ECE Seminar* Speaker: Dr. Krishna Venkatasubramanian, Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
When: Friday,
April 27, 2018
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Where: > See description for location
Cost: Free
Description: Topic: INFORMATION SECURITY IN THE WEARABLE INTERNET OF THINGS
Location: College of Engineering Conference Room, Textiles Building (TXT), Room 101E
Abstract:
Recent years have seen the emergence of the wearable IoT (Internet of Things). The WIoT is composed of sensor-based systems that go beyond existing fitness trackers and have the capability to monitor a user's vital signs and other physiological markers (e.g., ECG, glucose, and blood pressure). Such WIoT systems hold great promise for a variety of applications, from enabling novel biometrics to wellness, and even fashion.
In this talk I present two of my projects related to maintaining information-security properties for these WIoT systems. In the first part of my talk I will present a data-driven approach that can detect data-manipulation attacks (i.e., adversaries try to introduce bad patient-state information into the system) on medical WIoT systems in real-time. The second part of my talk is about a novel authentication solution for Smart Eyewear WIoT devices that use the wearer's blinking pattern and subtle head movements as a biometric.
Biography:
Dr. Krishna Venkatasubramanian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Prior to coming to WPI, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. His research interests include security and fault-tolerance in the wearable internet of things, medical cyber-physical systems, biometrics, and assistive cybersecurity technologies. He has co-authored a book titled Body Area Networks: Safety, Security and Sustainability published by Cambridge University Press in 2013. His research has been featured on CBS News, the Discovery Channel website, Clinical Innovations and Technology magazine, and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology magazine. More information on his research activities can be found at: http://hibou.cs.wpi.edu/~kven/wordpress.
The Seminars is open to the public free of charge.
*For further information, please contact Dr. Honggang Wang at 508.999.8469, or by via email at hwang1@umassd.edu.
Location: College of Engineering Conference Room, Textiles Building (TXT), Room 101E
Abstract:
Recent years have seen the emergence of the wearable IoT (Internet of Things). The WIoT is composed of sensor-based systems that go beyond existing fitness trackers and have the capability to monitor a user's vital signs and other physiological markers (e.g., ECG, glucose, and blood pressure). Such WIoT systems hold great promise for a variety of applications, from enabling novel biometrics to wellness, and even fashion.
In this talk I present two of my projects related to maintaining information-security properties for these WIoT systems. In the first part of my talk I will present a data-driven approach that can detect data-manipulation attacks (i.e., adversaries try to introduce bad patient-state information into the system) on medical WIoT systems in real-time. The second part of my talk is about a novel authentication solution for Smart Eyewear WIoT devices that use the wearer's blinking pattern and subtle head movements as a biometric.
Biography:
Dr. Krishna Venkatasubramanian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Prior to coming to WPI, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. His research interests include security and fault-tolerance in the wearable internet of things, medical cyber-physical systems, biometrics, and assistive cybersecurity technologies. He has co-authored a book titled Body Area Networks: Safety, Security and Sustainability published by Cambridge University Press in 2013. His research has been featured on CBS News, the Discovery Channel website, Clinical Innovations and Technology magazine, and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology magazine. More information on his research activities can be found at: http://hibou.cs.wpi.edu/~kven/wordpress.
The Seminars is open to the public free of charge.
*For further information, please contact Dr. Honggang Wang at 508.999.8469, or by via email at hwang1@umassd.edu.
Contact:
ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department 508.999.9164 http://www.umassd.edu/engineering/ece/
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