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Wednesday, June 8, 2022 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CPI Talk- Digital Disinformation and Democracy

In our next CPI Talk, our hosts Bessma Momani and Shelly Ghai Bajaj discuss how disinformation flows and spreads on direct messaging and private chat applications, why they are important digital spaces to study, and the broader political and social implications of disinformation.

Thursday, October 10, 2024 8:30 am - 5:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2024 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference

Welcome to the 2024 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference.

The University of Waterloo Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute is proud to host its Annual Conference on Thursday October 10, from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, at Federation Hall on the University of Waterloo Campus.

This event centres on our theme, TACKLING CANADA’S CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES, which will highlight current and future efforts within the cybersecurity and privacy sphere, with keynote speakers, panel discussions, and industry talks. This conference is open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, entrepreneurs, start-ups, government, sponsors, and businesses.

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Friday, July 26, 2024

Congratulations to Vasisht Duddu and Rasoul Akhavan Mahdavi, the 2024 winners of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Excellence Graduate Scholarships

Congratulations to Vasisht Duddu and Rasoul Akhavan Mahdavi, the 2024 winners of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Excellence Graduate Scholarships. Generously sponsored by MasterCard and BTQ, each of these graduate students will receive $10,000 for attaining this prestigious award. We had many high calibre applicants for this year's scholarships, the competition was the highest level it has been since the inception of this award in 2019.

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Friday, July 12, 2024

Meet Waterloo’s Trailblazer in Cybersecurity and Privacy Research

Explore the scholarly journey and legacy of CPI’s inaugural executive director, Florian Kerschbaum, and his globally impactful research as part of our ongoing Spotlight Series.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

CPI Game Theory Workshop Brings UW Community Together

The Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute hosted a unique interdisciplinary workshop on campus that brought together University of Waterloo faculty, staff, and students, as well as industry representatives and visiting academics. Attendees spent an enjoyable and thought-provoking day Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Enterprise Theatre in East Campus 5 exploring algorithmic game theory by hearing perspectives from both economists and computer scientists in a special speaker/presentation format organized and led by CPI’s Acting Executive Director, Anindya Sen.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Differential Privacy and Changing the World

An interview with Assistant Professor Xi He, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo, Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute, and CPI Member.

Professor XI He talks about her research and teaching, as well as the salient topics surrounding her research in differential privacy.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Making Waves in Cybersecurity and Privacy through Interdisciplinary Research

A chat with CPI member Leah Zhang-Kennedy about making her own mark in the globally impactful field of cybersecurity and privacy as an Assistant Professor in interaction design and user experience research, and director of the Safe Interactions Lab at the University of Waterloo’s Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

BTQ Technologies Joins the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute at the University of Waterloo

BTQ is pleased to announce its sponsorship with the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (“CPI”) at the University of Waterloo and establishing a multi-year relationship for R&D collaboration

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Let’s Deep Dive into How eDiscovery Pros Make Generative AI Their Greatest Asset Workshop

When it comes to generative AI, there seems to be a lingering question on top of every eDiscovery professional’s mind: are the robots coming for my job? Generative AI, technology that can autonomously create different outputs, is here to stay and while it has its limitations, this technology will only continue getting better.

Now, it’s not all doom and gloom from here. Generative AI’s rise doesn’t equate to your downfall. On the contrary, we believe that industry professionals can make generative AI their greatest asset.

In our upcoming workshop, we invite our community to come together to learn how we can use generative AI to uplevel what we do.

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

CPI welcomes new interim Associate Director

CPI is excited to announce Diogo Barradas as interim Associate Director of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI). Barradas has been a member of CPI since 2022 and assumes the role while the previous Associate Director, Anindya Sen, fills in as Acting Executive Director to cover a sabbatical.