RIISE Theme - Information Security
The cyberspace has become the 21st-century battleground for wars, dissent and geopolitics. Security issues -- ranging from vulnerable personal computing resources, corporate and business equipment, government and defence cyberinfrastructure, cyber dissidence, espionage and counter-espionage. The role of cybersecurity research is to explore complex problems of such varied natures and provide efficient ingenious solutions. It is an interdisciplinary field, involving cryptography, software systems, computer networking, social media, computer hardware, policy management, law and ethics.
Schedule
| Time | Speaker | Venue |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Vinay J. Ribeiro Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay Talk: ‘Blockchain Technology and Implications’ |
C 02, Academic Block |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Kaarthik Sivakumar Principal Engineer, Cisco Talk: ‘Absolute security is a myth’ |
C 02, Academic Block |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | R K Shyamsundar JC Bose National Fellow & Distinguished V. Professor, IIT Bombay Talk: ‘IoT: Security Challenges’ |
C 02, Academic Block |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | K. Gopinath Professor, Computer Science & Automation, IISc Bangalore Talk: ‘Privacy and Identity Management’ |
C 02, Academic Block |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch (Common to all) | |
| 14:30 - 15:45 | Poster / Presentation Showcase by Student Representatives | 3rd Floor, Research & Development Block |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | Panel Discussion: ‘Conducting Good Security Research’ (All theme speakers) | A 007, Research & Development Block |