CyberAI Project

NSF CyberAI Workshop

Security for AI and AI for Cybersecurity present critical challenges to our nation. The goal of this important workshop, funded by the National Science Foundation, is to create an NSA NCAE-C Program of Study for Cyber AI. This will include KUs focusing on ‘Security of AI’ and ‘AI in Cybersecurity’.

This is an invitation only event.

April 2024, Louisville, KY

Monday, April 15: 9AM – 4:30PM

Time	Room	Title
8:30	Daisy	Registration
9:00 – 9:15	Daisy	Welcome & Introductory Remarks Blair Taylor & Sidd Kaza, Towson University
9:15 – 10:15	Daisy	Agency Briefings National Science Foundation Victor Piotrowski (slides) (15 minutes) National Security Agency Lynne Clark (slides) (20 minutes) Workshop Overview (slides) Blair & Sidd, Towson University The leadership team Goal today and the attendees What is ‘Security of AI’ (SecureAI) and ‘AI in Cybersecurity’ (AI Cyber) Summary of Workshop 1 Stipend process Q & A
10:15 – 10:30	Break	Break
10:30 – 11:00	Daisy	KUs produced in Workshop 1 (slides) Paul Wagner, University of Arizona Sajid, Md*, Towson University
11:00 – 11:30	Daisy	Activity 1: Speed Dating CyberAI Draft KU (Read only link to DRAFT Cyber AI KUs) (Feedback form)
11:30 – 1:00	Daisy	Working Lunch Noon – Infusing AI into Higher Ed (slides) Eman El-Sheikh, University of West Florida 12:20 – AI in Cybersecurity (slides) Vincent Nestler, California State San Bernardino 12:40 – Securing AI (slides) Sagar Samtani, Indiana University
1:00-1:45 pm	Daisy Azalea	Breakout 1A – Cyber Foundations Daisy (stage left) What cyber do we need for SecureAI and AICyber? Goal: Given the existing CAE-CD and CAE-CO KUs, which KUs will serve as the cybersecurity foundational KUs for both SecureAI and AICyber Outcome: Cybersecurity Foundational KUs Facilitator: Seth Hamman, Cedarville University Breakout 1B – SecureAI Daisy (stage right) Goal: Given the Draft Cyber AI KUs, identify core KUs for Security of AI Outcome: Core KUs for SecureAI Facilitator: Shankar Banik, Citadel Breakout 1C – AI Cyber Azalea Goal: Given the Draft Cyber AI KUs, identify core KUs for AI for Cybersecurity Outcome: Core KUs for AICyber Facilitator: Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern
1:45-2:15 pm	Daisy	Report back from breakouts
2:15-3:00 pm	Daisy Azalea	Breakout 2A – Develop specific KUs (1-7) Daisy (stage left) – Seth Hamman, Cedarville Goal: Develop a given set of draft Cyber AI KUs Outcome: Topics and outcome suggestions for a set of KUs Breakout 2B – Develop specific KUs (8-14) Daisy (stage right) – Shankar Banik, Citadel Goal: Develop a given set of draft Cyber AI KUs Outcome: Topics and outcome suggestions for a set of KUs Breakout 2C – Develop specific KUs (15-22) Azalea – Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern Goal: Develop a given set of draft Cyber AI KUs Outcome: Topics and outcome suggestions for a set of KUs Feedback upload: https://forms.gle/FY2Q6UMgSn17saQN9
3:00-3:30 pm	Daisy	Refreshment break
3:30-4:30 pm		Discussion, questions, wrap up Lynne Clark, NSA Blair Taylor & Sidd Kaza, Towson University

Galt House Hotel

Daisy and Azelea Rooms

140 N Fourth St, Louisville, KY 40202

Funding

The stipend for the NSF Cyber AI Workshop is partially funded by NSF through the CyberCorps program DGE#1663184 at Towson University and funded by California State University San Bernardino.

If you are eligible to receive this $500 stipend, which covers your additional travel expenses from the CAE Symposium and effort, please turn your name badge in to Marcy, located at the table outside of the Daisy room at the close of the workshop. You will receive confirmation of your stipend shortly after the workshop.

Future Workshops

In conjunction with the CAE Symposium in April, the NICE Conference will take place in June. A subset of this group (primarily those planning to attend this symposium or NICE conference) will be invited to attend these additional workshops. These future workshops will have a different funding structure. If you have specific questions regarding the future workshops and travel planning, please reach out to us directly for guidance.

Name	Organization
Banik, Shankar	The Citadel
Dias, Dennis	United States Naval Academy
El-Sheikh, Eman	University of West Florida
Flores, Paige	Towson University
Hamman, Seth	Cedarville University
Kaza, Sidd	Towson University
Levy, Yair	Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
Nestler, Vinnie	Cal State San Bernardino
Sajid, Md	Towson University
Samtani, Sagar	Indiana University
Taylor, Blair	Towson University
Wagner, Paul	University of Arizona