Cybersecurity Conference (2016)

8:15 a.m.

BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

9 a.m.

WELCOME

• Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D., Dean, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

9:05 a.m.

OPENING REMARKS

• Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., President, NYIT

9:15 a.m.

GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER

• Richard W. Downing, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

9:40 a.m.

INDUSTRY KEYNOTE SPEAKER

• Mark Graff, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tellagraff; Former Chief Information Security Officer, NASDAQ

10:05 a.m.

SESSION 1: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF CYBER PROTECTION

CHAIR: Michael Miracle, Senior Vice President for Marketing and Strategy, BlackRidge Technology

• Geoff Brown, Citywide Chief Information Security Officer, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
• Jim Garrett, GCFA, CISSP, M.B.A., Chief Information Security Officer, New York State Enterprise Information Security Office, NYS Office of Information Technology Services
• Richard T. Jacobs, Assistant Special Agent In-Charge, Cyber Branch, FBI’s New York Office

11:10 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:20 a.m.

PANEL 1: HOW INDUSTRY IS ADDRESSING EVOLVING SECURITY THREATS: BLOCK CHAIN, INTERNET OF THINGS AND CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

MODERATOR: Jim Porell, Consultant and Retired IBM Distinguished Engineer

SPEAKERS

• Abhrajit Ghosh, Scientific Research Manager, Vencore Labs, Inc.
• John Kimmins, Senior Security Director, iconectiv; Telcordia Fellow
• Thomas Menner, Senior Solution Architect for eCommerce, Payments, Blockchain, B2B Integration, Digital Marketing, and Customer Analytics, US North Region, Financial Services Sector, IBM
• Judy Murrah, Chief Information Officer, Applied DNA Sciences

12:30 p.m.

LUNCH

1:30 p.m.

AFTERNOON WELCOME

• Rahmat Shoureshi, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, NYIT

1:35 p.m.

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPEAKER

• Edward Fok, Transportation Technologies Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

2 p.m.

SESSION 2: CYBERSECURITY FOR SMART AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION

CHAIR: N. Sertac Artan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

SPEAKERS:

• Idan Udi Edry, Chief Executive Officer, Nation-E
• Captain David Moskoff, Professor, Marine Transportation, United States Merchant Marine Academy
• LaVern Sula, President, North America, Argus Cyber Security Ltd.
• Jay Williams, ICS/SCADA, Vice President, Cyber Infrastructure Protection Sector Manager, Parsons, Inc.

3 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:10 p.m.

WORKSHOP: VEHICULAR SECURITY AND PRIVACY

CHAIR: Jonathan Voris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

• Yuan Hong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Information Technology Management, State University of New York at Albany
• Cagdas Karatas, Ph.D. Candidate, Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB), Rutgers University
• Wenjia Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

4:05 p.m.

SESSION 3: ACCELERATING CYBER EDUCATION AND CAREERS

CHAIR: Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

SPEAKERS:

• Amjed M. Saffarini, Chief Executive Officer, CyberVista
• Felix Thomas, CISSP, CAP, CRISC, President and Chief Executive Officer, Network Security Systems Plus, Inc.

5 p.m.

STUDENT POSTER SESSION

PRESENTERS:

• Gary Albaugh, Deputy, Chief Information Officer, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point
• Kriste Shea, Lead Project Manager for Information Technology, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point