Keynotes

Prof. Kui Ren

Bio:

Kui Ren is Chair Professor and the founding director of the Institute of Cyber Science and Technology at Zhejiang University. Before that, he was SUNY Empire Innovation Professor at State University of New York at Buffalo. He received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Kui’s current research interests include Data Security, IoT Security, AI Security, and Privacy. He received Guohua Distinguished Scholar Award from ZJU in 2020, IEEE CISTC Technical Recognition Award in 2017, SUNY Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award in 2017, Sigma Xi Research Excellence Award in 2012 and NSF CAREER Award in 2011. Kui has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and conferences and received the Test-of-time Paper Award from IEEE INFOCOM and many Best Paper Awards from IEEE and ACM. His h-index is 69, and his total publication citation exceeds 30,000 according to Google Scholar. Kui is a Fellow of IEEE, a Distinguished Member of ACM and a Clarivate Highly-Cited Researcher. He is a frequent reviewer for funding agencies internationally and serves on the editorial boards of many IEEE and ACM journals. He currently chairs SIGSAC of ACM China.


Prof. Robert Deng

Title: Securing Cloud Data Storage & Sharing for Enterprise Users – From Cryptographic Research to System Design

Bio:

Robert Deng is AXA Chair Professor of Cybersecurity, Director of the Secure Mobile Centre, and Deputy Dean for Faculty & Research, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University (SMU). His research interests are in the areas of data security and privacy, network security, and system security.  He received the Outstanding University Researcher Award from National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence from SMU, and Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements Community Service Star from International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium. He serves/served on many editorial boards and conference committees, including the editorial boards of ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security, IEEE Security & Privacy, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, Journal of Computer Science and Technology, and Steering Committee Chair of the ACM Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security. He is a Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore.

Abstract:

Data breaches have taken center stage with increasing number of companies moving to the cloud. This talk will provide an overview on the design and implementation of a secure cloud data storage and sharing system for enterprise users. The system is designed following the “zero trust” paradigm to protect data security and privacy even if cloud storage servers or user accounts are compromised. This is achieved using end-to-end encryption to protect data at rest and data in transit. However, encryption must not hinder access and sharing of data among authorized users. There are numerous academic publications in this area and the choice of which cryptographic techniques to use could have significant impact on the system’s scalability and usability. We will share our experience in the design of the system architecture and selection of cryptographic techniques with a consideration to balance security, performance, and usability.