CyLab Robotics Security and Privacy Workshop
July 28-29, 2025
Rangos Ballroom, Jared L. Cohon University Center
Carnegie Mellon University
The CyLab Robotics Security and Privacy Workshop will convene leading researchers and experts from across academia and industry to discuss strategic approaches to building trusted middleware and toolchains to foster a secure, privacy-preserving robotics ecosystem that is safe and trustworthy by design.
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About
As robotics and autonomous systems technology becomes increasingly integrated into critical infrastructure sectors such as emergency services, defense, health and social care, and manufacturing, the need for a secure and private ecosystem is more urgent than ever. However, existing approaches to building robotic systems treat safety, security, and privacy as an afterthought. For example, the current landscape of robotics middleware, such as ROS, has limitations in real-time readiness, usability, and widespread implementation, leading to potential security and privacy vulnerabilities. AI and ML are foundational to the next generation of advanced autonomous robots, but pose novel difficulties in assuring their safety and robustness in physical environments.
The CyLab Robotics Security and Privacy Workshop will convene leading researchers and experts from across academia and industry to discuss strategic approaches to building trusted middleware and toolchains to foster a secure, privacy-preserving robotics ecosystem that is safe and trustworthy by design. We will bridge this gap by uniting experts in robotics, AI, cybersecurity, and privacy, collaborating with partners to meet the demands of industry, academia, and government.
Schedule
Please note: this is an invitation-only event. Please fill out this form if you are interested in attending.
This schedule is subject to change.
Day 1: Monday, July 28, 2025 (EDT)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. – Break, Transition to Talks
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 a.m. – Technical Talks
Speakers to be announced
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. – Lunch
1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. – Breakout Session 1 – Grand Challenges
- Evaluation/Testing Frameworks
- Systems Approaches to Security in Robotics
- Threat Models
- ROS and ROS 2
- Policy Considerations
- Safety x AI and Machine Learning
- Sensing and Hardware Privacy/Security
- Supply Chain Security re: Software and Hardware
- Human Factors
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Break and Synthesis
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Recap of Breakouts
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Adjourn/Break before Dinner
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. – Dinner
Location to be announced
Day 2: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (EDT)
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.– Welcome and Technical Talks
Speakers to be announced
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. – Break/Transition to Breakouts
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. – Breakout Session 2 – Solutions to Grand Challenges
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Lunch and Synthesis
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. – Recap of Breakouts
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. – Lab Tours
To be announced
Speakers
See detailed information about this year's speakers and their presentation abstracts.
Program Chairs
Program Members
Sarah Scheffler
Assistant Professor
Software and Societal Systems Department, Engineering and Public Policy
Sponsors
CyLab is currently offering a limited number of opportunities to sponsor the CyLab Robotics Security and Privacy Workshop to companies and organizations seeking to build brand visibility among robotics and cybersecurity experts from across the globe, as well as with Carnegie Mellon University faculty members, students, and alumni. For more information on sponsoring the CyLab Robotics Security and Privacy Workshop, contact Michael Lisanti, Senior Director of Partnerships, at 412-268-1870 or mlisanti@andrew.cmu.edu.
The CyLab Robotics Security and Privacy Workshop is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) program under Grant No. 2420955.