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CompSci and InfoSec Build your own Internet

CompSci and InfoSec Build your own Internet. 22.10.13 Pierre- Malo Deniélou , Lorenzo Cavallaro, Dave Cohen. Challenge overview. The Internet and its security : where computational thinking affects lives A reliable world-wide fast network: transforming the modern world

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CompSci and InfoSec Build your own Internet

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  1. CompSci and InfoSecBuild your own Internet 22.10.13 Pierre-MaloDeniélou, Lorenzo Cavallaro, Dave Cohen

  2. Challenge overview • The Internet and its security: where computational thinking affects lives • A reliable world-wide fast network: transforming the modern world • Secure and Safe: what would happen if this Network were to collapse? • The Internet: • A network of communicators • Resilient: No link is essential. The Internet routes around breakages • Secure: We can prevent unwanted eavesdropping • Reliable: We can be certain that every message gets through • Flexible: One protocol that can contain any payload package • Scalable−Seamlessly add/remove nodes It’s the Algorithms that make it Tick

  3. Curriculum links • This STEM challenge will support the new Computing Curriculum • Algorithmic thinking • Exciting programming tasks • An understanding of the Internet and networks in general • An understanding of security vulnerabilities and attacks • Each topic will be studied with a variety of learning methods: role play, individual research, programming and maths challenges, competition etc., Aims for the newly published Computing Curriculum • Can understand and apply fundamental principles of computer science • Can analyse problems in computational terms, and have experience of writing programs • Can evaluate and apply IT analytically to solve problems • Are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of ICT We Tick the Boxes

  4. Examples of activities • Routing past problems (the RIPalgorithm):Self-organising networks protect the independence of the Internet • Fix it (Error Correcting Codes): Keeping data coherent across unreliable channels has allowed space exploration, CDs, cheap memory, allowing computational power into almost all human spheres • What’s in a name? (Domain Name Service): Makes the Internet available to people and allows communication between individuals • Public key cryptosystems (RSA):Simple data encryption and signing gives confidence in transactions. This enabled online shopping! • How the Internet speaks (TCP/IP): Overcoming inherent limits of technology with simple techniques and algorithms

  5. The Team • Professor Dave Cohen • Researcher in Artificial Intelligence with 100+ • published papers. • He teaches Robotics and Software Engineering at • Royal Holloway • He has been awarded two University Teaching • Excellence awards • Shortlisted (this year) for the Times Higher Most • Innovative Teacher of the Year award • Dave has 20 years of industrial experience working • as a programmer

  6. The Team (cont.) • Dr Pierre-MaloDeniélou • Lecturer in Computer Science • He teaches Object-Oriented Programming at Royal Holloway • He is interested in (and very good at) programming language-based security, formal methods and concurrency • He is very involved in teaching Computing at all levels and has co-written Labby, a tool to learn programming for all ages

  7. The Team (cont.) • Dr Lorenzo Cavallaro • Lecturer of Information Security in the • Information Security Group • He teaches Software Security at Royal Holloway • He has recently taught a MOOC course on Coursera • “Malicious Software and its Underground Economy: • Two-Sides to Every Story” (60,000+ enrolled students) • He has published in top and well-known venues • Lorenzo is also exploring Android security research • (see http://copperdroid.isg.rhul.ac.uk)

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