We are delighted to invite you to our next Future of Cyber Security
webinar hosted by the Surrey Centre for Cyber Security. The series
features speakers from industry, academia and government, providing
insights, opinions and expert knowledge, focusing on topics that will
shape cyber security in years to come.In the second of the series, we
will be looking at DIGITAL DEMOCRACY AND ELECTRONIC VOTING:
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. The session will focus on the wider
implications of electronic voting including aspects such as how you
make it secure, how you build confidence in its use and what happens
when you are able to consult with a countrys population on a frequent
basis. We will also look at the relationship to Digital Identity, the
potential for digital divides to disenfranchise sections of the
population and what all this means in an age of digital influence,
fake news and cyber propaganda. The webinar will draw upon the IETs
recently published report and Surrey Universitys Professor Steve
Schneider, who chaired the IETs group which produced this report, will
lead this session.
The next event will take place on Thursday 17th June, 4:00-5:30pm, and
will feature expert views from:
* PROFESSOR STEVE SCHNEIDER, Director of the Surrey Centre for Cyber
Security at the UNIVERSITY OF SURREY. Steve is an expert in formal
methods, including Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) and the
B-Method, and computer security. Steve chaired the IET group that
originated Internet Voting in the UK the issues, challenges and risks
around internet voting, published in October 2020.
* DR JOSH BENALOH, Senior Cryptographer at MICROSOFT RESEARCH, an
Affiliate Faculty Member of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer
Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, and spent 17
years on the Board of Directors of the International Association for
Cryptologic Research. Joshs numerous research publications in
cryptography and voting have pioneered new technologies including the
cast or spoil paradigm that brings voters into the election
verification process with minimal burden.
* PROFESSOR LIZZIE COLES-KEMP, Professor in Information Security at
ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. Lizzie is a qualitative
researcher who uses creative engagement methods to explore everyday
digital practices and works with groups and communities to promote
safer digital inclusion. Lizzies research specialises in public and
community service design and consumption and safer digital inclusion.
She is an EPSRC Fellow and also the RISCS Fellow for Digital
Responsibility.
You will be able to take part in a Q&A session that follow the
presentations.
Following your registration, you will receive an email shortly before
the event with a link to join the webinar.
ABOUT THE SURREY CENTRE FOR CYBER SECURITY (SCCS)
The University of Surrey has been recognised by the National Cyber
Security Centre (NCSC) as one of a small number of universities to
achieve the status of both an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber
Security Research (ACE-CSR) and an Academic Centre of Excellence in
Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE).
SCCS is a key element of the Universitys digital activities,
collaborating on AI research within the Computer Science Department
and the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), and
also with the 5G Innovation Centre the UKs largest academic research
centre dedicated to developing next generation mobile and wireless
communications. More widely, SCCS consolidates research activities in
cyber security across the University, bringing together expertise
within the Department of Computer Science and actively collaborating
with the University's departments of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, Sociology, Psychology, Law, Politics and Business to
create a rich set of perspectives on cyber security.
SCCS provides education via its GCHQ-certified Information Security
MSc and supervised PhD research degrees. Situated on the Surrey
University campus in Guildford, the group is within easy reach of
organisations in London and the South East.
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