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Lecture and Tutorial Evaluation

Written on 19.12.25 by Mario Fritz

Lecture and tutorial evaluation links are now available on the internal page. Please conclude the evaluation by January 12th the latest.

In addition, we are always open to feedback over any other channel (in person, email, etc.).

Thank you for your support.

Have a great break and a great… Read more

Lecture and tutorial evaluation links are now available on the internal page. Please conclude the evaluation by January 12th the latest.

In addition, we are always open to feedback over any other channel (in person, email, etc.).

Thank you for your support.

Have a great break and a great start into 2026!

Best regards,

Mario & Christoph

Practice Exam Now Available

Written on 15.12.25 by Christoph Landolt

Dear Students,

To support your preparation for the final exam, we have released a Practice Exam earlier than planned.

1. Practice Exam Available You can download the document now under the "Information -> Internal Page" tab on the CMS.

Purpose: It simulates the format, style, and… Read more

Dear Students,

To support your preparation for the final exam, we have released a Practice Exam earlier than planned.

1. Practice Exam Available You can download the document now under the "Information -> Internal Page" tab on the CMS.

Purpose: It simulates the format, style, and difficulty of the upcoming written exam.
Content: It covers the material discussed in lectures and tutorials so far.

2. Call for Q&A Questions We are planning a dedicated Q&A session to address any open issues. Please review the Practice Exam and the lecture slides. If you encounter difficulties, please send us your specific questions (via email to christoph.landolt@cispa.de or in the Forum).

Knowing exactly which questions or concepts are unclear will help us make the Q&A session as useful as possible for you.

Best regards,

Mario & Christoph

Reminder: no lecture tomorrow (December 4th).

Written on 03.12.25 by Mario Fritz

Reminder: there is no lecture tomorrow (December 4th).

Slides and Video on Evasion Attacks online

Written on 20.11.25 by Mario Fritz

Slides and Video on Evasion Attacks online

Update: Next Tutorial on 03.12.2025 (Zoom Only)

Written on 19.11.25 by Christoph Landolt

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note that there will be no tutorial this week and next week.
Our next session will be on 03.12.2025, and it will take place via Zoom only (no in-person session).

Best regards,
Christoph

Update on Exam Dates

Written on 11.11.25 by Mario Fritz

The examination office confirmed the following exam dates:

End of Term:
Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 16:30 to 19:30

Re-Exam:
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, from 15:00 to 18:00

We plan for a two hour exam.
It was not easy to find viable dates.

Update on Exam Dates

Written on 11.11.25 by Mario Fritz

The examination office confirmed the following exam dates:

End of Term:
Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 16:30 to 19:30

Re-Exam:
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, from 15:00 to 18:00

We plan for a two hour exam.
It was not easy to find viable dates.

Exam dates

Written on 09.11.25 by Mario Fritz

Quick update: we will need to look for a new slot for the February 10th exam. there is another exam registered that was not in the calender that is visible to me. I'll keep you updated.

Video online, exam dates, and no lectures on two dates

Written on 07.11.25 by Mario Fritz

Dear participants,

a couple of updates:

- video of the "Intrusion Detection Systems" lecture is now online

- tentative exam dates have been set - but still need to be confirmed by the examination office: february 10th: 4pm to 6pm and re-exam march18th: 3pm to 5pm .

- there is no lecture on… Read more

Dear participants,

a couple of updates:

- video of the "Intrusion Detection Systems" lecture is now online

- tentative exam dates have been set - but still need to be confirmed by the examination office: february 10th: 4pm to 6pm and re-exam march18th: 3pm to 5pm .

- there is no lecture on November 13th and December 4th

Slides on Intrusion Detection Systems are online

Written on 05.11.25 by Mario Fritz

Slides on "Intrusion Detection Systems" are online

Second Tutorial – Tomorrow, 05.11.2025, from 16:15 to 17:45

Written on 04.11.25 by Christoph Landolt

Our second tutorial will take place tomorrow, 05.11.2025, from 16:15 to 17:45 in CISPA Lecture Hall, Stuhlsatzenhaus 5.

In this session, we’ll recap Tutorial 1, review some machine learning basics to ensure everyone is on the same page, followed by time for your questions.

The solutions to the… Read more

Our second tutorial will take place tomorrow, 05.11.2025, from 16:15 to 17:45 in CISPA Lecture Hall, Stuhlsatzenhaus 5.

In this session, we’ll recap Tutorial 1, review some machine learning basics to ensure everyone is on the same page, followed by time for your questions.

The solutions to the exercises will be available tomorrow after noon on the tutorial webpage.

For those who want to join online, the Zoom link can be found at:
CMS → Internal Page → Zoom Link for Tutorial

Looking forward to seeing you in the tutorial,
Christoph

Slides for Deep Learning Recap and GANs are online

Written on 29.10.25 by Mario Fritz

Slides for Deep Learning Recap and GANs are online

Change of Location for the First Tutorial – Now in E1 3, Lecture Hall HS002

Written on 28.10.25 by Christoph Landolt

Our first tutorial will take place tomorrow, 29.10.2025, from 16:15 to 17:45.
The goal of this session is to review Python programming and machine learning basics, and to set up the programming environment for the upcoming lessons.

Due to the high number of participants, the tutorial will now be… Read more

Due to the high number of participants, the tutorial will now be held in E1 3 – Lecture Hall HS002. The session will be passively streamed via Zoom for those who wish to follow it online.

All resources for the first tutorial are available here:
👉 https://christophlandolt.com/mlcysec_notebooks/

We’re looking forward to seeing you in the tutorial!

ML Recap Slides online

Written on 22.10.25 by Mario Fritz

Slides for the ML Recap are online.

While you are required to be familiar with ML/AI, we will go through some terminology so that we are on the same page and discuss a few specifics.

First Tutorial next week

Written on 22.10.25 by Mario Fritz

Quick reminder that today there is no tutorial yet.

The first tutorial will take place next week October 29th and you can find a tentative list of the tutorial classes on the following web page:

https://christophlandolt.com/mlcysec_notebooks/
(page is under construction)

Written on 17.10.25 by Mario Fritz

Given the number of students who attend the lecture in person, we will for now move back to the CISPA lecture hall (Stuhlsatzenhaus 5). This is the lecture hall we also had the first lecture.

PDF and video of the first introductory lecture are now available online on the internal page.

Please… Read more

Given the number of students who attend the lecture in person, we will for now move back to the CISPA lecture hall (Stuhlsatzenhaus 5). This is the lecture hall we also had the first lecture.

PDF and video of the first introductory lecture are now available online on the internal page.

Please note that the lecture will have a written exam at the end. For exact details on the logistics, we ask for your patience for about 1 week.

Reminder: Change of location

Written on 15.10.25 by Mario Fritz

Due to the exceptionally high number of registrations, the lecture is moved to E1 3 - Lecture Hall HS002.

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