Discover the Future of Cybersecurity at the 26th Annual CERIAS Cybersecurity Symposium
The 26th Annual CERIAS Cybersecurity Symposium is a premier gathering of thought leaders, innovators and practitioners dedicated to shaping the future of cybersecurity. The event will explore the dynamic interplay between academia and industry, discuss lessons learned from the cyber battle space and learn about the revolutionary framework for building the future of secure cyber-physical systems. It also will examine AI as a tool for advancing the field and spotlight innovations that define the cutting edge of security solutions.
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Registration / Coffee
Welcome
Dr. Dongyan Xu, Director of CERIAS and Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science
Keynote Address: “From Artisanal to Industrial Delivering Security at Scale for Business and Technology Agility”
Phil Venables, Chief Information Security Officer, Google Cloud
Fireside Chat
- Dr. Eugene Spafford, CERIAS Fellow, CERIAS Founder and Director Emeritus, Professor of Computer Science
- Phil Venables, Chief Information Security Officer, Google Cloud
- Michael Clothier, Sector Chief Information Security Officer, Aeronautics Systems, Northrop Grumman
- Dr. Kelley Misata, Chief Trailblazer and Founde, Sightline Security
Network Break
Technology Talk: “From Firewalls to Fairness: Securing the Future with Threat Modeling and Ethics”
Dr. Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel, Partner Security Architect, Microsoft
Technology Talk: “Scalable and Concurrent Targeted Search for Digital Forensics”
Dr. Umit Karabiyik, Associate Professor Computer and Information Technology and Director of Ubiquitous and Mobile Investigative Techniques and Technologies Lab, Purdue University
Lunch
Technology Talk: “Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Spreading Processes over Networks”
Dr. Philip E. Paré, Rita Lane and Norma Fries Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Technology Talk: “Socially Contextualized Misinformation Detection”
Dr. Dan Goldwasser, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Technology Talk: “Bridging the Gap: Highlighting Academia’s Limited Role in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Education and Research”
Dr. Ali Al-Haj, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
Jeff Angle, Senior Director of Academic and Workforce, ISACA
Technology Talk: “Trustworthy IoT Through Usable Security & Privacy”
Dr. Younghyun Kim, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Networking Break
Panel: “Is it Time for the Purdue ICS Model 2.0?”
- Dr. Eugene Spafford, (Moderator) CERIAS Fellow, CERIAS Founder and Director Emeritus, Professor of computer Science
- Dr. Hany Abdel-Khalik, Professor, Nuclear Engineering, Founder, Covert Defenses, LLC
- Lesley Carhart, Director of Incident Response for North America, Dragos, Inc.
- Dr. Stacy Prowell, Senior Researcher, National Security Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Stephen Kines, co-founder and COO, Goldilock
Special Recognition
Conference breaks for Day 1 – until Student Poster Session at 6:30pm
CERIAS Student Poster Session
2025 Poster List
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Registration / Coffee
Welcome
Joel Rasmus, Managing Director of CERIAS
CERIAS Awards
Dr. Eugene Spafford, CERIAS Fellow, CERIAS Founder and Director Emeritus, Professor, Computer Science Department
Poster Awards
Pillar of CERIAS Award: Dr. Ananth Grama
Keynote: “Mission Possible: Securing Nonprofits in the Age of AI”
Kelley Misata, Chief Trailblazer and Founder, Sightline Security
Technology Talk: “Weaponizing Fragility in Critical Infrastructures: Implications for Next Generation Resilience”
Dr. Sean Warnick, Professor of Computer Science, Brigham Young University
Networking Break
Panel: “Lessons Learned From The Cyber Battlefield – Protecting the United States From Cyber Attack”
Panelists:
- Joel Rasmus (Moderator), Managing Director of CERIAS
- Richard Wright, Director/Chief Engineer, Technology Transition, Corporate Engineering & Technology, Lockheed Martin
- Robert Herzog, CISSP, former Special Agent with the FBI
- Patricia Herndon, Senior Director, Special Projects, Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI);
- Dr. Saurabh Bagchi, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Scienc
- Randall Brooks, Principal Technical Fellow. Chief Engineer Product Cybersecurity Center, RTX
Lunch
Technology Talk: “Rationality of Learning Algorithms in Repeated Normal-Form Games”
Dr. Vijay Gupta, Elmore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Associate Head for Graduate and Professional Programs, in ECE
Lightning Talk: “Digital Assurance for High Consequence Systems”
Dr. Will Zortman, Digital Assurance for High Consequence Systems (DAHCS) Campaign Manage, Sandia National Laboratories’ Laboratory Directed Research and Development Office
Networking Break
Panel: “The Intersection between A.I. and Cybersecurity”
- Dr. Dongyan Xu, (Moderator), Director of CERIAS and Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science
- Tim Benedict, Chief Technology Officer, COMPLiQ
- Dr. Berkay Celik, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- Dr. Jing Gao, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Ananth Grama, Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science
Technology Talk: “Securing Smart Sensing against Physical Adversarial AI Attacks”
Dr. Tao Li, Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Technology
Technology Talk: “Modeling Interaction Dynamics to Influence Human-AI Collaboration in Decision Making”
Dr. Ming Yin, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Technology Talk: “Cybersecurity of Smart Traffic Signal Systems”
Dr. Yiheng Feng, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, Center for Road Safety (CRS), Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
Closing Keynote Address: “IT, OT, IoT — It’s Really Just the “T”: An International and Historical Perspective”
Michael Clothier, Sector Chief Information Security Officer, Aeronautics Systems, Northrup Grumman