Dr. Champ Mendis

October 7, 2020 | Wednesday | 6 PM

ABSTRACT

The Internet of Things (IoTs) are widely used contraptions to monitor environments, health of humans, automobiles, spacecrafts, etc. In medical sciences this is comprehensively acknowledged restorative methodology, can be a type of implantable medical device, which uses electrical stimulation to treat neurological disorders. These devices are widely used to treat diseases such as Parkinson, movement disorder, epilepsy, and psychiatric disorders. Security in such devices plays a vital role since it can directly affect the mental, emotional, and physical state of human bodies by providing altered outputs. In case of medical sciences, it can even lead to patient’s death. An adversary can inhibit the normal functionality by tempering the outputs, introducing fake stimulation inside the human brain. Nonetheless, the adversary can impair the motor functions, alter impulse control, induce pain or even modify the emotional pattern of the patient. This talk presents an introduction to security in IoT devices. We will explore several interesting examples where security of IoT devices are compromised and possible remedial measures to overcome such attacks.

BIOGRAPHY

Champ Mendis is the Chief Data Scientist of Triple A Super, an adjunct lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Hony Asst Secretary of IEEE VIC/TAS Section. He has more than 10 years of experience working in IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Security and Computer Information Systems. He has worked in several industries, including Finance, Defence, Education, Transport, Telecom, Construction and Insurance. He had the opportunity to work for organizations such as Colmar Brunton, University of Melbourne, ACTU, DST (formerly DSTO), University of Sydney, ACTU and ARRB. He holds PhD in Computing and Information Systems from University of Melbourne and was a member of one of the best research groups in AI in Australia. In his spare time, he plays Table Tennis and Chess, cycling.

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