Take CSCE 990 This Spring

Tuesday, Thursday, 11:00am – 12:15pm
Instructor: Qiben Yan (yan@unl.edu)
Office: 109 Schorr Center
Track Information: Systems Track for CS and CE graduate programs
Course Website:
http://cse.unl.edu/~qyan/courses/CSCE- 990/

The research seminar covers fundamental work and current topics of interest in network or security, is intended for Master or Doctoral students who are interested in doing research or pursuing a career related to network or security. At the end of this course, students will have a broad knowledge of the state-of-the-art and open problems in network security, thus enhancing their potential to do research or pursue a career in this rapidly developing area. This course is structured as a research seminar where research papers from leading conferences & journals will be presented by students or the instructor.

The current main topics of interests include: Internet security, wireless and mobile security, and security and privacy in emerging networks and systems.

Topics that may be covered in this course:

- Review of Network Security

- Cryptography Background, Overview of Basic Network Techniques and Attacks

- Introduction to Wireless Network Security

- Wireless and Mobile Security I: Wireless Physical Layer Security

- Wireless and Mobile Security II: RFID Security

- Wireless and Mobile Security III: Mobile Security

- Internet Security I: TCP/IP Security

- Internet Security II: SSL/TLS Protocol Security

- Internet Security III: DDoS Attack and Defense

- Internet Security IV: Malware and Botnet Detection

- Securty and Privacy in Emerging Networks I: SDN Security

- Security and Privacy in Emerging Networks II: Cognitive Radio Network Security

- Security and Privacy in Emerging Networks III: Medical Network, Social Network and Crowdsourcing