In our next CPI Talk, political scientists Bessma Momani and Shelly Ghai Bajaj will discuss:
- how disinformation flows and spreads on direct messaging and private chat applications.
- why they are important digital spaces to study.
- the broader political and social implications of disinformation.
Brown University's Seny Kamara discusses how cryptography has failed to address the needs of the disenfranchised and how this can be addressed.
CPI Talks are free and open to everyone regardless of age! High school students and even non-Waterloo students/staff are welcome to join.
No prior knowledge of cryptography will be expected from the audience.
Monday, June 27 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Participants: Cybersecurity & Privacy Institute's (CPI) members
Moderator(s): Anindya Sen (CPI Associate Director)
Note: This event is not open for public viewing, nor will it be recorded. These RoundTable Discussions are exclusive to CPI members and participants and will be invite-only.
Friday, June 10 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Participants: Members from the Cybersecurity & Privacy Institute (CPI) & Robohub
Moderator(s): Brandon DeHart (Robohub)
Note: This event is not open for public viewing, nor will it be recorded. These RoundTable Discussions are exclusive to CPI members and participants and will be invite-only.
The Tri-Agency Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program welcomes applications for a new award, the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity: 2022 Inaugural Competition.
Join UWaterloo's Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) for their next event.
Guest speaker, Smith Oduro-Marfo shows how surveillance-oriented systems can enhance socio-economic development in the Global South!
This event is part of their CrySP Speaker Series on Privacy
Are you interested in quantum mechanics or cryptography?
Then check out our next CPI Talk to learn how quantum computers can create security risks and how we can mitigate them!
CPI's Michele Mosca and Sara Zafar Jafarzadeh discuss why it is important to act now, even though cryptographically-relevant quantum computers are not available.
Are you interested in how quantum computing is shaping all faces of the internet from global financial systems to social media? Or how it may effect cryptographic trust systems and communications? Then, come join the CQN Societal Impacts Winter Lecture: Quantum Internet Protocols event.
Click here to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
