Professor Mehman Hasanov, Head of the Department of Radio Engineering and Telecommunications of Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU), and Associate Professor Atif Namazov, Head of the Department of Engineering Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, participated in the “CIDC 2025 – Critical Infrastructure Defence Challenge” cybersecurity festival, organized by the State Security Service (STS) and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Security (SSIS) and in partnership with the Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Organizations Association (AKTA).

The main goal of the festival was to share advanced international practices in the field of critical infrastructure protection, information security, digital stability and the application of artificial intelligence, as well as to strengthen cooperation between the public and private sectors.