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CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | July 21, 2014 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | July 21, 2014 |
| Award Number: | 1449498 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Nina Amla
namla@nsf.gov (703)292-7991 CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr |
| Start Date: | August 1, 2014 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2017 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $50,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $50,000.00 |
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3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3 LOS ANGELES CA US 90089-0701 (213)740-7762 |
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Marina del Rey CA US 90292-6601 |
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Information Technology Researc, Secure &Trustworthy Cyberspace |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
This proposal provides funding for the second GREPSEC: Underrepresented Groups in Security Research workshop, which will be affiliated with the annual IEEE Symposium on Research in Security & Privacy, in May 2015, in San Jose CA. The first event, held in May 2013, attracted 50 participants, two-thirds of them students, and almost all from underrepresented groups.
USC/ISI will organize a day-and-a-half-long workshop for women and underrepresented minorities in computer security and privacy. The workshop will be held May 16-17, 2015. This is the weekend before the IEEE Computer Society's Security and Privacy Symposium, the premier conference in security, and this workshop will be co-located in San Jose, California.
The broad goal of the workshop is to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities in computer security research. Security is a wide field, encompassing network security, operating system security, language-based security, forensics, privacy, as well as legal and policy issues.
The goal of the organizers is to encourage Ph.D. students who are female and from underrepresented groups to choose security as their field of specialization. Their approach is to show the wide range of problems within the field and how women and underrepresented groups are working towards solving those problems.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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The goal of the project was to increase interest and participation by women and minorities in the field of cybersecurity. The project organized and hosted workshops for women and underrepresented minorities on cybersecurity research. The workshops were held proximate to, and the weekend before the leading cybersecurity research conference, the IEEE Security and Privacy Conference. The goal of the project was to introduce targeted students to current topics in research and to provide them with the opportunity to meet leading researchers and to network with each other. The expected impact of the project was to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities pursuing PhDs and academic careers in Security and Privacy.
The workshop was jointly funded through the National Science Foundation and the Computing Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W). In addition to the funding from the CRA, the CRA distributed a post workshop survey that provided data and statistics on the workshop and its influence.
This grant supported two GREPSEC Workshops. GREPSEC II, held in San Jose, CA May 16-17, 2015 and partial support for GREPSEC III May 20 – 21, 2017 also in San Jose CA. In attendance were the three organizers (Terry Benzel – USC, Susan Landau – Privacyink, and Hilarie Orman – Purple Streak. GREPSEC II had 41 students and 15 speakers. GREPSEC III had 34 students and 14 speakers.
The programs and other information about the workshops can be found at:
http://www.ieee-security.org/grepsec/grepsec2/
and
http://www.ieee-security.org/grepsec/
The formal part of the meeting focused on technical areas. Researchers from academia and industry presented current security and privacy research. The students ranged from first-year graduate students with burgeoning interests in security and privacy to students close to completing their PhDs in the field.
The ratio of speakers to students was deliberately high to encourage one-on-one mentoring. Half the speakers were present for both days, half for only one. Having focused the talks and panels on technical content, the schedule encouraged—and left ample time for – the students to mingle with the speakers during coffee breaks, meals, and the Saturday evening reception. Except for the initial breakfast on Saturday morning, where the speakers mostly sat with each other, the rest of the informal time saw the students and speakers talking, sometimes quite intensively.
Last Modified: 03/07/2018
Modified by: Terry V Benzel
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Participants of GREPSEC 2 held at the Saint Claire Hotel, San Jose, California. May 16-17, 2015unknownPublic DomainTerry V BenzelGREPSEC2 participants -
Participants of GREPSEC III held at the Westin San Jose Hotel, San Jose, California. May 20-21, 2015unknownPublic DomainTerry V BenzelGREPSEC III Participants
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