Invited Lectures

Prof. Audun Jøsang

Audun Jøsang is professor and head of the Digital Security Research Group at UiO. Previously he was Associate Prof. at QUT (Queensland University of Technology), research leader for information security at DSTC in Australia, and worked in the telecoms industry for Alcatel Telecom in Belgium and Telenor in Norway. Prof. Jøsang has two master's degrees; one in information security from Royal Holloway College, University of London, and a Siv.Ing. master's degree in communication technology from NTH. He has worked as an associate professor at NTNU, where he also obtained his PhD. He is a CISSP and CISM with broad expertise and experience in cyber security.

Title: AI and Cybersecurity

Abstract: AI will have radical consequences for cybersecurity. Threat actors will weaponize AI to launch increasingly potent and destructive attacks. AI-based tools can create advanced deceptions and deepfakes that are already being used in real attacks, and the volume will only increase. To counter the threat of offensive AI, companies and research organizations are currently investing Big in the development of AI-based cyber defence technologies. Defenders need expertise in offensive uses of AI to better understand how defensive AI should work. In addition, the AI systems themselves can be the target of attacks, and hence we need to develop techniques for the defence of AI systems. This talk covers the basic principles of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning). Then it focuses on how AI is being used for both offensive and defensive purposes. Finally it focuses on how AI systems themselves have vulnerabilities that can be exploited by threat actors, with possible ways to protect AI systems against such attacks.

Prof. Jeff Yan

Jeff Yan is Prof of cyber security in Southampton, England. He has a PhD in security from Cambridge, supervised by Ross Anderson FRS FREng.

Title: Who was behind the Camera?

Abstract: How can we deduce the photographer from a single photo? This seemed like an impossible problem, and my postdocs understandably all refused to tackle it. Determined to pursue it, I teamed up with a friend at MIT, and this collaboration resulted in the invention of novel forensic techniques. In this keynote, I will discuss some of our research findings and explore future opportunities. No prerequisites are needed, just a curious mind.