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19 May 2023
Sensors Webinar | 5G-Enabled IoT and Digital Twins: Cybersecurity and Resilience, 24 May 2023
The fifth generation of wireless technology (5G) is the backbone of modern IoT-based critical sectors and it offers several benefits, including high speed, low latency, and greater availability. IoT devices and their related systems are expected to grow in number over the next few years. The 5G-enabled IoT has applications in a wide range of domains, such as transportation, healthcare, smart cities, and energy; however, it is also prone to cybersecurity threats. As a result, efficient and end-to-end security solutions are needed to ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and availability of 5G-enabled IoT networks. Digital twins (DTs), as virtual representations of a physical object, process, or service, are also receiving significant attention from academia and industry. DT technology is more efficient than simulations since it uses real data to mimic processes; it also provides significant benefits, such as saving costs and enhancing the decision-making process in a variety of application domains. DT technology can help organizations and industries to identify potential cyber threats, such as sensor attacks, spoof-node attacks, hardware manipulation attacks, energy manipulation attacks, sniffing, distributed denial of service, sensitive data leakage, and fault tolerance, by creating virtual clones. However, by creating a DT of any system, the potential attack surface effectively doubles. Therefore, the cybersecurity of 5G-enabled IoT systems employing DT technology, and the opportunities for DTs themselves to mitigate cybersecurity risks, must be considered.
In this webinar, we will be discussing 5G-enabled IoT and DT technology with respect to cybersecurity and resilience.
This webinar is supported by the Center for Research-Based Innovation (SFI), the Norwegian Center for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors (NORCICS), the International Alliance for Strengthening Cybersecurity and Privacy in Healthcare (CybAlliance), and the European Knowledge Hub and Policy Testbed for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EU-CIP) projects.
Date: 24 May 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CEST | 3:00 a.m. EDT | 3:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 821 1625 2811
Register now for free!
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Sandeep Pirbhulal |
09:00–09:05 a.m. |
03:00–03:05 a.m. |
03:00–03:05 p.m. |
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Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro |
09:05–09:35 a.m. |
03:05–03:35 a.m. |
03:05–03:35 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
09:35–09:45 a.m. |
03:35–03:45 a.m. |
03:35–03:45 p.m. |
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Emiliano Marquesini |
09:45–10:15 a.m. |
03:45–04:15 a.m. |
03:45–04:15 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
10:15–10:25 a.m. |
04:15–04:25 a.m. |
04:15–04:25 p.m. |
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Open Discussion |
10:25–10:55 a.m. |
04:25–04:55 a.m. |
04:25–04:55 p.m. |
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Sandeep Pirbhulal |
10:55–11:00 a.m. |
04:55–05:00 a.m. |
04:55–05:00 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Webinar Chairs and Speakers:
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Name: Dr. Sandeep Pirbhulal Email: sandeep@nr.no Affiliation: Norsk Regnesentral (Norwegian Computing Center, NR), 0373 Oslo, Norway Biography: Dr. Sandeep Pirbhulal is currently working as a Senior Research Scientist at the Norwegian Computing Center, Norway. Dr. Pirbhulal received his Ph.D. in pattern recognition and intelligent systems from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIAT-CAS), China (2014-2018). He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (2020-2021). He also served as a postdoctoral researcher at SIAT-CAS China (2018-2019) and UBI Portugal (2019-2020). Dr. Pirbhulal has vast experience from 10 years of working in academia and research. His current research focuses on cyber security, digital twins, critical infrastructure protection, tele-healthcare, risk management, ML/DL/AI learning, privacy and security for WSNs, 5G, and the Internet of Things. He has published several scientific articles (including peer-reviewed journals and international conferences) in IEEE Transactions, Elsevier’s JCR in Q1, and other high-impact-factor venues. Dr. Pirbhulal has extensive management experience in national and international research projects. He was the Principal Investigator/Team Lead of the project titled “Parallel Structure-based Biometric Authentication Mechanism for Secure Transmission of Sensitive Clinical Information”, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018-2019). Dr. Pirbhulal has reviewed more than 80 papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals, such as IEEE Access, IEEE JBHI, and IEEE Transactions. He is an Editorial Board Member of Springer’s International Journal of Information Security (since 2022) and the MDPI journal Signals (since 2020). For three years (2019-2021) he was the Organizing Chair of the Workshop on Decentralized Technologies and Applications for IoT (D’IoT) in conjunction with the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC). He is an organizer of the international workshop on System Security Assurance (SecAssure 2022 and 2023) with ESORICS. He also serves as a TPC member of several conferences, seminars, and workshops at national and international levels. |
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Name: Dr. Ankur Shukla Email: Ankur.Shukla@ife.no Affiliation: Institute for Energy Technology, 1777 Halden, Norway Biography: Dr. Ankur Shukla is currently working as a Research Scientist at the Department of Risk and Security, Institute of Energy Technology (IFE), Halden, Norway. He received his Ph.D. in software reliability from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India. He also worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology (IIK), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. He has more than 10 years of experience in teaching and research. Dr. Shukla’s research focuses on the cybersecurity and reliability of various systems, including IoT, digital twins, cloud computing, software applications, and web applications. He is working on the development of efficient and high-level security assurance methods and techniques to secure services within various application domains, including energy, transport, smart cities, and healthcare. He was awarded the Alain Bensoussan Fellowship by the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM). He is an organizer of the international workshop on System Security Assurance (SecAssure 2022 and 2023) with ESORICS and served as a TPC member at several national and international conferences and workshops. |
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Name: Dr. Habtamu Abie Email: abie@nr.no Affiliation: Norsk Regnesentral (Norwegian Computing Center, NR), 0373 Oslo, Norway Biography: Habtamu Abie, Ph.D., is currently a Chief Research Scientist at NR. He received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. from the University of Oslo, and has many years of experience in computing, both as a practitioner and researcher. He has a solid and extensive background in the design and development of real-time systems and the design, modeling, and development of adaptive security for distributed computing systems. His current research interests include adaptive security, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, adaptive threat hunting and intelligence, risk management, 5G and beyond, Internet of Things, and digital twins for enhancing cybersecurity and resilience. |
