CARTA Industry Advisory Board Annual Meeting + Workshop
1/7+8/2025 | Newman Alumni Center, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
The Spring 2025 CARTA Industry Advisory Board (IAB) meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm (EST) at the Newman Alumni Center on the Coral Gables campus of the University of Miami. The meeting will be hosted by the NSF University of Miami CARTA site co-directors, Drs. Mitsu Ogihara and Yelena Yesha. Attendance is by invitation only.*
A Workshop wil be held the day before at the same location on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. This workshop will be dedicated to trusted AI and cybersecurity and co-sponsored by Google, MedStar, the US Department of Health and Human Services, the University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, and the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences.
To help us plan for a productive and secure meeting, please take a moment to REGISTER for the Meeting, Workshop, or both.
Additional information about the meeting agenda will be sent out closer to the date. We will also maintain meeting information here on the website.
If you plan to travel to Miami, please check out our recommendations on WHERE TO STAY + PLACES TO EAT.
Thank you for your support and participation!
Mitsunori Ogihara | Yelena Yesha
NSF University of Miami CARTA site Co-Directors
1/8 MEETING AGENDA (subject to change)
January 8, 2025 | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Newman Alumni Center,
Multipurpose Room ABC, 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
8:30 AM Registration+ Light Breakfast
9:00 AM Opening Remarks | Mitsu + Yelena, NSF UM CARTA
9:10 AM Welcome Remarks
9:20 AM NSF Director Remarks | Ann Von Lehman, NSF
9:30 AM CARTA Phase II Overview | Dimitris Metaxas, Director
10:00 AM Brief Site Updates | Rutgers, UMBC, UM, Arizona, Tel Aviv
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM Collaborative Project Reports | CARTA Site Directors
12:00 PM Lunch + Viewing Posters
1:30 PM Project Proposals | CARTA Site Directors
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM Industrial Panel
5:00 PM Networking Reception + Viewing Posters
7:00 PM Adjourn
1/7 WORKSHOP AGENDA (subject to change)
Digital Twins and Cyber-physical Security for National Critical Infrastructure
DHS Science and Technology & the NSF Center
for Advanced Real-Time Analytics Workshop
“Exploring the translation of digital twins research
to the protection of critical infrastructure systems”
January 7, 2025 | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Newman Alumni Center,
Multipurpose Room ABC, 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
8:30-9:00 AM Registration + Light Breakfast
9:00-9:15 AM Welcome + Opening Remarks | UM, NSF, DHS
9:15-9:45 AM Keynote Presentation | Google or NVIDIA
9:45-10:15 AM PANEL—National Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Risks, Opportunities & Challenges, Sector Representatives | proposed Southern Company, American Water Works, Biopharm, CISA
10:15-10:30 AM Break
10:30-12:30 AM Presentations—Federal Research, Technology and Policy Challenges | DHS CIMBA Presentations
12:30-12:45 PM Lunch
12:45-1:15 PM PANEL—Digital Twin Frontiers, Industry & Lab Representatives | proposed Google, NVIDIA, GE Vernova, NREL
1:15-1:45 PM PANEL—Academic Research & Technology Challenges | proposed UM, CARTA Universities, University of Illinois
1:45-2:00 PM Break
2:00-3:30 PM Parallel Breakout Sessions | Proposed
- -Sector Lead-SOUTHERN or—Critical Issues Related to the Use of Digital Twins for Cyber-physical Security | Research Problems, Data Requirements, Use Cases, Context
- Government Lead-SEAN WARNICK—Research Strategies for Exploring the Use of Digital Twins for Cyber-physical Security | State of Current Research, Research Priorities, Research Ecosystem & Partnering, Research Roadmap
- Industry/Academic Lead—AI/ML Security for Digital Twin Lifecycles | Risks associated with digital twin models, susceptivity to adversarial manipulations, game theoretic challenges, human weaknesses, research priorities
3:30-4:00 PM Break | Report Formulation
4:00-4:45 PM Breakout Group Reports
4:45-5:15 PM Closing Speaker | National Academies or NSF
5:15 PM Adjourn to Reception
