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Format of the Course

This is a research seminar course and there will be less lecturing but more class discussions. In addition to the class meeting time, you will also be engaged in independent study of a particular topic in systems security. In the first 1/3 of the semester, you will do extensive literature reading and do a presentation to the class. In the second 1/3 of the semester, you will do an individual project (phase I) and make a short presentation to the class. In the last 1/3 of the semester, you will do a group project (phase II) and do a demonstration at the end. See Projects below for more details.

History of Website Updates

[Oct 15] One-page project proposal (problem statement and rough approach) due Oct 17 (Wednesday)
[Oct 4] No class for Oct 5 (Fri). Presentation (plus list of references) is due 8am Oct 8.
[Sept 17] We now have leaders for each topic for this semester.
[Sept 7] Today's class is held in ACES 5.336.
[Aug 26] I am considering meeting on a different time slot Friday to avoid a conflict with Dr. Lam's course. Please let me know if you like or dislike any of these slots: 12:30-2, 4:45-6.
[Aug 1] This new research seminar course is intended for graduate students who have some background in cryptography (e.g., CS378 "Cryptography") and security (e.g., Gouda's CS395T course on "Secure Network Protocols"), and wish to further study the discipline of computer security in real systems. The course objective is achieved through extensive literature study and a research project.