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DESCRIPTION:Description:\n\nJoin the IEEE Young Professionals (Region 3) an
 d IEEE Computer Society for the first event in the Tech Futures 2026 Deep 
 Dive Series\, focused on Cybersecurity.\n\nThis hybrid event will be hoste
 d in person in Orlando and streamed live for virtual attendees. It brings 
 together experts from academia\, industry\, and IEEE to share insights on 
 emerging cybersecurity trends\, real-world challenges\, and future directi
 ons.\n\nFeatured Speakers:\n\n- Gracie Pereira\, VP &amp; Head of Cybersecurit
 y\, DigitalNet.ai\n- Elyson De La Cruz\, Chief Information Security Office
 r\, Imagine Believe Realize\, LLC &amp; Cyber Warfare Officer\, USAF Reserves\
 n- Franco Mezzarapa\, Offensive and Hardware Security Researcher\, The DRA
 CO Lab\, University of Central Florida (PI: Prof. Mike Borowczak)\n\nAbout
  the Series:\nThe IEEE Tech Futures 2026 Series is a region-wide initiativ
 e led by IEEE Region 3 Young Professionals and the Computer Society. It is
  designed to engage students\, young professionals\, and members in explor
 ing impactful emerging technologies identified in the Computer Society Tec
 hnology Predictions 2026 report.\n\nThrough a combination of virtual and l
 ocally hosted hybrid events\, this series aims to strengthen collaboration
 \, expand technical knowledge\, and foster industry-academia engagement ac
 ross Region 3.\n\nKey Objectives:\n\n- Explore emerging technologies and f
 uture industry trends\n- Strengthen collaboration between IEEE Young Profe
 ssionals and the Computer Society\n- Provide accessible\, high-quality tec
 hnical programming\n- Enable impactful local hybrid events across sections
 \n- Foster industry engagement through expert talks and discussions\n\nWe 
 look forward to your participation in this exciting kickoff session on cyb
 ersecurity.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Foundation\
 n\nSpeaker(s): Andy Seely\, Michael Castiglia\, Franco Mezzarapa\, Gracie 
 Pereira\, Elyson De La Cruz\n\nAgenda: \n5:30 PM - 5:45 PM: Check-in and I
 nformal Networking\n\n5:45 PM - 6:00 PM: Welcome and Opening Remarks (Mich
 ael Castiglia\, Nihad Bassis\, Andy Seely)\n\n6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Cybersecu
 rity Landscape &amp; Future Trends (Gracie Pereira)\n\n6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: The 
 simple\, not-so-simple life of a Penetration Tester and Red Team Member (E
 lyson De La Cruz)\n\n7:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Hardware Side Channels with Demo (
 DRACO Lab - Franco Mezzarapa)\n\n7:45 PM - 7:50 PM: Closing Remarks and Co
 ntinuing Involvement (Michael Castiglia\, Eren Siegman\, Andy Seely)\n\n8:
 00 PM - 8:30 PM: Networking - Hosted by Women in Engineering (Sonali Das)\
 n\nRoom: 101AB\, Bldg: L3Harris Corporation Engineering Center (HEC)\, 432
 8 Scorpus St\, Orlando\, Florida\, United States\, 32816\, Virtual: https:
 //events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552721
LOCATION:Room: 101AB\, Bldg: L3Harris Corporation Engineering Center (HEC)\
 , 4328 Scorpus St\, Orlando\, Florida\, United States\, 32816\, Virtual: h
 ttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552721
ORGANIZER:michael.castiglia@ucf.edu
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SUMMARY:IEEE Tech Futures 2026: Cybersecurity Deep Dive - In Person - Orlan
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552721
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