2023 DeapSECURE Summer Institute

The DeapSECURE workshop series is a hands-on training on high-performance computational techniques emphasizing applications to cybersecurity research. We are excited to announce the Summer 2023 in-person DeapSECURE Workshop covering the topics of High-Performance Computing, Big Data, Machine Learning and Neural Networks for cybersecurity. We will conduct the workshop in-person. Come and join us, get your hands dirty while learning to use a supercomputer to address challenging cybersecurity research! Techniques taught in DeapSECURE workshops are rather general and transferable to other areas including science, engineering, finance, linguistics, etc. (Why Cybersecurity?)

This page contain additional details that you may want to know before joining this training:

• Who can join these workshops?
• When are the workshops?
• What is the format of the workshop?
• What can you expect to gain out of the workshops?
• What are the prerequisites to succeed in this training program?
• What are rules & requirements of this training?

(The registration link is at the bottom. Please read on…)

Workshop Audience

This workshop is open to students participating in the Cybersecurity REU program at ODU. Additional seats are available for ODU HPC users and researchers who are committed to attend the entire Summer Institute. This training program is aimed at (1) students with an interest in cutting-edge cybersecurity research, (2) those who need to handle and analyze large amounts of data and/or use machine learning techniques for their research projects.

Python programming skill is required. UNIX shell skill is necessary to interact with HPC systems. Please read the prerequisites of the training for more details.

Schedule

Workshop Dates and Times: Monday-Wednesday, June 5-7, 2023, 9:00am - 4:30pm

Sections and Topics:

There will be multiple short breaks druring each workshop.

Format

The workshop will be conducted in-person at Old Dominion University campus. It will consist of a mix of lectures / hands-on activities to introduce learners to basic concepts and practical skills in HPC, Big Data, Machine Learning and Neural Networks. Materials will be introduced at an introductory level. Hands-on activities will be carried out in breakout sessions using Python and Jupyter notebooks. There will be teaching assistants to help the learners.

Rules & Requirements

1. This is a hands-on training. You are expected to bring and use your laptop computer to connect to and perform exercises on ODU’s Wahab supercomputer.

2. The three-day workshops build upon one another! If you sign up and are accepted, you must participation in the entire Summer Institute. The number of available seats is very limited, and the demand is high.

Survey Disclosure

Assessments and participant’s feedback are an integral part of this NSF-funded training program; we require that all participants fill both the pre- and post-workshop surveys. By participating in this training, you agree to respond to our pre- and post-workshop surveys. Your individual responses will remain anonymous and confidential. We will use your collective responses and feedback to help us improve our lessons. Any published statistics will be reported in ways that preserve the privacy of individual responses.

Ok, I’m In! How Do I Sign Up for the Workshops?

To register for the DeapSECURE Workshop, please:

Register Here: https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3QKPJ7tRm9s9Tp4
Registration deadline: May 25, 2023

(Please allow yourself up to 30 minutes to complete the registration and participant survey.)

IMPORTANT: Seating is limited to TWENTY.

Due to limited space, we will perform selection on the workshop participants. You will be notified prior to the workshop start whether you are accepted into the training program. By participating, you commit to attend the in-person workshops for the entire duration of the Institute.

Acknowledgements

This training project is funded by the National Science Foundation through OAC CyberTraining grant #1829771.