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The course critical information infrastructures introduces students to the world of these complex sociotechnical systems that permeate societies on a global scale. Students will learn to handle the complexities involved in the design, development, operation and evaluation of critical information infrastructures. In the beginning of the lecture, critical information infrastructures will be introduced on a general level.

The following sessions will focus on an in-depth exploration of selected cases that represent current challenges in research and practice. Students will work (in a group) on a selected case and have to write a seminar paper.

There will be a short introduction to the topics for the course paper on the following topic areas. In addition, it will be possible to propose your own topics as a group in the topic areas: 

• Blockchain
• Cloud Computing
• Digital Health
• Fog Computing
• Information Privacy
• Certification of critical IT-Services
  

In addition to introductions to the topics, an online course is also offered to introduce students to scientific writing. This means to learn how to quote, how a scientific work is structured, and in which form the results of one's research are presented. Since we offer topics in this course that also correspond to the research interests in our research group, there may also be the opportunity to work on the topics in more depth in the course of a final thesis. Students can choose a topic from a variety of topics of the topics presented, and write a course paper in a group of four students.

Learning objectives:

Students know concepts and technologies relevant for the design and reliable operation of critical information infrastructures and can leverage them to develop solutions for real-world challenges.

Notes:

Please note the changed course structure. The course will be held as a block course.

The number of participants is limited. Please register via the WiWi portal: https://portal.wiwi.kit.edu/ys/3073

Please make sure that your are available at the following dates if you would like to attend the course:

• Introduction: 4 dates on which you have to participate
  • 17.10.2019, 11.30 to 13.00: Foundations of Critical Information Infrastructures. (Geb. 05.20, R1C-02)
  • 24.10.2019, 11.30 to 13.00: Introduction to topics (Geb. 05.20, R1C-02)
  • 31.10.2019: 11.30 - 13.00: Socio-Technical/Socio-Material Information Systems & Design Science Research (Geb. 05.20, R1C-02)
  • 07.11.2019, 11.30 to 13.00: The Critical Information Infrastructures Landscape (Geb. 05.20, R1C-02)
• Intermediate presentations with compulsory attendance: 13.12.2019, 10am to 4pm (Geb. 05.20, R1C-02). Exact times will be announced later.
• Final presentations with compulsory attendance: 07.02.2020, 10am to 4pm (Geb. 05.20, R1C-02). Exact times will be announced later.
• Submission of the course paper: Expected on 02.02.2019. Final date will be announced in the course.

Further information on the course structure will be announced in the first session. Depending on the number of participants the individual sessions can have a shorter duration.

The meetings will take place at the Institute AIFB, KIT Campus South, Kollegiengebäude am Kronenplatz (Geb. 05.20) in Kaiserstr. 89.

The number of participants is limited to 24 students. The registration period is from 31.08.2019 to 29.09.2019. Participation slots are expected to be allocated on 01.10.2019 and must be accepted by the student by 06.10.2019. If the slot is not accepted, the free places will be offered to the students in the waiting list.

If you have any questions regarding this registration, please contact sebastian.lins@kit.edu or dehling@kit.edu.