Current Topics in Information Security

Autumn semester 2022 (252-4601-00L)

Overview

Lecturer:
Prof. Srdjan Capkun, Prof. Kenneth PatersonProf. Adrian Perrig, Prof. Shweta Shinde, external pageProf. Tramèr Florian

Assistant:
Dr. Kari Kostiainen, Dr. Alexander ViandDr. Jonghoon Kwon, Dr. Ferreira Torres Christof

Sessions:
Mondays 14-​16 in CAB G57 (Track 1) and H53 (Track 2)

Credits: 2 ECTS (2S)

Language: English

Course contact address:

Announcements

  • The first session of the course will be on Monday, September 26.
  • For the first session, please check out the protected pagelist of available papers in advance and select at least 4 to 5 papers that you are interested in. During the first session, papers will be assigned to students.

Course Description

The participants of this seminar course are expected to read a scientific paper and present it in a 30-min talk and then answer questions from the audience.

The main goals of the seminar are the independent study of scientific literature and assessment of its contributions as well as learning and practicing presentation techniques.

This seminar covers a wide range of topics in information security including security protocols, authentication, applied cryptography, privacy, secure systems, trusted computing, wireless security, network security and Internet security.

Prerequisites

at least one of:

  • Information Security (Basin / Capkun)
  • Cryptographic Protocols (Maurer / Hirt)
  • System Security (Capkun / Perrig)
  • Secure & Trustworthy System (Shinde)
  • Machine Learning Security (Florian Tramèr)

Schedule and grading

FAQ

  • Is following the course remotely possible? NO
  • How many times can one be absent? We have tolerated 1-2 absences with really good reasons
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