================================================================================ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The 9th International Summer School on Information Security and Protection The Australian National University, Canberra 9 July - 13 July, 2018 https://cs.anu.edu.au/cybersec/issisp2018/ mailto:issis...@anu.edu.au ================================================================================ Scope ===== There is an increasing need for Software Security and Protection due to the growing sensitivity of user data coupled with the ubiquitous nature of computing systems ranging from tiny embedded devices to powerful data centres. The International Summer School on Information Security and Protection (ISSISP) highlights this need by bringing internationally renowned speakers from diverse fields in Computer Science such as Software Engineering, Formal Methods, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, and Programming Languages. In particular, topics to be covered include vulnerability detection and analysis, software forensics, and information flow control. The summer school caters towards students and professionals from academia, government, and industry. Courses will include both lectures and hands-on sessions. Tutorials ========= Building Security In: Programming Language-Based Techniques for Ensuring Software Security, Professor Mike Hicks, University of Maryland, USA Vulnerability Analysis with S2E, Dr Vitaly Chipounov, co-founder and chief architect at Cyberhaven, Switzerland Symbolic Execution for Vulnerability Detection and Repair, Professor Abhik Roychoudhury, National University of Singapore Type Sanitisation and Object Integrity for C++, Professor Mathias Payer, Purdue University, USA Low-Level Systems Security, Professor Emery Berger, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA Forensics of Cyber Attacks, Professor Xiangyu Zhang, Purdue University, USA Binary Lifting with McSema, Peter Goodman, Trail of Bits Introduction to Software Protection and Obfuscation, Professor Christian Collberg, University of Arizona, USA Advanced Protections Against Deobfuscation and Tampering, Professor Bjorn De Sutter, Ghent University, Belgium VM-Based Software Protection, Professor Jack Davidson, University of Virginia, USA Industrial Challenges in Software Security and Protection, Yuan Xiang Gu, Irdeto, China Keynote Speakers ================ Defences Against Microarchitectural Attacks, Professor Gernot Heiser, University of New South Wales, Australia Microarchitectural Attacks, Dr. Yuval Yarom, University of Adelaide, Australia Oracle Parfait — The Flavour of Real World Vulnerability Detection, Dr. Cristina Cifuentes, Oracle Labs, Australia Attending ========= ISSISP is open to students, academics, and professionals from academia, government, and industry. The number of attendee places is strictly limited. Prospective attendees should submit an expression of interest at https://goo.gl/forms/aO06Y5L4jGdPMZHI3. Expressions of interest will be reviewed starting **Friday 11 May**. For full consideration please submit an expression of interest prior to this date. Successful applicants will be notified from **Friday 18 May**, after which places will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. Please contact <mailto:issis...@anu.edu.au> with any specific questions regarding registration. Successful applicants will receive a link to the payment website to confirm their registration. Registration costs vary by attendee classification (student/academic/industry) and by choice of optional single/twin share accommodation. The registration fee covers lunches, coffee breaks, and the social event and dinner. Posters ======= We invite all ISSISP attendees to submit their innovative ideas and ongoing work in the area of information security and protection for presentation at the School in the form of a poster. At least one poster author must register to attend ISSISP. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Applications of cryptography * Cloud security * Combating software and hardware privacy * Computer forensics * Cyber attack and defence strategies * Formal methods in security * Language-based security * Mobile and system security * Network security * Reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis and malware analysis * Side channel attacks Prizes will be awarded for best posters! Venue ===== ISSISP'18 will be held at University House on the grounds of the Australian National University in Canberra, the nation's capital. It is well-served by domestic flights from the major Australian airports, and internationally from New Zealand, Singapore, and Qatar. Canberra is a 3-hour drive from Sydney, and also reachable by train and bus services from Sydney and Melbourne. Organisers ========== Tony Hosking, ANU / Data61 Steve Blackburn, ANU Adrian Herrera, DST Group Shane Magrath, DST Group Scientific Advisory Board ========================= Christian Collberg, University of Arizona Jack Davidson, University of Virginia Bjorn De Sutter, Ghent University Roberto Giacobazzi, Universitá di Verona Yuan Xiang Gu, Irdeto Arun Lakhotia, University of Lousiana ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
