Mihaela Curcă
Mihaela Curcă is Project Manager at the Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), coordinating the CYBERGUARD project under the Digital Europe Programme.
Her work focuses on bridging cybersecurity innovation and operational deployment, with particular emphasis on AI-enabled SOC capabilities, Cyber Threat Intelligence, stakeholder cooperation and cyber resilience. She is involved in the transition from development to integration, deployment and operational validation of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.
At FACTORY 4.0 2026, Mihaela Curcă will join Panel 4 – “IoT & Cybersecurity for Smart Industry: Securing the Nervous System of Modern Manufacturing.” Her contribution will bring the perspective of a European project moving toward operational implementation, addressing topics such as transforming large volumes of threat data into actionable intelligence, the use of AI and automation in SOC activities while maintaining appropriate human control, interoperability between cybersecurity capabilities and the importance of validation in operational environments before deployment.
The Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) is Romania’s national authority in the field of cybersecurity, supporting the development and implementation of cybersecurity initiatives and projects aimed at strengthening cyber resilience and cooperation.
CYBERGUARD is a project funded through the Digital Europe Programme, focused on strengthening SOC capabilities through Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Threat Intelligence, advanced detection and response technologies, as well as the integration, deployment and validation of these capabilities in operational environments.
Meet Mihaela Curcă at FACTORY 4.0
Join Mihaela Curcă at FACTORY 4.0 2026 and discover how AI, Cyber Threat Intelligence and advanced SOC capabilities can support the transition from cybersecurity innovation to operational deployment.