Co-organised by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, and supported by PolyU’s Department of Computing (COMP) and Peng Cheng Laboratory, the Mainland-Hong Kong Research Forum on the Advances in Cybersecurity was successfully concluded in hybrid mode from 23 to 24 October 2020. The forum brought together over 140 cybersecurity experts to promote security technology for the cyberspace and strengthen the cooperation on scientific research and education.
The opening of the forum was officiated by Dr Zhaotian Zhang and Dr Shige Zhan from NSFC; Mr Hoi Shan Hsu from Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre; Prof. Qing Li, Chair Professor of Data Science and Head of COMP, Prof. Hui Zhou from Peng Cheng Laboratory, and Prof. Binxing Fang, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Scholars from prominent institutions were invited to discuss a wide range of security issues on different aspects including internet monitoring, blockchain, AI, multimedia, ICS/ IoT, cryptography and cloud computing. Prof. Jiannong Cao, Chair Professor of Distributed and Mobile Computing of COMP, shared his view on “Security and Privacy for Blockchain-based Big Data Sharing” while Prof. Song Guo, Professor of COMP, presented his research findings on “Deep Reinforcement Learning Empowered Blockchain: Security Challenges and Solutions”.
Besides, there was a panel discussion which further stimulated rich and thought-provoking dialogues among the participants. Panelists engaged in the exploration of cross-region research collaboration; challenges and potential solutions for protecting the data, chips and networks in IoT and industrial control systems; possibility of achieving cryptography-like provable AI security; and difficulties faced by blockchain systems and applications.
The two-day forum provided a constructive platform for local and the Mainland academia and researchers to analyse and exchange insightful perspectives on the latest development, challenges and opportunities of cybersecurity.
