CONFERENCE PROGRAM - 13th ESCAR USA
Please note: This year we are excited to add a Poster Session as part of our Wednesday reception. All escar USA 2026 activities take place at the Sheraton Detroit Novi.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm
escar USA 2026 Welcome Reception
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
07:15 am - 08:15 am
Breakfast
08:15 am - 08:25 am
Welcome and Introduction
08:25 am - 09:10 am
INVITED TALK – From Vulnerability Management to Vulnerability Elimination: Rethinking Automotive Software in the Era of AI Offensive Agents
Ahmad Nasser, Nvidia
09:10 am - 09:35 am
CAUTION: HIGH VOLTAGE, LOW SECURITY – A Familiar Tale of Cybersecurity Woes
Maggie Shipman, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
09:35 am - 10:00 am
The EV Cyber Kill Chain: From Charging Port to Cloud – Attacks, Missed Signals, and What Industry Must Fix Next
Sharika Kumar, Accelera by Cummins
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Networking Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am
INVITED TALK - Automotive Cybersecurity Research in the Age of AI and Quantum
Dan Massey, National Science Foundation
11:15 am - 11:40 am
Physics Informed Dual Channel Metalens Enabled Polarization Fingerprints for Rapid Contactless Hardware Authentication
Hafiz Malik, University of Michigan
11:40 am - 12:25 pm
INVITED TALK – Automotive Product Security Alphabet
Pawel Brzezinski, Harman Connected Services Poland
12:25 pm - 01:25 pm
Lunch Break
01:25 pm - 01:40 pm
FIDO Device Onboard (FDO): Securing the Connected Future for the Automotive Industry
Richard Kerslake, Connected Standard, FIDO Alliance
01:40 pm - 01:55 pm
Automotive Threat Matrix: What's New and How to Get Started
Karl LeBoeuf, General Motors
01:55 pm - 02:40 pm
INVITED TALK – Euro 7, Anti-tampering and the Expanding Cybersecurity Landscape
Rami Riashi, NCC Group
02:40 pm - 3:05 pm
Compliance Offence as a Services: Why OEMs Pay for Unconventional Adversaries in the Tailpipes
Shin Li, VicOne
03:05 pm- 03:35 pm
Networking Break
03:35 pm - 04:00 pm
Off-the-Shelf Car Hacking: How Commercial Devices Are Defeating Modern Vehicle Security
Nimrod Stoler, PlaxidityX
04:00 pm - 04:25 pm
Persistent Personal Data Exposure Across Vehicle Ownership and Control Transitions
Christos Papadopoulos, University of Memphis
04:25 pm - 04:50 pm
From Code to Compliance: Meeting U.S. Connected Vehicle Origin Requirements
Doug Britton, RunSafe Security
04:50 pm - 4:55 pm
Closing Remarks
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session | NEW FOR 2026!
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Evening Reception
Thursday, May 21, 2026
07:15 am - 08:15 am
Breakfast
08:15 am - 08:20 am
Welcome
08:20 am - 09:05 am
INVITED TALK – Don’t Look Up: There Are Sensitive Internal Links in the Clear on GEOSatellites
Annie Dai, University of Maryland
09:05 am - 09:30 am
EVSEFuzz: A Tool for Automated Testing of Protocol Implementations
Roland Varriale, Argonne National Laboratory
09:30 am - 09:55 am
Battle-Testing NIST IR 8473 with Pwn2Own Automotive: Control Coverage of Real-World EVSE Exploit Chains
Shin Lin, VicOne
09:55 am - 10:20 am
Constructive Assurance Cases for Cybersecurity
Brian Murray, STEER Tech
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Networking Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Patchlings: Enabling A/B-Equivalent OTA Updates for Deeply Embedded Automotive ECUs
Sekar Kulandaivel, Robert Bosch
11:15 am - 11:40 am
The Vehicle May be Sick: Denial of Diagnostic Services by Exploiting the CAN Transport Protocol
Seungjin Baek, Korea University
11:40 pm - 12:25 pm
INVITED TALK – Extraction of Secrets from 40nm CMOS Gate Dielectric Breakdown Antifuses by FIB Passive Voltage Contrast
Andrew Zonenberg, IOActive
12:25 pm - 01:25 pm
Lunch Break
01:25 pm - 01:40 pm
SAE J3334 Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) Guidelines Task Force Update
Chad Childers, Qorvo
01:40 pm - 01:55 pm
SESIP Supporting ISO/SAE 21434 objectives for cybersecurity assurance levels (CAL) and Targeted Attack Feasibility (TAF)
Francesca Forestieri, GlobalPlatform
01:55 pm - 02:40 pm
INVITED TALK – Vibe Coding the Wild West
Matt Carpenter, Enterprise Information Systems
02:40 pm - 03:10 pm
Networking Break
03:10 pm - 03:35 pm
Overview of Chinese Cybersecurity Regulation GB 44495-2024
Pawel Brzezinski, Harman Connected Services Poland
03:35 pm - 04:20 pm
INVITED TALK – Everything Is a Fleet Now: Securing the Transportation API Mesh Across Automotive, Trucking, Rail, Maritime, Transit, and Aviation
Urban Jonson, SERJON
04:20 pm - 04:25 pm
Closing Remarks
