With Dr Michael Cooke as PI (Principal Investigator), the Psychology Department at Maynooth University and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute as part of Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) is participating in the ACTING project which is funded by the European Defence Agency.
This project, which commenced in December 2022, delivers an organized and coordinated approach to proactively improve efficiency of cyber defence training and exercises in the European Union, through effective and efficient multi-sector collaboration.
The 28 partners, from 13 Member States, supported by 6 EU Member States - Belgium, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Cyprus, Portugal, and Spain, will execute on a 48-month work plan to develop, model and demonstrate a network of advanced interconnected (federated) domain oriented cyber ranges for training and exercises, incorporating sophisticated methods and techniques for simulation of users, analysis of the performance of the cyber operators, and scoring cyber security situational awareness, supported by leading-edge scenario development language.
The MU Psychology Department / Edward M. Kennedy Institute is developing the ACTING platform concept of Operations (CONOPS) and the guidelines for civil-military cooperation.