Winter School on Cybersecurity Hosted by Vellore Institute of Technology

Sponsored by Cisco India

Dates: 21 to 31 December 2020

Course coordinators:

Dr. Aswani Kumar Cherukuri (VIT Vellore) aswani@vit.ac.in
Dr. I. Sumaiya Thaseen (VIT Vellore) isumaiyathaseen@vit.ac.in

Description of school:
Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving field with opportunities waiting for everyone with the interest to learn more and develop their skills in this interesting and demanding topic. The objective of this winter school is to provide a forum for learning and discussing all aspects of computer and communication security, including foundational topics as well as cutting-edge research on security such as malware analysis and digital forensics. Participants will be actively engaged in theoretical and practical development and demonstration of the above mentioned fields, and also on the enhancement of knowledge and training in identifying security vulnerabilities and protecting against cyberattacks. The course, which runs for 2 weeks, consists of 4 streams namely cryptography, network, software and application security.

Online Platform: Microsoft Teams/Google Meet

List of subtopics:

Cryptography
Network Security
Software and Application Security
Malware Analysis and Digital Forensics

List of speakers:

Dr. Chester Rebeiro, IIT Madras
Dr. Bhavana Kanukurthi, IISC Bangalore
Dr. Aswani Kumar Cherukuri, VIT Vellore
Dr. I. Sumaiya Thaseen, VIT Vellore
Nitin Dhingra, Cisco
Saumya Agarwal, Cisco
Jyoti Gautam, Cisco
Prapanch Ramamoorthy, Cisco
Raghu Kulkarni, Cisco
Bhavik Shah, Cisco
Akshay Dubey, Cisco
Manoj Papisetty, Cisco

Background/prior courses recommended:

Operating Systems
Computer Networks
Programming Languages (C/C++/Java)
Data Structures and Algorithms
Discrete Mathematics and Number Theory

Click here to apply for ACM India Winter School 2020-21