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On 17th -19 June, Lubna Luxmi Dhirani, Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, had a fantastic opportunity to be part of an Irish delegation to Estonia.

Living in a fast-paced digital economy, where e-Estonia has set an example for being the most secure, transparent and advanced digital ecosystem across the world. Lubna was delighted to see the demos, state-of-the art research in CYCON, standards development E-ITS and potential opportunities for collaborations in education, training and capacity building , . From an Academic perspective, Lubna was happy to see the potential cross-overs across cybersecurity standards, cloud security, underwater and Marine security and  taught programs   PD. Lubna further mentions "the Emerging Cyber Threat Landscape raises valid concerns and demonstrates pressing needs for preparing the present and future generations with  defence capabilities. Many thanks to  and NATO CCDCOE Director Dr.  for sharing their fresh insights towards building  capabilities and  areas in this domain. Thanks to Dan Heering, Mart Aro, , ,  and Martin Hanson for their valuable inputs across critical infrastructure's testbeds, security measures and cyber diplomacy".

Special thanks to Senator , Estonian Ambassador to Ireland Kairi Künka, Catalina Gologan, Liisi Kirschenberg for inviting and organising this trip.

The Irish delegation included: Senator Gerard Craughwell, Estonia Ambassador to Ireland Kairi Künka, Catalina Gologan, Liisi Kirschenberg, Lubna Luxmi Dhirani, Mark Lane, Eoin Byrne, Hazel Murray, George O'Mahony, John Sheppard, Veronica Rogers, Ronan Coleman.