CYBERWATER 2018 Workshop on Physical and Cyber Safety in Critical Water Infrastructure INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE WATER SAFETY CYBERWATER 2018 - A WATER SAFETY ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP

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CYBERWATER 2018 – Water Safety Advanced Research Workshop

THEME

CYBERWATER 2018, the Water Safety Advanced Research Workshop, aims to increase the awareness of the risks that pose threats to current and future water utilities and services, to share experiences from leading utility managers and specialists, and to disseminate how to increase surveillance, preparedness, as well as crisis minimisation if all else fails.

Goals

The CYBERWATER 2018 Physical and Cyber Safety in Critical Water Infrastructure workshop brings together resource persons and decision makers from 12 NATO countries and 6 partner countries, envisaging to formulate “Best practices” based on recommendations and conclusions for policy and practices.

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The wide spectre of participants are carefully selected and invited to the conference to achieve the optimal blend of expertise from scientists, consultants, suppliers and end-users. The intention is to generate a variety of viewpoints that stimulates discussion and promotes the exchange of ideas.

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PIONEERING INSIGHTS FROM 28 LEADING SPEAKERS
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8 SESSIONS ADDRESSING PHYSICAL AND CYBER WATER SECURITY
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KEY PERSONNEL FROM 12 NATO COUNTRIES AND 6 PARTNER COUNTRIES UNITE TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES
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EXPERT NETWORK: 60 INFLUENCIAL RESOURCE PERSONS AND DECISION MAKERS
CYBERWATER 2018
Speakers

SESSION 1 – Opening and introduction to the challenges

Pro-Rector, NMBU | Norway

Prof. Øysten Johnsen

Access to safe water is a legal entitlement according to the UN, which significantly focuses on the water sector through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite modern water infrastructure and increasing investments in improving them, secure and safe water supply and adequate wastewater treatment are at risk by cyber and physical threats. NMBU is educating future water professionals and collaborating with many universities worldwide in collaboration with utilities, industries and public administrations. NMBU is proud to be an initiator of this timely gathering of water utility specialists.

Rector, USUCT | Ukraine

Prof. Oleksandr Pivovarov

There is a great need for awareness raising among the NATO’s partner countries on cyber and physical security in water infrastructure. Many utilities are even vulnerable to technical errors, and with the insecurities presented by cyber-attacks and physical threats these systems become even more vulnerable. Having experienced the Chernobyl disaster at close hold, and recently starting the only teaching program in atomic energy in Ukraine, I will also share aspects of radioactive safety on water. It is an honour to be a co-host of this very important event.

Professor, NMBU | Norway

Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera

Despite the fact that almost 100 countries have or are in the process of developing Water Safety Plans, the focus on cyber and physical security remains quite limited – especially in Asian, African and Eurasian countries. Many of these countries are constructing and upgrading centralized water and wastewater treatment plants with increasing levels of automation, remote surveillance and remote control that are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The presentation will give examples from various regions in the world.

Executive Director, IWA | Netherlands

Prof. Kala Vairavamoorthy

IWA – International Water Assocation- is the world’s largest member organisation on water which unites over 10 000 professionals and practitioners from 130 countries. Water underpins every aspect of human and environmental existence. The severe water challenges facing the world today require an unprecedented global response. The situation becomes even more vulnerable with increasing cyber threats and physical threats intrinsically linked to natural and human/technical errors, human health and the water environment. IWA is working to increase awareness among its members and also to motivate research, innovation and development partners to be more creative in finding solutions.

President, EWA | Portugal

Prof. Jose Saldanha Matos

EWA – European Water Association – is Europe’s largest membership organisation representing specialists, administrators and other professionals in the water sector. It represents 23 membership organisations throughout Europe, with over 55 000 members. EWA works with the EU authorities and its membership organisations to provide safe and secure water with minimum impacts on the water environment. Cyber and physical safety is still an area of inadequate focus in our sector; status, challenges and opportunities will be discussed.

Chief Strategist, Powel | Norway

Dr. Jon Røstum

Dr Jon Røstum is a specialist on Risk analysis, crisis management, IT-security in water sector, integrated risk, asset management of water assets. He is a member of the Project Advisory Board of the EU Horizon 2020 project “STOP-IT” He will challenge the audience to think if Cyber security is a real concern for water utilities; and if not, why it should be.

Senior Policy Advisory, Water UK | UK

Dr. Jim Marshall

Water UK is a membership organisation which represents and works with the major water and wastewater service providers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Water UK has produced a set of principles and recommendations to help its members address the risks posed to water and waste water services by cyber related threats, which are published in the Cyber security principles for the water industry report. In drawing this work together, the industry engaged with stakeholders, government and regulators. Dr Marshall will discuss the findings and recommendations, which can be useful in developing similar strategies in participating countries.

