IS Technology Depth Electives
IS403 - Advanced Information Security & Trust (AIST)
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SIS Faculty: DING Xuhua
Why is AIST interesting, useful and important to students?
As information systems, databases and internet-based distributed systems and communication have become pervasive in the commercial world, coupled with the increased intensity and sophistication of security-related attacks, organisations now recognise the need for a comprehensive security strategy.
Built on the foundation of the Information Security and Trust course (IS302), the Advanced Information Security & Trust course (IS403) draws on hard-won experience to explain the latest developments in security protocols, network security, web security, application security and industrial standards and best practices. Classroom instruction and discussion will closely integrate technical principles with real world applications such as secure e-banking, secure corporate networking, and multimedia system security. In addition, case studies will be used to demonstrate that security and trust are not only for protection of information assets, but also means of improving business operation or even starting new businesses.
AIST will be one of the designated IS technology depth electives for the new Banking & Trading Systems track that will be launched in 2008 under the SIS 2nd major Advanced Business Solutions.
Neat things students will do in the course
- Understand important security principles, industrial standards, security protocols and their applications.
- Be able to analyze and evaluate security mechanisms and systems, contrast competing schemes, explain strengths and weaknesses, and identify potential errors or vulnerabilities.
- Understand the common attacks to security protocols and be able to design security protocols to satisfy security requirements and constraints in real world, e.g. e-banking.
- Be aware of current and future trends in security research and applications.
Comments from the faculty
Starting from this term, Networking (IS204) is not a pre-requisite course of AIST. However, the understanding of computer networks, especially Internet communications, is required to comprehend many advanced security technologies.
Bid for AIST
If you would like to bid for Advanced Information Security & Trust (IS403) during BOSS 2, please let us know by email before 15 Dec 2007. Thank you very much.
IS418 - Intelligent Agent Design and Application (IADA)
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SIS Faculty: CHENG Shih-Fen
Why is this course interesting, useful and important to students?
An intelligent agent is an entity that can perceive and reason about the environment and perform appropriate actions in order to achieve its goal. This paradigm covers almost all of human activities, and we are beginning to see the emergence of intelligent agents in many important domains. Some notable applications of intelligent agent technology includes financial trading (programmed trading programmes that are part of everyday operations), logistics planning (used in the 1st Persian Gulf crisis), planning and scheduling (the autonomous planning of NASA's space exploration), game playing (the defeat of world champion by IBM's Deep Blue), autonomous control of vehicles (a computer-controlled van that crossed the United States), and many others.
All the above mentioned systems exist today, and we will explore the science, technology, and mathematics behind all these technological wonders. Upon the completion of the course, students will have necessary background in appreciating and applying the intelligent agent technologies.
The highlight of this course will be the competition of student-created software agents. Students will apply techniques learnt in class to create fully autonomous agents that can manage a very complex supply chain operation.
IADA will be one of the designated IS technology depth electives for the new Banking & Trading Systems track that will be launched in 2008 under the SIS 2nd major Advanced Business Solutions.
Neat things students will do in the course
- Understand the basic framework of an intelligent agent and also the background knowledge necessary in creating an intelligent agent.
- Explore the state-of-the-art technologies used by real intelligent agents.
- Incrementally create an intelligent agent that is capable of managing a complex supply chain.
- Compete head-to-head with your fellow classmates in a supply chain management competition at the end of the class to show off the "intelligence" you have embedded in your software agent.
Bid for IADA
If you would like to bid for Intelligent Agent Design and Application (IS418) during BOSS 2, please let us know by email before 15 Dec 2007. Thank you very much.