Workshop for Women in Cyber Security 2017
October 30, 2017
Hotel Sheraton Downtown Dallas
400 North Olive Street, Dallas, Texas 75201, USA
Event Contact
Daphne Yao
danfeng@vt.edu
Event Type
Event Category
Tags
Cybersecurity, CyberW, Discipline Specific Workshop, Workshop for Women in Cyber Security
Overview:
This workshop encouraged underrepresented cybersecurity professionals, students, and researchers to attend top security and privacy conferences and engage in cutting-edge security and privacy research. In addition, this workshop provided opportunities for participants to network and share career development experiences.
This workshop was co-located with the ACM CCS 2017 conference.
October 30, 2017 (Monday)
08:30 AM | Chairs' Welcome |
08:35 AM | Session 1: Inclusive Excellence
Session Chair: Elisa Bertino Why a Cyber Security Career for a Woman? Truth, Social Justice (and the American Way?) |
09:15 AM | Session 2: Security Challenges
Session Chair: Daphne Yao The Evolutionary Mess: Computing and Cybersecurity Come of Age Research Challenges and Opportunities in IoT Security |
11:30 AM | Lightning Talks I
Session Chair: Martina Lindorfer |
01:45 PM | Session 3: Privacy, Society, and Me
Session Chair: Bhavani Thuraisingham Privacy in Today’s World Privacy and Trust: Friend or Foe |
03:45 PM | Session 4: Cybersecurity in Practice
Session Chair: Wendy Wang Human-Centric Cyber Security and Privacy in the Age of IoT |
04:45 PM | Lightning Talks II
Session Chair: Martina Lindorfer |
Invited Keynotes:
Dr. Elisa Bertino, Purdue University
Samuel Conte Term Professor of Computer Science
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (courtesy)
Research Director of CERIAS
Director of Cyber Center, Discovery Park
Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, The University of Texas at Dallas
Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Executive Director of the Cyber Security Research Institute, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Ling Liu, Georgia Tech
Professor of College of Computing
Director of Distributed Data Intensive Systems Lab (DiSL)
Dr. Rebecca Wright, Rutgers University
Professor of Computer Science
Director of Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS)
Dr. Diane Staheli, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Technical Staff, Cyber Systems and Operations Group
Dr. David Evans, University of Virginia
Professor of Computer Science
Dr. Alvaro A. Cardenas, The University of Texas at Dallas
Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering
Application:
We have funds to support worksop travel and attendance. Apply for a travel grant by submitting the following materials to danfeng@vt.edu.
- Your CV/resume
- Citizenship or permanent resident status
- A short letter explaining your financial need and how attending CyberW (and CCS) would benefit you.
- If you are a student, include a short letter from your advisor explaining your current status and the financial need.