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Authenticity, Integrity, and Security in a Digital World

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Digital technology is incorporated into nearly every facet of American life; it is integral to commerce, community, healthcare, food systems, transportation, education, media, entertainment, and employment. What emerging technologies are complicating the ability to verify authenticity and integrity in a digital world? And what emerging technologies enable the creation of systems of trust that enforce standards of authenticity, integrity, and security? How can partnerships between government, universities, and companies shape public policy to prioritize authenticity and integrity within systems, and who will be the stewards and custodians of such systems?

Description

An ad hoc committee will organize a public workshop to consider how emerging technologies are impacting the ability to assess and ensure authenticity, integrity, and security of information in the digital environment. The workshop will broadly examine the state of research and commercial applications of deep neural networks, distributed ledger technology, and quantum information systems within the context of how these emerging technologies challenge or enable an ability to establish systems of trust. It will also explore the collaboration between government, universities, and companies in the development of these emerging technologies, and the role of partnerships in investigating and protecting authenticity, integrity, and security in a digital world. A brief rapporteur-authored workshop proceedings will be published.

Collaborators

Committee

Jinliu "Grace" Wang

Chair

Timothy M. Persons

Member

Staff

Susan Sauer Sloan

Lead

Lillian Andrews

Megan Nicholson

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