Seminar Software Architecture, Security and Privacy WS 2026/27
| Semester: | Wintersemester 2026/27 |
| LP (ECTS): | 4 |
| SWS: | 2 |
| Studiengang: | Dieser Lehrveranstaltung sind noch keine Studiengänge zugeordnet. |
| Ansprechpartner: | Mahdi Jafari, Nathan Hagel, Fatma Chebbi |
- Ort und Zeit der Lehrveranstaltung
| irregular, see description text | |
| TBD |
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Anyone who processes personal data automatically must effectively protect this data from unauthorized access in order to act in accordance with data protection laws, but also to prevent damage to reputation and trustworthiness should data protection violations become public. Protecting personal data from unauthorized access and complying with other data protection obligations is therefore actually one of the most important goals in software design and operation.
However, looking at data protection in isolation does not do justice to reality. If an attacker gains access to personal data, voluntary commitments and internal data protection regulations no longer apply. In case of doubt, the operator of the software is liable for severe fines. Effective security precautions are therefore indispensable as a mainstay for protecting personal data.
Security-critical vulnerabilities must be identified at an early stage, ideally before the vulnerability is introduced. Such quality assessments are performed by software architecture-based analyses. How security can be described and analyzed at the software architecture level is the subject of ongoing research, as is the question of whether - and how - security can be expressed in figures.
In this seminar, students deal with these questions and the state of research at the interface between data protection, security and software architecture. Possible topics are located in one or more of these areas.
Registration
- Registration is required for participation. Approximately 10 seminar places are available.
- Registration for the seminar is possible from TBD via the ILIAS page TBD of the seminar.
Appointments
Attendance at all sessions is mandatory and a prerequisite for registration and participation in the seminar.
Substitute candidate rule
- Experience shows that even as a replacement, there is a good chance of receiving a topic.
- Any remaining topics will be allocated to alternates during the topic allocation process:
- Therefore, please also participate in the preliminary meeting and topic assignment sessions, even if you are on the waiting list .
- If you are unable to attend these dates for reasons beyond your control, your seminar registration will be cancelled.
- Only in rare cases, if individual topics are available after the topic allocation, do we inform the remaining alternates by email.
Important information
- The seminar will be held as a Blockseminar at the end of the semester.
- Grading and certificate award: Master's students receive an individual grade. The graded work consists of the written assignment and its presentation.
- Information on writing and presenting your paper can be found on the Seminar's teaching portal.
Documents
- The materials will be made available on the ILIAS platform.
Administrative
- TBD