Solutions Architect, WINGs ICT Solutions | Greece

Dr. Vassilis Foteinos

Professor, HS-OWL | Germany

Prof. Joachim Fettig

Prof Fettig is a specialist in drinking water treatment and industrial & municipal wastewater treatment.

SESSION 2 – Cyber security in practice

Senior Manager, Microsoft

Mr. Mark Smitham

Mr Smitham works with policy and technical stakeholders on a range of cybersecurity issues, including security strategy and policy, cloud security and risk management. He is a member of the Microsoft’s EMEA cybersecurity team. He also worked in DG CNECT at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium focusing on cloud security public policy, including developing trust and improving the overall level of security of European digital society and growth in the digital economy in Europe, such as the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS) and the Communication on the European Cloud Initiative.

Chief Scientist, Sintef & STOP-IT H2020 | Norway

Prof. Rita Ugarelli

Prof Ugarelli is the coordinator of the European research project STOP-IT (Strategic, Tactical, Operational Protection of water Infrastructure against cyber-physical Threats) which deals with the development of an integrated approach to manage the risks from significant physical and cyber threats to critical infrastructures (both physical and cyber asset of it), in addition to training solutions to enhance the cyber skills and capabilities of the water sector to meet future needs.

 

Technical Manager, Beijer Electronics | Norway

Mr. Christian Borge

Beijer Electronics offers human machine interface (HMI) terminals, panel PC products and programming software that are designed for water/wastewater treatment plants. It is a high technology company active in industrial automation and data communication, which is a multinational group with roots in Swedish engineering. Beijer is engaged in providing increased cyber security and will share their strategies and best practices.

Senior Consultant, Atos | Spain

Mr. Martin Wagner-Romero

Atos provides a Cyber Security end to end solution with a data-centric and pre-emptive security approach. Atos develops, operates and maintains cutting-edge digital solutions that combine computing power, security and systems integration. With its wide-ranging technology expertise and more than 4500 specialists worldwide, Atos supports its customers through their ‘digital transformation’ in compliance with new regulations.

Senior Research, Institute of Communication and Computer Systems – ICCS, Athens | Greece

Dr. David Ayala Cabrera

ICCS is a research organisation associated with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (SECE) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). Dr Ayala Cabrera will present the lecture “Novel Computer Vision and Machine Learning techniques for enhanced protection of water infrastructures” at  Cyberwater 2018.

Research Manager, Norwegian Institute for water Reseach (NIVA) | Norway

Dr. Kai Sørensen

NIVA’s FerryBox system for collection, analysis and presentation of oceanographic and water quality data combines information from sensors installed on board ships sailing along fixed routes with data from environmental satellites and discrete water samples. Once every minute, the FerryBox system measures temperature, salinity, oxygen, chlorophyll and particle content at a depth of four to seven metres along the fixed route of a vessel. They also carry advanced instruments for measuring solar radiation and reflection from the ocean surface, in addition to carbonate system variables pH and pCO2. The workshop venue is on such a shipping route.

Professor, University of Guelph | Canada

Prof. Ed McBean

Prof McBean is a specialist on physical security (e.g. monitoring of water quality characterization within the distribution system, how many monitors, elapsed time prior to detection, protecting of hospitals and military stations, etc.).He is also working with the security of systems for breakage, and use of artificial intelligence to find where the next breaks are likely to be, in water distribution systems, etc. Prof McBean will share his experiences in the field and some thoughts for the future.

SESSION 3 – Surveillance and early warning systems

Rector, USUCT | Ukraine

Prof. Oleksandr Pivovarov

There is a great need for awareness raising among the NATO’s partner countries on cyber and physical security in water infrastructure. Many utilities are even vulnerable to technical errors, and with the insecurities presented by cyber-attacks and physical threats these systems become even more vulnerable. Having experienced the Chernobyl disaster at close hold, and recently starting the only teaching program in atomic energy in Ukraine, I will also share aspects of radioactive safety on water. It is an honour to be a co-host of this very important event.

Technical University of Iasi | Romania

Prof. Igor Cretescu

Prof Cretescu is a specialist on optimization of processes in wastewater process engineering and is engaged in monitoring of pollution and remediation of water resources.

Assistant Professor, University of Pannonia | Hungary

Dr. Zsofia Kovacs

Dr Kovacs is engaged in surface water quality monitoring, early warning systems and water quality assessment.  She focuses on new innovative measurement methods and devices for automatic real-time monitoring solutions, water quality analysis and classification by using a novel discrete mathematical approach (ICF graph model).

University of Warmia and Mazury | Poland

Prof. Slawomir Kalinowski

Prof Kalinowski is an analytical chemist and specialist on the development of rapid online measurements of water quality. Rapid detection of phosphates and dissolved organic matter are examples.

