IACyC Proceedings

International Applied Cybersecurity Conference - IACyC 2025, held from October 11 to 14, 2025, at the Congress Center and Hotel Metropol in Ohrid, North Macedonia, is the first IACyC conference, organized within the framework of the CyberMACS project (Master’s Programme in Applied Cybersecurity, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree). The project is a collaboration between three academic partner institutions (Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey, SRH University of Applied Sciences Heidelberg in Berlin, Germany and Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia), including the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, which proudly hosts this event. The main mission of the project and the conference is to promote high-quality international education in the field of cybersecurity, attract talented students worldwide, and foster academic and industry collaboration.

IACyC 2025 is envisioned as a platform for knowledge exchange, enabling students, alumni, academic researchers, and industry professionals connected with Erasmus Mundus programs to share ideas, innovati- ons, and experiences in applied cybersecurity.

The conference program includes a Summer School on October 13 – 14, featuring workshops and lectures by distinguished speakers from academia and industry. We are also honored to host the defense of master’s theses by the first generation of CyberMACS students, who will be awarded a joint degree from UKIM (N. Macedonia) and Kadir Has University (Turkey). Their achievements will be celebrated during a special graduation ceremony held during the conference.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the authors for their valuable contributions, and for sharing their insights and expertise. Your work is instrumental in advancing the field and shaping the future of applied cybersecurity.

On behalf of the organizing committee and project coordinators, we thank you for being part of IACyC 2025 and hope you find the conference enriching and inspiring.

Global Honorary Chairs

Prof. Dr. Biljana Angela, Rector, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz, Rector, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. rer. pol. Thorsten Bagschik, SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany

Global Chairs

Prof. Dr. Hasan Dağ, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Reiner Creutzburg, SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
Prof. Dr. Vesna Dimitrova, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia

Steering Committee

Prof. Dr. Hasan Dağ, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Reiner Creutzburg, SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
Prof. Dr. Vesna Dimitrova, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Ivan Chorbev, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Boro Jakimovski, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Geritt Tamm, SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
Assoc. Prof. E. Fatih Yetkin, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Guy Gogniat, Université Bretagne Sud (UBS)
Prof. Tegawendé Blssyande, University of Luxembourg
Prof. Jean-Michel Dricot, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Local Organising Committee

Vesna Dimitrova, Chair
Hristina Mihajloska Trpceska, Program Chair
Aleksandra Popovska-Mitrovikj, Technical Co-Chair
Boban Joksimoski, Technical Co-Chair
Magdalena Kostoska Gjorcheska, Publicity Co-Chair
Aleksandar Stojmenski, Publicity Co-Chair
Elissa Mollakuqe, Conference Co-Manager
Ebru Dilan, Conference Co-Manager
Mert İlhan Ecevit, Conference IT-Manager
Igor Cvetanovski, Conference Social Event Manager

Technical Committee

Zorica Karapancheva
Mila Dodevska
Jovan Simonoski

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