DER Edge Security Virtual Bootcamp
Join us June 23-25, 2025.
DER Edge Security Bootcamp is a three-day virtual bootcamp, June 23-25, 2025, hosted by Center for Cyber Security Research, IEEE PES and IEEE PELS Student Chapter Red River Valley designed for high school, college and graduate students interested in AI, ethical hacking and cyber defense. Students will explore real-world use cases, develop hands-on skills and gain mentorship from UND faculty and researchers.
Features
- 12 hours of live instruction and guided labs
- Access to UND faculty, researchers and graduate mentors
- Completion certificate and digital badge
- Slack/Discord workspace for collaboration
- GitHub projects and virtual lab environments
Agenda
Each day is a four hours.
Edge Device and Network Foundations
- Introduction to NVIDIA Jetson Devices – 1 hour
- Introduction to Kubernetes – 1 hour
- Hands-on training and exercises – 2 hours
Federated Learning and Unlearning Environment
- Introduction to Federated Learning for DER – 1 hour
- Introduction to Adversaries Unlearning for DER – 1 hour
- Hands-on training and exercises – 2 hours
Cyberattacks and Penetration Testing
- Introduction to Real-World DER Attack Vectors – 1 hour
- Python Scripting Workshop – 1 hour
- Introduction to Edge Penetration Testing strategies – 2 hours
Important Dates
- May 20, 2025 | 11 p.m. CST – Registration Deadline
- June 1, 2025 – Payment Deadline
Bootcamp Trainers
- Dr. Prakash Ranganathan – Assoc. Professor & Director C2SR
- Akshay Ram Ramchandra
- Harish Kolla – Cybersecurity Research Engineer
- Niroop Sugunara
- Leslie Viviani
- David Loper
- Shree Ram Abayankar Balaji
- Muhammad Hamza Karim
- Changcun Lei – Graduate Research Assistant
