Aachen, March 10, 2025 – The BACnet Interest Group Europe e. V. (BIG-EU) is pleased to present the BIG-EU Award 2025 at the ISH in Frankfurt. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding scientific work in the field of building automation and IT security.
This year, the award goes to Mr. Oussama Kalai-Ezzar, a graduate of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, for his excellent bachelor’s thesis entitled “Investigation of IT security and operability of a smart building test environment considering the building automation protocol BACnet Secure Connect”.
This thesis deals with current challenges in IT security in smart buildings and examines the application of BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC) to improve the operational security and efficiency of building automation systems.
Invitation to the Award Ceremony at the ISH 2025
The award ceremony will take place on March 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. at the booth of the BACnet Interest Group Europe e. V. in Hall 11.1, booth C60 at the ISH 2025 in Frankfurt am Main. The award will be presented by the Board of the BIG-EU in the presence of press representatives.
The BACnet Interest Group Europe is looking forward to a worthy event with numerous guests from science, industry and the media.
