Developments and Advances in Defense and Security -

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Résumé :
This book gathers the proceedings of the Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security (MICRADS 2023), held at Graduate School of the Colombian Air Force, in Bogota, Colombia, during July 6?8, 2023. It covers a broad range of topics in systems, communication, and defense; strategy and political?administrative vision in defense; and engineering and technologies applied to defense. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and students alike.

Biographie:

?lvaro Rocha holds the title of Honorary Professor, and holds a D.Sc. in Information Science, Ph.D. in Information Systems and Technologies, M.Sc. in Information Management, and BCs in Computer Science. He is a Professor of Information Systems at the University of Lisbon - ISEG and researcher at the ADVANCE - the ISEG Centre for Advanced Research in Management. He is also Vice-Chair of the IEEE Portugal Section Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Chapter, and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of two Scopus and SCIMago journals: JISEM - Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management; and RISTI - Revista Ib?rica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informa??o. Moreover, he has served as Vice-Chair of Experts for the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Program, and as an Expert at the COST - intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, at the European Commission's Horizon Europe Program, at the Government of Italy's Ministry of Universities and Research,at the Government of Latvia's Ministry of Finance, at the Government of Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology, at the Government of Polish's National Science Centre, and at the Government of Cyprus's Research and Innovation Foundation.

Carlos Hernan Fajardo-Toro holds a Phd in Computer Science, with training in administration and management of supply chains and logistics. He has experience as a research teacher and consultant in Colombia and Spain, teaching in quantitative, financial, operations and information systems areas, and researching in adaptive predictive models, expert systems, and data science, implementation of information systems and digitization and Industry 4.0. He has also experience as a consultant in information system design, analysis and redefinition of processes, and analysis of logistics and operational systems.

Jos? Mar?a Riola Rodr?guez is Spanish, Navy Officer and PhD Naval Architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. In addition, he has a degree in Psychology from the UNED University and Manager of international R&D programs from CDTI-SOST Brussels, Belgium. From his curriculum, it is worth highlighting the construction of various warships such as the Juan Carlos I aircraft carrier or the series of F-110 frigates, his work at the El Pardo Hydrodynamic Model Basin and as Director of the Technology Watch System in the Ministry of Defense. He has combined his work as an engineer with teaching at the Polytechnic University of Madrid for more than 25 years. He has numerous publications related to hydrodynamics, the environment, shipbuilding and R&D program management. He has directed 6 doctoral theses and more than 250 undergraduate and master's projects. Currently, and for 4 years, he is a professor and leader of the engineering research group at the Almirante Padilla Naval School in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.