CAST Workshop: ID:SMART 2026

ID:SMART Workshop is an annual face-to-face conference that fosters networking and technical updates within the European community of electronic identities, wallets, smart cards and hardware security modules (HSMs). Previously known as Smartcard-Workshop, it has been the reference event for hands-on researchers, standardization group members, decision-makers and experts from companies and government administration since 1991.

The 2026 ID:SMART edition will be held on 18-19 February 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany. Conference language will be English, including all presentations.

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Lucas Schmitz, Member of the Hessian State Parliament

Lucas Schmitz, Member of the Hessian State Parliament, spokesperson for the CDU parliamentary group on science and the arts, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. In his keynote speech, he will discuss the topic of "Forschungssicherheit in Zeiten globaler Systemkonkurrenz“. After his lecture, he will take part in a discussion with Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, the moderator, before engaging in a dialogue with the audience.

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Dr. Antonio, DFKI | Saarland University

Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger, CEO of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Professor at Saarland University, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. After his lecture, he will take part in a discussion with Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, the moderator, before engaging in a dialogue with the audience. In his keynote he talks about "KI und Europa und KI Transfer im Allgemeinen".

Lecture Series Secure Critical Infrastructures

Franz Lantenhammer, retired lieutenant colonel, CERT BW and NATO CERT, will speak today on "The role of cybersecurity exercises in protecting CRITIS." The series of events will focus on various critical infrastructures and their security challenges. Speakers from research institutions, companies, authorities or operators of critical infrastructures have been invited to give expert presentations on individual facets of the topic. The "Secure Critical Infrastructures" lecture series, which is being offered for the 10th time at TU Darmstadt, is organized by ATHENE scientists Prof. Matthias Hollick and Prof. Christian Reuter as well as Prof. Jens Ivo Engels.

Lecture Series Secure Critical Infrastructures

Franz Lantenhammer, retired lieutenant colonel, CERT BW and NATO CERT, will speak today on "The role of cybersecurity exercises in protecting CRITIS." The series of events will focus on various critical infrastructures and their security challenges. Speakers from research institutions, companies, authorities or operators of critical infrastructures have been invited to give expert presentations on individual facets of the topic. The "Secure Critical Infrastructures" lecture series, which is being offered for the 10th time at TU Darmstadt, is organized by ATHENE scientists Prof. Matthias Hollick and Prof. Christian Reuter as well as Prof. Jens Ivo Engels.

ATHENE Konferenz Cybernation Deutschland: Neue Wege zur Internetsicherheit

Internet security is essential for modern society and necessitates close cooperation in research, development, policy, and industry. Critical Internet infrastructure increasingly faces complex threats, ranging from cyberattacks on server and routing infrastructure to detrimental attacks on physical hardware.

The ATHENE conference »Cybernation Deutschland: Roadmap to Internet Security« brings inter­national experts together to discuss the current threat surface and future solutions to protect critical Internet infrastructure. Together, we will use current research results, combined with expertise from industry, to discuss the most pressing problems of Internet infrastructure and develop a roadmap for enhancing its future security - for Germany, Europe and the global Internet community.

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Ralf Stettner, CISO of the Hessian State Government

Ralf Stettner, CISO of the Hessian state government, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. After his lecture on "Cybersicherheitsland Hessen", he will take part in a discussion with Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, the moderator, before engaging in a dialogue with the audience.

Lecture Series Secure Critical Infrastructures

Franz Lantenhammer, retired lieutenant colonel, CERT BW and NATO CERT, will speak today on "The role of cybersecurity exercises in protecting CRITIS." The series of events will focus on various critical infrastructures and their security challenges. Speakers from research institutions, companies, authorities or operators of critical infrastructures have been invited to give expert presentations on individual facets of the topic. The "Secure Critical Infrastructures" lecture series, which is being offered for the 10th time at TU Darmstadt, is organized by ATHENE scientists Prof. Matthias Hollick and Prof. Christian Reuter as well as Prof. Jens Ivo Engels.

Lecture Series Secure Critical Infrastructures

Franz Lantenhammer, retired lieutenant colonel, CERT BW and NATO CERT, will speak today on "The role of cybersecurity exercises in protecting CRITIS." The series of events will focus on various critical infrastructures and their security challenges. Speakers from research institutions, companies, authorities or operators of critical infrastructures have been invited to give expert presentations on individual facets of the topic. The "Secure Critical Infrastructures" lecture series, which is being offered for the 10th time at TU Darmstadt, is organized by ATHENE scientists Prof. Matthias Hollick and Prof. Christian Reuter as well as Prof. Jens Ivo Engels.

T.I.S.P. Seminar

Information security is becoming more and more important: in order to protect electronic business processes, companies are increasingly looking for qualified employees who can prove that they are equal to the complex challenges of IT security. The TeleTrusT Information Security Professional (T.I.S.P.) is the only effective proof of this kind in Europe. ATHENE member Fraunhofer SIT offers seminars to prepare for the exam.