IoT Security Course (120/140 hours)
The project aims to develop an intensive international course in the field of cybersecurity of the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and to offer it to students of the European University EUNICE and other partner universities. The course will be characterized by a unique approach aimed at providing knowledge and skills in the field of a comprehensive approach to data security in IoT solutions: from the place of data generation/collection, through its transfer, to its processing and analysis with the use of artificial intelligence. The result of the project will be a 140-hour course, offered in hybrid and online modes. Materials in the form of films, presentations, and instructions will be prepared. An important element of the course will be the developed software in the form of a virtual machine, which will enable the course to be completed in both hybrid and online modes. As part of the project, remote access to physical devices will be provided.
The IoT Security course will be implemented using a dedicated e-learning platform based on the Moodle platform. Students will gain access to teaching materials in the form of interactive multimedia presentations, recordings with theoretical issues, laboratory instructions, and instructional videos on the implementation of laboratory tasks. The implementation of the course will be supported by providing remote access to Poznan University of Technology computers connected to ready-made laboratory sets and equipped with specialized software. In addition, students will be provided with a virtual machine with instructions, containing a set of the necessary software for the implementation of the course, which will allow them to work reliably following the instructions. The teaching staff will include employees of PUT and the European University EUNICE.
The entire course will be divided into 4 basic thematic modules:
- IoT and IIoT, including planning, configuration, and protection of the IoT system, edge computing, design of industrial IoT systems, protocols used for communication,
- Networking, including local networks used to build the IoT system along with their protection, data transmission from end devices to the system analyzing the obtained results along with security,
- Big Data, including analysis, security, and interpretation of data from the IoT system, security of the applications and algorithms used,
- System security, including security audit, penetration tests, and hacking, post-hacking analysis, IT forensics.
Two rounds of IoT Security course implemented remotely will last 40 days (starting from February 2023). During remote learning, the teaching staff will be available to students to help them complete their tasks and answer all their questions. The task will enable the implementation of the main goal of the project by offering the course in the field of cybersecurity of the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to foreign students of partner European universities (40 students per round, 80 students in total) and UPC from Peru (20 students per round, 40 in total).
The IoT Security course will also be offered to foreign students in a hybrid mode, divided into 2 parts, in which 45 students are expected to participate (10 students from UPC, and 35 students from Europe).
In the first part (12-30.06), students will start remote learning on a dedicated e-learning platform, in which they will learn about theoretical issues through access to didactic materials in the form of interactive multimedia presentations and recordings with their discussion. The online part will last 20 days (60 hours), during which the teaching staff will be constantly available to students online.
In the second part (03-30.07), students will carry out the course in a full-time form at Poznan University of Technology, through laboratory classes (60 hours) in 3 groups of 15 students. Each group, under the supervision of the teaching staff, will have access to network devices, IoT laboratory sets, and specialized software. Students will be introduced to Polish culture, visit Poznań and take a dance course (20 hours). For the duration of the full-time part of the summer school, students will be housed in PUT dormitories.
Students from UPC will receive 5000 PLN per person as a grant supporting their travel and accommodation costs.
Students from European Universities will receive 3190 PLN per person as a grant supporting their travel and accommodation costs.
After completing the course, students will receive certificates of completion and 15 ECTS points.
Study Guides
Documents that must be filled in by the participant and then sent in hard copy:
- Declaration of participation in the project (Annex 1)
- Participant personal data form (Annex 2)
- Declaration of the project participant (Annex 3)
- Declaration of the project participant (Annex 4)