14-829: Mobile and IoT Security

14-829 / 18-638: Mobile and IoT Security - Fall 2020

Weekly Schedule (topics are subject to change, deadlines are fixed)



Week (Start) Topics & Papers Lab Deadlines Project Deadlines
1 (Aug 31) Course Intro, Devices of Interest, & Security Challenges - -
2 (Sep 7) Mobile OS & App Security [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Lab 1 (9/11) -
3 (Sep 14) Mobile App Analysis, Code Protections, Case Studies [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] - Team Registration (9/18)
4 (Sep 21) IoT Architectures, IoT Platforms, Case Studies [1, 2] Lab 2 (9/25) Pitch (9/24)
5 (Sep 28) Telecom in a Nutshell, Telecom Security Evolution, Telecom System Security, 4G/5G Security Research [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] - -
6 (Oct 5) WiFi in a Nutshell, WiFi Security Evolution, WiFi Security Issues, WiFi Privacy Issues [ 1 (§1.3.2), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Lab 3 (10/9) Statement of Work (10/8)
7 (Oct 12) Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, etc. [1, 2 (+, +), 3 (+), 4] Lab 4 (10/16) -
8 (Oct 19) Sensing, Location Services, Security Value of Sensor Data [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] Lab 5 (10/23) Update #1 (10/22)
9 (Oct 26) IoT Analysis Tools, IoT Home Network Security - -
10 (Nov 2) Developer Considerations, Multi-stakeholder Concerns, Policies, Best Practices Lab 6 (11/6) Update #2 (11/5)
11 (Nov 9) Project and Exam Discussions - -
12 (Nov 16) Exam - Update #3 (11/19)
13 (Nov 23) Advanced Topics [Thanksgiving Break] - -
14 (Nov 30) Advanced Topics Lab 7 (12/4) Final Presentations
15 (Dec 7) Wrap-up logistics - Final Presentations
16 (Dec 14) [finals week] - Final Paper & Poster