On June 17–18, 2026, Istanbul Atlas University (Republic of Türkiye) hosted the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Digital Transformation, AI and Cybersecurity: Shaping a Trusted Digital Future.” The event was organized by the State University of Information and Communication Technologies (Ukraine), Istanbul Atlas University (Türkiye), and Morgan State University (USA), with the support of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The conference served as a platform for scientific discussions, presentation of research findings, and the examination of current challenges in the fields of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
Among the conference speakers were members of the Association of Cybersecurity Specialists:

• Oleksandr Korchenko — D.Sc. (Engineering), Professor, First Vice-Rector of SUICT, President of ACSP, member of the conference Programme Committee;
• Yevheniia Ivanchenko — D.Sc. (Engineering), Professor, Director of the Educational and Research Institute of Cybersecurity and Information Protection, SUICT;
• Anatolii Davydenko — D.Sc. (Engineering), Senior Researcher at the H.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
• Ihor Tereikovskyi — D.Sc. (Engineering), Professor at the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”;
• Volodymyr Zvieriev — Ph.D. (Engineering), Deputy Head of the Information Security and Cybersecurity Service at the Staff of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine;
• Yuliia Khokhlachova — Ph.D. (Engineering), Professor at the Department of Software Engineering and Cybersecurity, State University of Trade and Economics;
• Liudmyla Tereikovska — Ph.D. (Engineering), Associate Professor at the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture;
• Iurii Zhurov — Founder of SMB Cybersecurity Advisors LLC (USA), a partner of ACSP.

The topics of the presented papers covered the assessment of critical infrastructure cyber resilience, the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence methods in cybersecurity, information protection, and approaches to cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses.
Following their participation, the speakers received internationally recognized certificates confirming their participation in the international scientific forum.
The active participation of ACSP members in the international conference confirms the Association’s important role in shaping international scientific dialogue and developing professional ties in the field of cybersecurity at the global level.