As part of the Cybersecurity Course for Companies, organized by the CiberUGR Chair, I was invited to deliver a talk titled “Innovation and Security in Smart Urban Infrastructures.”
In this session, I shared insights from my work at Innovasur, where we design and operate secure AI-based systems for smart city platforms. My goal was to break down the intersection of cutting-edge urban innovation and cybersecurity, highlighting how both must evolve together.
🔐 Core topics I covered
- Why security is a foundational element in smart infrastructure—not just an add-on.
- How we design platforms with end-to-end protection, including IoT networks, AI-powered surveillance, and data aggregation systems.
- Real examples of threat mitigation and incident response in urban environments.
- Importance of complying with standards like ENS (Spanish National Security Scheme) and GDPR from the design phase.
- The growing role of AI in threat detection, and how we use ML models to monitor anomalies in real-time.
🧩 Lessons and reflections
Cities are becoming more connected, but also more exposed. Our responsibility as solution providers is to make sure that resilience and security grow hand-in-hand with technological innovation. That means:
- Building redundant, decentralized architectures.
- Training public administration teams to respond to digital incidents.
- Embedding security awareness at every level of the deployment.
This session gave me the opportunity to discuss how we’re securing the future of our cities—both through technology and policy-driven collaboration.
Presentation slide from my talk
This activity is part of the European Union-funded NextGenerationEU initiative, under Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, promoting digital innovation and cybersecurity excellence in businesses.
📍 Location: Conference Room, CITIC-UGR
📅 Date: July 24, 2024 – 12:30h
🎤 Event: Innovation and Security in Smart Urban Infrastructures
🎯 Hosted by: University of Granada
🧠 Organized by: Cátedra de Ciberseguridad CiberUGR
🎥 Streaming available on YouTube: Link
📸 Image credits: ETSIIT - Universidad de Granada
