The Interface of Science, Technology & Security
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Table of Contents
Summary of Opening Keynote Address
“The Interface of Science, Technology & Security: Energy and Environment”
Arun Majumdar, Ph.D.
Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
U.S. Department of Energy
Plenary Session 1: The Current Security Landscape
Ralph Cossa (Pacific CSIS)
The Current State of Regional Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region
Mohan Malik, Ph.D. (APCSS)
Technopolitics: How Technology Shapes Relations among Nations
Kerry Nankivell (APCSS)
Rising from and to the Sea: China, Technology and the Future of Maritime Power
Plenary Session 2: The Current Science & Technology Landscape
Virginia Watson, Ph.D. (APCSS)
Issues in Science, Technology and Resource Security in Asia
J. Scott Hauger, Ph.D. (APCSS)
Climate Change and Environmental Security in the Asia-Pacific Region
William Wieninger, Ph.D. (APCSS)
Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons and Security in the Asia-Pacific Region
Plenary Session 3: Update on Science & Technology Developments with Significant Security Implications
Category #1: Information Technology
Richard Schaeffer (Riverbank Associates, U.S.A.)
The Cybersecurity Landscape
Robert D. Childs, Ph.D. (National Defense University, U.S.A.)
Regional Collaboration in Cybersecurity
Igor V. Kotenko, Ph.D. (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
The Current State and Future Landscape of Cybersecurity: A View from Russia
Plenary Session 4: Update on Science & Technology Developments with Significant Security Implications
Category #2: Biotechnology
Lynn Jelinski, Ph.D. (Sunshine Consultants, U.S.A.)
Biotechnology and its Potential Impact on Global Security
Ashley Dombkowski, Ph.D. (MPM Capital, U.S.A.)
Biotechnology Developments and Security
Cong Cao, Ph.D. (The Levin Institute, State University of New York, U.S.A.)
Biotechnology in China
Plenary Session 5: Update on Science & Technology Developments with Significant Security Implications
Category #3: Energy
Lydia Powell, Observer Research Foundation (India)
India’s Energy Challenges
In-ho Kim, Ph.D. (Agency for Defense Development, Republic of Korea)
High Explosives and Security Issues in the Republic of Korea
Elizabeth Cantwell, Ph.D. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U.S.A.)
Emerging Energy S&T: Understanding Issues with Potential Security Impacts
Plenary Session 6: Update on Science & Technology Phenomena with Significant Security Implications
Category #4: Environment
Benjamin Santer, Ph.D. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U.S.A.)
A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: The Science, the Evidence, the Response
David Brunckhorst, Ph.D. (University of New England, Australia)
Assessing Future Security Landscapes: A View Through the Lens of Real Landscapes of Social-Ecological Systems
Sumeet Saksena, Ph.D. (East-West Center, U.S.A.)
Environmental Risk Transitions in Southeast Asia and the Role of Peri-urbanization
Closing Keynote Address
Global Nuclear Risk Reduction by Science Diplomacy
Siegfried Hecker, Ph.D.
Co-director, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
Director Emeritus, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Final Briefback and Discussion Summary
Appendices
