Project Topics

Programming option (w bonus)

Sample topics

1. Secure applications on the SGX emulator [link]:
   1. an OTP service [pdf]
   2. zookeeper [pdf]
   3. privacy-preserving multi-party analytics
2. Cryptographic multi-party computation for analytics

Survey option

Choose a topic related to big-data and cloud security. Conduct an in-depth survey in the field. Consult SoK papers ("Systemization of knowledge") in recent IEEE S&P proceedings. The final survey must have the same format to the S&P SoK paper; an example can be found [here].

Timeline

1. Project proposal: due Feb. 10
2. Mid-term report/presentation: due Mar. 4
3. Final submission: due Apr. 29