PhD. Candidat.
Artan Dreshaj
PhD C. Artan Dreshaj was born on March 22, 1984, in Nabërgjan, Municipality of Peja, where he completed his primary education. Subsequently, he finished high school at the “Bedri Pejani” Gymnasium in Peja. He then completed his undergraduate and master’s studies at AAB College, focusing on Management and Informatics. Currently, he is pursuing doctoral studies at the South East European University, Faculty of Contemporary Sciences and Technologies, North Macedonia.
In 2008, he was certified as a Microsoft Certified Professional in Database Administration for SQL Server by Microsoft Corporation.
Furthermore, in 2023, he completed the Program on Cyber Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. In addition, in 2024, he completed the Global Internet Governance Program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Professional Experience
PhD C. Artan Dreshaj began his professional career in 2004 at the Ministry of Public Services as a Database analyst. Later, he transitioned to roles as a Software developer and Database administrator until the end of 2009. In 2010, he started working at the Tax Administration of Kosovo as an IT Project Manager. Subsequently, he served as Director of the Department for Information and Communication Technology at the Civil Registration Agency from July 2010 to April 2015.
Following that, from May 2015 to January 2022, he was Director of the Department for Systems Administration and Communications at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thereafter, from February 2022 until the end of December 2024, he held the position of Director of the Department for Cybersecurity and Systems Administration at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As of December 24, 2024, he serves as the Acting General Director of the Agency for Information Society.
In parallel, since 2014, he has been a Lecturer at AAB College, teaching subjects such as Introduction to IT Security, Software Quality Assurance, IT Project Management, Database Management Systems, Information Systems Monitoring, and Operating Systems.
Throughout his over 20-year professional career in the field of information technology and cybersecurity for public institutions, PhD C. Artan Dreshaj has held significant roles. Notably, he has served as the Responsible Officer for drafting cybersecurity legislation.
- Responsible officer for drafting the National Cybersecurity Strategy;
- Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) trainer for law enforcement institutions;
- Cyber hygiene trainer for public officials; Deputy Chair of the National Cybersecurity Council (2016–2021);
- Designer of data integration into the Civil Status Register and the generation of the citizen’s PIN at birth.
Scientific Publications
Conferences
PhD C. Artan Dreshaj has been a participant and presenter in many conferences, seminars and study visits, among which the following can be highlighted:
- Presenter at the National Cybersecurity Centre, University Bretagne Sud, Vannes, France
- Presenter at the international conference of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications of North Macedonia, held in Ohrid
- Presenter at the final conference of the EU ENCYSEC project in Brussels
- Participant in the ‘Countering Transnational Crime’ seminar organised by the George C. Marshall Centre in Tirana
- Participant in the ‘One Conference’ cybersecurity event organised by NCSC in The Hague
- Presenter at the regional conference ATM Cyber Security in Podgorica
- Participant in the eGovernance conference in Tartu, Estonia
- Participant in hack.lu conference in Luxembourg
- Presenter at the First Networking and Technical Workshop of Cybersecurity Authorities for Western Balkan countries, Georgia, and Moldova, in Tirana
- Participant in the CyCon conference on cyber conflicts in Tallinn, Estonia
Trainings
PhD C. Artan Dreshaj has attended many professional trainings in information and communication technology as well as in the field of cybersecurity, among which can be mentioned:
- 6-Day Train the Trainer training on conducting Cybersecurity TTX held from TAG International,
- TTX “Cyber Resilience Strategies” nga National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine,
- FIRST – TF-CSIRT Meeting & FIRST Regional Symposium Europe,
- European Security and Defence College – The Role of the EU Cyber Ecosystem in the Global Cyber Security Stability,
- EC Council – Certified Chief Information Security Officer v3,
- ISACA – Certified Information Security Manager,
- EC Council – Certified Ethical Hacker v11,
- ITU Workshop for Europe on “National Cybersecurity Strategies” held in Skopje, North Macedonia,
- Cybersecurity EAST – Risk Management & Incident Reporting,
- Cybersecurity EAST – PPP and CSO Role in Cybersecurity,
- Cybersecurity EAST – NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) Practitioner – Workshop,
- Cybersecurity EAST – Insider Threat Training Workshop,
- Cybersecurity EAST – FIRST CSIRT Services Framework v2.1,
- Cybersecurity EAST – Cyber Security Crisis Management,
- Cybersecurity EAST – Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+),
- Cybersecurity EAST – CompTIA Network +,
- Cybersecurity EAST – Certified Information Systems Auditor,
- Cybersecurity EAST – Certified Information Systems Security Professionals,
- Open-Source Intelligence, Torino, Italy,
- Incident Response and Log Analysis, Torino, Italy,
- Workshop and Technical Training on Cyber Security Tools for supervision, analysis, incident management, investigation, and restoration of services, Paris, France,
- Workshop and study visit, Public Private Partnership on Cyber Security, Paris, France,
- TRANSITS 1 CSIRT Training, Istanbul, Turkey,
- Microsoft Certified Data Base Administrator, Microsoft Corporation,
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer, Microsoft Corporation,
- Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, Microsoft Corporation,
- Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional, Microsoft Corporation,
- Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database, Microsoft Corporation,
- Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database, Microsoft Corporation,
- Designing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Infrastructure, Microsoft Corporation ,
- Designing a Security for Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Corporation,
- Administering and Automating Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Databases and Servers, Microsoft Corporation,
- Troubleshooting and Optimizing Database Servers Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Corporation,
- Active Directory Troubleshooting, Microsoft Corporation,
- Microsoft Windows Servers, Microsoft Corporation,
- Managing and Administration of Oracle Database, Forms and Reports, SAGEMA,
- Management of capital investment and e-Governance, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Television Appearances
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