Current Topics in Information Security
Autumn semester 2023 (252-4601-00L)
Overview
Lecturer:
Prof. Srdjan Capkun, Prof. Kenneth Paterson, Prof. Adrian Perrig, Prof. Shweta Shinde
Assistant:
Dr. Kari Kostiainen, external pageDr. Anu Unnikrishnancall_made, Dr. Jonghoon Kwon, Dr. Ferreira Torres Christof
Sessions:
Mondays 14-16 in CAB G57 (Track 1) and H52 (Track 2)
Credits: 2 ECTS (2S)
Language: English
Course contact address:
Announcements
- The first session of the course will be on Monday, September 25.
- For the first session, please check out the protected pagelist of available paperslock 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)
Course material
- protected pageAvailable paperslock (login with your nethz credentials).
- DownloadCourse introduction (PDF, 142 KB)vertical_align_bottom by Kari Kostiainen.
- DownloadSmall Guide to Giving Presentations (PDF, 5.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom by Markus Püschel.
Schedule and grading
- protected pageSchedulelock of the seminar.
- Criteria for determining grades.
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