Cybersecurity and Privacy: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice
The panelists will share their vision and experiences in addressing real-world cybersecurity challenges and in developing deployable cybersecurity solutions and products. The panel will also discuss associated research and funding opportunities.

Alexandru Bardas
Associate Professor
Kansas University

Yingying Chen
Professor and Department Chair
Rutgers University

James Joshi
Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Xiaojing Liao
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Indiana University Bloomington

Nick Nikiforakis
Associate Professor
Stony Brook University

Norman Sadeh
Co-Director of the Privacy Engineering Program
Carnegie Mellon University
SaTC Research, Public Policy, and Regulatory Compliance
Panelists from academia, industry, and government will share their respective experiences working at the overlaps of privacy/security research, public policy, and regulatory compliance.

Alessandro Acquisti
Trustee Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

Joe Calandrino

Lorrie Cranor
Director
Carnegie Mellon University CyLab Security and Privacy Institute

Matthew Hicks
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech

Min Xu
Director of Security Engineering
Mastercard