| This seminar has been organised as part of the CRANE West Midlands regional seminar series. The event will include thematic talks, networking sessions, collaborative discussions, and research showcase activities aimed at fostering new partnerships and advancing cyber resilience research and innovation within the West Midlands and beyond. Participants from academia, industry, government, policy organisations, and the wider cyber security community are warmly encouraged to attend. Title Cyber Security Emerging Threats: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing Threats Time & date 9:30-16:00, Tuesday, 23 June 2026 Venue STEAM House, Birmingham City University, Belmont Row, Birmingham, B4 7RQ Format Hybrid – Register below to join in-person and the link to join online will be published here shortly The seminar will explore emerging challenges and opportunities associated with: – Post-Quantum Computing Threats – Adversarial AI and AI for Cyber Security – Operational Technology (OT), ICS and IIoT Security – Socio-Technical Security and Misinformation – Future Research Collaboration and Funding Opportunities Proposed programme: 09:30 – 10:00 Registration, Tea/Coffee and Networking 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks: Dr Uchenna Ani & Dr Yussuf Ahmed. 10:10 – 10:35 Individual Introductions: Name, Institution, Research/Collaboration Interest 10:35 – 10:45 House Keeping: Dr Fuad Abdulgaleel Abdoh Ghaleb 10:45 – 11:15 Thematic Presentation #1: Quantum Computing Threats and Cyber Resilience 11:15 – 11:45 Thematic Presentation #2: Emerging AI Threats & Adversarial Machine Learning 11:45 – 12:45 Group Discussion: Cybersecurity Challenges from AI and Quantum Dimensions for collaborative research 13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch 14:00 – 15:00 Research Showcase 15:00 – 15:15 Closing Reflections and Networking Register below to attend in-person |