The course “Securing Space: A Multidimensional Cybersecurity” provides a multidisciplinary overview of cybersecurity in the space domain, combining technical, legal, policy, and strategic perspectives. Designed for early-career professionals and for those with more experience from both public and private sectors, this course equips participants with practical skills and critical insights into securing space systems and infrastructure. Participants will gain both a theoretical foundation and hands-on experience with real-life use cases.
The course is aimed at for early-career and experienced professionals from:
Write an email to magdalena.ostasz@agh.edu.pl, with the subject 'Course Securing Space – registration'.
Magdalena Ostasz, the course supervisor will also answer any doubts and questions related to the course.
Dates: 9-13.03.2026
Organization:
Space-Cyber Ecosystem - Policy, Strategy, Legal and Military Aspects
Dates: 16-20.03.2026
Organization:
Technical Architectures and Security in Satellite Systems
Dates: 23-25.03.2026
Organization:
Practical Labs and Group Projects on Cybersecurity in Space
Daily: 6 hours of workshops (9:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00), including lunch and networking
Participants form thematic groups based on chosen use cases (voted on in Week 1), such as:
Each group, led by mentors, will prepare a project responding to cyber challenges in the above-mentioned areas, working on case studies.
Magdalena Ostasz has twenty years of expertise as a lawyer. She is a Head of the Department of Legal Advisors at AGH University in Krakow. In addition, she teaches academically and conducts research at the Faculty of Computer Science and the Faculty of Space Technologies. Her area of expertise is cybersecurity law. She lectures on open-source intelligence, cybersecurity in the space industry, and the national cybersecurity system. She participates in cybersecurity-related projects, recently the creation of SOCs. Her research focuses on cybersecurity management in space infrastructure.
Contact: ostasz(at)agh.edu.pl
Anna Blechová is a PhD student at the Institute of Law and Technology, Masaryk University. Her research focuses on the legal aspects of cybersecurity in outer space, with particular emphasis on the New Space sector. In addition to her primary research, she is involved in an EU-funded project on novel lawful interception tools and the digitalization of justice. She holds a law degree from Masaryk University and has previously interned at the Law Branch of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) and at the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB). She regularly collaborates with the NATO CCDCOE on the Locked Shields exercise and has presented at conferences such as CyCon in Tallinn, New Horizons in Air and Space Law: Treaties, Technologies, and Tomorrow’s Challenges in Singapore, and this year’s International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. Alongside her doctoral studies, she has worked as a cybersecurity manager at the Prosecutor General’s Office in Czechia. She was also a visiting researcher at the Leiden University Institute of Air and Space Law. Currently, she is a Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University and Cornell University.
Contact: Anna.Blechova(at)law.muni.cz
Przemysław Przybylak is an expert in the field of security assessment of ICT systems. He has extensive experience in managing teams conducting security assessments, audits, and penetration tests of ICT systems.
He also has knowledge and experience related to the design, implementation, and management of ICT systems security and the secure delivery of ICT systems and services in accordance with generally accepted standards. After finishing his mission at the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Poland to NATO, he began serving in the Cyberspace Defence Forces Command in Legionowo.
In the past, he held technical and command positions at all levels of the Polish Armed Forces and the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland. As the Commanding Officer at the Cyber Operations Center in 2016–2020, he commanded the first military unit in the Polish Armed Forces, which conducted full-scale activities and operations in cyberspace.
He holds numerous certificates related to ICT security and management, including: CISSP, C|EH, OSCP, BSI ISO/IEC 27001 LA, ITIL® v3 Foundation, PRINCE2™ Foundation, NSA & CNSS 4013 Administrator System. He also has extensive knowledge of Cisco network technologies at the CCNA/CCNP Security level and VMware virtualization at the VCP DCV level.
Contact: przemasp(at)wp.pl
Dr. Bartosz Sawik is a Professor at AGH University of Krakow in Krakow, Poland. He currently serves as the Associate Dean for Research (Vice-Dean for Science) at the Faculty of Space Technologies at AGH University of Krakow and is the head of the Multi-Criteria Optimization for Space Applications research group. Additionally, he is a Visiting Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and at the Public University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain, where he has held a Visiting Professor position for three years. Dr. Sawik holds a Ph.D., M.Sc., and Eng. in Operations Engineering, all earned with honors from AGH University of Krakow.
His research expertise includes multi-criteria optimization, mixed-integer programming, green vehicle routing, supply chain resilience, cybersecurity optimization, and the deployment of automated parcel lockers, among other areas. His recent work focuses on optimization models for space mission logistics, balancing risk, sustainability, and supply chains, as well as cybersecurity investment strategies using mixed-integer programming. Other contributions include models for healthcare service assignments, portfolio optimization under risk constraints, and weighted-sum approaches to healthcare optimization.
Dr. Sawik has participated in numerous national and international research projects, serving both as Principal Investigator and Investigator. He advises Ph.D. students at AGH University of Krakow and serves as an expert for major Polish research agencies, including NCBiR and PARP. Furthermore, he represents NCBiR on the supervisory board of the Bridge-Alpha investment fund.