Project Manager, Doscon AS | Norway

Dr. Nataliia Sivchenko

DOSCON has developed a successful coagulant dosing control system based on a feed-forward concept, and are developing novel techniques for process optimisation in biological wastewater treatment for various industrial wastewater treatment and disinfection processes. The concept can increase the process stability and safety, and can be used for rapid counter-measures in a more efficient way compared to current operator-based systems.

Professor, South Kazakhstan State University | Kazakhstan

Prof. Malik Zhekeyev

Prof Zhekeyev is a specialist in water and wastewater treatment, and chemical engineering aspects of inorganic compound production.

SESSION 4 – Physical security in water infrastructure

Post-Doc. Researcher, KU Leuven | Belgium

Dr. Vincent Wolfs

Dr Wolfs has specialized in urban and river modelling, climate adaptation, data mining and artificial intelligence techniques. He is active in several European R&D projects, including Brigaid (EU H2020) and FORWARD (ERA-NET), and various consulting projects. He is co-founder and manager of the university spin-off company Sumaqua., which is a high-tech company, offering various consulting services and software for cities, water managers, water suppliers and industry. Sumaqua aims to create resilient and efficient water systems through new technologies.

Senior Consultant, DHI | Poland

Dr. Andrzej Lewandowski

The Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) is a world leading modelling software developer for the water sector. We have developed a Flood Toolbox that allows the preparation of flood maps. These are an essential part of the EU Flood Directive, and include a broad set of different tasks in the Flood Map Generation Tool.

Rector, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Rivne | Ukraine

Prof. Viktor Moshynskyi

Prof. Moshynskyi has a D.Sc. in agricultural sciences and his research interests cover issues on environmental monitoring, landscape and environmental aspects of agricultural land use, mathematical modelling of water systems; management in the field of agriculture, agriculture drainage and irrigation issues, water treatment and disposal systems.
Prof. Moshynskyi is a mentor of national and international environmental projects in the field of water treatment and wastewater and biosolids management.

SESSION 5 – Preparedness to meet the challenges in the water sector

Professor, HS-OWL | Germany

Prof. Joachim Fettig

Prof Fettig is a specialist in drinking water treatment and industrial & municipal wastewater treatment.

Professor, HS-OWL | Germany

Prof. Martin Oldenburg

Prof Oldenburg is a specialist in biological wastewater treatment, covering both industrial & municipal wastewater.

Senior Policy Advisory, Water UK | UK

Dr. Jim Marshall

Water UK is a membership organisation which represents and works with the major water and wastewater service providers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Water UK has produced a set of principles and recommendations to help its members address the risks posed to water and waste water services by cyber related threats, which are published in the Cyber security principles for the water industry report. In drawing this work together, the industry engaged with stakeholders, government and regulators. Dr Marshall will discuss the findings and recommendations, which can be useful in developing similar strategies in participating countries.

Professor, NMBU & Principal Engineer, Oslo Water | Norway

Prof. Lars Hem

Prof Hem is a specialist on water supply and biological wastewater treatment. Upgrading of drinking water supply systems for the city of Oslo is one of his main responsibilities at Oslo Water.

Postdoctoral fellow, NMBU | Norway

Dr. Zakhar Maletskyi

Dr Maletskyi is a specialist on membrane and ion-exchange processes in water and wastewater treatment. He has been working on R&D coordination of SME in Ukraine prior to coordination of research projects at NMBU, Norway. Through his various roles and interests in the water sector in Ukraine, he plans to give a country overview.

Director, Kağithane Water Treatment Branch | Turkey

Ms. Emel Tüfekçi

ISKİ is the public water utility company of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. ISKI manages 8 drinking water plants producing 2.8 million m3/day and 80 wastewater treatment plants treating 5.8 million m3/day.

Professor, MSU | USA

Prof. Vlad Tarabara

Prof Tarabara leads a research team at Michigan State University on membrane processes and novel water treatment methods. He will be presenting some examples on how membrane processes can actively increase the safety in water supply systems.

SESSION 6 – Abatement – Technological solutions

Professor, University of Guelph | Canada

Prof. Ed McBean

Prof McBean is a specialist on physical security (e.g. monitoring of water quality characterization within the distribution system, how many monitors, elapsed time prior to detection, protecting of hospitals and military stations, etc.).He is also working with the security of systems for breakage, and use of artificial intelligence to find where the next breaks are likely to be, in water distribution systems, etc. Prof McBean will share his experiences in the field and some thoughts for the future.

Chairman, ECOSOFT and Professor, KPI | Ukraine

Prof. Tetiana Mitchenko

Ecosoft is an international manufacturer of filters for water purification, established back in 1991 in Ukraine and now also with branches in Belgium and Germany. ECOSOFT is one of the world’s five producers providing a full range of products, from pitcher filters to industrial reverse osmosis systems. ECOSOFT is entering the market of emergency water supply systems and will be sharing their potential technological solutions.

