NSF CyberAI Working Group

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 KU’s focusing on ‘Security of AI’ and ‘AI in Cybersecurity’.

This is an invitation only event.

JuLy 2024, Annapolis, MD

CyberAI Project

July 22, 2024

9AM – 7:00PM (with dinner)

Time Room Title

8:45

Foyer

(Breakfast on your own)

Registration
9:00 – 9:45 Ballroom 1

Eye opener and workshop overview

Blair Taylor & Sidd Kaza, Towson University – (slides)

Lynne Clark, NSA – (slides)

Goal of the workshop and the attendees

               Summary of progress 

               Plan for today

               Q & A

Participant Introductions
9:45 – 10:00 Break Pick your workstation
10:00 – 11:00 Group Workspaces

Breakout 1A – Polish Specific KUs (straw man 3)

Goal: Work in groups (max 3) in specific KUs to refine and complete them

Notes: Your KUs might depend on other KUs (take note of it, you will revisit, we promise)
11:00 – 11:15 Break Pick your next workstation
11:15 – 12:00 Group Workspaces

Breakout 1B – Polish Specific KUs 

Goal: Work in groups (max 3) in specific KUs to refine and complete them

Notes: Your KUs might depend on other KUs (take note of it, you will revisit, we promise)
12:00 – 1:30  Ballroom 1 Lunch 

Agency Updates

Victor Piotrowski, NSF – (slides)

Rodney Peterson, NIST             

           – (slides)

          – (Coalition for Secure AI)  
1:30-3:00 Group Workspaces

Breakout 2A – Refine KU Clusters

Goal: Work in groups (5) to refine KUs in clusters. Clean, combine/rearrange/split

Notes: Think practically. How will this work in the curriculum? Is the KU too big? Each KU should be a course worth or smaller. 
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-4:15 Ballroom 1 Report back on your final KUs in each cluster
4:15-4:30

Discussion, questions

Lynne Clark, NSA

Blair Taylor & Sidd Kaza, Towson University
5:30 – 7:30 Carrol’s Creek Cafe

Working Dinner 

POS Implementation Challenges

Lynne Clark, NSA

Blair Taylor & Sidd Kaza, Towson University
5:30 – 7:30 Carrol’s Creek Cafe

Working Dinner 

POS Implementation Challenges

 

NSF partially funds this workshop through the CyberCorps program DGE#1663184 at Towson University

10July 23, 2024

9:00AM-1:00PM

Time Room Title

8:45

Foyer

(Breakfast on your own)
9:00 – 10:00 Ballroom 1

Second-day plan

Blair Taylor & Sidd Kaza, Towson University

Activity 1: Unveiling Strawman 5

      Goal: Review the complete document and make sticky notes for each KU  
10:00 – 10:45 Ballroom 1

Breakout 3 – CyberAI Program of Study

Overview – Lynne/Blair/Sidd (5 min) – slides

      Part 1 – Creating a Model for a PoS (45 min)

      Report out (10 min)

      
10:45- 11:00 Break  
11:00 – 11:30 Breakout

Breakout 3 – Part 2 – Are there any KUs missing?  (20 min)

      Report out (10 min)

 
11:30 – 11:45 Break Group Picture – Meet on the Patio
11:45 – 12:00 Ballroom 1

Discussion 1 – General feedback and what’s missing?

       Goal: Are there other issues that need to be addressed in future iterations? Other feedback?

Wrap-up Annapolis
Noon  Foyer Box Lunch and Discussion

 

This workshop is partially funded by NSF through the CyberCorps program DGE#1663184 at Towson University

Team

Name Organization
Banik, Shankar The Citadel
Brown, Dane United States Naval Academy
Clark, Lynne NCAE-C PMO
Cooper, Molly Ferris State University
Coulson, Tony CSUSB
Dias, Dennis United States Naval Academy
Doerr, Rita NSA
El-Sheikh, Eman University of West Florida
Flores, Paige Towson University
Goel, Sanjay University at Albany, the State University of New York
Gupta, Maanak Tennessee Technological University
Hadi, Diba FBI
Hamman, Seth Cedarville University
Henry, Tim Rhode Island College
Hysell, Amy CSUSB
Kaleem, Faisal Metro State University
Kaza, Sidd Towson University
Khan, Latifur UT Dallas
Krawczyk, Marcy Towson University
Lee, Dongwon Penn State University
Levy, Yair Nova Southeastern University
Lynch, Teddy NSA
Mathews, Nate Rochester Institute of Technology
Nestler, Vinnie California State University, San Bernardino
Painter, Angie NSA
Peterson, Rodney National Institute of Standards and Technology
Piotrowski, Victor NSF
Samtani, Sagar Indiana University, Bloomington
Tague, Patrick Carnegie Mellon University, Information Networking Institute
Taylor, Blair Towson University
Taylor, Zachary Capitol Technology University
Wagner, Avigail Towson University
Wagner, Paul University of Arizona
Walsh, Becca Towson University
Xin, Sam NSF
Yang, Li NSF
Zhdanov, Dmitry Illinois State University 

This workshop is partially funded by NSF through the CyberCorps program DGE#1663184 at Towson University

Hotel Information

Towson University has a special rate with the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel which is within walking distance to the Cyber4All Center. If the hotel is booked, please email us for backup options.

PARKING

VALET PARKING
Guests of the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel can enjoy valet parking during their stay with 24-hour access. A daily fee of $39 per vehicle (motorcycles included), per day will apply, and $55 per day for oversized vehicles.

