Events

This seminar was a great example of inter-institutional collaboration!

For our final event before the summer break, we had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Arash Habibi Lashkari (York University), Canada Research Chair in Behaviour-Based Cybersecurity.

This seminar was organized in partnership with the Joint Research Unit in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust (INRS-UQO), the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche et d’innovation en cybersécurité et société (CIRICS), the Computer Security Research Laboratory (LRSI), and the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyberresilience (IMC²).

We had the pleasure of welcoming Julien Le Maux, Full Professor in the Department of Accounting Sciences at HEC Montréal. The seminar took place at the Université de Montréal and was broadcast live to the Université du Québec en Outaouais.

Seminar Summary

The rise of cybercrime is disrupting governance practices and raising major concerns for boards of directors, executives, and compliance officers. Julien Le Maux presented a reflection on the connections between organizational governance and exposure to cybersecurity threats.

Several members of IMC² took part as panelists or speakers in the Colloquium on Cybersecurity: Societal Challenges, Opportunities, and Action Perspectives, organized by the Expertise Hub on Cybersecurity and Societal Impacts at Obvia.

IMC² was proud to be a partner of this day of reflection, which contributed to strengthening collaboration within Québec’s digital ecosystem.

Exploring the Latest Trends in Cybersecurity!

IMC² took part in Cybereco’s Cyberconference alongside several of its members to contribute to the ongoing dialogue between academic research and industry.

At the event, Adel Abusitta, Felipe Gohring de Magalhães, Frédéric Cuppens, Gabriela Nicolescu, Omar Abdel Wahab, and Benoit Desjardins, MD, PhD, shared their expertise with participants.

We had the pleasure of welcoming Luis Carlos Suárez Trujillo, a security researcher at Ericsson. The seminar took place at HEC Montréal and was broadcast live to the Université du Québec en Outaouais.

During the session, we explored:
✅ Current security threats in the 5G landscape
✅ Innovative measures to protect 5G networks and services
✅ Trends and challenges in 5G security, from research to real-world applications

A big thank you to all participants in Montréal and Gatineau for your thoughtful contributions.

We’ll be announcing the April seminar soon—stay tuned!

✨ Our very first research seminar with a speaker in Gatineau and a live broadcast in Montreal was a great success!

We had the privilege of welcoming Myria Bouhaddi, a computer science professor at UQO, who immersed us in the world of cyber defense in the age of artificial intelligence.

A big thank you to everyone who attended in Gatineau and Montreal for their interest and engagement in the discussions. Stay tuned for our upcoming events! 🚀

We were honored to host Mathieu Tartare, a senior malware researcher at ESET, who presented an exciting overview of the digital threats linked to China, illustrated by several concrete case studies.

Thanks to his expertise, our speaker brilliantly detailed the operating methods of various APT groups and led a particularly enriching Q&A session.

The International Centre for Comparative Criminology (ICCC) and IMC² were pleased to co-present a lecture by Alexandra St-Hilaire and François Lemay (Hydro-Québec). This event provided a valuable opportunity for learning and networking.

IMC² is proud to have contributed as the main sponsor to the success of the 17^th edition of the International Symposium on Foundations & Practice of Security (FPS 2024), alongside Portage CyberTech, Solutions Nymion, ISACA-Montréal, National Bank of Canada, Cybereco, HEC Montréal, and IMT Atlantique.

📅 See you in Brest for FPS 2025!

A very enriching presentation at IMC²‘s research seminar held at HEC Montréal on Monday, December 2^nd!

François Charest captivated us with a talk on the use of large language models (LLMs) for anomaly detection in command lines. By framing the various uses in the context of industrial applications, he illustrated the challenges and opportunities that these methods (based on work conducted in collaboration with McGill University) bring.

This seminar marked our last ‘Cyber Mondays’ seminar of the year. See you in 2025 to continue our exploration of multidisciplinary themes at the heart of cybersecurity and cyber resilience!

IMC² was at the InCyber Forum on October 29 and 30, 2024! Our team connected with many people from the local and international ecosystem. Thanks to our volunteers for managing our booth, and to the InCyber team for organizing the event.

A full house for our Cybersecurity Awareness Month seminar!

Prof. Cherkaoui provided an in-depth exploration of quantum computing, sparking keen interest and lively discussions among the many attendees. Her expertise and ability to facilitate the exchanges were greatly appreciated.