Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771

ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 / Lecture starts at 4:30 PM
On line and in person in the Building 3 Auditorium

Nirupam Roy

“Rethinking Privacy with Everyday Smart Things in the Age of AI”

ABSTRACT -- Everything around us, from a mighty smartphone to a humble vacuum cleaner, can nibble on our private information and make it available to all. In this talk, the presenter will sample his decade-long exploration of security/privacy vulnerabilities of smart devices. It will present an array of uncommon scenarios and techniques that can enable smart devices to spy on users. It will include inaudible voice commands that can whisper to your smart speakers and a robot vacuum cleaner that keeps an ear open to listen to your private conversation. The presenter will also talk about possibilities and real cases of identity hijacking with DeepFakes. The presenter will also outline a technical battle to tame unruly smart devices and a set of good practices to protect ourselves.

SPEAKER -- Nirupam Roy is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). His research focuses on ambient computing, security/privacy, and embedded AI. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. Roy has published extensively in top conferences on mobile computing, embedded systems, networking, sensing, communication, and security. His innovative work has led to multiple patents and inspired startups in acoustic perception and security. He has received numerous accolades, including best paper awards (2022, 2017), best demo and poster awards (2021, 2020, 2013), honorable mentions in the ACM SIGMOBILE research highlights (2017, 2023), and the NSF CAREER award (2023).

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