Project

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Project

• Implementation
• Reasonable sophistication
• Up to 3 people maximum
• Survey/Analysis type paper
• Comparative/tradeoff studies
• Current trends, challenges, possible approaches
• Typically one person!
• Number of references should be adequate (depends
  on area)
• No introductory stuff!
• Case studies
• New idea/research ??

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Project Topics (not limited to these only!)

• XML security
• Implementation of Access Control and
  Authentication
• Cryptographic protocols
• Operating Systems or Database security
• Ad hoc network security
• Phising, Spyware, Privacy Issues
• Web service security
• Intrusion detection system
• Auditing Systems
• Security and ethics/Usability/Economics
• Smartcards and standards for smartcards
• E-commerce security (secure transaction)
• Multimedia security
• Security in wireless/mobile environments
• IPv6/ Mobile IPv6
• Case studies from a specific domain
• . . .

Project Opportunities with CSSD
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Project Schedule

• Proposal (Due Nov 8 Up to 2 pages)
• identify group members
• Structure
• Introduce problem and motivation for the work
• State the goals list tasks/issues and also
  tentative task distribution among the members
• What will be the results and its significance
• References
• Interim report (Due Nov 26 right after
  Thanksgiving)
• Upto 4 pages
• Indicate
• Any changes required to be done from the initial
  proposal
• Focus area
• Task distribution
• Progress so far

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Project Schedule

• Final project report
• By the last day of the semester
• Implementation projects should arrange for
  demonstration with me
• Reporting requirement
• Article/Conference format
• Samples will be provided
• CD or zipped file needed for implementation
  project.
• On a separate page write the contribution of
  each member