diff --git a/website/docs/comms.md b/website/docs/comms.md index 3b282c1..98c1765 100644 --- a/website/docs/comms.md +++ b/website/docs/comms.md @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -# Communications - ## Mailing list ## Course staff diff --git a/website/docs/format.md b/website/docs/format.md index f7accee..55d73b8 100644 --- a/website/docs/format.md +++ b/website/docs/format.md @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -# Course Format - Lectures will be loosely organized around four modules: differential privacy, cryptography, language-based security, and adversarial machine learning. The instructor will give most of the lectures for the first module, on differential @@ -16,11 +14,12 @@ to contact the instructor. ## Readings and Homework -The bulk of this course consists of reading research papers. Before every -lecture presenting a paper, students are expected to read the paper closely and -understand its significance, including (a) the problem addressed by the paper, -(b) the main contributions of the paper, and (c) how the authors solve the -problem in some technical detail. +Paper discussions are a core component of this course. Students are expected to +read papers before lecture, attend lectures, and participate in discussions. +Before every lecture presenting a paper, students are expected to read the paper +closely and understand its significance, including (a) the problem addressed by +the paper, (b) the main contributions of the paper, and (c) how the authors +solve the problem in some technical detail. The instructor will also send out 2-3 questions before every paper presentation. Students will submit brief answers---no more than 1-2 paragraphs per @@ -34,3 +33,17 @@ Students will work individually or in pairs on a topic of their choice, producing a conference-style write-up and presenting their project at the end of the semester. This project should have the potential to turn into a research paper or survey. Details can be found [here](projects/details.md). + +## Grading and Evaluation + +Grades will be assigned as follows: + +- **Discussions: 15%** (Pre-lecture questions and class participation) +- **Paper presentation: 25%** +- **Final project: 60%** (First and second milestones, and final writeup) + +## Academic Integrity + +Pre-lecture questions should be done individually. The final project may be done +individually or in groups of two students. Collaboration projects with people +outside the class may be allowed, but must be approved by the instructor. diff --git a/website/docs/policies.md b/website/docs/policies.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5a836ea..0000000 --- a/website/docs/policies.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -# Course Policies - -Paper discussions are a core component of this course. Students are expected to -read papers before lecture, attend lectures, and participate in discussions. - -## Grading and Evaluation - -Grades will be assigned as follows: - -- **Discussions: 15%** (Pre-lecture questions and class participation) -- **Paper presentation: 25%** -- **Final project: 60%** (First and second milestones, and final writeup) - -## Academic Integrity - -Pre-lecture questions should be done individually. The final project may be done -individually or in groups of two students. Collaboration projects with people -outside the class may be allowed, but must be approved by the instructor. diff --git a/website/docs/projects/details.md b/website/docs/projects/details.md index de88cec..529a243 100644 --- a/website/docs/projects/details.md +++ b/website/docs/projects/details.md @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -# Course Project - This course covers a wide range of topics in security and privacy. The goal of the course project is to dive more deeply into a particular topic individually or in groups of two. This project could take different forms: diff --git a/website/docs/resources/related.md b/website/docs/resources/related.md index 4de361b..72bcdf9 100644 --- a/website/docs/resources/related.md +++ b/website/docs/resources/related.md @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -# Previous Courses - CSE 291: [Language-Based Security](https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~dstefan/cse291-winter18/) (Deian Stefan, UCSD) - CSE 711: [Topics in Differential Privacy](https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~gaboardi/teaching/CSE711-spring16.html) (Marco Gaboardi, University at Buffalo) - CS 800: [The Algorithmic Foundations of Data Privacy](https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~aaroth/courses/privacyF11.html) (Aaron Roth, UPenn) diff --git a/website/docs/resources/software.md b/website/docs/resources/software.md index 230197b..d54ae46 100644 --- a/website/docs/resources/software.md +++ b/website/docs/resources/software.md @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -# Software - ## Differential Privacy - [DFuzz](https://github.com/ejgallego/dfuzz) - [HOARe2](https://github.com/ejgallego/HOARe2) diff --git a/website/docs/schedule/deadlines.md b/website/docs/schedule/deadlines.md index cc66089..ec98471 100644 --- a/website/docs/schedule/deadlines.md +++ b/website/docs/schedule/deadlines.md @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -# Deadlines - Before class on the dates indicated. ## Course Deadlines diff --git a/website/docs/syllabus.md b/website/docs/syllabus.md index 93dae54..bb22673 100644 --- a/website/docs/syllabus.md +++ b/website/docs/syllabus.md @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -# Syllabus - Security and Privacy are rapidly emerging as critical research areas. Vulnerabilities in software are found and exploited almost everyday and with increasingly serious consequences (e.g., the Equifax massive data diff --git a/website/mkdocs.yml b/website/mkdocs.yml index c3638c2..1356c30 100644 --- a/website/mkdocs.yml +++ b/website/mkdocs.yml @@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ pages: - Syllabus: 'syllabus.md' - Course Format: 'format.md' - Communication: 'comms.md' - - Policies: 'policies.md' - Schedule: - Lectures: 'schedule/lectures.md' - Deadlines: 'schedule/deadlines.md' - Resources: - Papers: 'resources/readings.md' - Software: 'resources/software.md' - - Other Courses: 'resources/related.md' + - Related Courses: 'resources/related.md' - Project: - Details: 'projects/details.md' - Gallery: 'projects/final.md'