Presentations and Workshops

(forthcoming) Invited participant in roundtable meeting Confidence Building Measures in Cyber Space: Lessons from Multilateral Security Regimes (follow-up from the 2011 London Conference on Cyberspace and in advance of the 2012 Budapest Conference), organized by Wilton Park in partnership with the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Cabinet Office. Wiston House, Sussex, England (May 28 - 30, 2012).

Presentation at the invitational National Cyber Security Framework expert workshop supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme and organized jointly by the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and the Austrian Institute for International Affairs. Speaker in the panel 'Strategic Goals: Who Needs To Do What?' with a special focus on the stakeholders of national cyber security. Schloss Laudon, Vienna, Austria (April 12-13, 2012).

Participant in expert workshop in Cyber Security and Enhancing Law Enforcement in Third Countries: Discussing Options for EU External Action, organized by the European External Action Service and EuropeAid - DG for Development and Co-operation, European Commission. Brussels, Belgium (December 9, 2011).

Presentation in panel “Is harm to the Internet’s functioning also harming human rights?” at the conference “‘Our Internet - Our Rights, Our Freedoms’: Towards the Council of Europe Strategy on Internet Governance 2012 – 2015.” Vienna, Austria (November 24-25, 2011).

Participated in European Legal Informatics Study Program workshop on curriculum exchange and cooperative initiatives. Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany (November 4, 2011).

Participated in doctoral research presentations at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. Hamburg, Germany (October 18, 2011).

"Cyber Threats to National and International Security: State Responsibilities for Preparedness and Response,” in the Jurisprudence seminar series. Stockholm University, Sweden (May 18, 2011).

Moderated a panel discussion “International and Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation on Internet Resilience and Stability” at the conference “Internet Freedom: from Principles to Global Treaty Law?,” Council of Europe. Strasbourg, France (April 18-19, 2011).

Presented in panel discussion at the symposium “International Cyberlaw: Issues and Challenges,” Georgetown Journal of International Law. Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2011).

“Law and Cooperation for Disaster Management and International Cyber Security,” presentation at Försvarshögskolan (the Swedish National Defence College). Stockholm, Sweden (February 11, 2011).

“1:a seminariet: International Cyber Security Preparedness, Response, and Accountability: A ‘Critical Infrastructure Protection’ Approach to Assessing the Need for International Cyber Laws,” doctoral seminar and internationally-teleconferenced workshop. Stockholm University, Sweden (December 1, 2010).

Participant in the invitational second meeting of the Ad hoc Advisory Group on Cross-border Internet (MC-S-CI), Council of Europe Steering Committee on the Media and New Communication Services. Strasbourg, France (November 8-9, 2010).

Presentation at the 2010 Internet Governance Forum Meeting, for the workshop, “A Proposal for Setting a Standard of Care in International Law for Cross-Border Internet,” sponsored by the Council of Europe, Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs, Media and Information Society Division. Vilnius, Lithuania (14 – 17 September 2010).

“Different Legal Constructs for State Responsibility” presentation at the Conference on Cyber Conflict. Tallinn, Estonia (15-18 June 2010).

Participant, organizational support for the invitational “Cyber Defense International Law and Policy Workshop II,” organized by the NATO-accredited Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia (March 22, 2010).

Participant in the invitational “Cyber Defense International Law and Policy Workshop I,” organized by the NATO-accredited Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. National Defense University, Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2010).

“Cyber ShockWave,” invited observer to simulation coordinated by the Bipartisan Policy Center. Washington, D.C. (February 16, 2010).

“International Legal Issues and the Role of State Responsibility” presentation at the University of Nebraska College of Law’s 2nd annual space & telecommunications law conference: Space, Telecommunications, & Cyber Law in the Transatlantic Arena: Comparison, Competition, & Cooperation. Moderator, Cyber Security Panel. Washington, D.C. (Nov. 19, 2009).

“Legal Issues / Estonia Cyber Incident” presentation at the Control Systems Cyber Security Conference. Bethesda, Maryland (19 – 22 Oct. 2009).

Co-Organizer, Cyber Conflict Legal and Policy Conference. Speaker, “Public-Private Partnerships and National Input to International Cyber Security.” Moderator, “Session 2: Autopsy of a Cyber Conflict.” Tallinn, Estonia (9 – 11 Sept. 2009).

“Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Law,” lecture presented in the seminar: “Legal Aspects of Cyber Defence.” Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, Tallinn, Estonia (8 Sept. 2009).

Workshop participant in the “Seminar in Curriculum Development and Teaching of Cyberlaw.” National Defense University Information Resources Management College, Washington, D.C. (August 2009).

“Infrastructure Protection in Higher Education,” presentation within panel “Education and Risk Management,” part of the conference: 3rd Annual Conference on Security Analysis and Risk Management. George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia (June 2009).

11th NATO Cyber Defence Workshop, participant in syndicate: “Legal Aspects of Cyber Defence.” Athens, Greece (May 2009).

“Defining Responses to Cyber Incidents – Legal Frameworks,” presentation within panel entitled “Potential Thresholds of War in Cyberspace,” part of the conference: Challenges In International Cyber Security. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. (April 2009).

“Frameworks for International Cyber Security,” workshop organizer and participant, Center for Infrastructure Protection. George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia (April 2009).

“Infrastructure Protection in Higher Education,” presentation at the 3rd Annual Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit. Panel coordinator, “The Case for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Higher Education and Professional Development (What are We Preparing Security and Defense Professionals to Do?).” George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (March 2009).

“International Cyber Defense Law and Policy: U.S. National Security and Telecommunications,” guest lecturer in “Technology, Terrorism, and National Security Law” course. George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia (March 2009).

“Cyber Terrorism and the Law,” panel presentation at Cyberterrorism: Policy, Legal & Operational Responses. Terrorism Law Center at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas (2008).

Workshop organizer, “Cyber Conflict Roundtable: Major Issues and Future Research Needs.” Center for Infrastructure Protection, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia (2008).

“State Law Protection of Critical Infrastructure Information,” panel presentation at the conference: State Open Government Law and Practice in a Post-9/11 World. National Press Club, Washington, D.C. (2007).

“Cyber Tempest,” invited observer to exercise conducted by the New York State Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination, the Multi-State ISAC, and DHS. Albany, New York (2006).

Last updated 01 maj 2012