EECS 800: Wireless Network Security

With the wide adoption of wireless networks, security becomes a key factor. Because of the signal propagation characteristics, limited bandwidth, weak processing capability, and various other reasons, enforcing security in wireless networks is more challenging.

This course will introduce the state-of-art techniques in wireless security. The topics include: Secure and resilient data aggregation, Key pre-distribution and management, Encryption and authentication, Security in group communication, Trust establishment and management, Denial-of-service attacks, Energy-aware security mechanisms, Secure routing, Secure localization and information privacy, and more.

The course will be beyond the "teach-listen" form. The students will form small groups and conduct some creative research in a specific area in wireless security. The course materials will be self contained.


Syllabus

Week 0 slides: Introduction

Week 1 slides: Routing in ad hoc networks

Week 2 slides: Routing in ad hoc networks (more)

Week 3 slides: Secure Routing for ad hoc networks

Week 4 slides: Secure Routing for ad hoc networks (more)

Week 5 slides: Key pre-distribution in sensor networks

Week 6 slides: Key pre-distribution in sensor networks (more), Figure

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Week 7 slides: Self-healing key distribution in wireless networks

Week 8 slides: Self-healing key distribution in wireless networks (more)

Week 9 slides: Location assisted key distribution in wireless networks

Projects

Members Topic Present 1 Present 2
J. Cardoce Trust management in wireless networks Nov 7: Slide Nov 28: Slide
S. Ju Security problems in sdr Nov 7: Slide Nov 28: Slide
E. Anderson Hardware assisted security enforcement in wireless networks Nov 9: Slide Nov 30: Slide
J. Van Eenwyk Security in vehicular wireless networks Nov 9: Slide Nov 30: Slide, Movie1, Movie2
V. Muralidharan Security problems in heterogeneous wireless network Nov 14 Slide Dec 5: Slide
M. Figueroa and R. Mahmood Security and privacy enforcement in RFID devices Nov 14 Slide Dec 5: Slide
A. Agarwal Security in 802.16 WiMax protocols Nov 16 Slide Dec 7 Slide
H. Chang Security problems in sdr Nov 16 Slide Dec 7 Slide
J. Rohrer Security in heterogeneous networks Nov 21 Slide final week: Slide
T. Stransky and I. Tabakh Location based vehicular wireless networks Nov 21 Slide final week: Slide


The format of the project proposal. The proposal will due on October 24th before class.

This paper has a very nice organization of the components of a paper. Please try to follow the structure when you write your final report.

Your final presentation will be evaluated by other students in the following aspects.

About Latex and Miktex

The Miktex 2.5 can be download from MikTex 2.5

TexNicCenter can be download from TexnicCenter

You must install miktex first, then texniccenter. The final paper will follow the following format: tex file , class file , bib file , and sample figure . The source ".tex" file include section, subsection, table, math equation, and embedded figures, which should cover all we need. If you google (or use other search engine) "Latex", you will find many quick start documents.