NECS – PhD
Winter School 2027

The format of the school requires physical attendance. The School will issue certificates that can be used to get ETCS from your home university.

The European Network for Cybersecurity (NeCS) PhD School was established in response to the growing need for highly qualified cybersecurity researchers and professionals. This need has become even more urgent as digital technologies increasingly underpin society, industry and critical infrastructure. Artificial intelligence and generative AI are transforming both cyberattacks and cyber defence, while autonomous robots, drones and other cyber-physical systems are creating new security, safety and privacy challenges. At the same time, AI-generated content and automated disinformation are making it increasingly difficult to assess the authenticity and trustworthiness of digital information.

Over the years, the NeCS PhD School has contributed to building a vibrant community of researchers and students. The School provides a forum in which participants can share emerging research results, discuss open scientific and technological challenges, and engage with priorities and perspectives from industry and the wider cybersecurity community.

The NeCS PhD School offers young researchers the opportunity to explore selected innovations and recent advances across the broad field of cybersecurity. Its programme addresses both emerging attacks and novel defence mechanisms, covering theoretical foundations as well as the security of rapidly evolving digital and cyber-physical technologies. Following its established tradition, the School combines theoretical lectures with practical sessions, hands-on activities and exercises.