Instructor:
Yuan Tian
Email: yt2e [at] virginia[dot] edu
Teaching Assistant:
Faysal Hossain Shezan
Email: fs5ve [at] virginia[dot] edu
Class Meetings:
Monday & Wednesday 5:00 PM- 6:15 PM
Rice Hall 032
Office Hour:
Course Description:
Mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to evolve, leading to increased importance of mobile security - a topic living in the intersection of mobile computing, user privacy, and computer security. This course focuses on aspects of system security that arise in this challenging and ever-evolving space of mobile communication systems, primarily focusing on smartphones and IoT platforms. One of the main goals of the course is to improve knowledge and awareness of security issues faced by mobile application and system developers. The material will cover standards and research challenges in both deployed and future systems. Possible topics of study include (but are not limited to) smartphone security; mobile privacy; and IoT system security. In this course, students will get practical experiences about mobile security by participating in a group project involving significant research, development, and experimentation.
Note that CS 8501 is a research seminar course, comparing to CS 6501 offered in previous years, this semester we will focus more on the research perspective, and students will need to present papers in the classroom. Next year I'll offer CS6501 again, which will be similar to previous format.
Evaluation & Grading:
Students will be individually evaluated on all course deliverables. Contributions to the final grade will be 25% for individual assignments; 15% for individual presentations, 30% for group presentations of the research project; 30% for written reports for the research project.
*** For Individual presentation:
Prerequisites:
Graduate standing
Contact the instructor directly with questions about prerequisites
Reading Material & Textbooks:
Textbooks will not be explicitly used; course material will be based primarily on research papers. Students are expected to read the assigned research papers (reading material may show up on assignments and exam), but reading reviews are not required. For students who are not familiar with relevant background, the following optional textbooks may help.
Course Deliverables:
Students will participate in a significant group project in addition to individual homework assignments, and in class presentation for papers. All submissions are to be made through Collab. Email submissions will not be accepted.
Project:
Teams of students will work on a collaborative project for the duration of the semester. Students are responsible for forming their own teams based on common interests and/or complementary skills. Through the semester, teams will give four project presentations and submit two written reports. Details and deadlines are posted here.
Presentations:
Assignments:
Assignments must be done individually. Discussion is encouraged, but each student must submit her/his own work.
Daily Schedule and Reading Material:
Students should consult the daily schedule for relevant reading materials and a complete list of the topics covered, important dates, and events. Note that this daily schedule is tentative and can change at any time.
Policies, Ethics, etc.:
Students taking the Mobile Security course are expected to follow various academic policies set forth by the departments, colleges, and university, as well as additional policies specific to this course. Please see this course's policy overview page for more details.