2023 CybER Con AGENDA
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Conference Location: Old Dominion University, Webb Center, Norfolk, VA
September 20, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
8:00-9:00 | Registration/Breakfast | North Cafe |
9:00-9:45 | Welcome Remarks Dr. Brian Payne – ODU | North Cafe |
9:45-10:00 | Break | |
10:00-10:50 | North Cafe | |
10:50-11:00 | Break | |
11:00-11:50 | See Below | |
11:50-12:15 | Lunch | North Cafe |
12:15-1:00 | North Cafe | |
1:00-1:50 | Student Poster Sessions | North Cafe |
1:50-2:00 | Break | |
2:00-2:50 | See Below | |
2:50-3:00 | Break | |
3:00-3:50 | North Cafe | |
3:50-5:00 | Reception and Student Poster Sessions | North Cafe |
September 21, 2023
Time | Event | Location |
8:00-8:45 | Registration/Breakfast | North Cafe |
8:45-9:00 | Welcome Remarks | North Cafe |
9:00-9:50 | North Cafe | |
9:50-10:00 | Break | |
10:00-10:50 | Breakout Session #3 | See Below |
10:50-11:00 | Break | |
11:00-11:50 | Breakout Session #4 | See Below |
11:50-12:00 | Break | |
12:00-12:50 | North Cafe | |
12:50-1:00 | Conference Wrap-up and Lunch To-Go | North Cafe |
Breakout Session 1: 11:00-11:50
Potomac & York River Room: Marty Kaszubowski – Commercializing your work: ICAP can help.
Newport News Room: Teresa Duvall – Designing for Sustainability: Women in Cybersecurity
Executive Dining Room: Kieth Moreau – The Role of Experiential Learning Activities in Bridging the Skills Gap
Breakout Session 2: 2:00-2:50
Potomac & York River Room: Rafael Diaz – Applications of Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructures: An AI Supply Chain Perspective
Newport News Room: Christopher Carter – Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program (CSIIP) A Best Practice Model For Experiential Learning Opportunities
Executive Dining Room: Madison Boswell – Use and Abuse of Personal Information
Breakout Session 3: 10:00-10:50
Potomac & York River Room: Leigh Armistead – What Works? Approved Apprenticeships Do!
Newport News Room: Safdar Hussain – Automation of CMMC Cybersecurity Implementation Guidance: Enhancing compliance and efficiency efforts
Executive Dining Room: Charles Kirkpatrick – Introduction to BioCybersecurity
Breakout Session 4: 11:00-11:50
Potomac & York Room: David Parker – Development and Deployment of a payload and network agnostic unmanned system utilizing CMMC cybersecurity controls
Newport News Room: Christopher Kreider – Developing a 1st and 2nd year Cybersecurity Seminar
Executive Dining Room: Ross Gore – Individualized and Effective Cyber Risk Training for the Maritime Industry Using Large Language Models
All Day Sessions – North Cafe
NetTech Warriors – Hands-on Demonstration of a Cybersecurity-themed board game – Kevin Moberly
Student Posters

COVA CCI CybER Con is sponsored by the Coastal Virginia Center for Cybersecurity Innovation (COVA CCI) and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI).
For additional information email covacci@odu.edu.
