Dr. Amit Singh is in the faculty of the University of Essex, UK. His research interests include design and optimization of systems of various scales for security, sustainability, energy-efficiency and high-performance.
Dr. John Jose is an Associate Professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His research interests include multicore computer architectures and secure system on chip design techniques.
Dr. Moumita Patra is an Associate Professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. Her research interests include vehicular communication and wireless network security.
Globally, there is particular interest in secure computing and sustainable computing, and it also aligns well with UN’s digital security and sustainability goals. Information and communication technology devices are responsible for about 10% of global carbon emissions. One of the reasons being abundant amount of computing/electronic systems around us and their exponential increase to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications with the aim to enhance lives, efficiency, privacy and latency. Further, attacks on these devices are intensifying, causing loss in billions to organizations. This course will dive into different approaches to be taken in designing computing/electronic systems towards enhancing security and sustainability, which will also enhance profit, trust and life while also fulfilling the related government regulations in the future.
The course will start with familiarizing the importance and fundamentals of secure and sustainable computing for systems of various scales, providing familiarization with practical problems faced by organisations and potential solutions, provide current system design trends on digital security and sustainability and cover relate related tools and techniques. This is expected to enhance the capability of the participants to identify problems related to digital security and sustainability and apply suitable measures in electronic devices. The candidates will also be provided with the directions for the future research and development based on emerging trends.
Course participants will learn these topics through lectures and tutorials. Also case studies will be shared to stimulate research motivation of participants.
Day |
Lecture/ Tutorial |
Lecture/Tutorial Name |
Day 1 |
Lecture 1 |
Introduction to Secure Computing, Introduction to Sustainable Computing |
Day 1 |
Lecture 2 |
System Design Considerations, System Operation Considerations |
Day 1 |
Lecture 3 |
Secure Computing Principles, Sustainable Computing Principles, System Design Principles, System Operation Principles |
Day 2 |
Lecture 4 |
Introduction to Embedded System Security, Lightweight Security systems, Common Threats,Mitigation strategies |
Day 2 |
Lecture 5 |
Security standard for embedded systems |
Day 2 |
Lecture 6 |
Introduction to Storage and communication security and mitigation mechanisms, security vs performance tradeoffs. Study of Common Threats and security standards for embedded systems |
Day 2 |
Tutorial 1 |
Problem solving session with examples |
Day 3 |
Lecture 7 |
Computing Systems of Various Scales, Design Challenges |
Day 3 |
Lecture 8 |
Design Methodology Choices, Security Considerations, Best Security Identification |
Day 3 |
Lecture 9 |
Cryptographic systems for embedded systems |
Day 4 |
Lecture 10 |
System Design Methodologies for Sustainability |
Day 4 |
Lecture 11 |
System Design Methodologies for Digital Security |
Day 4 |
Lecture 12 |
Storage and communication security and mitigation mechanisms, security vs performance tradeoffs |
Day 4 |
Tutorial 2 |
Problem solving session with examples: Sustainability Methodology Choices, Sustainability Considerations, Best Sustainability Practices |
Day 5 |
Lecture 13 |
Emerging System Design Paradigms, Future Trends |
Day 5 |
Lecture 14 |
Digital Security vs. Sustainability, Joint Digital Security and Sustainability Considerations |
Day 5 |
Lecture 15 |
Emerging Trends in Embedded Security and Post Quantum cryptography |
Registration Procedure
The aforementioned fees include all instructional materials, computer use for tutorials, 24-hr free internet facility during the course. The participants will be provided with accommodation for additional payment.
The selected candidates must pay the applicable fees by online bank transfer / wire transfer / internet banking to the following bank account. Please keep the online transfer receipt for proof of transfer.Bank Name : STATE BANK OF INDIA
Branch Name : IIT GUWAHATI BRANCH
IFSC Code : SBIN0014262
MICR code : 781002053
Account Name : IIT GUWAHATI R&D – MHRD
Account No : 31151533220
Account Type : Savings