Ing. Jiří Holeček, Ph.D.

In today's digital age, cyber security threats are among the most serious threats facing countries around the world. In the context of Russia's aggression in Ukraine, many countries have increased their measures related to potential cyber-attacks, and cyber threats can affect anyone of us.The paper identifies innovative, visionary educational ideas and their application in e-learning in the field of cyber security for university and technical high school students.The main deliverable will be an intelligent website that will map educational materials in the area of cyber security, categorized by threats, vulnerabilities and their potential impact with respect to the target audience. Other deliverables will be practical online tasks and educational materials in the field of cyber security. The authoring team and other members of the project consortium will achieve the desired web usefulness by combining their years of e-learning experience with practical experience in the field of cyber security.The new CYB-FUT (Cybersecurity for the Future) project is applying for support under the Erasmus+ call for proposals.

Interactive educational objects, or interactive elements in short, are the cornerstones of interactive teaching. Their use distinguishes “real” on-line teaching, that is teaching that requires interaction of the consumer of education with the educational material in real time, from teaching that only offers the distribution of “electronic (university) textbooks”. Recently, we have been involved in both individual and routine creation of interactive elements for hundreds of interactive educational materials. The paper focuses on the philosophy of using interactive elements in educational materials as well as didactical and pedagogical contexts and impacts. The core of the article focuses on explaining the possibilities of different types of interactive elements usage in on-line teaching as well as their advantages and limitations. The article also describes the technical processing of interactive elements in way, that enables their production in large quantities and excellent quality while keeping low costs.

The paper describes an innovative environment for open digital learning resources, focusing on its essential functions and describing selected types of objects that can be used in educational resources. The paper further describes the work with the portal from the perspective of an author of the educational resources (usually a teacher).

The paper discusses the current possibilities of converting the authors’ primary version of study texts into online form in those specific cases when the number of authors - and primary texts - is large (hundreds). It also describes a developed tool for automated conversion of these texts into a form suitable for presentation on the web.

The issue of the workforce management in the field is crucial for infrastructure operators. A key role is played by workforce management systems that assign workers with the right skills at the optimal time in the right place, so long-term compliance with the required quality parameters is met at the lowest possible costs. Historical development and theoretical basics of workforce management systems are presented in the paper. Fundamental of paper is the issue of modelling and simulation of Workforce management systems. The output is simulation model. Results of simulations and their compliance with the real data are discussed in conclusion. The paper is based on extensive real data that the authors obtained from the most important Czech power distribution and telecommunications operators.

This paper introduces the reader to possibilities of simulation of workforce management systems in selected simulation tool whose selection is described, and which is described in detail. A sample model created in this tool and optimization using simulation is also given.

The methodology specifies a procedure for measuring of data transmission speed for the assessment of compliance with the conditions proscribed for holders of licenses for usage frequencies in the 800, 1800 and 2600 MHz bands, for the operation of mobile systems according to the LTE standard. The achievement of specified data transmission speed is a key parameter for evaluating the coverage of the Czech Republic mobile signal for the LTE standard systems. The methodology allows to the Czech telecommunication regulatory body (Czech Telecommunication Office – CTO), telecommunications operators and end users unambiguous determination of values of speed of data transmission in mobile networks in accordance with standard LTE. The methodology treats the issue comprehensively and specifies in initial conditions of measurement, measurement procedures (both for stationary measurement and in motion measurement) and related calculations. The team of authors from the Czech Technical University in Prague created a substantial part of the described methodology.

Smart Grids are current stage in power grids evolution. This trend brings increased demands on network management and it results in the need for greater involvement of ICT technologies to power grids. In telecommunications, managing large ICT networks is traditionally handled at high level and has been described by standardized process frameworks. One of the most important process frameworks is Frameworx by TM Forum. It is generally assumed that the processes from the telecommunications can be adapted to the Smart Grids. This paper addresses the use of existing techniques from the field of telecommunications, especially the Frameworx in the power grid sector. This aim is achieved through modeling and simulation of processes in the power grid using the processes described for telecommunications networks. The output of the paper is to assess the suitability of the usage of formalized process frameworks in the field of power grids.

This paper presents original methodology designed for comparison of communication technologies for Smart Grids, according to their business characteristics. Its core is a detailed description of the complex of criteria for business characteristics of the communication technologies assessment, in terms of their use in Smart Grids. Part of the description is also a definition of the suitable metrics. The assessment has been designed in a way to allow the evaluation from the Smart Grids user’s point of view. All technologies have been described and sorted into individual categories and assessment of their working characteristics has been made from the point of their use for Smart Grids. Mutual comparison of results is the outcome of this article. The presented methodology has been developed within the research project that was carried out for a significant European power networks operator for strategic decision making during the determination of which technology should be chosen.

The paper deals with the characteristics, description and comparison of products in the segment of cloud services offered by selected global providers of information and communication services.

Intelligent power networks, called Smart Grids are the new trend of Information and Communication Technologies. There exist many similarities between Smart Grids and telecommunications networks. The aim of the paper is to de-scribe and compare some of simulation tools for Smart Grids behaviour in order to find at the end the best manner how to apply formalized procedures for management of telecommuni-cations networks for Smart Girds management.

The paper deals the issue of possibility of Smart Grids modeling, by using the method used for modeling behavior of telecommunication systems. The term Smart Grids is used to designate an intelligent power distribution network widely using computer technology to better link producers and consumers of electricity. Smart Grids emphasize the increase of automation of monitoring and control of electrical distribution networks for added reliability, efficiency and cost effective operations. The telecommunications went through a similar process in last decades. It has resulted in definition of a unified business process model of telecommunications operator (eTOM). The paper addresses the question whether it is possible to apply the experience gained in telecommunications to Smart Grids. The core of the paper is a versatile analysis eTOM operation processes with respect to their applicability for Smart Grids management. The output of the paper is an identification of telecommunications processes which can be applied to deal with Smart Grids networks management issues.

Smart Grids are a new concept for the development of energy networks based on flexible of resources and energy appliances. Alongside information technology, communication technology plays a key role in the creation of Smart Grids. This paper compares available communication technologies in terms of their use for Smart Grids. In the introductory part of the paper is the categorization of systems for which communication will be provided. The core of the paper is an overview of all available communication technologies including the key technical and economic parameters. The output is the assignment of communication technologies to particular categories of use. The paper is a presentation of partial outputs of a research project created for a leading European operator of electrical networks.