CSE Connect: Advances in Teaching and Learning for Cyber Security Education

A live demonstration of a cyber threat intelligence feed and crime pressure gauge, illustrating how real-time CTI data can be visualised and applied in educational and operational contexts.

Speakers

John Madelin

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

10:00 BST

Competition as Pedagogy in Cyber Security Education

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST

Reframes competition-based learning as a structured pedagogical journey, drawing on case studies from the University of South Wales and Cardiff University to show how skills competitions can accelerate technical development and industry alignment.

Speakers

Elaine Haigh

Rachael Medhurst

Catherine Teehan

Kyle Woodward

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

10:00 BST

SOLVE-IT: A Knowledge Base of Digital Forensic Investigation Techniques

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST

SOLVE-IT is a MITRE ATT&CK-inspired knowledge base capturing digital forensic techniques, weaknesses, and mitigations. It structures techniques around investigative objectives and supports SOP review, tool evaluation, and identification of research gaps.

Speakers

Chris Hargreaves

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

10:00 BST

International Workshop: Future Skills in AI-Enabled Cyber Security

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 BST

Stream 4 Workshops: Location 1025 and 1026

Building on international work between Australia, Canada, the UK and the US, this workshop investigates the competencies involved in the rollout and operation of AI-enabled cyber security. It explores human-machine teaming, supervision of collaborative AI agents, assurance for AI agents and LLMs, and associated business and core skills.

Speakers

Nigel Jones

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 BST
Stream 4 Workshops: Location 1025 and 1026

Workshop, Stream 4

10:30 BST

Automating CyBOK Alignment: An Agentic AI Decision Support System for Curriculum Mapping and Assessment

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST

Demonstrates an agentic AI platform that automates the mapping and scoring of CVs and academic module descriptions against CyBOK Knowledge Areas, supporting curriculum self-assessment, individual benchmarking, and peer review.

Speakers

Iyabo Adamu

Assistant Professor, University of Warwick

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

10:30 BST

Bridging Blue Lights and Blackboard: Lessons from Building a Unified Digital Forensics Competency Framework Across 27 EU States

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST

Reflects on developing a unified digital forensics competency framework through the Global Cybercrime Certification initiative, sharing lessons from multi-stakeholder collaboration across law enforcement and universities in 27 EU member states.

Speakers

Andrew Moore

Adrian Winckles

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

10:30 BST

Vibe Coding for Security Challenges: A Practice-Led Investigation

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST

Critically examines LLM-assisted development for generating bespoke cyber security teaching artefacts, proposing a six-stage methodology and honest analysis of failure modes through a portfolio of six case studies.

Speakers

Phil Legg

Professor of Cyber Security, University of the West of England

Prof. Phil Legg is a Full Professor of Cyber Security at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), UK, in recognition of “Advancing Teaching and Learning” (Primary domain) and for “Research with Impact” (Secondary domain). He is Co-Director of the UWEcyber Acad... Read More →

Jonathan White

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

11:00 BST

Networking Break

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:00 - 11:30 BST

Networking break.

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:00 - 11:30 BST
Refreshments and Lunch Area: Location 1007

Break

11:30 BST

Leveraging AI to Produce Differentiated Classroom Materials

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST

Demonstrates a prompt-engineering approach to using large language models to generate layered instructional materials at introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels from a single content input.

Speakers

Sean Sturley

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

11:30 BST

Expanding Perspectives in Cyber Security Education: Negotiation-Based Assessment, Geopolitical Awareness and Professional Competencies

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST

Presents a negotiation-based assessment in which final-year students assume nation-state roles in a UN-style ransomware scenario, developing geopolitical awareness, ethical reasoning, and professional competencies.

Speakers

Adhwa Alhouti

Nora Altuwaijri

Edward Cowley

Joshua Minney

Aida Smith

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

11:30 BST

Personality, Cognition, and Aptitude: Revisiting Cyber Security Talent Development

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST

Explores approaches to developing ethical hacking skills and culture within cyber security education, with a focus on responsible disclosure, professional ethics, and safe learning environments.

Speakers

John Madelin

Elzbieta Titus

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

12:00 BST

Break the Bank: Game-Based Cyber Security Education

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST

A hands-on demonstration in which participants exploit vulnerabilities in a simulated banking environment through social engineering, input manipulation, and privilege escalation.

Speakers

David Grey

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

12:00 BST

A Cybernetic Approach to Learning and Teaching of Agentic AI in Cyber Security

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST

Applies a cybernetic framework to teaching agentic AI in cyber security, proposing a collaborative feedback model integrating deductive and abductive reasoning to help students engage purposefully with AI systems.

