Seminars

CREDC seminars feature speakers who are experts on topics in the broad area of research, development, and design for the cybersecurity and cyber-resiliency of energy delivery systems (EDS) systems. The scope includes cyber-physical EDS in the electric power grid and oil & gas sectors. 

Talks are presented on the University of Illinois campus and streamed live on the Web. Email LInda Steinberg (gholson@illinois.edu) to be added to the mailing list for seminar announcements.

Upcoming Seminars | See Archived Seminars 

Archived Seminars | See Upcoming Seminars

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 3:00pm

ITI | CREDC Seminar Series: Doug Houseman

Doug Houseman, Technical Consultant, Burns & McDonnell

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Dramatic Cyber- Physical Attack Surface Reduction Leveraging Integrity MAC Security Kernel

Dr. Roger Schell, President and Founder of Aesec Corporation

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

ITI | CREDC Seminar Series: Dominic Saebeler

Dominic J. Saebeler – J.D. Seminar Title: Business, People & Regulatory Considerations in Cybersecurity and Risk Management: Predicting Viability of Innovative Solutions       

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 3:00pm

ITI | CREDC Seminar: Salam Bani-Ahmed, Eaton

Salam Bani-Ahmed, PhD Seminar Title: Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems: An IT/OT Perspective

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

ITI | CREDC: Galen Rasche, EPRI Cyber Security Roadmap and Research Challenge

Galen Rasche, Sr. Program Manager-Cyber Security, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

ITI | CIRI | CREDC Seminar: Multi-Receiver GPS Spoofing Detection for PMU Timing Verification using a Hybrid Communication Network

Tara Yasmin Mina & Sriramya Bhamidipati

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Modernizing the Electric Grid: Enhancing Resiliency and Cybersecurity

Juan Torres Associate Lab Director, Energy Systems Integration

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

The Cyber Secure Dashboard - Institutionalizing Cyber Security Using the NIST Framework

Heartland Science & Technology: Glen R. Salo & Chantelle Hougland

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 3:00pm

LLNL’s Cyber and Infrastructure Resilience Program

Jovana Helms, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - 11:30am

Industrial Cyber Threats and Future Planning: Where We're Going We Don't Need Roads

Robert M. Lee, CEO, Dragos, Inc. 

Tuesday, April 3, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

A Resilient Self-Healing Cyber Security Framework for the Power Grid

Jianhui Wang, Argonne Associate, Argonne National Laboratory

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

IT and OT, Information Security Architectural and Operational Divides in the Energy Sector

Mark Guth, Manager Corporate Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Compliance at Nicor Gas, a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Oil and Gas Pipeline Transmission Infrastructure Cybersecurity and Resiliency

Al Rivero, President, ANG Consulting, LLC

Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 3:00pm

Cyber-Physical Experimentation Environment for RADICS (CEER): A Look into the Future of Cyber-Physical Experimentation

Tim Yardley, Associate Director for Technology, Information Trust Institute 

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Securing Critical Infrastructure From Sensor to Reactor

Fred Cohn, Program Director, Product Security Office, Schneider Electric

Friday, February 3, 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Resiliency in the Electricity Subsector: Information Sharing and Exercises against Black Sky Events

Bill Lawrence, Director of Programs and Engagement, Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC)

Friday, December 2, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Black Sky Resilience: Assessing the Vulnerability of the Electric Grid and Interdependent Infrastructures to Large-Scale Hazards

Jonathon Monken, Senior Director, System Resiliency and Strategy Coordination, PJM Interconnection

Monday, November 7, 2016 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Safety and Cyber Security

Nancy Leveson, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, MIT

Friday, June 24, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Following the Energy Sector’s Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity

Dr. Carol Hawk, CEDS R&D Program Manager, Department of Energy Office of Electricity and Energy Reliability (OE), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS)

Friday, February 12, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Introducing CREDC

David M. Nicol, CREDC PI and Director, Information Trust Institute