Speakers

Christos Papadopoulos is a program manager in the Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). At DHS S&T, his portfolio includes security for Cyber Physical Systems (CPSSEC) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Prior to joining DHS S&T, Dr. Papadopoulos was a professor at Colorado State University and served as a principal investigator on research funded by DHS S&T and National Science Foundation. His research projects addressed Internet-wide security problems such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and detecting evasive Internet bots. He worked on analyzing global Internet routing overseeing the BGPMon project and other Internet measurements. He also worked on future Internet architectures exploring Information-Centric Networking. He is a senior IEEE member and has served on numerous ACM and IEEE conference program committees. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

Guevara Noubir holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). His research covers both theoretical and practical aspects of privacy, security, and robustness in networked systems with a special focus on mobile and wireless systems. Prior to joining Northeastern University, he was a senior researcher at CSEM SA (Switzerland), and also held visiting research positions at Eurecom, MIT, and University of Edinburgh. He is currently a Professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the Executive Director of the Cybersecurity Programs. Professor Noubir led the winning team of the 2013 DARPA Spectrum Cooperative Challenge against 90 academic and industry teams, and led Northeastern's DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge winning team in 2017 and 2018, and finalist in 2019. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2005), Google Faculty Research Award (2016), the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec) best paper awards in 2011 and 2018, and IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS) best paper award in 2017. He served as program co-chair of many conferences in his areas of expertise, including the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks, IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security, and IEEE WoWMoM. He serve(d) on the editorial board of the IEEE Transaction on Mobile Computing, the Elsevier Journal on Computer Networks, the ACM Transactions on Information and System Security, and the ACM Transactions on Privacy.

Sarah Tennant is the Strategic Advisor – Cyber Initiatives at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Serving as the State's program expert and advisor to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Sarah collaborates with other government agencies, academia and industry on raising awareness and promoting the growth of the cyber ecosystem within the State of Michigan. Sarah’s focus is on cultivating cybersecurity talent through statewide education, with an emphasis on the emerging embedded systems security space while promoting a collaborative statewide approach to cybersecurity.

Previous to joining the MEDC Sarah was the DOD OEA Grant coordinator for the Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board where she oversaw a $6.7 million dollar Southeast Michigan Defense Industry Adjustment grant, supporting 15 projects intended to identify and diversify Michigan’s defense portfolio, expand educational and workforce training for emerging markets including the cyber range hub expansion in Michigan, and provide opportunities for Michigan companies engaged in the defense economy.

Additionally Sarah also serves on several non-profit boards and advisory committees and currently is as an Advisor on the Board of Directors for the Women in Defense Michigan Chapter.

Ahmad Nasser holds a PhD in Computer Information Science from the University of Michigan Dearborn. His PhD work centered on the interplay between safety and security in automotive systems. He has published several papers in the area of AUTOSAR software security, improving the security resilience of safety critical systems and enabling realtime support of security services in embedded systems. He is a contributing member to the SAE J3101 committee on Hardware Protected Security Environment standard. He also serves on the SAE G32 CyberPhysical Software Assurance Committee.Ahmad has held various Software Engineering and Security Architecture roles throughout his starting in 2002. He is a domain expert in embedded systems software, secure software development, in-vehicle communication protocols,  and hardware based security. He currently works as a Cybersecurity Architect at Renesas Electronics America, focusing on securing the next generation microcontroller and SoC architectures.

John Krzeszewski is a Chief Engineer of Cybersecurity at Aptiv, where he and his team are responsible for cybersecurity architecture for IT and vehicle applications and governance, risk and compliance activities.  He was selected as one of the U.S. representatives and chair, on the development of the upcoming SAE-ISO 21434 “Road vehicles: cybersecurity engineering” standard.  John is also on the Industrial Advisory Board for the Cybersecurity Center at the University of Michigan and the Automotive IQ Advisory Board.  John began his career in 1987 at General Motors, where he developed and deployed one of the first automotive telematics systems, which automatically reported steering system usage of police cars and taxicabs in the field. Since then, he has worked on autonomous vehicle systems, electric power steering and associated vehicle networks, medical devices, and the associated cybersecurity. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University.

Dave Bares is a Cybersecurity Senior Engineer at Lear Corporation.  He defines strategy and requirements, assesses implementations, and suggests cybersecurity improvements spanning Lear products’ lifecycle and vertical within the automotive ecosystem.  Dave’s current efforts are focused on software and system security testing as he leads Lear’s source composition, static analysis, penetration testing, and internal security assessment initiatives.  Before joining Lear, Dave retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force and was a Vehicle Cybersecurity Strategist at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.  Lastly, Dave is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with advanced degrees in Computer Engineering and Cyber Operations.

Di Jin has been working in the automotive cybersecurity space for over 10 years. He has worked at GM OnStar, Chrysler and currently GM Product Cybersecurity on a variety of cybersecurity roles and functions. With his most recent role as the Product Cybersecurity Innovation Leader, he is responsible for developing the overall cybersecurity innovation strategy, supports academic collaborations, standardization activities, industry consortia and regulatory works. He established the Advanced Technology Work (ATW) framework and cybersecurity technology roadmaps in Product Cybersecurity. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Dalian University of Technology, China.

Blancke is a Cybersecurity Consultant and Tester at Escrypt. He typically supports Tier 1 suppliers or The Big Three of the automotive industry as a consultant. He also works on ECU penetration testing engagements, fuzz testing, and internal tool development to expand the companies testing capabilities. Blancke graduated from MSU with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Working in Automotive for six years, he has a strong knowledge of hybrid battery systems, automotive tools, software integration, cybersecurity process, security specifications, and vehicle hacking methodology and techniques. He has focused on the security of connected modules, telecommunications, authoring of TLS, and coauthor of anti-reverse engineering specifications at GM.

 Mr. Daniel Newport is currently the Branch Chief for the Cyber Technology Development Branch in the Ground Systems Cyber Engineering (GSCE) Directorate located within the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC). He has worked for the United States Army since 1991 and has held numerous positions within GVSC including Advanced Systems Concepts and Planning while developing advanced concepts for the Composite Armored Vehicle (CAV) program; GVSC Ground Vehicle Power and Mobility Research while working as the project manager on the joint Army/DARPA Combat Hybrid Power Systems (CHPS) research effort which provided hybrid-electric engine technology development for the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program; the Lead Engineer responsible for the FCS Reconnaissance and Surveillance Vehicle (RSV) within the Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) effort; the Director of Technology for Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) within Program Executive Office (PEO) Ground Combat Systems (GCS); and Assistant Project Manager for C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) in the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program within the Program Executive Office (PEO) Ground Combat Systems (GCS).

J. Alex Halderman is Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research spans computer and network security, applied cryptography, security measurement, censorship resistance, and electronic voting, as well as the interaction of technology with politics and international affairs. His recent projects include ZMap, Let’s Encrypt, and the TLS Logjam and DROWN vulnerabilities. Prof. Halderman has performed numerous security evaluations of real-world voting systems, both in the U.S. and around the world. After the 2016 U.S. presidential election, he advised recount initiatives in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania in an effort to help detect and deter cyberattacks, and in 2017 he testified to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Russia investigation about cybersecurity threats to election infrastructure. He co-chairs the State of Michigan’s Election Security Advisory Commission.