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Papers in CMSWritten on 22.04.24 by Sven Bugiel The initial list of papers is now in the materials section of the CMS. Please take a look at them already since the topic assignment will be very soon after the seminar kick-off this Friday. |
Selected Topics in Mobile Security
(Summer Term 2024)
Overview
In this seminar, we will discuss current results and new problems in the mobile security domain based on relevant scientific papers. The selected papers focus on Android, given its high popularity among researchers. The topics include usability aspects of Android's permission system and security-relevant APIs, security extensions at different levels of Android's software stack, app analysis, and newly identified attack vectors.
Logistics
Location | CISPA E9.1 (see schedule for the room) |
Time | Friday 10:00 - 12:00 |
Meeting | Seminar (Weekly meetings starting May 24) |
No. of Students | max. 10 |
Instructor | Sven Bugiel |
Contact | Sven Bugiel (email) |
Language | English |
Kickoff | Friday, April 26, 10:00 – 12:00, room 0.07 |
Course structure and grading
The course is structured as a standard seminar. Every week (starting May 24), one student will present an assigned topic area, which we will discuss. Before this, all students are expected to read the handed-out papers carefully and prepare a list of discussion questions. Additionally, every student will write a short report on their assigned papers, in which the presentation should be elaborated in more detail and potentially include the discussion results. Grading will be based on the presentations (30%), report (50%), and general in-class participation in the discussion (20%). Please note that we expect active participation in the discussions!
Registration and pre-requisites
There are no formal prerequisites beyond a basic knowledge of how computer systems work internally. Working with a smartphone as a user or app developer or participating in the Advanced Lecture Mobile Security is beneficial.
Registration is handled via the central registration system of the UdS.
Presentation schedule and topics
Date | Topic | Presenter | Room |
17.05. | Clone Detection and Prevention | 0.07 | |
24.05. | NO SEMINAR | ||
31.05. | Third-Party Libraries | 0.07 | |
07.06. | App-in-App Execution | 0.01 | |
14.06. | Application Framework Analysis | 0.07 | |
21.06. | A11y | 0.07 | |
28.06. | Rationales and Nutrition Labels | 0.07 | |
05.07. | Reviews | 0.07 | |
12.07. | WebViews and CustomTabs | 0.07 | |
19.07. | Network Security Configuration | 2.22 | |
26.07. | Future Access Control | 2.22 |