2nd IEEE LCN Special Track on Maritime Communication and Security (MarCaS)


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Technical Program

The following is the tentative program for the MarCaS Special Track, scheduled for Thursday, 10 October 2024, 1:30 - 6:00 p.m. (13:30-18:00) [UPDATED Tuesday, 8 October]. Contact the workshop organizers with any questions.


13:30-13:35 — WELCOME

Introduction and Welcome (MarCaS Organizing Committee)

13:35-14:15 — INVITED SPEAKER

The Devil Is In The Detail
Andrew Tierney (Pen Test Partners, UK)

Modern vessels are becoming increasingly complex and connected. Integrated bridges and automation systems can join tens of systems and fuse data from many untrusted sources. Is it possible for the crew to understand exactly how these systems work, where data comes from, and what can happen if the data is influenced by an attacker? The systems are poorly documented, training only considers accidental contamination of data, and the systems have never been attacked under adversarial conditions. We'll show some surprising issues we've found over the last few years with the hope of inspiring some new research.


14:15-15:00 — PAPER SESSION 1
Session Chair: Jan Bauer (Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany)

Advancing Radar Cybersecurity: Defending Against Adversarial Attacks in SAR Ship Recognition Using Explainable AI and Ensemble Learning
Amir Hossein Oveis (Radar and Surveillance Systems (RaSS Lab - CNIT), Italy); Giulio Meucci (UniPi and CNIT, Italy); Francesco Mancuso (University of Pisa & Radar and Surveillance Systems (RaSS) National Laboratory - CNIT, Italy); Alessandro Cantelli-Forti (CNIT, Italy)
Fighting Shadows and Ghosts - A Conceptual Framework for Identification Deception Tactics (IDTs) and MARINE Approach
Giangiuseppe Pili, Dr. (James Madison University & Royal United Services Institute, USA); Alessio Armenzoni (Open Source Centre, United Kingdom)

15:00-15:30 — BREAK

15:30-17:00 — PAPER SESSION 2
Session Chair: Kasey Miller

AIS Spoofing: A Tutorial for Researchers
Gary C. Kessler (Gary Kessler Associates, USA); Diane M. Zorri (Equis Group, Italy)
Dude, Where's That Ship? Stealthy Radio Attacks Against AIS Broadcasts
Felix Klör and Jan Bauer (Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany); Sachar Paulus (Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany); Michael Rademacher (Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany)
AIS Data Analysis: Reality in the Sea of Echos
Gabor Visky (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia); Alexander Rohl (University of Adelaide, Australia); Sokratis Katsikas (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway); Olaf Maennel (University of Adelaide, Australia)
Hacking on the High Seas: How Automated Reverse-Engineering Can Assist Vulnerability Discovery of a Proprietary Communication Protocol
Gabor Visky (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia); Alexander Rohl (University of Adelaide, Australia); Risto Vaarandi (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia); Sokratis Katsikas (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway); Olaf M Maennel (University of Adelaide, Australia)

17:00-17:15 — BREAK

17:15-18:00 — PAPER SESSION 3
Session Chair: Brien Croteau (U.S. Naval Academy, USA)

Exploring the Security Landscape of Underwater Positioning and Navigation Systems: An Attack Surface Analysis
Hosam Alamleh (University of North Carolina Wilmington & Louisiana Tech University, USA); Bilge Karabacak (University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA)
Sea Trial Measurements of LTE and HF Performance for Underwater Network Extension
Gunnar Schneider and Michael Goetz (Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany); Ivor Nissen (University of Kiel, Germany)



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