Daily parking, when available, is $25 for up to 8 hours.

MORE DETAILS HERE!

Address

Annapolis Waterfront Hotel

80 Compromise St, Annapolis, MD 21401

Funding

The stipend for the NSF CAE-AI Workshop is partially funded by NSF through the CyberCorps program DGE#1663184 at Towson University.
If you are eligible to receive a stipend, which covers your travel expenses and effort, the structure is as follows:
Tier 1 – Mileage, Parking and Meals – $800
Tier 2 – Hotel, Mileage, Parking and Meals – $1500
Tier 3 – Hotel, Flight, Uber and Meals – $2500
To receive the stipend post workshop, email Marcy (mkrawczyk@towson.edu) with your Tier level. If you are in Tier 2, please send hotel receipt. If you are in Tier 3, please send flight and hotel receipts.

In order to be eligible for the travel stipend, you muse attend the workshop in full.

Local Dining and Convenience

The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Annapolis

**For places with known Dairy Free and Gluten Free options, look for the *DF and *GF respectively

Breakfast:
Iron Rooster- All-day breakfast and American comfort food (8am-8pm) – MORE DETAILS
Chick & Ruth’s- All day breakfast with wide selection(6:30am-10pm) – MORE DETAILS
Sofi’s Crepes- (8am- 6pm/9pm) – MORE DETAILS                                                                                                                                                                              Rise Up Coffee – (6am – 7pm) *DF – MORE DETAILS                                                                                                                                                                          Starbucks (5:30am-9:30pm) 

Brunch and Dinner:
Café Normandie- French Country Cuisine with Maryland Seafood Specialties *GF – MORE DETAILS

Dinner:
Castlebay Irish Pub & Restaurant – Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 4-7pm – MORE DETAILS
Fox’s Den- GastroPub; Pizza & Drinks – MORE DETAILS
Level- A Small Plates Lounge; Outdoor dining; Live Music Wed 6-9pm; *DF *GF – MORE DETAILS
Annapolis Market House- Fresh seafood cuisine – MORE DETAILS
McGarvey’s Saloon & Oyster Bar – MORE DETAILS

On-The-Go Snacks:
RASA Juice Shop *DF *GF – MORE DETAILS
Eat Sprout *DF *GF – MORE DETAILS

Tourism Spots:
Maryland State House- Self-guided tours from 9-5pm everyday – MORE DETAILS
Banneker-Douglass Museum- African American history exhibits; Tues-Sat 10-4pm – MORE DETAILS
Museum of Historic Annapolis- Thurs-Mon 10-4pm – MORE DETAILS
US Naval Academy- 9-5pm – MORE DETAILS

Shopping!

AL Goodies General Store- For Souvenirs, Fudge made In-house & more
Blanca Flor Silver Jewelry
Annapolis Marine Art Gallery

Events:
Sat July 20th & Wed July 24th 6-10pm: Dinner Under the Stars- Restaurants 1st & 2nd blocks of West St
Sun July 21st from 6:30-8:30pm: Live Music at City Dock ( Susan Campbell Park)
Tues July 23rd at 7pm: Pub Quiz Trivia Night with Teams of max 6 at Galway Bay Restaurant
Tues July 23rd 7:30-9:00pm: USNA Band Concert Series at Susan Campbell Park

Helpful:
CVS- located right on Main Street

Resources

Bloom’s Taxons and Verbs

Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs
Bloom’s Computing Verbs

Definitions 

Security of AI – Securing AI systems and infrastructure throughout their lifecycle 

AI for Cybersecurity – Leveraging AI to implement traditional cybersecurity

Curricular/Workforce Guidelines 

CAE ACM Workforce Frameworks

NCAE-C CD (Appendix 1)

NCAE-C CD KUs (Full Document)

NCAE-C CO (1 pager)

NCAE-C CO KUs (Full Document)

ACM CSEC 2017 (1 pager)

ACM CSEC 2017 (Full Document)

ACM CS 202X AI KA (latest draft)

ACM CS 202X Security KA (latest draft)

ACM CS 2023

DCWF AI Work Roles

NICE Framework 

AI Risk Management Framework
                  

Programs at other institutions

AI Academic Programs (NSF STEM Directorate, 170 programs across the nation)

Miami Dade College’s AI Programs

Intel and DELL’s AI Education and Incubator Programs

Intel’s AI Education Workforce Program

Intel and DELL AI Incubator Network

Nova Southeastern University:

MS in Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Concentration

MS in Information Technology Artificial Intelligence Management Concentration*

MS in Information Systems Artificial Intelligence Management Concentration*

*(soon to be Artificial Intelligence Application Concentration)

MS in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence*

*(currently MS in Data Analytics)

Community College Resources:

AACC Artificial Intelligence Incubator Network (supported by Dell and Intel)

Miami Dade College AI Programs

Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN)

Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) and Gulfport Community College Workforce AI Courses

State of Mississippi’s Statewide Digital and AI Skills Initiative

Mississippi Legislation to Create an AI in Education Task Force for K12 Education

Business Industry Leadership Team (BILT) Model

Collins College IT Skill Standards

Additional Supplements: 

An Architectural Risk Analysis of Large Language Models: Applied Machine Learning Security

An Architectural Risk Analysis of Machine Learning Systems: Toward More Secure Machine Learning

 

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