BrainLink Workshop

Security, Privacy, and Trust in AI

July 8th (Mon) - July 11th (Thurs), 2024, Incheon Sheraton Grand Hotel, Republic of Korea.

Event description

o An event called BrainLink supported by the KOFST (Korea Federation of Science and Technology) to form international research networking and revitalize technology exchange by holding exchange meetings in each core technology field between overseas distinguished scholars and domestic scholars, mid-careers, and young researchers in Korea.
o Moving away from the one-time exchange format, it aims to develop a sustainable exchange network that can conduct global joint research.



Event overview

o Period: July 8th (Mon) - July 11th (Thurs), 2024
o Venue: Incheon Sheraton Grand Hotel, Republic of Korea
o Theme: Security, Privacy, and Trust in AI
o Purpose: Expand the international network to advance the development of safe and reliable technologies by inviting world-class scholars in the AI/cybersecurity field.



How it works

o Consisting of 40 overseas and domestic scientists (10 overseas scientists, 20 domestic scholars, mid-career and young scientists, 10 postdocs and doctoral students)
    1. Overseas Organizer: Dr. Jason Xue (CSIRO Data61, Australia)
    2. Domestic Organizer: Prof. Seong Oun Hwang (Department of Computer Engineering, Gachon University, Korea)

o Technology exchange session operation
    1. Latest technology exchange: Provides insight and latest trends in related research fields
    2. Research process exchange: Discussion on research methodology and establishment of an international joint research environment



Anticipated outcomes

o Exchange research ideas and share latest trends in the emerging areas of trustworthy AI and cybersecurity between domestic and international interdisciplinary researchers.
o Establish a research collaboration network between domestic and international scientists in trustworthy AI and cybersecurity, with potential outcomes such as initiations of joint research proposals and projects, and MOU.
o Early career researchers can learn best practices of research networking and advice about research methodologies and career from the more senior panel members.
o Conduct joint research between participants (dispatch of researchers, seminar invitation, joint papers and patent writing, etc.)



Introduction to overseas scientists

o 6 distinguished scholars, 2 mid-careers, and 2 young scientists who presented influential papers at top conferences and journals in a wide range of research fields, including AI/LLM security, AI hardware security, AI software security, and AI application security, and received excellent paper awards, actively working as editors

    1.Prof. Guangdong Bai, University of Queensland, https://baigd.github.io/
    2.Dr. Hammond Pearce, University of New South Wales, https://www.cyberhammond.com/
    3.Dr. Xiaoning Du, Monash University, https://xiaoningdu.github.io/
    4.Prof. Bo Li, University of Chicago, https://cs.uchicago.edu/people/bo-li/
    5.Dr. Feng Liu, University of Melbourne, https://fengliu90.github.io/
    6.Dr. Jason Xue, CSIRO's Data61, https://people.csiro.au/x/j/jason-xue
    7.Prof. Stjepan Picek, Radboud University, https://www.ru.nl/en/people/picek-s
    8.Prof. Wai-Kong Lee, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, https://sites.google.com/view/waikonglee/home
    9.Prof. Xingliang Yuan, University of Melbourne, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=81yWaCoAAAAJ&hl=en
   10.Dr. Raymond Zhao, CSIRO's Data61, https://people.csiro.au/z/r/raymond-zhao



Inquiry

o Prof. Seong Oun Hwang (Gachon University, +82-31-750-5327, seongoun.hwang@gmail.com)
o Ms. Jeong Min Lee (KOFST, +82-2-3420-1274, ljm0617@kofst.or.kr)

Program Schedule

July 8th : Introduction to BrainLink and Discussion of Grant Opportunities

Time Program Speaker Affiliation
13:40-13:50 Opening Remark
(BrainLink X-Lab Day and Participants Introduction)
Seong Oun Hwang
Jason Xue
Wai-Kong Lee
Gachon University
CSIRO’s Data61
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
13:50-14:00 Welcoming Remark Hyun Cheol Jeong IITP
(Institute for Information & communication Technology Planning & evaluation)
14:00-14:30 Presentation, Q&A
(AI/LLM Security, Safety and Privacy)
Bo Li University of Chicago
14:30-15:00 Presentation, Q&A
(AI/LLM Security, Safety and Privacy)
Hyoungshick Kim Sungkyunkwan University
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Presentation: Opportunities of Joint Research Proposals
(NSF, Horizon Europe, ETRI-CSIRO,
Global Science & Technology Diplomacy Fund - Strategic Element,
Google/Amazon Research Program)
Bo Li
Stjepan Picek
Xingliang Yuan
Hyoungshick Kim
Raymond Zhao
Feng Liu
Xiaoning Du
University of Chicago
Radboud University
University of Melbourne
Sungkyunkwan University
CSIRO's Data61
University of Melbourne
Monash University
17:00-17:30 Presentation, Q&A
(AI Software and Hardware Security)
Stjepan Picek Radboud University
17:30-18:00 Presentation, Q&A
(AI/LLM Security, Safety and Privacy)
Hammond Pearce UNSW Sydney
18:00-20:00 Welcome Dinner Seong Oun Hwang
Jason Xue
Gachon University
CSIRO’s Data61


