Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technologies Program
(AICCTP) Workshop
Next Generation Telecommunications
Networks: Privacy and Security Challenges, Standards,
Regulatory Interventions, and Policy Framework
Tuesday,
November 15, 2022
Bengaluru,
Karnataka,
India
Venue:
Chancery Pavilion Hotel
135
Residency Road, Bengaluru 560025
With the explosive growth in wireless data traffic
and smart devices in recent years and the evolving transition to
5G/6G networks, there is a critical need to address the key
privacy and security challenges that may arise. In this workshop,
we focus on Wi-Fi sensing based on processing the channel state
information (CSI), through which wireless networks can potentially
leak users’ personal information, even when the data is encrypted.
Unlike sensor or video-based approaches, Wi-Fi sensing can be
carried out unobtrusively using low-cost devices.
This workshop will present an overview of the range of
cybersecurity threats that arise in the context of Wi-Fi sensing
and the kinds of personal and usage information that can be
inferred by malicious actors. We will also report the results of
parallel experiments conducted in India and Australia (at
universities in Sydney and IIT Madras) to test the validity and
generality of applying Wi-Fi sensing to harvest diverse
information. Specifically, these experiments tested the efficacy
of Wi-Fi sensing for network traffic classification and spatial
monitoring. This will be followed by an interactive exploration of
possible counter-strategies and how standards and policies can be
developed to reduce the privacy and security threats without
impeding potential technological innovations.
(This workshop and the related research are funded by a grant from
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of
Australia, under the Australia-India Cyber and Critical
Technologies Program)
Program
8.30 – 9.00 am: Registration
9.00 – 9.10 am: Welcome and introductions Prof. Joseph Davis, University of Sydney
9.10 – 9.15 am: Inaugural Address, TBA
9.15 – 9.25: Welcome Address, Dr. Tobias Feakin, Cyber-Security Ambassador, Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia
9.25 – 10.00 am: Morning Tea
10.00 – 10.50 am: Keynote address followed by Q&A
Title: Privacy and data security start with human beings, not
networks or devices Presented by: Mr. Sunil Bajpai
Sunil Bajpai is presently the Chief Trust Officer at Tanla
Platforms Limited, a leading provider of Communications Platform
as a Service (CPaaS) headquartered in India. He has previously
served as the Principal Advisor at the Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India and has worked on developing the net neutrality
regulations for India, revising the quality-of-service benchmarks,
and the adoption of blockchain as RegTech in the telecom sector.
He has held leadership positions in operations, information
technology, research, and policy areas with the Indian Railways.
He holds a Masters’ degree in design engineering and an M. Phil in
Social Sciences.
10.50 – 11.30 am: Wi-Fi sensing: privacy, security threats and
tech opportunities Prof. Aruna Seneviratne, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
11.30 – 12.30: Research at UNSW and IIT Madras, Parallel Wi-Fi
sensing experiments – network traffic classification (NTC) and
spatial monitoring Dr. Ayon Chakraborty (IIT Madras) and Dr. Deepak Mishra
(UNSW)
12.30 – 1.30 pm: LUNCH
1.30 – 2.00 pm: UNSW and IIT Madras experiments and demo –
results, comparisons and implications Dr. Ayon Chakraborty (IIT Madras) and Dr. Deepak Mishra
(UNSW)
2.00 – 2.30 pm: Secure mobile data processing in 5G Networks Dr. Dilip Krishnaswamy, STL Solutions, NJ, USA
2.30 – 2.50 pm: Existing standards and privacy regulations;
implications arising from wi-fi sensing threats TBA
2.50 -3.10: Evening Tea
3.10 – 3.30: Technical approaches to addressing wi-fi sensing
privacy risks and threats Mr. Aryan Sharma (UNSW)
3.30 – 4.15: Panel Discussion, Enhancing mobile data privacy
and security Moderator: Dr. Dilip Krishnaswamy, STL Solutions, NJ, USA Panel Members, TBA
4.20 – 6pm: Drinks at the Alchemy, (the microbrewery on
the hotel terrace)
