Usable Security and Privacy 2017/18

Course Type:

Lab

Course:

P4 / 4 SWS / 6 CP (ECTS)

Lecturer: 

Prof. Dr. Melanie Volkamer

Number of the lecture: 

20-00-0787

Organisation:Karola Marky


Requirements: 

See below


Our Lab is for students of computer science, mathematics, business information systems and electrical engineering and information technology (etit).

Available Topics

The available topics will be presented in the Kick-Off meeting. The slides will be available here and on our website for reference after the Kick-Off. The general areas of interest in this semester will be Privacy Friendly Android Apps (have a look at those already in the PlayStore and F-Droid (look for "Privacy Friendly App")).

In case you missed the Kick-Off meeting, you can still contact us if you would like to participate in the lab, but please look at the slides first!

Learning Goal

The skill to complete a development task professionally meeting prior specifications and adequately presenting the results. The task is focussed on the extension or development of a mobile application for Android. Examples for apps developed within this lab can be found in the Playstore or F-Droid (look for "Privacy Friendly App").

Requirements

  • Experiences with the respective programming languages (Java, Android is a plus)
  • Knowledge in the field of usability and social aspects of technology are a plus
  • Knowledge in the field of it security are a plus
  • Experiences with Git are a plus (usage is expected)
  • Approval to distribute the code under an open source license (if not stated otherwise, we will publish the results on GitHub when development is complete)