National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
Current Issue
Vol. 3 (2026): Building Cyber-Resilient Intelligent Cities
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Machine Intelligence & Security for Smart Cities (TRUST) – June 2026
Guest Editors:
Jacek MAŚLANKOWSKI, University of Gdańsk, Poland
Attila BARTA, University of Debrecen, Hungary
The seventh edition of the International Conference on Machine Intelligence & Security for Smart Cities (TRUST 2026), organized in Bucharest on 15–16 June 2026 under the theme “Building Cyber-Resilient Intelligent Cities,” brought together an interdisciplinary community concerned with the opportunities and risks created by artificial intelligence, connected infrastructures, data-intensive governance, and rapidly evolving cyber threats. This editorial introduces the intellectual architecture of the proceedings and situates the included contributions within five mutually reinforcing domains: AI-enabled cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure resilience; trustworthy, explainable, and socially legitimate AI; secure interoperability and data governance; intelligent public services and sectoral applications; and human, institutional, and educational capacity. Taken together, the papers demonstrate that cyber-resilience cannot be reduced to defensive technology. It is a governance capability that must combine technical robustness, institutional accountability, human oversight, legal compliance, social inclusion, and the capacity to recover and learn. The volume therefore reflects the central premise of TRUST: intelligent cities become sustainable only when trust is deliberately designed, continuously tested, and institutionally defended.
Published:
2026-11-12
