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The Impact of Generative AI and Large Language Models on Cybersecurity
The rapid advancements in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) have significantly transformed the cybersecurity landscape. These technologies offer powerful capabilities for automating threat detection, enhancing security protocols, and streamlining incident response. However, they also introduce new challenges, including AI-driven phishing attacks, automated exploitation of vulnerabilities, and the potential for misinformation campaigns. This talk explores the dual-edged nature of LLMs in cybersecurity, examining their role in both fortifying defenses and enabling sophisticated cyber threats. We will discuss real-world use cases, ethical considerations, and strategies for mitigating AI-related security risks. By understanding the evolving interaction between AI and cybersecurity, we can better prepare for the future of digital security in an AI-driven world.
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Izzat Alsmadi is a Professor in the department of computing and cyber security at the Texas A&M, San Antonio. He has his master and PhD in Software Engineering from North Dakota State University in 2006 and 2008. He has more than 100 conference and journal publications. His research interests include: Cyber intelligence, Cyber security, Software security, software engineering, software testing, social networks and software defined networking. He is lead author, editor in several books including: Springer The NICE Cyber Security Framework Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics, 2019, Practical Information Security: A Competency-Based Education Course, 2018, Information Fusion for Cyber-Security Analytics (Studies in Computational Intelligence), 2016. He is also a member of The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) group, which meets frequently to discuss enhancements on cyber security education at the national level.
Laura Bottomley, ASEE Fellow, is the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place for K-20 Outreach and a Associate Teaching Professor in the Colleges of Engineering and Education at NC State University. She teaches an Introduction to Engineering class for incoming freshmen in the College and Children Design, Invent, Create, a course for elementary education students that introduces them to engineering design and technology as well as various electrical engineering classes.
In 2009 Dr. Bottomley was selected for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Mentoring by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and by the Educational Activities Board of the IEEE for an Informal Education Award. She was also inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women in 2008 for her contributions to eliminating racism and empowering women and was selected as the 2011 Woman of the Year by the RTP chapter of Women in Transportation. In 2013 she was named one of 125 Transformational Women by NC State University.
Bottomley received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1984 and 1985, respectively. She received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from NC State in 1992. She has previously worked at AT&T Bell Labs on ISDN standards and Duke University teaching classes and directing a lab in the electrical engineering department.
I am an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska, where I teach Contracts, Unfair Competition, and Remedies, as well as a fellow with the Stanford Law School Program in Law, Science and Technology. I hold a JD from Harvard Law School (2010, cum laude). Before my current appointment, I practiced at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston and at two Rochester firms, with a year in between as a law clerk for Judge Richard Wesley of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. While in full-time practice, I also served as a nonresident fellow at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The combination of my computer science and legal training has drawn me toward technology-related issues in commercial law, which have been the focus of my practice and recent academic work. My research focuses on the interaction between private law and technology. One major area of interest is how the common law responds to technological innovation and can be harnessed to complement the more particular statutory and regulatory schemes layered atop it. A second branch of my work explores how the tools of machine learning and artificial intelligence can be brought to bear on traditional legal questions. Through computational analysis of large bodies of case law, my research seeks to provide a more systematic view of our legal system and doctrines and to guide legal reforms and policy decisions. My work has appeared in leading journals including the Georgia Law Review, George Washington Law Review, Stanford Law & Policy Review, and the Administrative Law Review.
Aparna Subramanian has accepted the position of information systems manager at Dakota Carrier Network (DCN).
As IS manager, Subramanian will lead the team and all activities related to internal information technology, application development and administration, information security, product development, cloud services, and sales engineering. Additionally, she will be responsible for the information systems budget and planning, and directing the installation and maintenance of IT hardware and software.
After graduating from Dickinson State University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and math, she joined Consolidated Telcom in Dickinson for six years as an internet support and network technician. In 2014, she became part of the DCN team as ethernet/IP technician. In 2017, she was promoted to sales engineer and moved into the role of systems engineer in January 2020.
Subramanian holds numerous professional certifications including Nokia Network Routing Specialist II and Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional v2.0. In addition, she was a 2020 Prairie Business magazine 40 Under 40 honoree.
Jyotika is a Director of Engineering Architecture at Synopsys, leading quality, reliability and safety research, pathfinding and architectures for data centers and automotive applications. She leads and influences several international standardization initiatives in the area of RAS/safety in IEEE, ISO, SAE, JEDEC and OCP. Jyotika also serves as the 2024 President of the global IEEE Computer Society, overseeing overall IEEE-CS programs and operations.
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