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?? All-Hands Team Meeting ?? The SPHERE Research Infrastructure team had a productive all-hands meeting at Northeastern University to review Year 1 progress and develop plans for Year 2. We reflected on what worked well, identified areas for improvement, and explored ways to enhance our workflows and collaboration moving forward. In addition, we discussed upcoming technical tasks, key milestones, and exciting new outreach opportunities. The team’s energy and passion are truly inspiring, and we’re excited about all we’ll accomplish in the next phase of our work! USC Information Sciences Institute #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Research #Testbed #SPHERE

?? Announcing November's #DiscoverUS #TransatlanticTechTalk ??? Thursday, 14 November | 17:00 CET (08:00 PDT) ?? 'SWARM: Distributing workflow management functions to achieve resilience' Join Ewa Deelman, University of Southern California (IEEE Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, HPDC Achievement Award winner) for a discussion of how a decentralized, multi-agent approach to workflow management can enhance robustness, resilience, and fault tolerance. Register here ?? https://lnkd.in/d43Wiv5f Hadi Esmaeilzadeh | Manish Parashar | Rosa M. Badia |?Maria-Ribera Sancho ?|?Koen De Bosschere |?Filippo Cugini |?SmartEdgeProject |?EUCloudEdgeIoT |?TARDIS project |?OpenSwarm_eu

October Spotlight!! SPHERE Research Infrastructure will be at three amazing conferences this month. Connect with us and learn more about SPHERE at these events. NSF Cybersecurity Summit: The Summit brings together leaders in NSF cyberinfrastructure and cybersecurity to address the community's core cybersecurity challenges. SPHERE Community Outreach Director David Balenson will participate in a panel on Building and Operating Cybersecurity Programs at NSF Mid-scale Projects. https://lnkd.in/gXV8xQjd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2024:? Worldwide information security researchers, developers, and users will present novel contributions on aspects of computer security and privacy, and explore cutting-edge ideas and results. David Balenson will present a poster on SPHERE. https://lnkd.in/gP9dvEiz SACNAS NDiSTEM 2024: SPHERE Lead PI Jelena Mirkovic will present SPHERE along with two other public research testbeds, FABRIC and Chameleon Cloud. Come learn about each testbed's resources and services, and briefly test-drive an experiment on each testbed.? https://lnkd.in/dyrXQKXw USC Information Sciences Institute #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Research #Testbed #NSF

Have you ever been to the coldest place on Earth? We have a quantum computer for that! On October 16, USC Information Sciences Institute will open the doors of three of its labs on quantum, space, and cybersecurity, as part of TECH WEEK by a16z. You will be able to learn about our 5,000 kbits quantum computer, how we create small satellites that we send to space, and how we build testbeds to test technologies that will keep networks secure. Reserve your spot here as space is limited: https://bit.ly/4dO8CU1 #LATechWeek USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Time flies when you are doing great work. Here's to an even more impactful second year!

USC Information Sciences Institute's Katy Felkner explains why "Language Matters" at the IAPP's Privacy Security and Risk Conference.

One month until the 2024 Microelectronics Commons Annual Meeting! Join California DREAMS for this unique opportunity to hear about our projects and workforce development initiatives. We would love to meet innovators interested in being part of our mission. The meeting will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., on October 29-30 and you can register here: https://lnkd.in/eEbztAcb? The event also features special presentations from Department of Defense? (DoD) leaders, live panel discussion, overviews from Technical Execution Area Leads,?and nightly networking receptions. Registration closes on October 15 at 6:00 PM ET. #Semiconductors #USC #Microelectronics USC Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California USC Information Sciences Institute

ISI is leading research on privacy protection in autonomous vehicles. A new study examines how "privacy patterns" —?standardized solutions to common privacy issues — can safeguard user data in self-driving robotaxis.? ? In the study, scientists put existing privacy patterns to the test, examining their effectiveness against potential privacy threats. They found that while some threats could be mitigated, there are still some gaps, and patterns face several hurdles for real-world application. ? ? “ISI is working with the community to learn more about privacy patterns and to move things forward,” said study author David Balenson, interim director of ISI's networking and cybersecurity division. “This is a call for the community to step up and join us.”? ? Read the full story: bit.ly/3ZC8aEj USC Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California

Applications for the National Science Foundation (NSF) CI Compass Fellowship Program are open to undergraduate students in the U.S.! The program provides students the opportunity to learn technical aspects of cyberinfrastructure (CI) and how Major Facilities apply them in practice. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gXn7S2V9

Did someone say tech mixer on a rooftop with views on the Marina? We sure did! Join us on October 17th at 5pm on the rooftop of USC Information Sciences Institute for an evening of networking with local start-ups in the heart of Silicon Beach, as part of TECH WEEK by a16z. Space is limited, reserve your spot here: https://bit.ly/3Xc50V2 #LATechWeek USC Viterbi School of Engineering