Search result: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2019
Computer Science Master  | ||||||
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| Focus Courses in Information Security | ||||||
| Seminar in Information Security | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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| 252-4601-00L | Current Topics in Information Security  Number of participants limited to 24. The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the second week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar. | W | 2 credits | 2S | S. Capkun, K. Paterson, A. Perrig | |
| Abstract | The seminar covers various topics in information security: security protocols (models, specification & verification), trust management, access control, non-interference, side-channel attacks, identity-based cryptography, host-based attack detection, anomaly detection in backbone networks, key-management for sensor networks. | |||||
| Learning objective | 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. | |||||
| Content | The seminar covers various topics in information security, including network security, cryptography and security protocols. The participants are expected to read a scientific paper and present it in a 35-40 min talk. At the beginning of the semester a short introduction to presentation techniques will be given. Selected Topics - security protocols: models, specification & verification - trust management, access control and non-interference - side-channel attacks - identity-based cryptography - host-based attack detection - anomaly detection in backbone networks - key-management for sensor networks | |||||
| Literature | The reading list will be published on the course web site. | |||||
| 263-2930-00L | Blockchain Security Seminar Number of participants limited to 24. The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the second week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar. | W | 2 credits | 2S | P. Tsankov | |
| Abstract | This seminar introduces students to the latest research trends in the field of blockchains. | |||||
| Learning objective | The objectives of this seminar are twofold: (1) learning about the blockchain platform, a prominent technology receiving a lot of attention in computer Science and economy and (2) learning to convey and present complex and technical concepts in simple terms, and in particular identifying the core idea underlying the technicalities. | |||||
| Content | This seminar introduces students to the latest research trends in the field of blockchains. The seminar covers the basics of blockchain technology, including motivation for decentralized currency, establishing trust between multiple parties using consensus algorithms, and smart contracts as a means to establish decentralized computation. It also covers security issues arising in blockchains and smart contracts as well as automated techniques for detecting vulnerabilities using programming language techniques. | |||||
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