01449nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260003300043653002800076653003100104653003300135653001800168653002900186653002600215653001700241100002100258245010100279520087500380       2019                            d  c2-4 OctoberaSofia, Bulgaria10ayber research exercises10acybersecurity transcedents10aforesighting digital futures10amixed reality10amulticriteria assessment10amultimodal assessment10averification1 aZlatogor Minchev00aResearch-focused Cyber Exercises: National State-of-the-Art Academic Experience and Perspectives3 a<p>The paper presents a practical approach for education and training, based on computer assisted, research-focused exercises in mixed cyber-physical realities. A respective solution has been developed in the last several years, encompassing academic research and training experience both at national and international level as a tool for verification of future cybersecurity transcedents. Special emphasis is placed on the polygon design and implementation, and user feedback from the usage for multimodal and multicriteria assessment of training effectiveness. Finally, the paper outlines some future trends towards extending mixed realities, advancing user monitoring and more effective and efficient training.</p><p>This paper is included in the program of <a href="https://digilience.org">DIGILIENCE 2019</a> and will be published in the post-conference volume.</p>