events & seminars

All seminars start at noon EST and are held in the CIC building in Pittsburgh, PA. Seminars are open to faculty, students, staff and general public. (Webinars are provided for CyLab partners only, should there be an exception, a link to the webcast will be provided with the event link.) CERT and SEI Training schedules, as well as other related events can also be found here.

2009

December 14-16: Conference
ASIAN '09 Conference - Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Carnegie Mellon CyLab is a sponsor for the 13th Annual Asian Computing Science Conference (ASIAN'09). The ASIAN conference series provides a forum for researchers throughout Asia to present cutting-edge results in yearly-themed areas of Computer Science, to discuss advances in these fields, and to interact with researchers from other continents. The 2009 edition focuses on the theory and practice of information security and privacy, broadly construed. New theoretical and practical results in information security are welcome. Also welcome are more exploratory papers that examine open questions and identify issues with existing theories and systems. Submissions on foundational topics in logic, programming languages, and cryptography that have applications to information security are also encouraged. Visit the ASIAN website for more info.

November 16: SEMINAR
CyLab Business Risks Forum: "Information Sharing vs. Privacy - Is it a Celebrity Death Match?"
Erin Kenneally, Founder & CEO, Elchemy, Inc.
Abstract
This presentation is part of unique CyLab sponsored series related to the CyLab Intelligence Briefings and Culture of Security. Richard Power, Distinguished Fellow – CyLab, will host the series.

November 9: SEMINAR
"I Agreed to What?!" Re-envisioning License Agreements and Privacy Statements
Michael Terry, Assistant Professor, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
Abstract

October 26: SEMINAR
Starting Over After A Lost Decade; In Search of a Bold New Vision for Cyber Security
Richard Power, Distinguished Fellow, CyLab
Abstract
To observe National Cyber Security Month, CyLab Distinguished Fellow Richard Power will speak on Starting Over After A Lost Decade; In Search of a Bold New Vision for Cyber Security.

October 21: SEMINAR
Online Social Networks: Research Challenges and some Results
Peter Marbach, Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Toronto
Abstract

October 20: (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)
Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team

October 19: SEMINAR
Security vs. Costs and Energy in Clouds
Radu Sion, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Stony Brook University
Abstract

October 14-16: CONFERENCE
Carnegie Mellon CyLab Partners Conference - Pittsburgh, PA
The CyLab Partners Conference is an annual gathering of CyLab's corporate partners to meet with CyLab researchers and review their current projects. To learn more about attending the conference or becoming a partner, contact CyLab's Director of Corporate Relations, Gene Hambrick at hambrick@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-6755.

October 5: SEMINAR
Recent results for random key graphs: Connectivity, triangles, etc.
Armand Makowski, Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland
Abstract

September 28: SEMINAR
CyLab Business Risks Forum: "Enterprise Security for the Executive: Setting the Tone From the Top"
Jennifer Bayuk, Information Security Specialist, www.bayuk.com
Abstract
This presentation is part of unique CyLab sponsored series related to the CyLab Intelligence Briefings and Culture of Security. Richard Power, Distinguished Fellow – CyLab, will host the series.

September 21: SEMINAR
Cryptographic Hash Functions
Charanjit Jutla, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Abstract

September 16-17: CERT Training (SEI Arlington, VA)
Insider Threat Workshop

September 14: SEMINAR
Design Intent: A Principled Approach to Application Security
Jonathan Aldrich, CyLab Researcher
Abstract

August 17-21: CERT Training (SEI Arlington, VA)
Fundamentals of Incident Handling

July 15-17: SYMPOSIUM
SOUPS 2009: Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS)
The fifth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) will be held July 15-17, 2009 at Google in Mountain View, CA. This symposium will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners in human computer interaction, security, and privacy. Visit the SOUPS 2009 website for details.

July 13-24: WORKSHOP
IACBP 2009: Information Assurance Capacity Building Program (IACBP)
The Information Assurance Capacity Building Program (IACBP) is an intensive, in-residence summer program to help build Information Assurance education and research capacity at colleges and universities designated as Minority Serving Institutions. The IACBP will be held at CyLab HQ in the CIC building in Pittsburgh, PA.

July 8-10: CONFERENCE
CSF 2009: 22nd IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium
Carnegie Mellon CyLab is supporting CSF 2009. CSF is an annual conference for researchers in computer security to examine current theories of security, the formal models that provide a context for those theories, and techniques for verifying security. Over the past two decades, many seminal papers and techniques have been presented first at CSF. Visit the CSF 2009 website for details.