Speakers

Damian Chapman

Eckhard Pfluegel

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

12:00 BST

Enhancing Cyber Security Education Through AI-Generated Threat-Informed Learning Scenarios

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST

Proposes a hybrid RAG architecture combining MITRE ATT&CK and NVD data to automatically generate contextually grounded, threat-informed cyber security training scenarios, achieving 100% technique consistency and 91.3% vulnerability relevance.

Speakers

Hany Atlam

Kangyue Qin

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

12:30 BST

Lunch

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:30 - 14:00 BST

Lunch break.

Thursday July 23, 2026 12:30 - 14:00 BST
Refreshments and Lunch Area: Location 1007

Break

14:00 BST

Demonstrating CPCSS: A Practical Toolkit for Reducing Hidden Barriers in Cyber Security Labs

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 14:30 BST

Demonstrates a practical toolkit for identifying and reducing unintended accessibility barriers in cyber security lab environments using the CPCSS review system, whilst maintaining technical rigour.

Speakers

Riad Shalahin Leon

Arun Kumar Ramamoorthy

Nisha Rawindaran

Richard Ward

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 14:30 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

14:00 BST

Experience Report on Using Rust to Teach Secure Systems Development to Masters Students

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 14:30 BST

Reports on adopting Rust as the primary language for a secure systems development module at the University of Glasgow, examining cultural, technological, and pedagogical motivations and lessons from the first cohort.

Speakers

Jeremy Singer

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 14:30 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

14:00 BST

Teaching Cybersecurity for Space Through Operational Learning: A Hands-On, Interdisciplinary Model

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 14:30 BST

A practice-based model for cyber security education rooted in the Space ISAC ecosystem, integrating threat-informed learning, analyst development, and cross-sector engagement to prepare students for the space domain.

Speakers

Gretchen Bliss

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 14:30 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

14:00 BST

Workshop: Awaiting Confirmation

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 16:30 BST

Stream 4 Workshops: Location 1025 and 1026

TBC

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:00 - 16:30 BST
Stream 4 Workshops: Location 1025 and 1026

Workshop, Stream 4

14:30 BST

UK Industry Profile: Biterra

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:30 - 15:00 BST

A demonstration of the Biterra platform and its application to cyber security skills education and practical competency development.

Speakers

Jessica Williams

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:30 - 15:00 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

14:30 BST

CyBOKClaw: Human-in-the-Loop CyBOK Mapping for Cyber Security Curriculum

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:30 - 15:00 BST

Presents a human-in-the-loop semantic retrieval tool supporting educators in mapping curriculum content to CyBOK through ranked candidate generation, achieving high practical usefulness across 371 curriculum-derived queries.

Speakers

Yan Lin Aung

Kevin Togbe

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:30 - 15:00 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

14:30 BST

Playing It Safe: Designing Game-Based Learning Scenarios for Security-Informed Safety Education

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:30 - 15:00 BST

Presents three open-source game-based learning scenarios for security-informed safety education across healthcare, energy, and cyber insurance domains, implemented in the Break Escape platform with full CyBOK mapping.

Speakers

Shoaib Ali

Alixander Hiscock

Oleg Illiashenko

Z. Cliffe Schreuders

Thursday July 23, 2026 14:30 - 15:00 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

15:00 BST

Networking Break

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:00 - 15:30 BST

Networking break.

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:00 - 15:30 BST
Refreshments and Lunch Area: Location 1007

Break

15:30 BST

They Didn't Know They Were Learning: An Intuitive Approach to Cybersecurity Education

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 BST

Demonstrates the ICE framework through Signal, a post-apocalyptic game in which participants build transferable data encoding fluency without explicit instruction, followed by a structured debrief revealing the pedagogical design.

Speakers

Abdullahi Arabo

Tunde Oduguwa

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

15:30 BST

Augmenting Cyber Security Education with Human-Centred AI: A Pedagogical Framework Informed by a Structured Review

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 BST

Proposes a human-centred pedagogical framework for integrating AI into cyber security education, grounded in a structured literature review and organised around four principles: AI literacy, ethical awareness, experiential learning, and authentic assessment.

Speakers

Dhouha Kbaier

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

15:30 BST

Beyond Technical Proficiency: A Virtual Situation Awareness Training Framework for Measuring Holistic Cybersecurity Competence and Decision Resilience

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 BST

Proposes the Virtual Situation Awareness Training Framework (VSATF), integrating VR, AI, and neuro-affective analytics to assess holistic cyber security competence through technical, cognitive, emotional, and ethical dimensions.

