Lehrinhalte
During the course of this seminar advanced theories and subjects from the field of "Science and Technology for Peace and Security" (PEASEC) will be developed. Based on the introduction and repetition of the principles in scientific research, contemporary project topics which are related to PEASEC research will be offered by us and addressed by students applying scientific methods. During the semester scientific articles (“papers”) will be developed and presented. As usual in scientific work, students will constructively review each other’s work in a peer-review process. Subsequently, the papers will be revised for the finalization and submission.

EXEMPLARY THEMATIC AREAS
- Safety-critical human-computer interaction, social media and collaborative technologies in conflict and crisis situations, usable security and privacy
- Information technology for peace and security, information warfare, manipulation of opinions, fake news, cyber war, cyber peace, dual-use in computer science, conscientious digitalization, computer science and society
- Resilient IT-based (critical) infrastructures, particularly communication, agriculture, energy

Topics for the current semester are available at www.peasec.de/lehre

PROCEDURE:
- Technical introduction including the presentation and assignment of topics
- Writing and submitting a short exposé
- Methodological lecture
- Short presentation of the own topic and constructive feedback
- Submission of a first complete version of the paper
- Assessment within a students‘ peer-review process
- Final submission of the paper
- Grading

A mandatory introduction („kick-off“) is the first date, the mandatory methodological lecture is the second date. The assignment of topics and formation of groups will take place collaboratively during the kickoff and, if necessary, in the following week.

Literature
Up to date scientific publications with respect to specific topics.

Foundations:
Reuter, C. (2018) Sicherheitskritische Mensch-Computer-Interaktion: Interaktive Technologien und Soziale Medien im Krisen- und Sicherheitsmanagement, 645 S., Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg. http://www.buch-sec-mci.chreu.de
Reuter, C. (2019) Information Technology for Peace and Security: IT-Applications and Infrastructures in Conflicts, Crises, War, and Peace. 425 S., Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg. http://www.peace-book.chreu.de
Further literature will be provided in the course dependent on the selected topic.

Voraussetzungen
Principles in one of the subjects: Computer Science, IT-Security, Human-Computer-Interaction or Peace and Conflict Studies; basic knowledge in the topics of PEASEC

Semester: Inverno 2021/22