Contact: BarSaw(at)agh.edu.pl
José Manuel Díez López is a research assistant at the Technical University of Berlin, with a background in computer science and electronics.
Previously he worked on the "Nanosatellites in Formation Flight" (NanoFF) mision, building the electrical power system and star trackers.
Today he is working on bringing the lessons from the past 40 years of computer security to the space domain, and making it accessible for everybody.
Contact: j.diezlopez(at)tu-berlin.de
Marek Zmuda PhD - a cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience in commercial technology projects, spanning both technical and business domains in international environments. He currently serves as a System Security Architect at Intel Corporation, a role he has held for the past 13 years, where he specializes in designing and implementing advanced security architectures for cutting-edge computing platforms. In addition to his corporate role, Marek is a lecturer, researcher, mentor, and consultant in the field of cybersecurity. His academic and professional engagements reflect a deep commitment to advancing secure computing practices and educating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. His expertise bridges the gap between theoretical foundations and practical applications, making his courses both insightful and industry-relevant.
Contact: marek.zmuda(at)intel.com
Rafał Krenz has been involved in digital wireless communication for over 35 years. He participated in numerous national and European projects related to, for example, cellular 2/3/4/5G, satellite, and UAV communication systems. Currently, he is a leader of the satellite and UAV communication group in the Institute of Radiocommunication at Poznań University of Technology. He was responsible for the design and commissioning of the first Polish experimental LEO satellite ground station, located on the Kąkolewo PUT campus near Grodzisk Wielkopolski.
Contact: rafal.krenz(at)put.poznan.pl
Piotr Kolenderski – professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and researcher at STARTOVA Sp. z o.o. He leads the Single Photon Applications Laboratory, which develops technologies for satellite optical and quantum communication, as well as verification and validation services for cybersecurity based on quantum key distribution (QKD). He carries out projects for the European Space Agency, including work on the quantum internet and the security of satellite communication links.
Contact: kolenderski(at)umk.pl
Prof. dr hab. Paweł Przybyłowicz is a mathematician whose research focuses on the computational complexity of stochastic and deterministic (delay) differential equations and Monte Carlo simulations.
His work involves developing optimal algorithms to approximate solutions of stochastic differential equations with jumps, creating efficient implementations of these algorithms, and conducting Monte Carlo simulations using GPU graphics cards.
He also explores the relationship between the theory of stochastic processes (particularly stochastic differential equations) and machine learning or neural networks. His research includes practical applications of differential equations and neural networks in modeling real-world phenomena such as time series analysis, option pricing, and energy consumption or price modeling.
Prof. Przybyłowicz is the recipient of two international awards for scientific achievements: the "Information-Based Complexity Young Researcher Award" (2012) and the "Joseph Traub IBC Award" (2018), both granted annually for significant contributions to the field of information-based computational complexity.
He frequently participates in international conferences, often as an invited speaker or session organizer on topics related to stochastic differential equations and Monte Carlo simulations.
He has been involved in approximately 15 research projects (including NCN, NCBR, and PARP) in both academia and industry, serving as a contractor, R&D project leader, or scientific supervisor. One of these projects focused on applying machine learning and deep learning methods in cybersecurity.
Prof. Przybyłowicz is the author or co-author of over 50 internationally recognized scientific publications (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-8605) and serves as an associate editor of the international journal Journal of Complexity (Elsevier).
He has supervised around 50 master’s theses, four PhD dissertations, and four MBA final theses within the MBA TECH AGH program.
Contact: pprzybyl(at)agh.edu.pl
Krzysztof Grabowski - Doctor of Engineering, staff member at the Faculty of Space Technologies, AGH University of Krakow, and head of the Space Sensors Lab team. He specializes in research on nanomaterials, particularly MXenes, as well as the development of sensors for structural health monitoring and space applications. He is the author of studies on innovative “brick-and-mortar” composites with enhanced mechanical properties. He led the electronics and software part of the MXene in LEO mission and initiated the first second-cycle (Master’s) program in Space Technologies at AGH.
Contact: kgrabow(at)agh.edu.pl
Justyna Topolska, PhD has been involved in the development of the innovation ecosystem at the AGH University of Krakow since 2017. Since 2019, she has also been employed as a Business Developer at the University's Special Purpose Company - Krakowskie Centrum Innowacyjych Technologii INNOAGH Ltd., where she supports the process of establishing spin off companies based on AGH knowledge and technology. Involved in projects at the AGH supporting innovation, she is an incubation manager for teams developing ideas in the seed and pre-seed phase. As an expert and reviewer she evaluates proposals and applications of innovative projects at the university and national level, e.g. Cassini Hackathon, Innovation Incubator etc. In the UNIVERSEH 2.0. project, she is the leader of WP5 tasks on behalf of AGH.
Contact: topolska(at)agh.edu.pl
