Individualized Cybersecurity Research Mentoring (iMentor) Workshop

iMentor Workshop Multi-day Program

November 9-12, 2020 (US Eastern Time)

November 9th, First day workshop

10:30am-10:50am iMentor Orientation for student mentees

10:50am-11am Break

11am-11:10am Welcome remarks by organizers

11:10am - 11:30am Opening remarks by Bhavani Thuraisingham (UT Dallas)
Introduced by Daphne Yao

11:30am-12:45pm Keynote by Raheem Beyah (Georgia Tech)
Title: On the Outside Looking In: Securing Success in the Academy
Introduced by Elisa Bertino

12:45am-1pm 15-minute break

1pm-2:30pm Panel: Being a grad student - how to succeed and plant the seeds for your future career
Panelists:
Bhavani Thuraisingham (UT Dallas)
Indrakshi Ray (Colorado State University)
Yuan Tian (University of Virginia)
Celine Irvene (Georgia Tech)
Kevin Alejandro Roundy (NortonLifeLock Research Group)

2:30pm-2:45pm 15-minute break

2:45pm-4pm Keynote by Cristina Cifuentes (Oracle Labs Australia)
Title: A Latina in Tech
Introduced by Ya Xiao

4pm-5pm Informal discussion and chat

November 10th

9:30am-9:45am CCS daily scrum (group greetings and informal chat/feedback)

9:45am-10:25am Talk by Daphne Yao (Virginia Tech)
Research Style Diversity, Impostor Syndrome, and Know Your Strengths
Introduced by Miles Frantz

10:25am-10:30am Getting ready to attend CCS

November 11th

9:50am-10:10am CCS daily scrum (group greetings and informal chat/feedback)

10:10am-10:45am Chat with assigned mentors (e.g., on CCS talks and topics, and challenges)
or group discussion (if mentors unavailable)

10:45am-10:50am Getting ready to attend CCS

November 12th

9:50am-10am CCS daily scrum (group greetings and informal chat/feedback)

10am-10:45am 1-2 minute informal summary from each student mentee

10:45am-10:50am Getting ready to attend CCS