom World
• Global platform for high-level debate,
networking, innovation-showcasing and
knowledge-sharing across ICT community
• CTU represented by the Dept. of
Telecommunication Engineering
as a self-confident institution with a strong
impact for cooperation in ICT worldwide
– 2014: Fostering Innovation and Partnerships
in Human Capacity Building: Enhanced
Engagement of Academia in the Work of
International Telecommunication Union
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ITU CoEs Around the Globe
Cybersecurity
ITU CoE Selection Procedure
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Call for proposals:
Deadline:
ITU meeting:
Results published:
Official start:
2. 6. 2014
29. 8. 2014
17. 10. 2014
30. 10. 2014
1. 1. 2015
Maximum of 6 CoEs per region (6 regions)
Total number of registered applications: 99
Number of selected: 32
CTU among them! 
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CoEs Across the Globe 1/2
Arab Region
Americas Region
Africa Region
Institution
DBI
State
Nigeria
Priority Area(s)
Policy and Regulation
Broadband Access
E.S.M.T.
Senegal
Digital Broadcasting
ESATIC
Côte d'Ivoire Cybersecurity
URCST
Rwanda
Cybersecurity
Telkom SA South Africa ICT Applications and Services
Spectrum Management
AFRALTI
Kenya
Broadband Access
INICTEL UNI Peru
Broadband Access
UNLP
Argentina Cybersecurity
CINTEL
Colombia
Spectrum Management
INATEL
Brazil
Digital Broadcasting
CCAT LAT
Argentina ICT Applications and Services
CITIC
Ecuador
ICT and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
INPT
Morocco
Policy and Regulation
CIFODE'COM Tunisia
Broadband Access
CERT
Tunisia
Conformance and Interoperability
NTI
Egypt
Spectrum Management
SUDACAD
Sudan
ICT Applications and Services
TRA
Bahrain
Capacity Building in Internet Governance
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CoEs Across the Globe 2/2
Europe Region
CIS Region
Asia‐Pacific Region
Institution State
MICT
NIA
ALTTC
IMPACT
MIIT
SRMC
ONAT
KSTU
MTUCI
CTU
FEEIT
NIT
TUC
ISQ
Priority Area(s)
Policy and Regulation
Thailand
Broadband Access
Republic of Korea
Policy and Regulation
India
Broadband Access
Malaysia
Cybersecurity
China
Conformance and Interoperability
China
Spectrum Management
Policy and Regulation
Ukraine
Digital Broadcasting
Broadband Access
Kyrgyz Republic
e‐Waste
Cybersecurity
Russian Federation
ICT Applications and Services
Czech Republic
Cybersecurity
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Broadband Access
Poland
Capacity Building in Internet Governance
Cybersecurity
Germany
Broadband Access
e‐Waste
Portugal
Conformance and Interoperability
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Cybersecurity Training
Research and Training
• Telecommunications
– From GSM to LTE, Femtocells, Smallcells, WiFi, VoIP
– Ethernet/IP-based, sensor and intelligent networks
• Security
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Deep packet inspection
Data communication inspection and mining
Applied cryptography, AutoID (RFID, NFC)
Cloud security and privacy
Virtualized and separated infrastructure
• Academies (more than 10 years of experience)
– Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, Checkpoint
• Cedupoint
– Technical courses
– Professional training environment
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(Cyber) Security
• Networks
– VPN
– Intelligent
– Sensor
• Communication
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Signalling
Data traffic
Filtering
BYOD
• Threats (APT)
– Malware
– Botnets
• Cryptography
– Ciphers
– Hash functions
• Cybersecurity
– Laws and processes
– Recommendations
– Regulatory
• Management
– Vulnerabilities
– InfoSec
– SIEM
• Protection
– Data
– Infrastructure
– Monitoring
• Security
– System
– Physical
– Operating systems
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Kontakt:
Ing. Alžběta Plachá
+420 777 456 939
placha@inovacentrum.cvut.cz
www.inovacentrum.cvut.cz
CZECH
TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
IN PRAGUE
FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
DEPT. OF TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Thank you for your attention
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