Wireless Communication Security

• Introduction-
  • elements of radio frequency theory
  • elements of information security with applications in the wireless environment
  • elements of physical layer security (the wiretap channel).
• Elements of RFID systems security analysis with case studies: the electronic passport
• Elements of WLAN security analysis
• Bluetooth system security
• Security in mobile telephony systems with case studies: the 2G, the 3G, the 4G, and the 5G.

Knowledge

• The candidate possesses knowledge at the most advanced frontier in the field of wireless communication security.
• The candidate has mastered academic theory and scientific methods in wireless communication security.
• The candidate is capable of considering suitability and use of different methods and processes in research in the field of wireless communication security.
• The candidate is capable of contributing to development of new knowledge, theories, methods, interpretations and forms of documentation in the field of wireless communication security.

Skills

• The candidate is capable of formulating problems, planning and completing research projects in the field of wireless communication security.
• The candidate is capable of doing research and development at a high international level.
• The candidate is capable of handling complex academic tasks.
• The candidate can challenge established knowledge and practice in the field of wireless communication security.

General competence

• The candidate is capable of identifying relevant - and possibly new - ethical problems and exercising research in the field of wireless communication security with academic integrity.
• The candidate is capable of managing complex interdisciplinary tasks and projects.
• The candidate is capable of disseminating the results of research and development in the field of wireless communication security through approved national and international publication channels.
• The candidate is capable of taking part in debates in international forums within the field of wireless communication security.
• The candidate is capable of considering the need for, taking initiative to and engaging in innovation in the field of wireless communication security.

The course addresses the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 8, target 8.2 - Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation - the authentication and key agreement procedures and the functions providing confidentiality that are studied in this course ensure increased productivity in various economic sectors such as telecommunications, banking, electronic commerce, automation of industrial processes and so on.

• Lectures
• Project work

Compulsory requirements: None

The course is taught on the individual basis - reading the literature and consulting the teacher.