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Name: Mr. Emiliano Marquesini Affiliation: Digital Smart Group, Barcelona, Spain Email: emiliano@digitalsmartgroup.com Presentation: “5G High-Performance Mobile Broadband Kit for IoT and OT-Cybersecurity Mission-Critical Applications and Infrastructure” Biography: Emiliano Marquesini is a Co-Founder of Digital Smart Group and VP S&M. Emiliano graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer, with more than 30 years working in Industrial Automation and Utility segments across multiple countries with specialization in Software Solutions for Industrial and Utilities customers and Data Communications for Operational Technology. He has got strong and practical knowledge of IoT/IIoT and cybersecurity for OT (Operational Technology). He has experience of working and living abroad, including 3 years in Singapore and France, 17 years in the UK (overseas customers), 4.5 years in the Middle East (UAE/Dubai), and 5 years in Barcelona, Spain. |
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Name: Prof. Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro Affiliation: Télécom SudParis, Paris, France Email: joaquin.garcia_alfaro@telecom-sudparis.eu Presentation: “Digital Twins and Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors” Biography: Prof. Dr. Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro is a full professor at the Networks and Telecommunication Services Department at Télécom SudParis (Institut Mines-Télécom) and an adjunct research professor at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). His research interests include a wide range of cybersecurity problems, with an emphasis on the management of formal policies, analysis of vulnerabilities, and enforcement of countermeasures. He holds a double Ph.D. diploma in computer science and a research Habilitation from Sorbonne Université. He is involved in several research projects at National and European levels related to ICT security. He has served as general chair of conferences such as RAID and ATC, and in the technical committee of conferences such as ESORICS and AsiaCCS. He has been the recipient of several awards for excellence in his career. His work has also been disseminated in terms of patents, industrial transfer of proof-of-concept tools, and science divulgation magazines. |
Relevant Special Issue:
“Cybersecurity and Reliability for 5G and Beyond and IoT Applications”
Edited by: Dr. Sandeep Pirbhulal and Dr. Habtamu Abie
14 May 2023
2023 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
The purpose of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. 17 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
This year, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day focuses on “Empowering the least developed countries (LDCs) through information and communication technologies.” As the world becomes increasingly adept at leveraging the Internet for value creation, LDCs risk falling further behind. To further explore the information about digital transformation in these LDCs and communication technologies in the rest of the world on the 2023 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, we have gathered academic research from several journals on the topic of digital communication, all of which are open access, enabling practitioners, policymakers and people around the world to access and share up-to-date scientific knowledge.
Let us celebrate the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day together.
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ParlTech: Transformation Framework for the Digital Parliament |
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Impactful Digital Twin in the Healthcare Revolution |
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Managerial Practices for the Digital Transformation of Manufacturers |
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Blockchain-Enabled IoT for Rural Healthcare: Hybrid-Channel Communication with Digital Twinning |
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Applied Data Science for Social Good |
The Digital Transformation of Healthcare |
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9 May 2023
Meet Us at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023 (JpGU 2023), 21–26 May 2023, Chiba, Japan
21 April 2023
Meet Us at the 40th Annual Conference of Chinese Society for Imaging Science and Technology (SCIST 2023), 13–16 May 2023, Kunming, Yunnan, China
13 March 2023
MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in December 2022
As a leading open access publisher, MDPI provides scholars with a high-quality and rich academic exchange platform by continuously expanding into new and exciting research areas.
In December 2022, MDPI launched five new journals, covering multiple subjects such as life sciences, biology, medicine and pharmacology, social sciences and humanities. These new journals are being edited by established scholars across the world.
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Prof. Dr. Fabio Gresta, University of Messina, Italy| Editorial | view inaugural issue |
grass/forage/turf production; grassland management; pasture monitoring; grazing and livestock; grass agro-ecosystems| view journal scope | submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Christos G. Athanassiou, University of Thessaly, Greece| Editorial | view inaugural issue |
pesticides; fungicides; herbicides; fertilizers; soil conditioners| view journal scope | submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Stephen H. Safe, Texas A&M University, USA| Editorial | view inaugural issue |
receptor structure; receptor function; receptor signaling; receptor expression and regulation; receptor interactions with drugs| view journal scope | submit an article |
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Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde, University of Mons-UMONS, Belgium| Editorial | view inaugural issue |
drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; preclinical and clinical research; marketed drugs; intellectual property and regulatory affairs| view journal scope | submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Heather Kanuka, University of Alberta, Canada| Editorial | view inaugural issue |
higher education; tertiary education; policy and practice in higher education; educational leadership in higher education; educational administration and management in higher education| view journal scope | submit an article |
If you are interested in creating more open access journals with us to publish cutting-edge research, please send your journal proposal application to newjournal-committee@mdpi.com.
8 March 2023
Sensors | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Internet of Things”
7 March 2023
Displaying Co-Authors’ Email Addresses on the Webpage of Published Papers
3 March 2023
Sensors | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Sensor Networks”
2 March 2023
Sensors | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Physical Sensors”
2 March 2023
Sensors | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Chemical Sensors”
