KORAĆ: BANJA LUKA TO BRING TOGETHER LEADING CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS ON SEPTEMBER 8

BELGRADE, SEPTEMBER 4 /SRNA/ — Dragan Korać, a professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Banja Luka said in a statement to SRNA that a symposium on the use of artificial intelligence in addressing challenges and threats in cybersecurity, one of the most urgent issues facing the global scientific community, will be held in Banja Luka on September 8 and will bring together leading specialists in the field.

Korać said the focus of the symposium, titled "AI Challenges and Threats in Cybersecurity," will be on the dual role of artificial intelligence. One of the participants will be world-renowned cybersecurity expert Professor Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo.

"Artificial intelligence is like a coin, like any two-sided medal. There is a positive and a negative side, as well as an overlap between the areas in which attackers and cybersecurity teams operate in defense. That is why education in this field is crucial, not only for young people but in general," Korać said.

He stressed that the use of artificial intelligence to create and generate video content is a particularly complex issue, citing the misuse of photographs and biometric data as an example of the potential dangers.

"Their creation is so identical. We have an example from about 15 years ago when an expert managed to create a fingerprint from material available on the internet and demonstrate that a biometric system, which until then had been considered virtually invulnerable, was vulnerable because technology had advanced," Korać said.

He pointed out that a Chinese expert had used artificial intelligence to completely recreate fingerprints from an image of two raised fingers, making them appear as though they had been left by the person themselves.

"This means that something that once required higher and better resolution can now be created by artificial intelligence, and even when the resolution is not sufficient, it can be enhanced, improved and predicted," Korać said.

He emphasized that the symposium in Banja Luka is particularly significant because Professor Choo is returning for the second time. Choo is Vice Dean for Graduate Studies at the School of AI, Cyber and Computing at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

"His visit is a great honor for Republika Srpska because his presence can contribute to the international visibility and reputation of our university, particularly as we will award him the title of visiting professor," Korać said.

He explained that Professor Choo, who is followed on an online platform by 11,000 professors from around the world, will thereby become part of the University of Banja luka, which he described as a particular honor for Republika Srpska.

“Having Professor Choo raises the university's visibility and standing and gives young students an opportunity to hear him. He will give two lectures. One will focus on opportunities for exchange, not between faculties but between universities. He is not a professor who teaches undergraduate students; he works exclusively with graduate and doctoral students. He takes only the best," Korać said.

The symposium will also feature Professor Pavle Vuletić of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Professor Uroš Šošević of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences at the University of Belgrade, Professor Željko Stević of the University of Istočno Sarajevo; Professor Boris Damjanović of Union - Nikola Tesla University and Korać himself.

The symposium will be held at the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Republika Srpska.