Advanced Computer Security

CS 563/ECE 524, Spring 2026

Course Schedule

Presentation and blogging assignments are posted here.

Course Introduction

Jan 20
Logistics

Overview of the course and discussion of course expectations.

Slides Presenter: Nikita Borisov

Phishing

Jan 22
Phishing and Account Compromise

Overview of phishing and account compromise.

Slides Presenter: Nikita Borisov

Reading/Reviewing Papers

Jan 27
Logistics

Discussion of paper reading techniques and review writing.
Starts at 1:00pm

Readings:

Slides Presenter: Nikita Borisov

Phishing

Jan 29
Phishing and Account Compromise

Readings:

Phishing Detection

Feb 3
Phishing and Account Compromise

Readings:

Presenter: Nikita Borisov

Account Security Interfaces

Feb 5
Phishing and Account Compromise

Readings:

Project Expectations

Feb 5 (continued)
Logistics

User Compromise Notifications

Feb 10
Phishing and Account Compromise

Readings:

Network Security Overview

Feb 12
Network Security
Slides Presenter: Nikita Borisov

DoS and Path Validation

Feb 17
Network Security

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Network Intrusion Detection

Feb 19
Network Security

Readings:

DPI Evasion and Censorship

Feb 24
Network Security

Readings:

Human Factors Overview

Feb 26
Human Factors
Presenter: Mahnoor Jameel

Wi-Fi Security

Mar 3
Network Security

Readings:

Project Presentations

Mar 3 (continued)
Logistics

One slide, one minute presentation of your project

Authentication Usability

Mar 5
Human Factors

Readings:

Privacy Perceptions

Mar 10
Human Factors

Readings:

Cryptography Overview

Mar 12
Cryptography
Presenter: Nikita Borisov

Cryptography in Practice

Mar 24
Cryptography

Readings:

Anonymous Credentials

Mar 26
Cryptography

Readings:

LLM Overview

Mar 31
LLM/Agents
Presenter: Nikita Borisov

Private Information Retrieval

Apr 2
Cryptography

Readings:

Prompt Injection and Stealing

Apr 7
LLM/Agents

Readings:

LLM Plugin Security

Apr 9
LLM/Agents

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Vulnerability and Fuzzing Overview

Apr 14
Vulnerability Discovery
Presenter: Nikita Borisov

LLM Privacy and Defenses

Apr 16
LLM/Agents

Readings:

Web and Binary Fuzzing

Apr 21
Vulnerability Discovery

Readings:

DNS Resolver Fuzzing

Apr 23
Vulnerability Discovery

Readings:

IoT Vulnerability Discovery

Apr 28
Vulnerability Discovery

Readings: