Ella Magdalena Ciupercă

The growing integration of immersive technologies into education is opening new possibilities for teaching and learning, while also raising concerns about the reliability and potential distortion of knowledge in artificial intelligence-mediated environments. Understanding how users perceive and accept artificial intelligence-generated content in immersive learning systems is therefore essential. This study explores the factors that influence user acceptance of artificial intelligence-driven virtual reality educational applications and explains it through a multidimensional framework that extends the Technology Acceptance Model, the Theory of Reasoned Action, and the Theory of Planned Behavior—a new ED-SCALE model. We innovated the previous models by adding an ergonomic dimension, often overlooked in virtual reality-based education. To test the model, we developed an artificial intelligence-driven virtual reality educational escape room designed to simulate adaptive and interactive learning experiences. Data were collected from 213 participants using a questionnaire measuring subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, attitudes toward artificial intelligence-mediated instruction, perceived informational efficacy, and ergonomic quality. The findings show that ergonomic quality, intuitive interfaces, physical comfort, and social influence play an important role in shaping user trust and long-term adoption intentions. The results suggest that the success of artificial intelligence-driven immersive learning systems depends not only on technological performance but also on user experience and social context, confirming our first hypothesis regarding new variables that are conditional for virtual technology acceptance.

The growing integration of immersive technologies into education is opening new possibilities for teaching and learning, while also raising concerns about the reliability and potential distortion of knowledge in artificial intelligence-mediated environments. Understanding how users perceive and accept AI-generated content in immersive learning systems is therefore essential. This study explores the factors that influence user acceptance of AI-driven virtual reality (VR) educational applications and explains it through a multidimensional framework that extends the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) – a new ED-SCALE model. We innovated the previous models through adding an ergonomic dimension, often overlooked in VR-based education. To test the model, we developed an AI-driven VR educational escape room designed to simulate adaptive and interactive learning experiences. Data were collected from 213 participants through a questionnaire measuring subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, attitudes toward AI-mediated instruction, perceived informational efficacy, and ergonomic quality. The findings show that ergonomic quality, intuitive interfaces, physical comfort, and social influence play an important role in shaping user trust and long-term adoption intentions. The results suggest that the success of AI-driven immersive learning systems depends not only on technological performance but also on user experience and social context, confirming our first hypothesis regarding new variables that are conditional for virtual technology acceptance.

Resilience-by-design is emerging as a key practice in developing and enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure systems. Cybersecurity is a key concern for critical infrastructure operator and therefore an important issue to address in order to enhance resilience. One important tool in this regard is cyber ranges. The present article lays out their use in resilience enhancement, using academic and industry sources, while compiling the emerging technologies and paradigms that are making cyber ranges more effective than before. The research is the result of a practical knowledge transfer project between two countries with the goal of creating a federated energy cyber range.

Operațiile multidomeniu reprezintă un concept strategic care integrează multiple domenii de operare (terestru, marin, aerian, spațial și cibernetic) pentru a atinge obiective comune într-un mediu complex și dinamic. În contextul în care tehnologia evoluează rapid, Inteligența Artificială (AI) a devenit un instrument esențial pentru optimizarea și eficientizarea operațiilor multidomeniu, oferind soluții inovatoare pentru sectoare precum mobilitatea și manevrarea forțelor și armelor, logistică, decizie și alte tehnologii militare. În această lucrare, vom evidenția aplicațiile, beneficiile și provocările asociate implementării AI în operațiile multidomeniu, printr-o analiză SWOT (Streghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) și vom propune câteva direcții de dezvoltare viitoare.

The current study contributes to the literature by assessing the associations between personal values, explored with Schwartz`s Portrait Values Questionnaire, social media behaviors, assessed with Bergen Scale of Social Media Addiction and Social Media Motivations to Use Scale and psychological well-being assessed with Patient Health Questionnaire-4, in a sample of first-year medical students. We examined medical students’ personal values profiles and the perceived influence of social media on self-aspects. All participants (N=151) were Romanian and English module students, young (average age=19.2, SD=1.5) with a female majority (68,9%). Pearson coefficient correlation analyses were performed to verify the associations between the main four clusters of personal values (Self Transcendence, Self Enhancement, Openness to change and Conservationism) with social media behaviors and psychological wellbeing. The most frequent cluster of values was Self-Transcendence (M=5.21) while the least was Self-Enhancement(M=4.05). There was no significant correlation between social media addiction, psychological wellbeing and a specific cluster of values while the perception of self-aspects influenced by social media included involvement in community problems, creativity for Openness to change group (R=.24;.22, p<.05), tolerance towards sexual minorities and self-evaluation in Self Transcendence group (R=.24;.21;.42, p<.05) while Conservationism and Self Enhancement groups didn`t report any change. Our findings highlight the need for awareness and education of medical students and general population in the field of Digital Ethics including social media complex impact on personal values as AI-algorithms may imply a potential destabilization and perpetual shaping of one`s behavior with still unpredictable individual and societal effects.

Integration of Automatic Procedures for Acquisition, Processing, Storage, Analysis and Monitoring of Experimental Data in Physics Education

The International Journal of Cyber Diplomacy is a new publication, edited by the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics. It aims to host quality content advancing a new debate into intersection between cyber issues and diplomacy.