Latest Past Events

Panel on Teaching, Pedagogy, and AI in Engineering and CS

ECS 660

Researchers and instructors in UVic’s Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science have been implementing and reflecting on the role of generative AI in their courses for several years. In this panel, we will describe our experiences so far, including benefits and disadvantages, and initial results from formal in-class research studies we have conducted. There are […]

Matrix Workshop: Hands-On Agentic Hacking

ECS 660

Led by: Brad Edwards, Palo Alto Networks Registration required as seats are limited Abstract: This workshop provides direct, practical exposure to agentic AI in an offensive context. Participants will work within a controlled environment to observe and interact with AI agents executing attack sequences against live infrastructure. The session is designed to move understanding from conceptual […]

Matrix Seminar: AI Hackers – Criminal Use of Agentic AI for Attack

ECS 660

Speaker: Brad Edwards, Palo Alto Networks Registration required due to room capacity Abstract: Cybercriminals are now using commercially available AI tools to augment their operations — a shift that recent incidents have made difficult to ignore. This session moves past the hype and fear to examine how agentic AI is actually being used in offensive […]