2017

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Visible to the public Innovation and Impact in Cyber Security

Submitted by Farnam on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributor:

Farnam Jahanian serves as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to CMU, Jahanian led the National Science Foundation Directorate for the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) from 2011 to 2014. With the annual budget of over $900 million, he was responsible for directing CISE's research programs and cyber infrastructure initiatives.

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Visible to the public Formal Approaches to Security-Turing wins the game?

Submitted by Greg S on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributor:

Abstract: For this breakout session we will discuss the long-term goal of defensive deterrence (in the Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan), focusing on the following challenges:

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Visible to the public Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy R&D Strategic Plans-Priorities for Research

Submitted by TomasVagoun on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributors:

Abstract: Federal Government representatives will discuss the needs and priorities for federally funded research in cybersecurity and privacy.

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Visible to the public Felten Keynote

Submitted by Ed Felten on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributor:

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Visible to the public Exploitable Bugs in Hardware Designs

Submitted by Cynthia Sturton on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributor:

Abstract: As hardware designs have gotten larger and more complex, there are more security-critical vulnerabilities arising from incomplete and erroneous specifications, buggy designs and hidden and unexpected interactions between components. This breakout will look at the science of anticipating, measuring and counter-acting the effects of vulnerabilities resulting from hardware design and specification errors.

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Visible to the public Emerging Privacy Research

Submitted by Nicolas Christin on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributor:

Abstract: Several reports over the past year have indicated that users are increasingly concerned about their privacy, and data collection practices from both corporations and governments. Consequently, privacy enhancing technologies, ranging from communication tools (e.g., Signal, Tor) to digital currencies (e.g., Zcash), have received significant attention.

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Visible to the public Cyber Resilience

Submitted by Karl L on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributor:

Abstract: The term resilience has been in various uses for over 400 years and has been applied to characterize the ability of something to withstand unexpected threats, where the "something" can be an individual, a community, an object, species, an ecosystem, etc.

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Visible to the public Cyber-Security and Privacy Research for U.S. Government Agencies

Submitted by Atul Prakash on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributors:

Abstract: Panelists will discuss their agencies' goals for and approaches to cybersecurity and privacy research. The panelists will also compare NSF-style research to research in their agencies. Examples of types of questions that the panel may address include: What's the difference in the types of research a researcher is expected to do for the different agencies? What can graduate students and faculty learn from mission-focused research beyond what one learns from curiosity-driven NSF research? What are the elements that lead to a successful proposal?

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Visible to the public Conceiving and Running Center Scale Frontier Projects

Submitted by Salil Vadhan on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributors:

Abstract: The SaTC Frontier projects are center scale efforts that provide high level visibility to grand challenge research areas in cybersecurity. These projects are collaborative, multi-university research and education activities that will help protect the nation's vast, critical infrastructure and enable a more secure information society. This session will have presentations from the following frontier projects.

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Visible to the public Challenges and Opportunities of Physically Unclonable Functions Research

Submitted by Jakub Szefer on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:49pm. Contributor:

Abstract: A Physically Unclonable Function (PUF) is a unique and stable physical characteristic of a piece of computer hardware, which emerges due to variations in the fabrication processes. PUFs have become an important and promising hardware primitive for fingerprinting, authenticating, or storing cryptographic keys in computing devices. Research on PUFs aims to create or uncover devices or circuits that have the unique, stable, and unclonable characteristics so they can be used as PUFs.