Tuesday, October 27 | 8am - 5pm PT

8:00 am - 9:00 am

                 Badge/Registration check-in  (Atrium)

                 Breakfast  (Dining room)              

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Refreshment break at 10:30 am (Atrium)

Zeek Training: Introduction to real-world Zeek Deployment

Fatema Bannat Wala (ESnet)

Christian Kreibich (Corelight)
Michelle Pathe (Zeek)

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Anderson Boardroom

Workshop: Securing OT Is Hard - Why exactly is that, and what can we do about it?

Phil Salkie

(Jenariah Industrial Automation / TallyEngine, LLC)

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Balboa

Workshop: Using OSINT techniques to find critical data exposures

Mark Krenz

(Indiana University)

9:00 pm - 11:00 am

Abstract

Room: Newport

RISC Workshop (for members of Trusted CI RISC cohort)

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Room: Huntington

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Lunch, onsite (Dining room)

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Refreshment break at 3:00 pm (Atrium)

Zeek Training: Advanced Zeek - IR/Threat hunting

Aashish Sharma (Berkeley Lab)

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

(Refreshment break at 3:00 pm)

Abstract

Room: Anderson Boardroom

Workshop: Research Security

Hosted by Trusted CI, NSF SECURE Center

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Refreshment break at 3:00 pm)

Abstract

Room: Huntington

Workshop: Getting Started with the Trusted CI Framework

Craig Jackson (UC Berkeley)

Scott Russell

(Indiana University)

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Refreshment break at 3pm)

Abstract

Room: Newport

BoF: Specifying and Managing Disclosure Constraints on Network Research Measurements

Nik Sultana

(Illinois Institute of Technology)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Balboa

Tutorial: SPHERE Research Infrastructure

Jelena Mirkovic & David Balenson

(Information Sciences Institute)

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Refreshment break at 3pm)

Abstract

Room: Balboa

BoF: Practice What You Preach: A Transparent Look Inside Trusted CI’s Internal Security Program

Mark Krenz (Indiana University)

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Newport

5:00 pm

Conclude

Wednesday, October 28 | 8am - 7pm PT

8:00 am - 9:00 am

                  Badge/Registration check-in  (Atrium)

                  Breakfast  (Dining room)              

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Presentation: Summit Welcome

Sean Peisert

(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Room: Auditorium

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Keynote: Growing Threats to the IoT Ecosystem, and How to Build Resilient and Secure IoT Devices

 Gene Tsudik

(University of California, Irvine)

Room: Auditorium

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Refreshment Break (Atrium)

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Presentation: Don't Build It—Inherit It: Lowering the Barrier to CMMC Compliance for Higher Education

Sandeep Chandra

(San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego)

Abstract

Room: Auditorium

Presentation: From Autonomy to Accountability: Securing Agentic AI Workflows in Health Research Cyberinfrastructure

Sanchari Das

(George Mason University's College of Engineering and Computing)

Abstract

Room: Huntington

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Presentation: Overview of the NSF SECURE Center and Resources

Lisa Nichols, NSF SECURE Center

Abstract

Room: Auditorium

Presentation: From Framework to Practice: Applying Trusted CI and CIS Controls in SPHERE

David Balenson (Information Sciences Institute)

Mark Krenz (Indiana University)

Abstract

Room: Huntingtom

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch & Group Photo, onsite (Dining room)

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Refreshment break at 2:30 pm (Atrium)

BoF: Transition to Post quantum cryptography: Challenges and Opportunities

Bharat Rawal

(Grambling State University)

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Abstract

Room: Anderson Boardroom

Assessing Participant Engagement on Fundamental Research Cybersecurity: An Exploratory Conversation

Erica Adams, NSF SECURE Center

Abstract

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Room: Huntington

BoF: Securing Scientific Software in a Mythos World

Josh Drake

(National Center for Supercomputing Applications)

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm (Refreshment break at 2:30 pm)

