Cybersecurity, in accordance with the growing proliferance and complexity of cyberthreats, is among the fastest growing fields of applied computer science. The severity of cyberattacks and cybercrime can only be expected to increase with advances in adversarial AI technology. Industries have no other option than to invest in AI themselves to counter new trends and provide customers with safe cyber environments.
But safety is not just about cyberthreats. The exponential spread of computer technology into all areas of human existence has put privacy at the forefront of cybersecurity. The rapid evolution of technology has led to previously unimagined privacy-related consequences. Apart from being an essential ethics problem, privacy is also a notoriously difficult technical challenge which requires original and provably safe solutions across all technological stacks.
ABOUT CYBERSEC & AI CONNECTED
CyberSec & AI Connected is an annual conference where academic and industrial leaders come together to discuss developments at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. 2019 brought together a stellar group of speakers from industry and academia to discuss and debate these intellectual challenges (see the 2019 conference report and speaker list at cybersecai.com). This year event will take place online and in four cities on 8th October 2020.
CYBERSEC & AI CONNECTED WORKSHOPS
A key element of CyberSec & AI Connected will be our technical workshops. Our workshops provide a platform for cybersecurity practitioners and researchers to deep dive into the latest research, case studies, technology, challenges, and opportunities around AI and machine learning in cybersecurity and privacy.
Our Workshop Program Committee is soliciting presentations and tool demonstrations in any aspect of cybersecurity and privacy technology, with particular emphasis on AI-based real-word deployments. In addition, we also seek presentations and tool demonstrations on fundamental and applied research concerning the interplay of AI with cybersecurity and privacy.
Each author of an accepted workshop submission will be awarded a free registration for the entire CyberSec & AI Connected conference.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Authors are invited to submit technical presentations covering, but not limited to, the following topics:
SECURITY
Malware detection and classification
Spam and phishing detection and filtering
Network security, packet analysis, and intrusion detection
Smart systems, smart cities, and IoT
Computer forensics and embedded system security
Vulnerability detection and exploitation, security modeling
Asset management and infrastructure security
Access control, authentication, and identification
Information integrity
Usability of security in the network
Fair AI technology
Explainability and fairness of AI models
Adversarially robust AI models
Theoretical foundations of AI-based security
Formal verification of security properties for AI models
PRIVACY
Data anonymity and de-anonymization, censorship- resistant systems
Privacy in AI systems
Theoretical foundations of AI-based privacy preservation
Differential privacy, privacy-preserving AI systems
Security and privacy policies
Privacy-preserving systems
Privacy in social media and online services
Privacy in pervasive sensing
Fairness and privacy of deep learning systems
Location and activity privacy and exposure
Formal verification of privacy properties for AI models
Accountability and anonymity
HOW TO SUBMIT FOR WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
We accept extended abstract submissions of up to two pages, double-column (not including references and appendix), in PDF or Microsoft Word format. Submissions will be reviewed and the best academic and industrial themed submissions will be selected for a 20 minute oral presentation or demonstration, followed by a ten minute Q&A at the respective workshops.
Submissions can be uploaded via our online submission form at cybersecai.com or sent via academia@cybersecai.com (for academic-themed topics) or industry@cybersecai.com (for industry-themed topics).
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
The closing date for abstract submissions is 31st May, 2020.
Successful applicants will be notified on or after the 1st July, 2020.
The final agenda for the workshops will be made public on the 15th July, 2020.
FUNDING
Academics and students can apply for funding for their travel and/or accommodation costs by sending a request to academic@cybersecai.com (along with their presentation submission). Decisions for funding will be based on individual requests.
DATES & VENUE
CyberSec & AI Connected will take place live online and in four cities across the world: Prague, London, New York, and San Francisco. Full details on how to register, watch or attend can be found on our website cybersecai.com.
WORKSHOP PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Fabrizio Biondi, Avast, Prague
Lorenzo Cavallaro, King’s College London
Sebastián García, Czech Technical University, Prague
Petr Somol, Avast, Prague
Celeste Fralick, McAfee, Lubbock, Texas
Lukas Bajer, Cisco Security, Prague
WEBSITE
Main conference site: cybersecai.com