ITIS 6010/8010: Wireless Network Security

With the wide adoption of wireless networks, security becomes a key factor. Because of the signal propagation characteristics, limited bandwidth, weak processing capability, and various other reasons, enforcing security in wireless networks is more challenging.

This course will introduce the state-of-art techniques in wireless security. The topics include: Secure and resilient data aggregation, Key pre-distribution and management, Encryption and authentication, Security in group communication, Trust establishment and management, Denial-of-service attacks, Energy-aware security mechanisms, Secure routing, Secure localization and information privacy, and more.

The course will be beyond the "teach-listen" form. The students will form small groups and conduct some creative research in a specific area in wireless security. The course materials will be self contained.


Midterm

Syllabus

Week 0 slides: Introduction

Week 1 slides: Routing in ad hoc networks

Week 2 slides: Routing in ad hoc networks (more)

Week 3 slides: Secure Routing for ad hoc networks

Week 4 slides: Secure Routing for ad hoc networks (more)

Week 5 slides: Key pre-distribution in sensor networks

Week 6 slides: Key pre-distribution in sensor networks (more), Figure

Week 7 slides: Self-healing key distribution in wireless networks

Week 8 slides: Self-healing key distribution in wireless networks (more)

Week 9 slides: Localization in sensor networks

Week 10 slides: Secure localization in sensor networks

Week 11 slides: Location Privacy

Week 12 slides: Privacy in Location Based Services

Week 13 slides: Data routing and aggregation

Week 14 slides: Scalable data aggregation in sensor network

Week 15 slides: Secure data aggregation in sensor network, Part 2

Week 16 slides: Source location privacy in sensor networks, Part 2, Part 3

Projects
Several suggested project topic
Contents of the Survey Presentation
Two example presentations are provided: Example 1, Example 2

Members Topic Present 1 Present 2


The format of the project proposal.

This paper has a very nice organization of the components of a paper. Please try to follow the structure when you write your final report.

Your final presentation will be evaluated by other students in the following aspects.

About Latex and Miktex

The Miktex 2.5 can be download from MikTex 2.5

TexNicCenter can be download from TexnicCenter

You must install miktex first, then texniccenter. The final paper will follow the following format: tex file , class file , bib file , and sample figure . The source ".tex" file include section, subsection, table, math equation, and embedded figures, which should cover all we need. If you google (or use other search engine) "Latex", you will find many quick start documents.