Speakers

Obinna Omego

Samuel Onalo

Thursday July 23, 2026 15:30 - 16:00 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

16:00 BST

SAFETYNET: Holding Back the ENTROPY - A Game Where Real Hacking Moves the Plot

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 BST

Demonstrates an open-source cyber security game combining authentic CTF technical challenges with narrative-driven gameplay and reactive NPCs, where real exploitation skills drive story progression on the BreakEscape and SecGen platforms.

Speakers

Z. Cliffe Schreuders

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Demo, Stream 3

16:00 BST

Developing Adversarial Reasoning in School-Based Cybersecurity Education

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 BST

Investigates how investigative cyber security learning supports adversarial reasoning and cyber identity development in Key Stage 3 students aged 11 to 14, advancing the Adversarial Reasoning Development Model as a scalable school-based framework.

Speakers

Myles Dempsey

Claire Garside

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

16:00 BST

Hands-On Cybersecurity Teaching Beyond the Network: A Cross-Disciplinary Case Study of Inclusive Experiential Learning

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 BST

A reflective case study of a cross-disciplinary hands-on teaching intervention combining lock picking, wireless hacking, CTF, and hardware and firmware security activities to broaden students' understanding of cyber security.

Speakers

Lucas O'Mahony

Toyosi Oyinloye

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

16:45 BST

ACE-CSE Directors Meeting (by invite only)

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:45 - 18:00 BST

ACE-CSE Directors Meeting. By invitation only.

Thursday July 23, 2026 16:45 - 18:00 BST

Meeting

19:00 BST

Conference Dinner

Thursday July 23, 2026 19:00 - 22:00 BST

Daisy Tasker

The ATLCE 2026 conference dinner will be held at Daisy Tasker, located within Hotel Indigo Dundee at 3 Lower Dens Mill, Constable Street, DD4 6AD. Named in tribute to a young Dundee mill worker celebrated for bringing her community together, Daisy Tasker serves modern Scottish cuisine using the finest local and seasonal produce. Dinner begins at 19:00. Attendance is optional and each guest meets...
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Thursday July 23, 2026 19:00 - 22:00 BST
Daisy Tasker

Social

09:00 BST

Day Two Announcements and Schedule

Friday July 24, 2026 09:00 - 09:10 BST

Main Conference Room: Location 1001

Welcome and schedule overview for Day Two.

Friday July 24, 2026 09:00 - 09:10 BST
Main Conference Room: Location 1001

Plenary

09:10 BST

US Keynote: CAE and ACE Communities: Perspectives from the United States

Friday July 24, 2026 09:10 - 09:30 BST

Main Conference Room: Location 1001

Dr. Tony Coulson is currently a professor and the Executive Director of the Center for Cyber and AI at California State University, San Bernardino. Having a well-earned reputation in industry and academia, he has won numerous awards, grants, and accolades for his innovative approaches in education and leadership in the cybersecurity and technology fields. Prior to his career in academia, Dr....
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Speakers

Tony Coulson

Friday July 24, 2026 09:10 - 09:30 BST
Main Conference Room: Location 1001

Keynote

09:30 BST

US Keynote: ICEC and International Collaboration in Cyber Security Education

Friday July 24, 2026 09:30 - 09:50 BST

Main Conference Room: Location 1001

ICEC keynote: ICEC and International Collaboration in Cyber Security Education.

Speakers

Costis Toregas

Friday July 24, 2026 09:30 - 09:50 BST
Main Conference Room: Location 1001

Keynote

10:00 BST

From Pipeline to Ecosystem: Building Coherent Cybersecurity Pathways Across K-12, Further, and Higher Education

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST

Proposes an ecosystem design approach to cyber security education spanning K-12, further, and higher education, with five design principles for inclusive and coherent pathway development illustrated through a Colorado case study.

Speakers

Gretchen Bliss

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

10:00 BST

Mapping the UK Cyber Security Curriculum Landscape: A CyBOK-Based Analysis of 190 Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST

A large-scale empirical mapping of 190 UK cyber security degree programmes against CyBOK Knowledge Areas, revealing substantial curriculum variation and examining the relationship between NCSC accreditation, coverage breadth, and graduate outcomes.

Speakers

Callum Barnes

Gabriel Debosz

Chloe-Leila Grey

Samin Khan

Harjinder Lallie

Artem Polovnev

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

10:00 BST

NCSC Certified Degrees Application Platform

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 BST

A guided walkthrough of the new NCSC Certified Degrees Web Portal, demonstrating how the online application process replaces the previous Word, Excel, Slack and email-based workflow. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the next call cycle, key deadlines and submission requirements.

