Academic Perspectives on Cybersecurity Challenges
Academic Perspectives on Cybersecurity Challenges
Conference | Free | English
Monday, June 24th, 2019
08:15-17:00
Tel Aviv University - Senate Building(Jaglom Auditorium)
About
This conference provides a unique opportunity to discuss innovative research directions in cyber security and related research areas.
Carefully selected presentations will shed light on topics such as cryptography, privacy, cyber policy, social networks, neural computation, and more. The venue brings together leading academics, industry experts, students, and representatives of government agencies.
Agenda
08:15-09:00
Gathering & Refreshments
09:00-09:10
Opening Remarks
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel , Conference Chairman , Cyber Week ; Director , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University
09:10-09:15
Opening Remarks
Dr. Yaniv Harel , Head of Research Strategy , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University ; General Manager Cyber Solutions Group , Dell EMC
09:15-09:20
Opening Remarks
Eynan Lichterman , Manager, R&D and Technologies , Strategy & Capacity Building Unit, Israel National Cyber Directorate
09:20-10:45
Session 1: Privacy & Cyber Law
Moderator - Prof. Michael Birnhack , Associate Dean for Research , Buchman Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University
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Privacy's Blueprint: The Battle to Control the Design of New Technologies
Prof. Woodrow Hartzog , Professor of Law and Computer Science , Northeastern University
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What is Anonymity in Digital Systems?
Prof. Claudia Diaz , Associate Professor at the COSIC research group of the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) , KU Leuven
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FTC Cybersecurity
Prof. Chris Jay Hoofnagle , Adjunct Professor , School of Information and School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
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EU Ethical Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hilgendorf , Professor , University of Wurzburg
10:45-11:00
Discussion
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-11:55
Introduction: Expert lecture - Cybersecurity in a Global Context
Moderator - Dr. Udi Sommer , Senior Lecturer, School of Political Science, Government and International Relations , Tel Aviv University
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Expert lecture - Normalization as an Approach to Norms
Prof. Martin Libicki , Professor , U.S. Naval Academy
11:55-12:55
Session 2: Machine Learning and the AI Frontier
Moderator - Prof. Irad Ben-Gal , Head of the Laboratory of AI Business & Data Analytics (LAMBDA) , Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University
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Unwanted Machine Learning
Prof. Vitaly Shmatikov , Professor , Cornell Tech, Cornell University
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Trust as Currency: Liquidity and Robustness in Credit Networks
Prof. Ashish Goel , Professor of Management Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) Computer Science , Stanford
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FlowPic: Encrypted Internet Traffic Classification is as Easy as Image Recognition
Prof. Yuval Shavitt , Professor of Electrical Engineering , Tel Aviv University
12:55-13:10
Discussion
13:10-14:10
Lunch
14:10-14:20
Remarks
Prof. Yaron Oz , Rector, Professor at the School of Physics and Astronomy , Tel Aviv University
14:20-15:20
Session 3: Opportunities and Challenges in Cryptography
Moderator - Prof. Benny Applebaum , Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering , Tel Aviv University
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Secrecy, Free Will and Malicious Manipulators
Prof. Artur Ekert , Professor of Quantum Physics , University of Oxford & Lee Kong Chian Centennial ; Director , Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore
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Identifying Relatives (Almost) Privately
Prof. Benny Chor , Professor , School of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
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Threshold Cryptography
Dr. Tal Rabin , Director of Research , Algorand Foundation
15:20-15:35
Discussion
15:35-16:40
Session 4: Multi-Dimensional Cyber Defense
Moderator - Dr. Yaniv Harel , Head of Research Strategy , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University ; General Manager Cyber Solutions Group , Dell EMC
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Intelligent Self-Healing Software
Prof. Abhik Roychoudhury , Professor of Computer Science , National University of Singapore
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System-Level Solutions for Wireless Security
Rabia Tugce Yazicigil , Assistant Professor , ECE Department, Boston University
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Implications of Insecure Foundations for Internet Security
Prof. Dr. Michael Waidner , Director , Fraunhofer SIT Darmstadt ; Professor for Computer Science , Technische Universität Darmstadt ; CEO , National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity CRISP
16:40-16:55
Discussion
16:55-17:00
Closing Remarks