Cyber Security for Process Control Systems
Summer School
June 16-20, 2008
At the Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva
Fontana, Wisconsin
With support from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, The Information Trust Institute at The University of Illinois is proud to present the “Cyber Security for Process Control Systems” Summer School.
About the Course
The "Cyber Security for Process Control Systems" summer school has been organized by the Information Trust Institute (ITI) at the University of Illinois to complement the activities of the Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIP) project funded by NSF, DOE, and DHS. This summer school offering will include top academic, industrial, and government researchers as instructors and will be held at the beautiful, recently renovated Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
The summer school is intended for graduate students and others who wish to contextualize their research with an understanding of real-world control system security problems and to gain perspective on current research activities in the field. With commitments from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, we are able to make available for this event approximately 35-40 graduate student scholarships.
The course content will include topics in the area of cyber security for process control systems that engage industry, research labs, and academia on issues of concern in the short term as well as the long term. These topics include an overview of threats, background in both control systems and cyber security, current approaches for protecting control systems, and research problems and vision.
The summer school program includes an informal work-in-progress session in which participants will give short presentations on recent results, work in progress, and other topics of interest to the cyber security for process control community. Presentations that are not purely technical in nature are welcome. We will post more details in the near future about the process for submitting abstracts for the session. The session will provide both food for thought and food for the stomach!
Program Summary (Preliminary)
Please check back for updates. A detailed program with abstracts and biographies is also available.
Monday, June 16 |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Registration, Refreshments |
| 2:25-2:30 |
Welcome |
| 2:30-3:30 |
"Scoping the Threat"
Tom Malec,
U.S. Department of Energy |
| 3:30-3:45 |
Break |
| 3:45-6:15 |
"Cyber Security Basics"
Radha Poovendran,
University of Washington |
| 7:00 pm |
Welcoming Reception |
Tuesday, June 17 |
| 8:30-10:00 |
"Communication and Control in Power Systems"
David Whitehead,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30-noon |
"Wide-area Stability and Control"
Jeff Dagle,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| noon-1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 |
"Network Security Architecture for Control Systems"
Andrew Wright,
N-Dimension |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-5:00 |
"Towards the Smart Grid of the Future"
Paul Myrda,
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) |
| 5:30-7:00 |
Work in progress session |
Wednesday, June 18 |
| 8:30-10:00 |
"Case Study: Protecting the California ISO"
James W. Sample,
California ISO |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30-noon |
"Process Control System Event Correlation and Response"
Walt Heimerdinger,
Honeywell |
| noon-1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 |
"Field Asset Security in a Smart Grid World"
Darren Highfill,
EnerNex |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-5:00 |
"Security Monitoring and Event Management in Process Control: Challenges and Opportunities"
Alfonso Valdes,
SRI |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner cruise on Lake Geneva |
Thursday, June 19 |
| 8:30-10:00 |
"Future Control System Cyber Architectures"
Paulo Esteves Veríssimo,
University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30-noon |
"Energy Currency and Other Trends: How Changes in Society's Energy Management Strategies Could Influence CyberSecurity Research"
Deborah Frincke,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| noon-1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 |
TBD |
| 2:30-4:00 |
"Improving the Robustness of Process Control System Software"
Rob Cunningham,
MIT Lincoln Laboratory |
Friday, June 20 |
| 8:30-10:00 |
"Changing Today's Vulnerabilities into Tomorrow's Resilient Control Systems"
Rita Wells,
Idaho National Labs |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30-Noon |
"Smart Grid Case Study: Deploying an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (50,000 Today, 10,000,000 Tomorrow)"
Mel Gehrs,
Gehrs Consulting |
Registration Information
Registration fee is $850 if you register by May 10, 2008, after which the fee is $975. Your fee includes all program materials, available breaks, and meals. The program begins at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2008 and ends at 12:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2008. Checks or credit cards are accepted.
Online registration is available, or you may print and mail a completed PDF registration form with payment to:
Cyber Security for Process Control Systems Cashiering Office
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
162 Henry Administration Building
506 South Wright
Urbana , IL 61801
1-903402-727001-305300-199000
You may also register via fax at (217) 333-9561, or by telephone at (217) 333-2880 or toll free (877) 455-2687.
Change in plans
If you cannot attend the course, you may send a substitute. Call University of Illinois Conferences and Institutes at (217) 333-2880 if you have a change in plans.
Graduate Scholarships
Graduate students at US institutions are eligible to apply for scholarships, which will cover the cost of registration, lodging (double occupancy; reservations will be made for you), and appropriate travel expenses. Please complete the PDF application form and email the application, with research statement, to lmelchi AT uiuc.edu or mail it to Information Trust Institute, attn: Lori Melchi, 1308 W. Main Street, Urbana, IL 61801, by Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Final decisions will be made by April 30, 2008. See the scholarship FAQ if you have questions.
Special Needs
If you need accommodations for a disability or a dietary restriction, call University of Illinois Conferences and Institutes at (217) 333-2880.
Emergency Messages
During the course hours, messages may be left at (217) 240-0748. Messages will be posted near the course area.
Location
This course will be held from 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 16 through 12:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva, Fontana, Wisconsin.
Hotel Reservations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Abbey for the nights of June 16-19 at a rate of $159 per night plus sales tax. Please make your own reservations by calling (800) 709-1323 or (262) 275-9000, ext. 4512; be sure to ask for the “Information Trust Institute” room block. (Note that recipients of scholarships do not need to make their own hotel reservations, which will be arranged for them by the organizers.)
You may also make reservations online; be sure to indicate the group code “1087A7” on the online reservation form.
Directions to the Abbey Resort are available on their website.
The Abbey Resort features the following:
- Complimentary wireless and wired internet throughout the facility
- Complimentary parking
- Indoor and outdoor swimming
- Indoor and outdoor activities
- Spa treatments & services at the onsite Fontana Spa
- Full service restaurants, lounges, and room service
- In-room coffee service, iron and ironing board, and hairdryers
- Views to beautiful Lake Geneva throughout the facility
Organizing Committee
This event is associated with the activities of the Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid Center (TCIP), which is an NSF CyberTrust Center that brings together researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dartmouth College, Cornell University, and Washington State University. Members of the organizing committee include: