Secure and Trustworthy Edge Computing Systems

Winter 2024

General Information

Instructor: Nader Sehatbakhsh, Assistant Professor, UCLA
Lectures: Boelter Hall 2760
Office Hours: Wednesdays 4-5 PM or by appointment*
Textbook: Reading materials will be assigned.
Links: We will use Campuswire and Gradescope in this course. Please use the links posted in Bruinlearn to enroll.
* To schedule an appointment, send a direct message on Campuswire.

Course Description

Vulnerabilities in cyber-physical and IoT systems across various layers that reduce user trust in these systems by subverting their operation, causing information leakage, etc., particularly in adversarial settings. Cross-layer methods necessary to mitigate these vulnerabilities. The course examines these issues from software, network, microarchitectural, and physical layer perspectives. Particular focus on emerging edge-cloud systems that are often resource-constrained, employ sensors and actuators to interact with the physical world, use modern AI/ML methods for analysis and control, are wirelessly interconnected, and operate in untrusted or adversarial environments.
The first several classes will feature lectures from the instructor to give proper background. The body of the course will be readings, presentations, and discussions of late-breaking (primarily last several years) papers in the field and (possibly) guest lectures from the industry. The course will feature several computer assignments.