2026 CERIAS Annual Security Symposium Agenda

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Last Updated: 03/04/2026

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Tuesday, April 7th

07:30am Registration / Coffee PMU South Ballroom
08:30am Welcome - Dr. Dongyan Xu, Director of CERIAS, Purdue University PMU North Ballroom
08:40am Opening Comments / Special Recognition - Dr. Patrick Wolfe, Provost, Purdue University PMU North Ballroom
09:00am Keynote #1 PMU North Ballroom
10:00am Networking Break PMU North Ballroom
10:15am Panel #1 - "Space & Cyber" PMU North Ballroom
11:15am Lightning Talk 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 PMU North Ballroom
02:50pm Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
03:20pm Networking Break PMU North Ballroom
03:40pm Panel #2 - "Quantum Security" PMU North Ballroom
04:40pm Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
05:10pm Lightning Talk PMU North Ballroom
05:30pm End of Day 1 PMU North Ballroom

Wednesday, April 8th

07:30am Registration / Coffee PMU South Ballroom
08:30am Welcome PMU North Ballroom
08:45am Awards PMU North Ballroom
09:00am Keynote #2 PMU North Ballroom
10:00am Networking Break PMU North Ballroom
10:15am Panel #3 - "Agentic AI and Cybersecurity" PMU North Ballroom
11:15am Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
11:45am Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
12:15pm Lunch / CERIAS Faculty Showcase PMU South Ballroom
01:45pm Panel #4 - "Securing Agriculture & the Food-chain" PMU North Ballroom
02:45pm Technology Talk PMU North Ballroom
03:15pm Networking Break PMU North Ballroom
03:30pm Fireside Chat - Dr. Eugene Spafford, Emeritus Director of CERIAS, Purdue University 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