Springer Developments and Advances in Defense and Security: Proceedings of MICRADS 2021: 255 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 255)

This book gathers the proceedings of the Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security (MICRADS 2021), held at Naval Cadet School "Almirante Padilla", in Cartagena, Colombia, during August 18–20, 2021. It covers a broad range of topics in systems, communication, and defense; strategy and political–administrative vision in defense; and engineering and technologies applied to defense. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and students alike. From the Back Cover This book gathers the proceedings of the Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security (MICRADS 2021), held at Naval Cadet School "Almirante Padilla", in Cartagena, Colombia, during August 18–20, 2021. It covers a broad range of topics in systems, communication, and defense; strategy and political–administrative vision in defense; and engineering and technologies applied to defense. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and students alike. About the Author Álvaro Rocha holds the title of Honorary Professor and holds a D.Sc. in Information Science, Ph.D. in Information Systems and Technologies, M.Sc. in Information Management, and B.C.S in Computer Science. He is a professor of Information Systems at the University of Lisbon―ISEG and a researcher at the ADVANCE (the ISEG Centre for Advanced Research in Management. He is also a president of the Iberian Association for Information Systems and Technologies (AISTI), a chair of the IEEE Portugal Section Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Chapter, and an editor-in-chief of both Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management (JISEM) and Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies (RISTI). Moreover, he has served as a vice-chair of experts for the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program and as an expert at the COST―intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, at the Government of Italy’s Ministry of Universities and Research, at the Government of Latvia’s Ministry of Finance, at the Government of Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology, and at the Government of Polish's National Science Centre. Carlos Hernán Fajardo-Toro holds Ph.D. in Computer Science and M.Sc. in Supply Chain Management from the University of Vigo. He holds bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Icesi University―Colombia. He was a professor at the University Of Vigo, and currently, he is a professor at Konrad Lorenz University and leader of the research group of engineering at UNITEC in Bogotá Colombia. He is also a member of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and the Iberian Association for Information Systems and Technologies (AISTI). He has developed consulting work for the process of redesign of processes and digitization in different entities, collaborating with the lifting and proposal of the information system of the intelligence division of the Colombian police―DIPOL. He is also in projects for the development of expert systems with the Colombian National Navy. José María Riola Rodríguez holds Ph.D. in Naval Architect from the Polytechnical University of Madrid (UPM), is a retired Captain of the Royal Navy of Spain, and holds a Degree in Psychology from the UNED University. He was a specialist for Managers in the European R+D+i program at the Spanish Office for Science and Technology (SOST) and a national representative at the European Defense Agency (EDA) and Science and Technological Organization (STO). He was a professor at the Higher Technical School of Naval Architects (ETSIN) of the Polytechnical University of Madrid during more than 20 years, and he is currently a professor and research group leader at the Admiral Padilla Naval School (ENAP). Among his works can be highlighted a seakeeping engineer at El Pardo Hydrodynamics Model Basin (CEHIPAR), director at the Watch and Tec