Courses

Human-Centered IT Security and Privacy

The project seminar  Human-Centered IT Security and Privacy takes place every spring semester.

The course Human-Centered IT Security and Privacy concerns the intersection of computer science and psychology. It is designed as a combination of a lecture and exercises and takes place each spring semester.

Students will gain an overview of the role of the human in security and privacy, learn about human-centered design and psychological aspects. Selected application scenarios are presented and discussed. Furthermore, practical exercises and group work activities are used to showcase human-related aspects and foster reflection.

See the Course Catalogue (VVZ) of ETH.

Human-Centered IT Security and Privacy Lab

The project seminar Human-Centered IT Security and Privacy Lab takes place every fall semester.

The course is particularly suitable for all students who have already completed the course “Human-centered IT Security and Privacy” as some of the concepts introduced will practically be applied in this course. However, the relevant literature and necessary material will be provided to all students and basic concepts will be briefly summarized so that all interested students can participate.

After an introduction on usable security as the intersection of computer science and psychology, students will form teams and work on exemplary security- or privacy-related research questions. The teams will develop and evaluate a concept for a human-centered solution. Through input sessions and milestone presentations the human perspective will be incorporated and reflected upon.

See the Course Catalogue (VVZ) of ETH.

Privacy Quantification and Usable Protection Mechanisms

Students will gain an overview of the main privacy metrics that are used to evaluate privacy risks related to the use of a given technology. They will also be introduced to the concepts of privacy/utility balance and usable security. Practical exercises and reading of recently published scientific articles will be used to present practical cases of the theoretical tools presented in class.

See in the Course Catalogue (VVZ) of ETH.