Seminar & Privatissimum System Security (26SS)

  1. Seminar & Privatissimum:

    System Security

  1. Lecturer:
    Assoc.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter Schartner (SE+PV)
    Contacts and Supervisors:
    Peter Schartner (PS)
    First meeting:
    03.03.2026, N.1.71, 1330-1500 Privatissimum onyl!
    10.03.2026, N.1.71, 1330-1500 Seminar onyl!
    Dates:
    For class dates, check the Campus-System (and the Moodle-course)
    SE- and PV-Talk:
    Talk dates (max. 3 talks or 90 min per lecture) and SE-Topics will be fixed in the first meeting.
    Attendance is compulsory!
    SE talks: 20 min (firm!) for the talk + 5-10 min discussion
    SE teasers: 3-4 slides (including title & literature), 5 min (firm!)
    PV: Start/Middle/End 15/20/25 min talk + discussion
    PhD: Start/Middle/End 20/30/45 min talk + discussion
    Templates for slides and figures.
    The Language of the talk and the slides is determined by the language of your thesis.
    LaTeX:
    We use TeX Live and WinEdt. Free editors are TeXstudio and TeXworks that ships with MikTeX.
    No matter which editor you use, please use the LaTeX template!
    Organisation:
    Guidelines for Seminars and Privatissima
    SE-Topics:
    Check the list below if you are looking for a master thesis topic, or feel free to come to the course with a suggested topic of your own (free) choice.
  1. Open Seminar Topics
    Security-related topics recently (i.e. approximately in the last 6 months) covered by
     + Communications of the ACM
     + IEEE Security & Privacy
    Some selected Topics:
    + PQ-Keyexchange in TLS 1.3 and Crypto-Agility
    + Cyber-Regulations (NIS2, DORA, CRA, CSA, …)
    + AI-Driven Cyber Threats and Defensive Strategies
    + Identity-First Security & Zero Trust
    + Securing Critical Infrastructure: OT/IoT and Supply Chain Assurance
    + More to come…
    Interested in another seminar topic (your topic) covered by Communications of the ACM or IEEE Security & Privacy? Contact peter.schartner@aau.at