Please use the following link to submit your talk information: https://forms.office.com/r/J4BzLGFHwx.   

The talk submission due date is 5 June 2023 5pm in Brisbane time

*Conference program booklet can be downloaded here.


Welcome

We extend our warm welcome to you for the inaugural UQ Cyber Security Research Conference 2023. 

This conference represents a notable accomplishment in the field of cyber security research & development at UQ, as we assemble to exchange insights, investigate cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, and establish new partnerships. 

As we all know, the need for effective cyber security has never been greater. Our world is becoming increasingly interconnected, and as a result, we face ever more complex and sophisticated threats to our digital infrastructure. Cyber attacks can have serious consequences, ranging from financial losses to damage to our critical infrastructure, and even to threats to national security.

This is precisely why events such as this conference hold tremendous significance. By convening preeminent researchers, HDR students, practitioners, industry experts, and policymakers from UQ and worldwide, we possess an exceptional prospect to gain knowledge from each other, share ideas, and work together towards groundbreaking resolutions to the obstacles that confront us. 

We have prepared various research talks in the field of cyber security research. We will explore topics such as AI for cyber security, cyber defence for industrial control systems,  applied cryptography and formal methods, novel cyber defence techniques and much more. We will also have ample opportunities to network, exchange ideas, and build new relationships that will help to advance the state of the art in this critically important field.

On behalf of the organising committee, we would like to welcome to each and every one of you. Thank you for joining us at this event, and I look forward to a productive and enlightening few days ahead.

 

Sincerely,

Ryan Ko and Dan Kim

General chairs


General Chairs

  • Prof Ryan Ko, Chair & Director, Cyber Security, The University of Queensland, Australia
  • A/Prof Dan Kim, Deputy Director, Cyber Security, The University of Queensland, Australia

Program Chairs

Industry Liaison Chair 

  • Mr Grant Ferguson, Senior Manager (Industry & Development), The University of Queensland, Australia   

Local Organisation Chair

  • Mrs Kana Smith, Project Manager, UQ Cyber, The University of Queensland, Australia 
  • Mrs Tiani Viscarra, Project Coordinator, UQ Cyber, The University of Queensland, Australia 
  • Ms Wenlu Zhang, PhD student, The University of Queensland, Australia   

Web Chair

  • Mr Shunyao Wang, PhD student, The University of Queensland, Australia   

Keynote Speeches

Mr Rob Champion - Queensland Government Chief Information Security Officer - ‘Challenges, interested research topics, problems and opportunities'.

Rob has over 30 years’ experience in Queensland Government ICT in infrastructure, architecture, strategy and projects. Rob has been Queensland Government’s Chief Information Security Officer since 2018. He has been a motivating force in government cyber security, helping prepare for events such as G20 Leaders’ meetings and the Commonwealth Games. Rob and his team are driving continuous improvement and collaboration in cyber security across Queensland Government and its partners. His keynote speech will cover the challenges, interested research topics, problems and opportunities for the Queensland Government.

 

Dr David Stockdale - Director, Cyber Security, Information Technology Services - 'The challenges AusCERT faces and how researchers can work together with them'.

David is currently the Deputy Director with responsibility for IT Infrastructure, Data Services and operational security at The University of Queensland (UQ). He is also the Director of AusCERT, one of the oldest CERTs (Computer Emergency Response Teams) in the world and a not-for-profit organisation based at The University of Queensland.

 

Dr Nick Tate -  President of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) - 'I wouldn’t start from here if I were you'.

Nick is President of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and a senior executive, with a strong background in Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity. He has considerable experience as a Company Director and at the level of CIO and has been a CEO. Nick has 20 years’ experience as a Company Director in 16 Australian and 2 US companies. He has a PhD in Cybersecurity, is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland (UQ) and a member of the James Cook University (JCU) Council. From 2016 to 2017, he was CEO of BCI Technology. He is also director of an APEC project to establish an ICT Skills Framework for the Asia-Pacific region.


Finalised Program at a Glance

Monday 17 July 2023

 
Time (Brisbane, UTC +10)Session informationVenueChair
8:00 - 9:00Registration openAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301 
9:00 - 9:05Acknowledgement to Country and Welcome RemarksAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301Prof Ryan Ko
9:05 - 9:10Remarks by Prof Deborah Terry, AO, Vice-Chancellor and President of The University of QueenslandAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301Prof Deborah Terry AO
9:10 - 9:15Launch of Queensland Government ScholarshipsAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301Mr Rob Champion
9:15 - 9:45Keynote 1:
Mr Rob Champion
Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301Prof Ryan Ko
9:45 - 9:50Conference Program Introduction Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301A/Prof Dan Kim
9:50 - 10:30Keynote 2:
Dr David Stockdale
Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301A/Prof Dan Kim
10:30 - 11:00Morning breakOutside of conference room 301 
11:00 - 12:00Top conference paper session (2 talks)Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301A/Prof Dan Kim
12:00 - 13:00Lunch/optional tour 1Outside of conference room 301 
12:30 - 13:00Optional tour 1UQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))Prof Ryan Ko
optional - (12:30 - 12:33)Defence Science and Technology Group introUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))A/Prof Graeme Smith
optional - (12:33 - 12:43)Device Testing Lab tourUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))A/Prof Dan Kim
optional - (12:43 - 12:53)Agile Security Operation Centre tourUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))Mr Taejun Choi
optional - (12:53 - 12:58)Cyber War Rooms featuring TinyRange/Ivano featuring table top exercisesUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))Mr Joshua Scarsbrook/ Dr Ivano Bongiovanni
13:00 - 14:00Keynote 3:
Dr Nick Tate
Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301A/Prof Dan Kim
14:00 - 15:00IoT & CPS security (3 talks)Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301 Dr Guowei Yang
15:00 - 16:30UQ Seed funding talks (4 talks)Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301 
16:30 - 17:30Networking and showcaseAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 313A 

