Dennis Hofheinz: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2022 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Dennis Hofheinz |
| Field | Computer Science |
| Address | Inst. f. Theoretische Informatik ETH Zürich, CAB E 78 Universitätstrasse 6 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 40 29 |
| hofheinz@inf.ethz.ch | |
| URL | https://people.inf.ethz.ch/dhofheinz/ |
| Department | Computer Science |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263-0009-00L | Information Security Lab   Only for master students! | 8 credits | 2V + 1U + 3P + 1A | K. Paterson, D. Basin, S. Capkun, D. Hofheinz, A. Perrig, S. Shinde, F. Tramèr | |
| Abstract | This InterFocus Course will provide a broad, hands-on introduction to Information Security, introducing adversarial thinking and security by design as key approaches to building secure systems. | ||||
| Learning objective | This course will introduce key concepts from Information Security, both from attack and defence perspectives. Students will gain an appreciation of the complexity and challenge of building secure systems. | ||||
| Content | The course is organised in two-week segments. In each segment, a new concept from Information Security will be introduced. The overall scope will be broad, including cryptography, protocol design, network security, system security. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Will be made available during the semester. | ||||
| Literature | Paul C. van Oorschot, Computer Security and the Internet: Tools and Jewels. Dan Boneh and Victor Shoup, A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Ideally, students will have taken the D-INFK Bachelors course “Information Security" or an equivalent course at Bachelors level. | ||||