EVENT SCHEDULE
Chair: Dr. Abder Rezak Benaskeur, Defence Scientist @DRDC
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08:00 - 08:30
Registration & Welcome Coffee
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08:30 - 09:00
Opening and welcome Remarks
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09:00 - 10:00
AM: DRDC presentation Session 1
Automation & Decision Support in Command & Control
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
10:00 - 10:15
Coffee break
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10:15 - 11:00
Industry/DRDC presentation, Session 2
From Stochastic Parrots to Strategic Partners: Bridging the Gap in LLM-Driven Reasoning and Planning for Defense Applications
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
11:00 - 11:45
Industry/DRDC presentation, Session 3
Threat Evaluation & Risk Assessment: Concepts, Challenges & AI Approaches
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
11:45 - 12:30
Industry/DRDC presentation, Session 4
From Threat to Response: AI-Driven Planning & Coordination for Courses of Actions
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch/Buffet Break
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13:30 - 14:15
Industry/DRDC presentation, Session 5
Explainable & Trustworthy AI Systems for Military Decision Makers
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
14:15 - 15:00
Industry/DRDC presentation, Session 6
Enhancing Indications & Warning: A testbed for human machine teaming
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
15:00 - 15:15
Coffee Break
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15:15 - 16:45
Panel: Industry/DRDC presentation, Session 7
Concept and Technology Demonstrations
All speakers from sessions 1 to 6Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
16:45 - 17:00
Closing remarks & Networking
Chairs: Dr. Nadjia Kara & Dr. Laaziz Lahlou, Professors, and Anes Abdennebi, Ph.D. researcher @ ÉTS
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08:30 - 09:20
Resilient communication and Quantum safe
Guardian-SafetyNet Session 8
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
09:20 - 10:10
Securing LLM Agents
Khalifa University, Session 9
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
10:10 - 10:40
Coffee Break
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10:40 - 11:30
Generative AI: reshaping the domains of cybersecurity and national security
McGill University, Session 10
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
11:30 - 12:30
Panel Discussion 1
Generative AI: reshaping the domains of cybersecurity and national security
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch/Buffet Break
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13:30 - 14:20
Domain Knowledge Infusion for Automated Threat Defence
National Research Councila Canada (NRC), Session 11
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
14:20 - 15:10
Private MINDS: Fully Homomorphic Encrypted Inference on LLaMA-3
ÉTS, Session 12
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
15:10 - 15:25
Coffee Break
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15:25 - 16:15
The Threat Landscape and Cyber Resilience in the Face of AI
Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity, Session 13
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
16:15 - 17:05
Why Autonomous Networks Matter: Securing Sovereignty in the Age of Generative AI
TELUS, Session 14
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
17:05 - 17:20
Closing Remarks and Networking
Chair: Mr. Toufik Ouaguenouni @Prompt-Quebec
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08:30 - 09:20
Ethical and responsible AI/GAI development & usage in the workplace: guidelines & policies
Prompt, Session 15
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
09:20 - 10:10
Decentralized AI and Secure Communication Protocol for Mission-Ready Cyber Defense
T-Rize, Session 16
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
10:10 - 10:40
Coffee Break
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10:40 - 11:30
Dual perception of Generative AI in industry, associated challenges and good practices
Ericsson, Session 17
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
11:30 - 12:30
Panel Discussion 2
CMMC/PCCC & the needs to enhance certifications
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch/Buffet Break
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13:30 - 14:20
Implementing the AI-Enhanced SOC: A Tactical Framework for Advancing Modern Cyber Defense.
Bell Canada, Session 18
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
14:20 - 15:10
Silent Backdoor Attacks in Customized LLMs: A Critical Threat to National Security
IMC2 - Polytechnique Montréal, Session 19
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
15:10 - 15:25
Coffee Break
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15:25 - 16:15
TBA
Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity, Session 20
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
16:15 - 17:05
Building an ENTERPRISE-GRADE DEFENSE-IN-DEPTH AI SECURITY FRAMEWORK
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Session 21
Location: Room E-2033, ÉTS -
17:05 - 17:20
Closing Remarks and Networking