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Pattern Analysis with applications in Biometrics (121090)
Raymond Veldhuis.
Intended for: AM/CS/EL
Pattern classification and parameter estimation are the fundaments for the signal processing needed in advanced measurement systems, such as biometric recognition systems. Sensor signals need to be processed in order to arrive at useful measurement results. The information hidden in the sensor signals must be brought to a meaningful and understandable level that matches the semantic level required by the application.
Pattern classification and parameter estimation both share a common base: statistical decision theory. As such, this theory suffices for designing optimal classifiers and estimators. This theory needs mathematical models that describe the behaviour of the physical process in a probabilistic sense. In practice, these models are difficult to obtain. Alternatively, the design is trained by means of a data set coming from the sensors. These data sets form a statistical representation of the lacking models. Besides pattern classification and parameter estimation the course addresses the problem how to extract the needed information from these data sets.
The concepts will be introduced, as much as possible, in the context of biometric recognition. Therefore, the course can, on the one hand, be seen as a course in pattern classification and parameter estimation with applications in biometrics. On the other hand, it can be seen as a course in biometrics with emphasis on the underlying theory. A number of lectures will be dedicated to topics in biometrics.
Further information: http://www.sas.el.utwente.nl/home/hdn/ipc/,
VIST.
Secure Data Management (211094)
Willem Jonker
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Intended for: CS
The spectacular development of processing, storage, and communication technologies has spawned an increased awareness of and interest in secure data management to our Networked Information Society.
This course is to introduce to students the fundamental knowledge of security in the context of XML data management, as well as user's privacy protection techniques.
Further information: VIST.
Introduction to coding theory (211140)
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J.W. Polderman.
Intended for: AM/CS/BIT/TEL/EL students
Coding theorey is concerned with the problem of efficiently and reliably transmitting data over a noisy channel. This amounts to encoding data using redundancy at the transmitter's end so that errors that may occur during transmission can be corrected at the receiver's end. The problem of encoding is to find methods in which the redundancy is as small as possible, while at the same time the maximum number of errors that can be corrected is as large as possible. The decoding problem then is to reconstruct the original data from the received data. Coding is used in many applications. An example of a domestic appliance is the audio CD player. The digital information is encoded and burned on a CD. During the playback of the CD a laser beam reads the encoded information. This induces numerous reading errors due to various causes, e.g. scratches or finger prints, which have to be corrected to recover the original music data.
In this course we present an introduction to coding and decoding as well as examples of applications. The course starts with a general introduction to the idea of coding and decoding.
Subjects that will be covered are motivating applications, Hamming distance, fundamental bounds (Hamming, Singleton, Gilbert-Varshamov), linear codes, cyclic codes, Hamming codes, Golay codes, Reed-Solomon codes, Reed-Muller codes and BCH codes.
Emphasis of the course is on linear block codes. These can be seen as sub spaces of finite dimensional vector spaces over finite fields.
Further information: VIST.
Introduction to Computer Security (215010)
an unknown teacher.
Intended for: CS/BIT/TEL/EL students
This course is intended for 1st year master students in the national Security master (the so-called "Kerckhoff" master) and other master students with an interest in security.
Objectives: The student will - learn the important concepts in Security - be able to place security techniques in an overall security approach - be able to find, understand and survey basic security literature.
Contents: - Introduction to basic security concepts - Distributed systems and network security - Passwords, Access control and Access Policies - Hacking systems - Java, JVM and Java card security - Biometrics - Copyrights, Digital rights management and Privacy.
Further information: VIST.
Distributed Trust Management (215020)
Sandro Etalle
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Intended for: CS
Students will learn how to manage trust in a distributed way.
- Advanced access control methods - Role-based access control - Decentralized access control - Public Key Infrastructures (X.509 certificates, PGP, SPKI) - Trust management - Decentralized trust management - Practical examples (Policymaker, Keynote) - SDSI/SPKI - Role-based trust management (Credential chain discovery)
Further information: VIST.
Telematics systems security (265400)
Aiko Pras
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Intended for: TEL/CS/EL
After this course students will have a basic understanding of the principles behind network security and know the main protocols, mechanisms and techniques in this area. The course has four main theme's: introduction to networking (MSc Security), introduction to cryptography (other study programmes), security mechanisms within network protocols and systems security. The first theme "introduction to networking" is only intended for students following the MSc Security programme; topics that will be discussed are IP, TCP, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP, DNS and routing. The second theme "introduction to cryptography" is intended for all students, except those following the MSc Security programme. Topics in this second theme are: authentication, authorisation and confidentiality. The third and last themes are intended for all students. In the third theme (security mechanisms within network protocols) the following topics will be discussed: X.509, IPSec, secure email, secure web, SNMPv3 and security for wireless networks. The last theme (systems security) discusses topics like: intrusion, DOS attacks, viruses and firewalls.
Further information: VIST.
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