NSERC CREATE Program in Communications Security, Privacy, and Cyberethics

现代通信系统和网络容易受到广泛的安全威胁，特别是针对通信基础设施以及普通信息和通信技术用户的身份、隐私和数据机密性的攻击。然而，当前用于安全供应和隐私保护的通信系统体系结构和协议已经演变为具有基本漏洞。由于信息和通信技术产业的爆炸性扩张，新的通信技术及其在通信安全和隐私方面的伦理和法律问题尚未得到充分解决。对于云计算、电子健康和智能电网等新兴的ICT应用来说，情况尤其如此。这项拟议的NSERC通信安全、隐私和网络伦理创建计划的主要目标是为加拿大高资质人员(HQP)提供最新的技术知识、即时的工作准备和终身专业技能，以满足充满活力的ICT行业现有和未来的需求。我们的Create团队将能够通过与行业和国际研究社区的密切互动、协作培训和技术创新，以及通过解决通信安全和隐私保护的多方面性质，来实现这一雄心勃勃的目标。建议的NSERC Create计划建立在我们多学科团队的集体专业知识基础上，该团队涵盖无线通信、软件工程、计算机科学、医疗保健、心理学、法律和商业。这项计划得到了我们与工业界、学术界和政府实验室的广泛合作伙伴关系的支持，以及之前在西安大略大学和其他相关机构的研究投资。整合的多学科专业知识和研究设施为拟议的安全通信技术开发、HQP培训和技术创新提供了无与伦比的环境。

Modern communications systems and networks are susceptible to widespread security threats, particularly attacks targeting the communications infrastructure as well as identity, privacy and data confidentiality of ordinary information and communications technology (ICT) users. However, current communications system architecture and protocols for security provisioning and privacy protection have evolved with fundamental vulnerabilities. Due to the explosive expansion of ICT industy, new communications technologies as well as their ethical and legal aspects in communications security and privacy have not been fully addressed. This is particularly true for emerging ICT applications such as cloud computing, e-health and smart grid. The main goal of this proposed NSERC CREATE Program in Communications Security, Privacy and Cyberethics is to provide Canadian Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) with the up-to-date technical knowledge, immediate job readiness and life-long professional skills that address the existing and future needs of the dynamic ICT industry. Our CREATE team will be able to achieve this ambitious goal through close interaction with industry and international research community, collaborative training and technology innovation, and by addressing multi-faceted nature of communications security and privacy protection. The proposed NSERC CREATE program is built upon the collective expertise of our multi-disciplinary team, which encompasses wireless communications, software engineering, computer science, healthcare, psychology, law and business. This program is supported by our extensive partnerships with industry, academia, and government laboratories as well as by previous research investments at the University of Western Ontario and other partipating institutions. The integrated multidisciplinary expertise and research facilities provide unparalleled environment for the proposed secure communications technology development, HQP training, and technology innovation.