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Brussel, October 25th 2007 - CALIT-IMEC and L-Sec
Information Security: from Hardware to Applications

As we rely more and more on information system, information security touches our lives on a daily basis.  In the PC world, we need to deal with malware (viruses, worms, Trojan horses and spyware), phishing attacks, botnets and SPAM.  In spite of this environment, we buy things on the web, use electronic banking system and make mobile and VOIP phone calls; these applications use sophisticated security solutions to protect us.

As the complexity and scale of systems grow and the integration of hardware and software progresses, security solutions need to be implemented at multiple layers to offer defence in depth; the implementation of security in small embedded systems and hardware presents new opportunities but also new challenges.  Three well known researchers introduce us to innovative security solutions at the hardware level: anti-counterfeiting technology, secure non-volatile memory and new low-cost security protocols for RFID tags.  In the area of advanced applications, leading players discuss the challenges of forensics for mobile phones and the issues related to remote monitoring and treatment of patients in an e-health environment.

Speakers, Topics, Abstracts, CV’s

9.00:SIM card and handset forensics
David Naccache, ENS, France
abstract
10.00:Anti-counterfeiting technology based on Physical Unclonable Functions
Pim Tuyls, Philips Research, The Netherlands
abstract
10.50:Coffee Break
11.20:How to SQUASH Your Data: Provably Secure and Lightweight cryptography for RFID tags
Adi Shamir, The Weizmann Institute, Israel
abstract
12.10:Lunch
13.30:Secure non-volatile memory: is it a new trend for the security of embedded systems?
Guido Marco Bertoni, ST Microelectronics, Italy
abstract
14.20:Remote monitoring of people at risk and remotely supervised treatments
Hermie J Hermens, University of Twente, The Netherlands
abstract
15.10:Coffee break
15.30:Conclusions of Visionary Workshop of 25 October 2007
Bart Preneel, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
16.00:End of program