June 22-25: CONFERENCE
CMU|Portugal Conference & Summer Academy
The First Annual Carnegie Mellon | Portugal Conference, entitled “Economy 3.0: Re-Boot and Re-Connect” is sponsored by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and will take place on June 22, 2009, at Palácio da Bolsa, Porto, Portugal. Visit the CMU|Portugal Conference 2009 website for details.

June 15-16: WORKSHOP
Instinctive Computing 2009
In this workshop, participants will explore transformational developments in Instinctive Computing, including the building blocks for instinctive computing systems and potential applications such as security, privacy, human-computer interaction, next generation networks, and product design. Visit the Instinctive Computing 2009 website for details.

June 8-12: WORKSHOP
TIW 2009: Trusted Infrastructure Workshop: Advanced Summer School on Architectures for Trustworthy Computing
The TIW is aimed at all researchers in the field of IT security with an interest in systems and infrastructure security, as well as younger master's or PhD students who are new to the field. Visit the TIW 2009 website for details.

May 18: SEMINAR
Tricks For Defeating SSL In Practice
Moxie Marlinspike, Fellow, Institute for Disruptive Studies
Abstract

May 11: SEMINAR
Inside Theft of Intellectual Property in Organizations: A Preliminary Model
Andrew Moore, Senior Technical Staff Member, CERT
Abstract

May 4: SEMINAR
Sensing, Estimation and Control of Cyber-Physical Systems
Bruno Sinopoli, Faculty, CyLab
Abstract

April 27: SEMINAR
CyLab Business Risks Forum : Hide and Seek with Hacker Data, An Introduction to Advanced Forensics
Justin Peltier, Senior Security Consultant with Peltier Associates
Abstract
This presentation is part of unique CyLab sponsored series related to the CyLab Intelligence Briefings and Culture of Security. Richard Power, Distinguished Fellow – CyLab, will host the series.

April 6: SEMINAR
Of Frogs and Herds: Behavioral Economics, Malleable Privacy Valuations, and Context-dependent Willingness to Divulge Personal Information
Alessandro Acquisti, Faculty, CyLab
Abstract

March 30: SEMINAR
CyLab Business Risks Forum : The Blurring of Man and Machine
Don Burke, Directorate of Science and Technology, CIA
Abstract
This presentation is part of unique CyLab sponsored series related to the CyLab Intelligence Briefings and Culture of Security. Richard Power, Distinguished Fellow – CyLab, will host the series.

March 23: SEMINAR
Implantable Medical Devices: Security and Privacy for Pervasive, Wireless Healthcare
Kevin Fu, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Abstract

March 16: SEMINAR
User-Controllable Security and Privacy: Are the Expectations Realistic
Norman Sadeh, Faculty, CyLab
Abstract

March 10-11: CERT Technical Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA
Security Challenges in an Evolving World

March 2: SEMINAR
Teaching Johnny Not to Fall for Phish
Lorrie Cranor, Director, CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory
Abstract

February 23: SEMINAR
CyLab Business Risks Forum : Convergence of Information Security, Privacy and Compliance
Rebecca Herold, CIPP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, FLMI
Abstract
This presentation is part of unique CyLab sponsored series related to the CyLab Intelligence Briefings and Culture of Security. Richard Power, Distinguished Fellow – CyLab, will host the series.

February 16: SEMINAR
Super-Resolution for Face Recognition
Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, Faculty, CyLab
Abstract

February 3: SEMINAR (CIC Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA)
Safe Passage for Passwords and other Sensitive Data
Jonathan McCune, Systems Scientist, CyLab
Abstract

February 2: SEMINAR
Instinctive Computing
Yang Cai, Director, Instinctive Computing Lab; Senior Systems Scientist, CyLab
Abstract

January 26-30: ISRI Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA
Mobile and Pervasive Computing Services for Technology Executives
January 26: SEMINAR
CyLab Business Risks Forum : Electronic Crime Ecosystem: Evolution from Cold War to Cold Cash
Mike Susong, Vice President for Intelligence Operations, iSIGHT Partners
Abstract
This presentation is part of unique CyLab sponsored series related to the CyLab Intelligence Briefings and Culture of Security. Richard Power, Distinguished Fellow – CyLab, will host the series.

January 23: SEMINAR
Promoting Online Safety: Health Communication Paradigms for Cyber-Security
Robert LaRose, Professor, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University
Abstract

January 19: SEMINAR
Secure or Insure? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Information Security Games
Nicolas Christin, Associate Director, INI; Systems Scientist, CyLab
Abstract

January 12: SEMINAR
Identity-Based Key Exchange Protocols
Rosario Gennaro, Staff Member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Abstract

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