 

Tuesday 18 July 2023

 
Time (Brisbane, UTC +10)Session informationVenueChair
8:00 - 9:30Registration openAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301 
9:30 - 10:30AI security & Security for AI (3 talks)Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301 A/Prof Mark Utting
10:30 - 11:00Morning breakOutside of conference room 301 
11:00 - 12:00UQ Seed funding talks (3 talks)Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301 
12:00 - 13:00Lunch/optional tour 2Outside of conference room 301 
12:30 - 13:00Optional tour 2UQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))Prof Ryan Ko
optional - (12:30 - 12:33)Defence Science and Technology Group introUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))A/Prof Graeme Smith
optional - (12:33 - 12:43)Device Testing Lab tourUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))A/Prof Dan Kim
optional - (12:43 - 12:53)Agile Security Operation Centre tourUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))Mr Taejun Choi
optional - (12:53 - 12:58)Cyber War Rooms featuring TinyRange/Ivano featuring table top exercisesUQ Cyber, Level 4 - General Purpose South (#78))Mr Joshua Scarsbrook/Dr Ivano Bongiovanni
13:00 - 14:30Software & Systems security (2 talks) & Incident response & governance (2 talks)Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301Dr Naipeng Dong 
14:30 - 15:10UQ seed funding talks (2 talks)Advanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301 
15:10 - 15:25Best presentation awardsAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 301A/Prof Dan Kim
15:25 - 16:30Networking and showcaseAdvanced Engineering Building (49) Conference Room 313A 

 


Talk schedule at a Glance

Monday 17 July 2023

  Session   SpeakerTitle     Time   
Top  conference paper session
   
Mr Hao Guan A Comprehensive Study of Real-World Bugs in Machine Learning Model Optimization11:00 - 11:30
Ms Baiqi ChenInvestigating Users’ Understanding of Privacy Policies of Virtual Personal Assistant Applications11:30 - 12:00
IoT& CPS security

Ms Wenlu Zhang Honeypot for Industrial Control System 14:00 - 14:20
Ms HongNhung NguyenSecurity Modeling and Analysis for In-vehicle Networks14:20 - 14:40
Ms Tina MoghaddamIntelligent Cyber Attacks for Moving Target Defense Techniques in Software-Defined Networking14:40 - 15:00

UQ Seed funding - session 1

Dr Moya Kate Baldry Safe Gaming Metaverse 15:00 - 15:20
Dr Steffen BollmannPrivacy preserving federated deep learning for medical imaging15:20 - 15:40
Dr Rocky (Tong) ChenCybersecurity Defence Strategies of Distribution Synchrophasor in Smart Grids15:40 - 16:00
Prof Janet WilesSecure digital identities for older Australians16:00 - 16:20

 

Tuesday 18 July 2023

 
SessionSpeakerTitleTime
AI security & Security for AI
 
 
Mr Kun Han Temporal Analysis for Cyber Attacks Detection 9.30 - 9.50
Mr Subrat SwainSPAT: Semantic Preserving Adversarial Transformation for Generating Perceptually Similar Adversarial Examples9.50 - 10.10
Mr Shu PengQuantitative Explainable AI for Face Recognition10.10 - 10.30
UQ Seed funding - session 2
 
 
A/Prof Mark UttingAutomated Verification of Ethereum Smart Contracts11:00 - 11:20
Dr David MountAssessing the Impacts of Enhanced Cybertip Alerts on AFP Child Abuse Material Triaging and Investigative Referral Processes 11:20 - 11:40
A/Prof Gianluca DemartiniThe UQ Election Ad Data Dashboard11:40 - 12:00
Software & Systems security
 
Mr Joshua Scarsbrook TinyRange: Tiny run everywhere Linux networks for Cyber Security education13:00 - 13:20
Mr Omar JarkasLeveraging Hardware-Based Solutions for Robust Cloud Container Security13:20 - 13:40

Incident response & governance

 
Ms Elinor Tsen Contextualising cyber resilience: how can we encourage its adoption?13:40 - 14:00
Mr Hee Meng Ho/Mr Cheng MiaoUsing Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) to Prevent Cybercrimes14:00 - 14:20
UQ Seed funding - session 3Dr Ivano BongiovanniEvidence-based decision-making in cybersecurity: A comparison between research and practice14:30 - 14:50
Dr Naipeng DongFormal Verification of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Primitives14:50 - 15:10

Venue

Room 301, Level 3, Advanced Engineering Building (#49) The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus