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