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Thu 21 Mar 2024 13:45 - 14:10 at Meeting Room E146 - Cyber Security & Cognitive Engagement Chair(s): Rafa Absar

Cybersecurity is critical for national infrastructure, governments at all levels, the military, industry, and individual privacy. Both the government and industrial sectors in the U.S. foresee a substantial need for a proficient cybersecurity workforce. To tackle this challenge, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) jointly sponsored the GenCyber program with the goal of sparking K-12 students’ interest in cybersecurity and enhancing their knowledge of cybersecurity practices and safe online behavior. In support of the GenCyber program, this paper presents the first-of-its-kind autonomous R/C car-based cybersecurity summer camp for high school students, featuring an inclusive curriculum that seamlessly integrates concepts of machine learning (ML)/artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity through the lens of an important ML application—autonomous vehicles. Beginning with an introduction to basic cybersecurity topics and technical concepts, the curriculum enables students to explore ML through hands-on experiences such as collecting front-camera images and training an autonomous driving ML model. Additionally, a series of engaging cybersecurity projects are developed focusing on secure shell (SSH) password cracking, buffer overflow attacks, and man-in-the-middle attacks. These projects are designed to launch various cybersecurity attacks against the students’ self-built autonomous driving models, enhancing the teaching effectiveness and awareness of cybersecurity. Our pre- and post-camp surveys demonstrate that the camp significantly boosted students’ confidence in computing, cybersecurity, and ML/AI.

Thu 21 Mar

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13:45 - 15:00
Cyber Security & Cognitive EngagementPapers at Meeting Room E146
Chair(s): Rafa Absar Metro State University
13:45
25m
Talk
A Cybersecurity Summer Camp for High School Students Using Autonomous R/C CarsK12OnlineIn-Person
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Myounggyu Won University of Memphis, Luke Rivers Carrington University of Memphis, Douglas Manuel Espinoza II University of Memphis, Mohd Hasan Ali University of Memphis, Dipankar Dasgupta University of Memphis
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14:10
25m
Talk
Can lexical sophistication and cohesion automatically differentiate student engagement in socio-technical platforms?OnlineIn-Person
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Mahir Akgun Pennsylvania State University, Priya Sharma Pennsylvania State University, Qiyuan Li Pennsylvania State University
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14:35
25m
Talk
Cyber Funfair: Creating immersive and educational experiences for teaching Cyber Physical Systems SecurityOnlineIn-Person
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Alan Mills University of the West of England, Jonathan White University of the West of England, Phil Legg University of the West of England
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