Events Emerging Leaders Series #2 - Staying cyber-safe as cities get smarter

JCU Events

Thu, 7 Apr 2022

Emerging Leaders Series #2 - Staying cyber-safe as cities get smarter


When: 7 April 2022, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location:Online Webinar

Many population centres are pursuing smart city initiatives to improve efficiency, quality of life and environmental aspects of city living. As smart technologies become increasingly widespread in cities, what cybersecurity risks do the public, businesses and governments face? This session explores this question from the perspectives of an academic and an industry expert and provides a platform for discussing research opportunities to address some of these issues.

Webinar time

4:30 pm GMT+8 (Singapore)

Speaker Profile

Steve Kerrison Dr Steve Kerrison
Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity, James Cook University, Singapore

Steve teaches and researches in cybersecurity, with interests in embedded systems, computer architecture and Internet of Things. He has a PhD from the University of Bristol, UK on predicting the energy consumption of embedded software, and industry experience in building cybersecurity products for industrial IoT and large-scale smart home solutions.

ShazinaMs Shazina Zaini
Senior Software Developer, Microsec

Shazina Zaini is a senior developer at SGInnovate-supported IoT security startup MicroSec. She works with a team of embedded systems, full-stack developers, mathematics, and machine learning geeks to make enterprise-grade security for low-power, low-bandwidth devices achievable and easy to manage.

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