ACM Student Chapter at Georgia State University
The primary mission of the ACM Student Chapter at Georgia State University is to provide a series of lectures, events, and field trips throughout the regular school year to promote the education and professional development of students as well as faculty members.
Upcoming Events
Software Security in an Industrial Setting
Speaker: David Hillman
Affiliation: Southern Company
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (doors open at 1:15 pm) - Student Center West, Room 466/468
I’ll be discussing how software security principles are being applied to protect critical infrastructure environments like the ones at Southern Company. Software security is a broad topic, so I’ll focus on the classes of bugs/vulnerabilities that we worry about in critical infrastructure and that have been used by malicious actors in the past to get past some defenses. I’ll talk about what led to serious breaches and issues like the ones that affected Colonial Pipeline, SolarWinds, and CrowdStrike. From there, I’ll dive into some software security principles from Loren Kohnfelder’s book, Designing Secure Software: A Guide for Developers. Next, I’ll discuss the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad and show what part of that triad we focus on to protect critical infrastructure. I’ll also talk about Southern Company culture and give some information about our recruiting partnership with GSU. A Q&A session will follow.
NOTE: Seating is limited for this event, so you must RSVP in PIN in order to be admitted.
RSVP: https://pin.gsu.edu/event/10857571
About the Speaker: David graduated from Georgia State in 2005 with a B.S. in computer science. He has since worked as a full-stack web developer, embedded systems developer, database administrator, system administrator, network administrator, security analyst, consultant, and now engineer. He’s worked in a variety of industries, including water and sewer treatment and distribution (mostly in data analysis, robotics, and security engineering), fintech, healthcare, and electric and gas utilities (security engineering, automation, and data analysis). His interests include reading science fiction novels, puzzles, bike touring, and running.
Everyone welcome!
Free refreshments!
TBA
Speaker: Kireet Kokala
Affiliation: Hitachi Vantara
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (doors open at 1:15 pm) - Student Center East, Room 203
TBA
Speaker: TBA
Affiliation: TBA
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (doors open at 1:15 pm) - Student Center West, Room 466/468
Adventures of a Software Developer
Speaker: Sheneeka Ward
Affiliation: Thoughtworks, Inc.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (doors open at 1:15 pm) - Student Center West, Room 466/468
Come hear about the career path of software developer and GSU graduate Sheneeka Ward, including an internship at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center. After her talk, there will be plenty of time for an “ask me anything” session!
About the Speaker: Sheneeka Ward describes herself as a growing technologist wanting to give back. A Georgia native, Sheneeka earned an undergraduate degree in computer science at Georgia State University. She enjoys serving as a mentor for GSU hackathons (HackGSU and PantherHack), RISE in Computing, the BDPA STEM programs, Girls Who Code, WomenLead, Digital Learners to Leaders, and more. Her hobbies include attending community tech meetups, bicycle riding on flat greenways, video games, and anime/manga.
Everyone welcome!
Free refreshments!