International Symposium on Cybersecurity in Industry - Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications

The College of Computing and Information Technology (CCIT) at University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) welcomes you to the International Symposium on Cybersecurity in Industry - Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications – on January 10-11, 2024. With an impressive selection of international speakers from Germany, Qatar, and USA, this two-day convergence aims to offer deep insights, varied perspectives, and to foster meaningful collaboration.

The many scientific and industrial advances based on computing technologies have led to a ubiquitous cyberspace that permeates all aspects of our daily lives and impacts our physical world at a scale never seen before. In particular, all sectors of our economy and industry are now heavily reliant on such technologies, which magnifies the importance of cybersecurity. This 2-day symposium is designed to bring together experts, practitioners, and enthusiasts from academia and industry to highlight the cybersecurity challenges in our modern economy and explore strategies to mitigate cyber-risks in different verticals like oil & gas, finance, critical infrastructure, and healthcare. The goal is to outline the inter-dependency in the industry, how it impacts the cybersecurity posture in Qatar as a whole, as well to explore recent advances from technological, organizational, and societal perspectives.

The International Symposium on Cybersecurity in Industry is more than a mere academic gathering; it's a meeting of minds from diverse sectors, designed for graduate students, ICT middle managers, and technology enthusiasts from Qatar and the wider GCC region. Encompassing illuminating presentations, intriguing panel discussions on different topics like privacy in healthcare and safety of critical infrastructure, the symposium promises a comprehensive look into the challenges to tackle and opportunities to tap into. Join us in this exciting expedition!