On October 12, the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and McCormick School of Engineering will host a Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) & National Security to showcase the work of the Northwestern Security & AI Lab (NSAIL).
Led by Northwestern McCormick’s Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and Northwestern Buffett Faculty Fellow V.S. Subrahmanian, NSAIL conducts fundamental research in AI relevant to issues of cybersecurity and counterterrorism. NSAIL researchers have presented at a broad range of academic conferences and venues for public policy discussion and negotiation including the United Nations, Capitol Hill and the Mumbai Stock Exchange, and their work has been featured in outlets from The Economist and The Wall Street Journal to Science and Nature.
The Conference on AI & National Security will feature a range of presentations and panel discussions from leading experts in AI, cybersecurity and national security. In-person conference attendees will also be invited to attend a working lunch with live demonstrations of advanced technology developed by the lab.
This event will take place on Thursday, October 12th at 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 3-000, Evanston IL 60201. Register to attend in-person or virtually via Zoom and view the full conference agenda below:
AGENDA
Conference Moderator: Dr. Larry Birnbaum, Professor of Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
8:15-8:50 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:50-9:00 AM: Welcome
- Annelise Riles, Executive Director of the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Associate Provost for Global Affairs, Northwestern University
9:00-10:00 AM: Advances on AI for Counterterrorism
- V.S. Subrahmanian, Lab Head, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science at the McCormick School of Engineering and Northwestern Buffett Faculty Fellow
10:00-10:15 AM: Demonstration: Predicting Locations of Attacks on Schools by Boko Haram
- Lirika Sola, PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science, Northwestern McCormick School of Engineering
10:15-10:45 AM: Break
10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Panel on AI & Counterterrorism
- Bruce Hoffman, Professor and Director, Center for Jewish Civilization, Georgetown University
- Roy Lindelauf, Head, Data Science Center of Excellence, Netherlands Ministry of Defense
- Moderated by Aaron Mannes, Lecturer at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Research Associate at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland
12:00-1:15 PM: Working Lunch & Live Demos of Advanced Technology (In Person Only)
1:15-1:45 PM: Advances on AI for Cybersecurity
- V.S. Subrahmanian, Lab Head, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science at the McCormick School of Engineering and Northwestern Buffett Faculty Fellow
1:45-2:15 PM: Predicting Malicious Activity in NATO Locked Shields Exercises
- Chiara Pulice, Senior Research Associate, Northwestern Security & AI Lab
2:15-2:30 PM: Break
2:30-3:30 PM: Distinguished Panel on AI & Cybersecurity
- Sri Manda, Chief Security & Trust Officer, Peloton Interactive
- Sandeep Mehta, Chief Technology Officer, The Hartford
- Dickie George, Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
- Moderated by Theodore Bruckbauer, Cybersecurity & Information Security Executive Director, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
3:30-3:45: Break
3:45-5:00 PM: Distinguished Panel on Deepfakes and International Conflict
- Larry Birnbaum, Professor of Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering
- Dan Byman, Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
- LTG. (Ret.) Jack Shanahan, former Director, U.S. Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
- Moderated by Dan Linna, Senior Lecturer and Director of Law and Technology Initiatives, Pritzker School of Law
5:00-6:00 PM: Wine and Cheese Reception