Cyber Security
calendar_month 28 Sep 2015, 00:00
Estonia is a small country in Northern Europe, well known as one of the leading countries to implement a fully digital society. In Estonia it is possible to e-vote, sign legally-binding contracts and interact with the government %E2%80" all using the Internet.We welcome the 2015 Cyber Security Summer School, where questions regarding Information Security will be investigated: how to keep data safe, how to safely share it, how to anonymise it, what it takes to reverse engineer data, etc.The experience of Estonia will be used to discuss the benefits, concerns and technical details. We will discuss how we can all live securely in a digital society in the future.

Course leader
General Chairs:Olaf Maennel (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)Jon Crowcroft (Cambridge University, UK)

Target group
Participants: up to 70 PhD students (PhD level and junior researchers)

Course aim
Topics:How to live securely in a digital society?E-Estonia, a role model for the future? On implementation, challenges and limitationsPrivacy and other concerns of a digital societyAnonymisation and deanonymisation techniquesInternet measurements and routing: big data and network mathematicsExamples and hands-on activities from expertsLots of fun and insights into controversial topics

Credits info
5 ECTS You will receive 5 ECTS credit points and a certificate for completing the summer school.

Fee info
EUR 100: Participation fee: 100 (possible to waive for students from developing countries)Fee covers accommodation in twin standard rooms from 12 July to 17 July 2015, catering during the Summer School and organised transport between Tallinn and Summer School location.

Information Technology Foundation for Education
Address: Raja St. 4C Tallinn
Postal code: 12616
City: Laulasmaa
Country: Estonia
Website: http://studyitin.ee/c3s
E-mail: info@studyitin.ee
Phone: +372 628 5802