Biplab of National University of Singapore

Modern cities have embarked on a path toward becoming ``smarter’’ in order to maintain their economic growth and provide improved and more efficient civic infrastructure to its residents and businesses. Such cities allow easy access to data and information, make extensive use of computing and information technologies in the operation of its physical infrastructure as well as social services, and in its economy and industries. The efficiency and convenience brought about by these applications also come with unintended consequences. Much of the data collected by sensors and actuators in smart city applications contain sensitive data that can leak private information about individuals and organization. This talk will explore some of the unintended privacy concerns that stem from the use of data collection and exploitation in smart cities. We will also explore how adversaries target smart city applications to extract sensitive information. The talk will conclude with a discussion on possible solutions for privacy, as well as the need for technological and policy related frameworks for privacy. 

Biography:

Biplab Sikdar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore where he also serves as the Vice Dean in the Faculty of Engineering. He received the B. Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India, in 1996, the M.Tech. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA, in 2001. His research interests include IoT and cyber-physical system security, network security, and network performance evaluation. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, the Tan Chin Tuan fellowship from NTU Singapore, the Japan Society for Promotion of Science fellowship, and the Leiv Eiriksson fellowship from the Research Council of Norway. Dr. Sikdar is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. He served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications from 2007 to 2012 and as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing from 2014-2017. He received the best paper award from IEEE GLOBECOM (2007) and the IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (2020).

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