Utah Valley University (UVU) is pleased to announce and welcome you to attend the math-computer science conference “Math, Cryptography, and Cyber security.”
The one-day conference on Math, Cryptography, and Cyber Security will be held on the UVU campus in Orem, UT, on March 26, 2018
Mandi Mendenhall:
Mandi.Mendenhall@uvu.edu
Utah Valley University
800 West University Parkway
Orem, UT 84058
Dr. Annie Arent
Anne.Arendt@uvu.edu
Dr. Basil Hamdan
Basil.Hamdan@uvu.edu
Dr. Robert Jorgensen
Robert.Jorgensen@uvu.edu
Dr. Jim Murphy
JMurphy@uvu.edu
Dr. Violeta Vasilevska
Violeta.Vasilevska@uvu.edu
The conference will feature three hands-on workshops, panel discussion, and student friendly competition.
Panel Discussion with invited Cyber Security Specialists.
| Time | Session Title | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:20am | Registration (light breakfast) | SC 206, a, b, c |
| 8:20 - 8:30am | Welcome Remarks
|
SC 206, a, b, c |
| 8:30 - 10:00am | Workshop 1: Using Math to Make and Break Secret Codes ( Led by Dr. Violeta Vasilevska, UVU ) | SC 206, a, b, c |
| 10:00 - 10:15am | Break - discussion among high school and undergraduate students | SC 206, a, b, c |
| 10:15 - 11:45am | Workshop 2: Cryptography hands-on workshop (Led by Aaron Toponce) | SC 206, a, b, c |
| 11:45 - 1:15pm | Lunch & Panel discussion with invited cyber security specialists (Moderator: Dr. Robert
Jorgensen) Panelists:
|
SC 206, a, b, c |
| 12:00 - 1:15pm FOR TEACHERS |
Workshop for Teachers: Hands-on Cybersecurity Exercises for High School Teachers ( Led by Dr. Basil Hamdan, UVU ) | TBD |
| 1:15 - 2:45pm | Workshop 3: Discussion: Practical Wireless security (Led by Nate McConnel) | SC 206, a, b, c |
| 2:45 - 3:00pm | Closing Remarks/Survey | SC 206, a, b, c |
This hands-on workshop will provide the participants with fun and engaging way to learn to send and receive secret messages using various ciphers.
In this hands-on workshop, students will be trying out different random number generators that they can execute by hand with nothing more than a pencil, some paper, and scientific calculator. This will introduce them to some qualities that we require out of good random generators, including cryptographic security.
In this hands-on workshop, students will be trying out different random number generators that they can execute by hand with nothing more than a pencil, some paper, and scientific calculator. This will introduce them to some qualities that we require out of good random generators, including cryptographic security.
The workshop aims to introduce high school teachers to the basics of cybersecurity with special emphasis on cyber threats. To this end, the workshop will guide the participants through a series of demonstrations and hands-on exercises covering different types of cyberattacks (e.g., password attacks, malware attacks, web application attacks). Participants will be provided with pre-built virtual machines with all the workshop resources (exercises, hash dumps, vulnerable web applications, hacking tools, etc.) on them. By offering this workshop, we hope to encourage participating teachers to integrate cybersecurity issues and skills into their curricula and to expose their students to the potential degree options that would allow them to pursue cybersecurity-related careers.
