2026 CERIAS Annual Security Symposium Agenda

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Last Updated: 03/26/2026

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Tuesday, April 7th
08:00am Registration / Coffee PMU South Ballroom
08:20am Welcome - Dr. Dongyan Xu, Director of CERIAS, Purdue University PMU North Ballroom
08:25am
  • Opening Comments / Special Recognition - Dr. Patrick Wolfe, Provost, Purdue University
  • Symposium Housekeeping / Keynote Introduction - Joel Rasmus
 PMU North Ballroom
09:00am Keynote - Dan Schiappa, President, Technology & Services - Arctic Wolf PMU North Ballroom
10:00am Networking Break PMU North Ballroom
10:15am Panel #1 - "Transportation Security"
  • Dr. Courtney Falk, CERIAS, Purdue University (Moderator)
  • Dr. Yiheng Feng, Purdue University
  • Aniket Kate, Purdue University
  • Jacob Bond, GM
 PMU North Ballroom
11:15am Lightning Talk "Can We Trust AI‑Based Intrusion Detection? An Explainable AI Evaluation Perspective" Mustafa Abdallah, School of Applied and Creative Computing, Purdue University PMU North Ballroom
11:35am Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
12:05pm Lunch & Poster Session PMU South Ballroom
02:00pm Lightning Talk PMU North Ballroom
02:20pm Technology Talk Tianyi Zhang, Computer Science, Purdue University PMU North Ballroom
02:50pm Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
03:10pm Panel #2 - "Space Cybersecurity"
  • Dr. Stacey Connaughton, Dept. Communications, Purdue University (Moderator)
  • Dr. Edmon Begoli, ORNL
  • Ryan Roberts, Deloitte
  • Dr. Ajay Malshe, Purdue University
  • Dr. Daniel DeLaurentis, Executive Vice President of Research, Purdue Office of Research, Bruce Reese Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
 PMU North Ballroom
04:10pm Fireside Chat
  • Dr. Eugene Spafford, Emeritus Director of CERIAS, Purdue University
  • Brian Peretti
  • Dan Schiappa
 PMU North Ballroom
05:10pm Lightning Talk PMU North Ballroom
05:30pm End of Day 1 PMU North Ballroom

Wednesday, April 8th
08:00am Registration / Coffee PMU South Ballroom
08:30am Welcome - Joel Rasmus, CERIAS PMU North Ballroom
08:45am Awards
  • Pillar of CERIAS Award
  • Diamond Award
 PMU North Ballroom
09:00am Keynote - Dr. Yuan (Emily) Xue, Head of Enterprise AI, Scale AI PMU North Ballroom
10:00am Networking Break PMU North Ballroom
10:15am Panel #3 - "Agentic AI and Cybersecurity"
  • Dongyan Xu, Director of CERIAS, Purdue University
  • Ananth Grama, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University
  • Enrique Alvarez, Public Sector Advisor - Google Cloud
  • Dr. Emily Xue, Head of Enterprise AI, Scale AI
  • Dr. Elisa Bertino, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University
 PMU North Ballroom
11:15am Technology Talk - Dr. Shengwang Du, Scifres Family Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University PMU North Ballroom
11:45am Technology Talk - Dr. Ruby Booth, Sandia National Labs PMU North Ballroom
12:15pm Lunch / CERIAS Faculty Showcase PMU South Ballroom
01:30pm Panel #4 - "Securing Agriculture and the Food Chain"
  • Joel Rasmus, Managing Director, CERIAS (Moderator)
  • Dr. Trey Malone, Associate Professor Agricultural Economics and Boehlje Chair, Purdue University
  • Dr. Dennis Buckmaster, Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering | Dean's Fellow for Digital Agriculture - Purdue University
 PMU North Ballroom
02:30pm Technology Talk Yuewern Yih, Tompkins Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University PMU North Ballroom
03:00pm Networking Break PMU North Ballroom
03:20pm Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
03:50pm Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
04:30pm Closing Keynote - Brian Peretti, CTO U.S. Dept. of Treasury (Retired) PMU North Ballroom
05:30pm End of Symposium PMU North Ballroom

Thursday, April 9th
09:00am CERIAS External Advisory Board (EAB) Meeting (for members only) CERIAS Board Room - Convergence Building: 101 Foundry Drive, WL Campus CONV 3800
12:00pm Lunch Break CONV 3800
03:00pm End of EAB Meeting CONV 3800