Speakers

Chris E2

Georgina F

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Workshop, Stream 3

10:00 BST

Complex Supply Chains

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 BST

Stream 4 Workshops: Location 1025 and 1026

Bringing government, industry and academic stakeholders together, this panel-led workshop explores alignment and friction in addressing organisational and national interests in cyber resilience, building on CSE Connect and ICEC's international impact project investigating complex supply chain education.

Speakers

Nigel Jones

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 BST
Stream 4 Workshops: Location 1025 and 1026

Workshop, Stream 4

10:30 BST

From Frameworks to Practice: AI Competencies in Cybersecurity Education

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST

Examines how an MSc Cyber Security programme can embed discipline-specific AI competencies drawing on the UNESCO AI Competency Framework, with case studies spanning CyBOK knowledge areas.

Speakers

Mariam Cirovic

Nick Frymann

Daniel Gardham

Chaoyun Li

Helen Treharne

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

10:30 BST

Nyata AI as a Hyper-Local AI Companion for Inclusive Cyber Security Education and Digital Resilience

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST

Introduces Nyata AI, a Bristol-based hyper-local conversational AI companion providing multilingual, safeguarding-aware cyber security education to underserved communities, positioning digital resilience as an inclusion challenge.

Speakers

Ibrahim Maina

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

11:00 BST

Networking Break

Friday July 24, 2026 11:00 - 11:30 BST

Networking break.

Friday July 24, 2026 11:00 - 11:30 BST
Refreshments and Lunch Area: Location 1007

Break

11:30 BST

Aptitude, Competency, and Growth Agility as the Foundation of a Cyber-Capable Workforce

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST

Proposes the Work Alignment Framework, a four-layer model establishing shared vocabulary and a Task by Capability mapping method to address the misalignment between educational credentials and the aptitudes required for effective cyber security practice.

Speakers

Charles Clarke

Director of Operations, CSE Connect

Mark Loftus

John Madelin

Lata Nautiyal

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

11:30 BST

The Trust Layer: Designing Neuroinclusive Cyber Security Education

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST

Introduces the Trust Layer concept, arguing that psychological safety and neuroinclusive design function as security controls, with practical interventions for educators and organisations to build inclusive environments.

Speakers

Matt Treadwell

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Paper, Stream 1

12:00 BST

Embedding Scaffolding Pedagogy in a Generative AI Tutor for Cyber Security Education

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST

Demonstrates a live web-based generative AI tutor for network security that dynamically adjusts scaffolding support based on learner progress and interaction history, progressively fostering independent reasoning.

Speakers

Mustafa Baig

Hannah Cao

Ievgeniia Kuzminykh

Joseph Spring

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Demo, Stream 1

12:00 BST

National Cyber & Forensics Alliance (NCFA): Connecting Future Talent Globally through Student Communities

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 BST

The National Cyber & Forensics Alliance (NCFA) is a UK-founded, student-led initiative bringing together cybersecurity and digital forensics students and societies from across the world. Through connections with industry, partners, and international peers, NCFA creates opportunities for collaboration beyond individual universities. Supported by CSE Connect, the alliance enables access to shared...
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Speakers

Cash Webb

Pedro Coelho

The National Cyber & Forensics Alliance (NCFA)

Mateusz Madrzynski

The National Cyber & Forensics Alliance (NCFA)

Adam Welbourne

National Cyber & Forensics Alliance (NCFA)

Ansh Padam

National Cyber & Forensics Alliance (NCFA)

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 BST
Stream 2 Paper Presentations: Location 1009

Paper, Stream 2

12:00 BST

Regional Hubs: Roundtable

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 BST

An open forum in which representatives from across the CSE Connect Regional Hub network share what is happening across the network, shape priorities and responses collectively, and commit to actions that carry cyber ecosystem work forward.

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 BST
Stream 3 Practical Demonstrations: Location 1004

Workshop, Stream 3

12:30 BST

Cyber Odds: A Gamification Approach to Cyber Security Decision Making and Risk Management

Friday July 24, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 BST

Demonstrates Cyber Odds, a Blackjack-inspired gamification model for cyber security decision-making and risk management under uncertainty, enabling collaborative team-based scenarios.

Speakers

Breanna Caballero

Aakash Taneja

Friday July 24, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 BST
Stream 1 Paper Presentations: Location 1006

Demo, Stream 1

13:00 BST

Lunch and Close

Friday July 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 BST