Abstract

Room: Newport

Capture the Flag, Session 1

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Room: Balboa

BoF: Bridging the Gap: Federated Identity for Research Communities

Ann West

(Internet2)

Robin Blair

(National Center for Supercomputing Applications)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Anderson Boardroom

BoF: Securing AI in Research Organizations — Opportunities, Challenges, & Confusion in the Community

Drew Paine

(Berkeley Lab)

Mark Krenz

(Indiana University)

Trusted CI Secure Use of AI team

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Huntington

Fellows Informational

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Balboa

Workshop: Incident Response Tabletop Exercises in Action

John Zage

(National Center for Supercomputing Applications)

Megha Moncy

(IU REN-ISAC/OmniSOC’s)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Newport

Capture the Flag, Session 2

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Room: Balboa

5:00 pm

Please join your colleagues for a

poster reception (registered attendees only)

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Location: Beckman Center Lawn

Thursday, October 29 | 8am - 5pm PT

8:00 am - 9:00 am

                 Badge/Registration check-in  (Atrium)

                 Breakfast  (Dining room)                                                            

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Presentation: How Reliable and Safe is Your AI-Written Code?

Elisa Heymann, Ayesha Shafique, & Bart Miller

(University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Abstract

Room: Auditorium

Presentation: Trust Beyond the Repository: Assessing Channel-Based Provenance in Open-Source Software

Pengyin Shan (National Center for Supercomputing Applications)  

Abstract

Room: Huntington

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Presentation: From the cornfields of Indiana to research vessels at sea, adapting the CyberTrack assessment program to help security research

Scott Russell

(Indiana University)

 Mike Simpson

(IT Auxiliary Services at Indiana University)

Abstract

Room: Auditorium

Presentation: NIH Controlled-Access Data and the AI Era in the Life Sciences

Charles Christoffer, Alex Younts

(Purdue University)

Abstract

Room: Huntington

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Presentation: Protecting Research Networks with Rapidly Scalable Network Security Monitoring

Alexander Merck

(Duke University)

Abstract

Room: Auditorium

Presentation: The Specialized Asset Problem: Reconciling Open Academic Laboratories with Controlled Research Requirements

Michael Wilson

(University of Connecticut Health Center)

Abstract

Room: Huntington

10:30 am

Refreshment Break (Atrium)

11:00 am

Panel: Navigating the AI Imperative in Research Cyberinfrastructure: Real-World Application, Readiness, and Responsible Adoption

Moderator: Katherine Rasmussen (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)

Panelists:

• Jerry Brower, NOIRLab
• Becky Ortinez, University of Utah
• Nitin Sukhija, Slippery Rock University

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Auditorium

Presentation: Lord of the Files: Surviving and Thriving in Your Next Assessment

Laura Elkin

(University of Cincinnati)

Abstract

11:00 am - 12:00pm

Room: Huntington

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch, onsite (Dining room)

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Refreshment break at 3:00 pm (Atrium)

TLP: AMBER & TLP: RED Talks (What is TLP?)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Room: Huntington

Workshop: Security in the Age of Generative AI: Defending Models, Pipelines, and Scientific Software

Nitin Sukhija (Slippery Rock University)

 Xi (Bill) Chen (University of Kentucky

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Abstract

Room: Newport

Workshop: Autonomous Vulnerability Discovery in High-Performance Computing Gateways via Agentic Harness Frameworks

Phuong Cao

(National Center for Supercomputing Applications)

2:30 - 5:00 pm (Refreshment break at 2:30 pm)

Abstract

Room: Newport

Workshop: Data Chaos to Automated Triage: How REN-ISAC Scales Research Security with XDR and Shared Intelligence

Kyle Barton

(IU REN-ISAC/OmniSOC’s)

Scott Orr

(IU REN-ISAC/OmniSOC’s)

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Abstract

Room: Huntington

5:00 pm

Conclude, see you next year!