JIE 1001/ECE 1518: Seminar in Identity, Privacy and Security
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Information technology facilitates greater efficiency, cost effectiveness and timeliness of data thus driving cyber-enabled innovation. The higher granularity and accessibility to personal and sensitive data in our information-driven world, however, brings forth natural challenges in addressing identity, privacy and security. This seminar course aims to bring together several challenges and solutions related to identity, privacy and security as it relates to the emerging cyber-enabled power grid known as the smart grid. The security of a system is as strong as its weakest link. Thus, the scale and complexity of the smart grid provides a natural framework to discuss diverse threats and attacks, and multidisciplinary mitigation approaches. Moreover, the smart grid also represents a prototypical cyber-physical system requiring a recasting of the classical definitions for security to include a cyber-physical context.
Course Objectives
Having taken this course students will:
- Be exposed to the technical philosophies behind secure smart grid development;
- Be introduced to information and communication protection technologies of use to cyber-physical smart grid development;
- Be able to identify the cyber security requirements of importance to the energy sector; and
- Understand cutting edge technological problems and results in the field of smart grid cyber protection.
- Seminar speakers will examine broader issues of identity, privacy and security from a range of scientific, policy, governance and business perspectives.
Syllabus
- Introduction to Energy Systems and the Smart Grid
- Communications and Sensing in the Smart Grid
- Information Security and the C-I-A Paradigm
- Networks and Network Security Practices
- Reliability, Security, Resilience and Survivability
- Risk Management
- Smart Grid Threats, Vulnerabilities and Cyber Security Strategies
- Cyber Security Environment, Federal Initiatives and Regulatory Compliance
Complementary invited public seminars are intended to cover a breadth of topics related to policy, governance, technology and commerce as it relates to the theme of energy systems.
Handouts
LEC: Mondays 11 am – 1 pm (typical lecture) 11 am – 2 pm (external seminar), BA 4164
Please see Blackboard for additional handouts.
Assignments
| Assignment | Deadline | Submission |
| Assignment 1 | via Blackboard | |
| Assignment 2 | via Blackboard | |
| Assignment 3 | via Blackboard | |
| Assignment 4 | via Blackboard |
Final Project
| Project | Deadline | Submission |
| Project
Hmatrix.mat file for the simulation project is here. |
via Blackboard |
2015 Seminars
| Date/Time/Location | Speaker | Presentation Title/Abstract |
| Mon, Nov 9, 2015 11:00 am – noon RS (Rosebrugh Building) 211 |
Mark Fabro President and Chief Security Officer Lofty Perch |
Understanding Threats and Opportunities for the Smart Grid |
| Mon, Nov 16, 2015 11:00 am – noon UC (University College) 179 |
Seth Hardy Security Engineer Lookout |
Characterizing and Quantifying Politically-Motivated Targeted Malware |
| Mon, Nov 23, 2015 11:00 am – noon UC (University College) 179 |
Jennifer Whitson Assistant Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies University of Waterloo |
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| Mon, Nov 30, 2015 11:00 am – noon UC (University College) 179 |
Anita Fineberg Health Lawyer, Author and Adjunct Professor, Ryerson University |
Let’s Talk Privacy: Information Technologists, Lawyers and Policy Analysts Have a Conversation |
| Mon, Dec 7, 2015 11:00 am – noon UC (University College) 179 |
Ciara Bracken-Roche Doctoral Candidate Queens University |
2013 Seminars
| Date/Time/Location | Speaker | Presentation Title/Abstract |
| Fri, Oct 11, 2013 11:30 am – 12:30 pm BA 1210 |
Prof. Anurag K. Srivastava School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Washington State University |
Security Analysis with Incomplete Information and Cyber-Physical Simulation for Power Grid |
| Mon, Oct 28, 2013 11:30 am – 12:30 pm MB 128 |
Dr. Ann Cavoukian Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario |
Introducing Privacy-Protective Surveillance: Achieving Privacy and Effective Counter-Terrorism |
| Mon, Nov 11, 2013 11:30 am – 12:30 pm MB 128 |
Prof. Lalitha Sankar Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University |
Competitive Privacy in the Smart Grid |
| Fri, Nov 15, 2013 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm BA 1230 |
Prof. Rajen Akalu Faculty of Business and IT University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
Privacy and New Technology: Concepts, controversies and the search for solutions |
| Mon, Nov 25, 2013 11:30 am – 12:30 pm MB 128 |
Prof. Ashish Khisti Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Toronto |
Information Theoretic Security: Fundamentals and Applications |
Teaching Assistant
- Alexander Cybulski (please see Blackboard for contact info)
Course Policies
- Questions regarding marking must be formally written on a piece of paper and submitted along with the associated test/assignment to the cognizant TA. There is a 48-hour limit from the time the test/assignment is first returned in which you may request a recheck.
- Please note that late assignments and projects will be deducted 10% per business day.
- Academic integrity is of utmost important. Any issues of plagiarism and inappropriate collaboration will be taken seriously and reported to the appropriate higher authority.
- Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. In particular, if you have a disability/health consideration that may require accommodations, please feel free to approach me and/or Accessibility Services at (416) 978 8060; http://accessibility.utoronto.ca.