24/05/2023 — 26/05/2023

Type of event : other-conference

"How to make privacy more user-friendly for the long-term?" is a discussion featured by the 2023 CPDP conference. Already today privacy, data security and transparency are at peril. Legal frameworks vary globally creating loopholes and compliance dilemmas for companies whilst leaving consumers vulnerable and confused as they click through cookie consents and privacy notices. Behind the scenes, the data collected feeds into algorithms that amplify disinformation, hatespeech and discrimination, and is sold to databrokers for use in profiling and micro-targeting. Meanwhile too little data is available for research in the public interest. Now, imagine these challenges on steroids by 2030…

26/04/2023 09:15 — 17:00

Type of event : c4dt-conference

For this year's edition of the Finance & Technology Conference the Swiss Finance Institute (sfi) and the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT), EPFL are teaming up again to focus on Decentralized Finance (DeFi). The conference will be held on Thursday 26th of April at the Starling Hotel @ EPFL, Switzerland. For more information and the agenda please click here.

21/04/2023 10:00

Type of event : c4dt-conference

IMI has been invited to host a series of presentations during the upcoming annual conference of SGKM (the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research). For this, they are collaborating with C4DT and have chosen the theme of automatic content generation (and detection) and (dis)information dissemination in the digital age, under the working title “AI, synthetic media and society”. The organizers are particularly interested in IMI's interdisciplinary approach and the practical aspect of their projects. The goal is to present the current state of research in computer science, to show that this theme is a breeding ground for interdisciplinary research…

31/03/2023 10:30 — 18:00

Type of event : other-conference

A flagship conference on the trust economy and cybersecurity in international Geneva. Bringing together various private, public and academic actors from the State of Geneva, this exclusive platform will allow to reflect on digital governance and the main challenges of the trust economy. It will also be an opportunity for the start-ups of the Tech4Trust program to present their innovative solutions. An online broadcast of the conference will also be available.

30/03/2023 09:00 — 17:00

Type of event : c4dt-conference

The past two years saw a new vulnerability make headlines: software supply chains. Events such as the SolarWinds and Kaseya cyberattacks or the discovery of the Log4j vulnerability forced organizations to reevaluate their cyber risk exposure. This one-day conference provides a platform for academia, government, business, NGOs and standard-setting bodies to shed light on software supply chain risks, outline persisting challenges, and discuss mitigation tactics, solutions, and best practices as well as emerging frameworks and standardization initiatives. For more information click here.

20/03/2023 14:00 — 16:00

Type of event : c4dt-conference

This online workshop is co-organized by the Swiss Support Center for Cybersecurity (SSCC) and the SWITCH Foundation (SWITCH), in collaboration with the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) at EPFL and the Zurich Information Security Center (ZISC) at ETHZ. Its goal is to shed light on different aspects of “Zero Trust”. Our speakers cover a wide range of expertise and present their views on and experience with “Zero Trust”. As it has been the case in previous workshops, we hope that the format allows for interesting interactions with the audience.

16/03/2023 17:00 — 19:00

Type of event : c4dt-conference

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned authority on technology and security with a level-headed, must-hear message for any audience concerned about our digital security and privacy. Called a “security guru” by The Economist, Bruce is the author of sixteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World.