ARTIS ("Advanced Research Topics in IT-Security") is a novel and innovative lecture that is co-taught by professors from both Ulm University and our cooperation partner at German University Cairo. Besides learning about latest research in IT-Security, you will also be exposed to an international learning-environment. More information about this lecture will be shared in the first lecture.
| Title: | Advanced Research Topics in IT Security |
| Typ: | Lecture |
| Token / Number / Module number: | 75263 |
| Semester hours / Credits: | 4 / 6 ECTS |
| Lecturers (Ulm): | Prof. Dr. Frank Kargl |
| Lecturers (GUC): | Prof. Amr Talaat, Prof. Tallal El-Shabrawy |
| Tutor: | N/A |
| General schedule: | Starts Monday, 2023-10-16 |
| Learning platform: | https://moodle.uni-ulm.de/course/view.php?id=42408 |
| Grading: | Semester project plus oral exam with individual appointment after end of lecture |
Description and general information | |
| Integration of module into courses of studies: | Informatik, M.Sc., FSPO 2017 | 2014 Technische und Systemnahe Informatik, |
| Modes of learning and teaching: | Advanced Research Topics in IT Security (Lecture) (2 SWS), Advanced Research Topics in IT-Security (Project) (2 SWS) |
| Module authority: | Prof. Dr. Frank Kargl |
| Language: | English |
| Turn / Duration: | every summer term / 1 semester |
| Requirements (contentual): | Solid foundation in IT security, e.g., by attending the lecture ’Security in IT-Systems’ or similar. |
| Requirements (formal): | None |
| Basis for: | Projects and Master theses. |
| Learning objectives: | Students will learn about recent research work in the area of IT security presented at top conferences and in high-class journals. Besides deepening the knowledge in IT security, the course also aims to strengthen students’ skills to work with and understand original research publications and to have informed discussions about it. As this course is taught in collaboration with researchers from German University Cairo and students have to do a semester project in a team with students from Ulm and Cairo, the course is also strengthening the competency to work in international and online teams. |
| Content: | Each week we will select one new papers from recent research conferences or journals. The lecture will present the fundamental knowledge that student’s need to read and understand the presented papers until the following week. In this following week, the lecture will start with a 45 minute discussion of these papers, followed by a lecture to prepare the next week’s papers. Topics may include, for example:
Topics can change every semester depending on recent research trends. |
| Literature: | Literature will be provided as references to research papers available to students in digital libraries. |
| Course assessment and exams: | Examination will be based on the project results and an oral exam. |
| Grading: | The module examination consists of a graded oral examination (3 ECTS) and a graded practical examination (3 ECTS). |
| Estimation of effort: | Presence Lecture: 28 h Paper study: 56 h Work on semester project: 70 h Exam preparation: 25 h Exam: 1 h Total: 180h |
