PA168 ­ Postgraduate seminar
on IT security and cryptography
Vašek Matyáš (D. Cvrček, J. Staudek)
Email: matyas@fi.muni.cz
Office hours: Mon & Wed 12:00-13:00 (B415)
Typical seminar structure
ˇ 1-2 presentations for the start
ˇ Discussion related to above
ˇ News/developments update
­ Recent news (Crypto-Gram, comp.risk, etc.)
ˇ www.buslab.cz ­ more next week
­ New results/achievements
Your presentations
ˇ O (Own work)
­ On the topic of your current research / interest
­ Ideally as a training for your needs
ˇ Presentation for a conference/workshop, thesis, etc.
ˇ R (Reading)
­ Presentation of a recent paper
ˇ Papers proposed during the term (2 in few minutes)
ˇ Detailed review of the paper with discussion
ˇ N (News)
­ Presentation of news from the last week (or so)
Marking & Language
ˇ The course primary language is English!!!
­ In Czech only when the ultimate target for
your presentation requires this
ˇ M.Sc. thesis presentation
ˇ Czech conference presentation
ˇ Mark comprises: O & R presentations 40%
each, N presentation 20%
­ Then 90-50% map to A-E, P to 75%
ˇ Other activities (conference report, etc.)
can yield up to 10% bonus
All presentations
ˇ Well structured
­ Slides (projector care ­ Marek Kumpošt)
­ Agreed length respected (practice beforehand!)
ˇ Time allowance is 30-35 minutes for O, R
­ 20-40 minutes for N 
ˇ Guest talk
­ Fergus Toolan ­ topic TBA(?info retrieval - mobiles)
ˇ Book your dates with me by March 6!!!
"R" Talk Topics
ˇ Feb 27 - Dissecting the Leaf of Trust
­ http://www.lysator.liu.se/~jc/wotsap/leafoftrust.html
ˇ Mar 3 - Security protocol design by composition
­ http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/TechReports/UCAM-CL-TR-657.html
ˇ March 10 - Anonymity and traceability in cyberspace
­ http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/TechReports/UCAM-CL-TR-653.html
ˇ March 17 ­ EMV standards and security/crypto
"O" Talk Dates
ˇ March 6
ˇ March 13
ˇ March 20
ˇ March 27
ˇ April 3
ˇ April 10
ˇ April 24 ­ Honza Krhovjak
ˇ May 15
ˇ (May 22)
"N" Talk Dates
ˇ Feb 20 ­ Honza Krhovjak
ˇ March 6
ˇ March 13
ˇ March 20
ˇ March 27
ˇ April 3
ˇ April 10
ˇ April 24
ˇ May 15
ˇ (May 22)