Sales and Business Development Manager, A-Aqua | Norway

Mr. Mathias Anderson

A-Aqua AS has been a supplier to the water and wastewater sector since 1985 and has extensive experience in the sector. A-Aqua now provides emergency water supply systems and will share their understanding of the need and potential solutions.

Professor, USUCT | Ukraine

Prof. Viktor Gevod

Prof Gevod is a water treatment technology specialist with a long teaching record. He has been engaged in developing innovative solutions for water treatment.

Professor, MSU | USA

Prof. Vlad Tarabara

Prof Tarabara leads a research team at Michigan State University on membrane processes and novel water treatment methods. He will be presenting some examples on how membrane processes can actively increase the safety in water supply systems.

Professor, NMBU | Norway

Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera

Despite the fact that almost 100 countries have or are in the process of developing Water Safety Plans, the focus on cyber and physical security remains quite limited – especially in Asian, African and Eurasian countries. Many of these countries are constructing and upgrading centralized water and wastewater treatment plants with increasing levels of automation, remote surveillance and remote control that are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The presentation will give examples from various regions in the world.

Professor, HS-OWL | Germany

Prof. Martin Oldenburg

Prof Oldenburg is a specialist in biological wastewater treatment, covering both industrial & municipal wastewater.

SESSION 8 – Global processes in water security

MSc Student, Uppsala University of Sweden and University of Genève, Switzerland

Ms. Carina Dios Falk

Ms. Carina Dios Falk is a Master student focusing on Global Water Security Architecture

Professor, NMBU | Norway

Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera

Despite the fact that almost 100 countries have or are in the process of developing Water Safety Plans, the focus on cyber and physical security remains quite limited – especially in Asian, African and Eurasian countries. Many of these countries are constructing and upgrading centralized water and wastewater treatment plants with increasing levels of automation, remote surveillance and remote control that are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The presentation will give examples from various regions in the world.

Chairman, ECOSOFT and Professor, KPI | Ukraine

Prof. Tetiana Mitchenko

Ecosoft is an international manufacturer of filters for water purification, established back in 1991 in Ukraine and now also with branches in Belgium and Germany. ECOSOFT is one of the world’s five producers providing a full range of products, from pitcher filters to industrial reverse osmosis systems. ECOSOFT is entering the market of emergency water supply systems and will be sharing their potential technological solutions.

SESSION 7&9 – Group work and The way forward

Business & Innovation Consultant | Belgium

Mr. Luk Aerts

Mr Aerts has been working as a project development and evaluation consultant for EU projects.

Professor, MSU | USA

Prof. Vlad Tarabara

Prof Tarabara leads a research team at Michigan State University on membrane processes and novel water treatment methods. He will be presenting some examples on how membrane processes can actively increase the safety in water supply systems.

Postdoctoral fellow, NMBU | Norway

Dr. Zakhar Maletskyi

Dr Maletskyi is a specialist on membrane and ion-exchange processes in water and wastewater treatment. He has been working on R&D coordination of SME in Ukraine prior to coordination of research projects at NMBU, Norway. Through his various roles and interests in the water sector in Ukraine, he plans to give a country overview.

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CYBERWATER 2018
Workshop Schedule

The workshop is organised in two physical arenas, 08-11 October, noon to noon.

Arena-I: In Oslo.
Arena-II: On the Oslo-Kiel-Oslo ferry.

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Prof. Oleksandr Pivovarov
Partner Country Co-Director

The organising committee believes that the success and usefulness of this conference will depend on the optimal blend of scientists, consultants, suppliers and service providers (end-users). The triangle of researchers, utility owners and suppliers will create foundations for further collaborations that lead to new and affordable products and concepts.

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Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera
NATO Country Co-Director

There will be speakers from NATO countries, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and North America presenting their national and regional cases. 1/3 of the participants are professors and active researchers, while almost all the remaining speakers hold doctorates. They represent utility owners, academics, consultants and suppliers.

DEADLINE 15 SEPTEMBER 2018
Registration

LIMITED AVAILABILITY – APPLY TO REGISTER
Free registration for successful applicants, which includes hotels, meals and ferry travel. Applicants must cover their flights and transfer costs to/from Oslo. Selection of applications are according to NATO SPSS conditions and subject to availability of space.

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera
Professor, NMBU | Norway
NATO Country Co-Director
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Prof. Oleksandr Pivovarov
Professor, USUCT | Ukraine
Partner Country Co-Director
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Prof. Joachim Fettig
Professor, HS-OWL | Germany
Organising Committee Member
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Dr. Zakhar Maletskyi
Post-Doctoral Fellow, NMBU | Norway
Workshop Coordinator
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Ms Elisabeth Sundheim Hoff
Project Coordinator, NMBU | Norway
Workshop Secretary
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