Academic Perspectives on Cybersecurity Challenges

Academic Perspectives on Cybersecurity Challenges

Conference

Monday, June 27th, 2022

08:30-13:20

- Coller/Recanati(Leon Auditorium)

About

Carefully selected presentations will shed light on topics such as cryptography, privacy, cyber defense technology and more. The venue brings together leading academics, industry experts and world renowned researchers.

 

 

 

 

Agenda

08:30-09:00

Gathering and Registration

Moderator - Dr. Yaniv Harel , Academic Conference Chairman; Chief Strategy Officer, ICRC, Tel Aviv University , Former Dell GM Cyber Solutions Group

09:00-09:15

Opening remarks

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel , Conference Chairman , Cyber Week ; Director , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University

Roi Yarom , Director, Economy and Growth , Israeli National Cyber Directorate

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Session I: Breakthroughs in Cryptography and deep mathematics for enhanced security

09:15-09:35

Designing Privacy Enhancing Cryptographic Protocols for deployment in Daily Business applications

Prof. Moti Yung , Security and Privacy Research Scientist , Google

09:35-09:55

Secure Computing for Data Analysis

Prof. Benny Pinkas , Director, Cyber Research Center , Bar Ilan University

09:55-10:15

Scaling up GAEN Pseudo-Random Processes: preparing for a more extensive pandemic

Dr. Liron David , Postdoctoral Researcher , Weizmann Institute of Science

10:15-10:35

Why do we need a new Crypto System?

Prof. Mina Teicher , Mathematics Department and Brain Research Center , Bar Ilan University, Israel

10:35-10:45

Spare Time for Speaker Introductions

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Session II: Policy & Legal Aspects in a Dynamic Cybersecurity World

10:45-11:05

Technological Change Creates Variance

Prof. Paul Romer , Senior Professor with a Special Appointment at the International Graduate School of Social Sciences , NYU

11:05-11:25

Digital Surveillance: Rethinking the Design Approach

Prof. Niva Elkin-Koren , Professor of Law , Tel Aviv University ; Faculty of Law and Faculty Associate , Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

11:25-11:40

Coffee Break

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Session III: Cyber Defense Concepts and Technologies

11:40-12:00

Securing the DNS System

Prof. Yehuda Afek , Faculty of Computer Science , Tel Aviv University

12:00-12:20

Smart Nation Cybersecurity as a Large-Scale Distributed Intelligent System

Prof. LAM Kwok Yan , Associate Vice President (Strategy and Partnerships), President’s Office Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University

12:20-12:30

Spare Time for Speaker Introductions

12:30-12:50

Safety Issues around Machine Learning: Verification, Robustness, Privacy, Fairness

Prof. Shafi Goldwasser , Director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , University of California Berkeley

12:50-13:10

The Science of Cybersecurity in Organizations: Why is it so hard and what it takes to do it right

Prof. Eran Toch , Co-Director of the Interacting with Technology Lab, Faculty Member of the Department of Industrial Engineering , Tel Aviv University

13:10-13:20

Closing Remarks

Speakers