252-4601-00L Current Topics in Information Security
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2022 |
| Lecturers | S. Capkun, K. Paterson, A. Perrig, S. Shinde |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | 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. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252-4601-00 S | Current Topics in Information Security | 2 hrs |
| S. Capkun, K. Paterson, A. Perrig, S. Shinde |
Catalogue data
| 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. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | S. Capkun, K. Paterson, A. Perrig, S. Shinde |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | 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. |
Learning materials
| Main link | Information |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Places | 40 at the most |
| Priority | Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group |
| Primary target group | Cyber Security MSc (260000)
Cyber Security MSc (EPFL) (260100) Computer Science MSc (263000) CAS ETH in Computer Science (269000) |
| Waiting list | until 05.10.2022 |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAS in Computer Science | Seminars | W |  |
| Cyber Security Master | Seminar | W | |
| Computer Science Master | Seminar | W | |