Course summary

Our societies are critically dependent on computer software. Electronic systems are everywhere, and governments, financial and transport organisations, or telecommunication companies all possess and manage huge amounts of sensitive information concerning all of our everyday activities. With the emergence of new systems and services, every aspect of our life is relying on / is recorded by some computerised system, such as:

• electronic IDs and passports

• electronic payment systems and loyalty schemes

• electronic tickets

• telecommunication systems

• Secure Software

• Cryptography

• Secure Hardware

• Verification

• Post Quantum

• Data Privacy

• Usability

• Fintech

• Health

• Smart Contracts

• Distributed Ledgers

• Privacy Preserving Data Mining

• dealing with real-world applications

• applying and extending state-of-the-art defence mechanisms

• engineering end-to-end secure and trustworthy systems

• communicating results through oral and written reports