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EUREKA! Symposium

November 9, 2026 ·8:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
 ·Arlington, Virginia
About the event

About the event

EUREKA! Symposium is taking place the day before the AdvaMed Cybersecurity Summit on November 9 in Arlington, VA.

EUREKA! will bring together medical device manufacturers, healthcare delivery organizations, engineers, researchers, and ARPA-H UPGRADE teams to exchange insights and accelerate the implementation of practical cybersecurity solutions.

The symposium will offer a highly collaborative morning focused on the latest medical device cybersecurity research, emerging developments, and real-world challenges.

Why attend

Why attend

Whether you develop medical devices, protect connected healthcare environments, conduct cybersecurity research, or shape product-security strategy, EUREKA! will offer an opportunity to
  • Learn from peers across healthcare, industry, research, and government
  • Explore research and emerging approaches to medical device cybersecurity
  • Examine challenges from clinical and operational perspectives
  • Participate in collaborative problem-solving
  • Build relationships across the connected healthcare ecosystem
  • Help identify practical next steps for strengthening medical device security

EUREKA! will be held in Arlington, Virginia, within a short drive of the AdvaMed Cybersecurity Summit venue in Washington, D.C. Attendees are encouraged to join us on Monday, November 9, before continuing the conversation at the AdvaMed Cybersecurity Summit on Tuesday, November 10.

Agenda

A full day, one track.

Times shown in ET. Session details are confirmed closer to the date.

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
30 min
Starting

Breakfast

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
30 min
Keynote

Welcome

Kevin Fu, Director; David Nathans Executive Director, Archimedes

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
4 hours
Session

Symposium Sessions

Session topics are expected to include: Roundtable topics on next gen cybersecurity technology; Perspectives from experts and manufacturers; Small-group conversations and collaborations; Next steps discussions to strengthen medical device security

Speakers

Who you will hear from.

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Kevin Fu, Ph.D
Moderator and Director
Archimedes Center for Health Care and Medical Device Cybersecurity

Kevin Fu is a professor at Northeastern University with appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, and Bioengineering. He previously served as Acting Director of Medical Device Cybersecurity at the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health and as Program Director for Cybersecurity in the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence.

He earned his PhD from MIT and is a Sloan Research Fellow and Fellow of IEEE, ACM, and AAAS. MIT Technology Review named him a TR35 Innovator of the Year.

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David Nathans
Executive Director
Archimedes Center for Health Care and Medical Device Cybersecurity

A seasoned cybersecurity executive with extensive experience leading global security programs in healthcare and enterprise environments. Formerly Global CISO at Stryker, where he helped the organization navigate a disruptive cyberattack and before that he held a CISO position at Siemens Healthineers. With over two decades of experience spanning defense, telecommunications, Retail, and healthcare, David specializes in building and managing security operations centers (SOCs), threat intelligence programs, and incident response teams. He is the author of Designing and Building Security Operations Centers and a recognized thought leader in operationalizing cybersecurity at scale. David's work focuses on advancing patient safety by aligning cutting-edge cyber defense with the unique demands of healthcare environments, ensuring resilience against evolving global threats.

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Registration is free for Archimedes members and AdvaMed members and includes all sessions and workshop reference material. General admission is welcomed but seats are limited and registration will be confirmed.

For questions, email us at archimedes@northeastern.edu

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