Workshop Overview

The workshop will feature practical demonstrations and research presentations in various fields, including live digital forensics, quantum security, critical 5G applications, confidential high-performance computing, and quantum AI for cybersecurity. The workshop will primarily discuss funding opportunities related to the aforementioned research topics.

Workshop Itinerary

Day 1, September 11th

• 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  Hallway of PM 55 Breakfast
• 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
  NIU's Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity and Future Networks (CEFCN) at PM 55 Welcome our guests with
  - Dr. Richard Mocarski, Vice President of the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships
  - Dr. Robert Brinkmann, CLAS Dean and Smerge Endowed Dean's Chair.
  - Dara Little, Associate Vice President for Research.
  - Dr. Leslie Matuszewich, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs.
  - Dr. Nick Karonis, Chair, Computer Science Department.
  - Dr. Hisham Kholidy, Cybersecurity founding director, director of the CECFN.
• 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
  CECFN at PM 55 Short presentation about workshop objectives by Dr. Hisham Kholidy.
• 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
  CECFN at PM 55 Showcase our new NIU developed research capabillities:
  1. Practical Demo: Software-based 5G testbed Demo.
  2. Practical Demo: MicroStack Cloud Computing
• 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
  AI-Powered Systems and Quantum Networks (ASQN) Lab: PM 29 Showcase our new NIU developed research capabillities:
  1. Practical Demo: Autonomous 5G-powered Vehicle System.
  2. Practical Demo: Offensive Attack Against Vehicle System.
  3. Practical Demo: Quantum Safe and Quantum Resistant Cryptography.
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  CEFCN at PM 55 - High Performance Confidential Computing presentation by Abdulrahman Azab, SIGMA2.
  - Discussion with Bill from Argonne National Lab (ANL).
• 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
  CEFCN at PM 55 Quantum Communication Network Presentation by Dr. Rajkumar Kettimuthu, ANL.
• 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
  Hallway of PM 55 Lunch
• 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
  CEFCN at PM 55 Quantum AI for Security by Abdulrahman Azab, SIGMA2
• 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
  CEFCN at PM 55 Digital Forensic Framework for 5G-powered Mission-Critical Vehicles presentation by PhD Students (Yusuf Elazzazi, Daniel Beyer, MD Khan)
• 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  CEFCN at PM 55 PQC and QKD Quantum Resistant End to End Encryption PhD Student (Oyeyemi Oyebode).
• 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  CEFCN at PM 55 Digital Forensic in 5G Network by Dr. Juan Carlos Bennett, NIWC.
• 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  Restaurant (TBD) Dinner

Day 2, September 12th

• 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  Hallway of PM 55 Breakfast
• 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
  CECFN at PM 55 5G Squad Vehicles Use Case by Haider Thahab
• 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  CECFN at PM 55 - Discussing Project Funding Opportuity through current BAA.
  - NIU-NIWC CRADA Discussions.
• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Hallway of PM 55 Lunch
• 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  ANL Argonne National Lab (ANL) visit
• 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Hallway of PM 55 Dinner

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