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Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

April 2 Cyber Physical Security Day Agenda

Last updated 2018-03-15

Parking: : Public paid parking in Grant St. garage. More info at Purdue Parking Services.

8:45-9:00a Opening Remarks: Dr. Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, Chief Scientist and Exec. Director, Discovery Park

9:00-10:00 Keynote #1: “Evolution of Cyber-Physical Security” - Dr. Jonathan Smith, DARPA

10:00-11:00 Panel #1: “Cyber-Physical Security: A Strategic Perspective”

  • Moderator: Dr. Jason Li (Intelligent Automation, Inc)
  • Panelists:
    • Dr. Chris Jenkins (Sandia National Laboratories)
    • Dr. Carl Landwehr (George Washington University)
    • Dr. Sukarno Mertoguno (Office of Naval Research)
    • Dr. Cliff Wang (Army Research Office)

11:00-11:20 Break

11:20-12:20 Panel #2: “Cyber-Physical Security: An Academic Perspective”

  • Moderator: Dr. Dan DeLaurentis (Prof. Aeronautics and Astronautics and Director of i-GSDI, Purdue University)
  • Panelists:
    • Dr. Eugene Spafford (Prof. Computer Science, Purdue University)
    • Dr. Ananth Grama (Prof. Computer Science, Purdue University)
    • Dr. Ming Qu (Assoc. Prof. Civil Engineering, Purdue University)
    • Dr. Inseok Hwang (Prof. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University)

12:20p-1:30 Lunch (PMU North Ballroom)

1:30-2:30 Keynote #2: “Security and Safety Challenges in Drone Avionics - Prof. Lui Sha, UIUC

2:30-3:30 Panel #3: “Security and Privacy in Smart Agriculture”

  • Moderator: Dr. Jim Krogmeier (Prof. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University)
  • Panelists:
    • Dr. Dennis Buckmaster (Prof. of Ag and Bio Engineering, Purdue University)
    • Mr. Steve Cox (Information Security Engineering, Caterpillar Global Information Services)
    • Mr. Noah Freeman (Digital Ag Manager, AgReliant)
    • Mr. Bob Hanson (Associate Director Information Security, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group)

3:30-3:50 Break

3:50-5:00 Lightning Talks/Demos

  • “V2V Communications Reliability and Security for Connected and Autonomous Transportation”, Srinivas Peeta (Prof. Civil Engineering, Purdue University)
  • “Platform for Real-Time Data Analytics in Emergency Management” Yung-Hsiang Lu (Prof. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University)
  • “High Assurance Autonomy for CPS with Application to Drones” Cheolhyeon Kwon and Scott Yantek (Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University)
  • “IoT & Blockchain: Not a Match Made in Heaven, but a Marriage that Will Succeed” Aniket Kate (Assistant Prof. Computer Science, Purdue University)
  • “FirmFuzz: Automated IoT Firmware Emulation Fuzz Testing” Mathias Payer (Assistant Prof. Computer Science, Purdue University)

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