Limassol, Cyprus

Usable Security and Privacy in Online Social Networks

when 17 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
language English
duration 1 week
credits 6 EC

This summer school aims to encourage participants to understand significant research issues commonly or increasingly studied in the field of Usable Security and Privacy for Online Social Networking. Such enhanced understanding will enable them to leverage the latest advances in usable security and privacy to design and implement a browser-based architecture for the protection of minors from malicious actors in online social networks. Also to provide research and innovation contributions to end-user experience assessment, large scale data processing, machine learning and data mining, and content confidentiality. Furthermore, it will give opportunities to PhD students to interact and exchange research ideas with other PhD students, participate in discussions and focus group sessions on PhD studies and experiences and engage in discussions around research in Usable Security and Privacy for Online Social Networking.

Course leader

Dr Michael Sivirianos

Target group

Postgraduate & PhD Students

Course aim

This summer school aims to encourage participants to understand significant research issues commonly or increasingly studied in the field of Usable Security and Privacy for Online Social Networking

Credits info

6 EC
All participants, who successfully complete the summer school, will receive a Summer School Certificate of Attendance (6 ECTS) from the Cyprus University of Technology.

Fee info

EUR 0: see website