July 9th : Latest Technologies in AI and Cybersecurity

Time Program Speaker Affiliation
09:00-09:30 Presentation, Q&A
(AI Formal Method and Software Security)
Guangdong Bai University of Queensland
09:30-10:00 Presentation, Q&A
(AI Software Security)
Xiaoning Du Monash University
10:00-10:30 Presentation, Q&A
(AI and Applied Cryptography)
Raymond Zhao CSIRO's Data61
10:30-11:30 Panel Discussion
(Research Networking and Sharing Startup Experience
and Opportunities of Investment)
Bo Li
Stjepan Picek
Hammond Pearce
Taekyoung Kwon
Sungyoon Lee
Changmin Lee
Jun Jin Kong
University of Chicago
Radboud University
UNSW Sydney
Yonsei University
Hanyang University
KIAS
Samsung Electronics
11:30-12:00 Presentation, Q&A
(Korea's Association to Horizon Europe)
Stjepan Picek Ministry of Science and ICT
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Presentation, Q&A
(AI and Applied Cryptography)
Xingliang Yuan University of Melbourne
14:30-15:00 Presentation, Q&A
(Establishing an International Joint Research Environment)
Abdul Majeed Gachon University
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-16:00 Presentation, Q&A
(AI/LLM Security, Safety and Privacy)
Feng Liu University of Melbourne
16:00-16:30 Presentation, Q&A
(Quantum Cryptography)
Hwajeong Seo Hansung University
16:30-18:00 Panel Discussion
(Exchange of Research Ideas, Initiation of Joint Research Proposals)
Wai-Kong Lee
Jason Xue
Yeonjoon Lee
Joobeom Yun
Dongwoo Kim
Gihyuk Ko
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
CSIRO’s Data61
Hanyang University
Sejong University
Dongguk University
Cyber Security Research Center at KAIST
18:00-20:00 Dinner & Networking Raymond Zhao
Jason Xue
CSIRO's Data61


July 10th : Initiation of Joint Research Proposals

Time Program Speaker Affiliation
08:00-09:00 Breakfast
09:00-09:30 Presentation, Q&A
(AI/LLM Security, Safety and Privacy)
Jason Xue CSIRO's Data61
09:30-10:00 Presentation, Q&A
(AI and Applied Cryptography)
Wai-Kong Lee Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
10:00-11:30 Panel Discussion
(Initiation of Joint Research Proposals
and Introducing Potential Opportunities)
Wai-Kong Lee
Seong Oun Hwang
Myung-Mook Han
Gun-Yoon Shin
Young Yoon
Young Hoon Park
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Gachon University
Gachon University
Hankyong National University
Hongik Unversity
Sookmyung Women's University
11:30-12:00 Wrap up Seong Oun Hwang Gachon University
12:00 Lunch & Closing


July 11th : Talk Concert

Time Program Speaker Affiliation
10:00-10:10 Opening & Introduction of X-Lab Day (Video) Jason Xue
Seong Oun Hwang
CSIRO’s Data61
Gachon University
10:10-11:00 Standup Show of Personal Research All Speakers
11:00-11:45 Presentation of Research Methodology Stjepan Picek
Guangdong Bai
Feng Liu
Hammond Pearce
Xiaoning Du
Raymond Zhao
Radboud University
University of Queensland
University of Melbourne
UNSW Sydney
Monash University
CSIRO’s Data61
11:45-12:30 Presentation of Research Career Bo Li
Stjepan Picek
Xingliang Yuan
Hammond Pearce
Feng Liu
Wai-Kong Lee
University of Chicago
Radboud University
University of Melbourne
UNSW Sydney
University of Melbourne
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
12:30-13:00 Q & A and Closing Jason Xue
Seong Oun Hwang
CSIRO’s Data61
Gachon University