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

Speakers

Academic Perspectives on Cybersecurity Challenges