Drafts#

Recently, cybersecurity conferences require ethical consideration (sections) as part of submissions. Most noteably USENIX Security with quite an extended guideline for this: TODO

Structure#

This is an example structure for an USENIX Security Ethical Considerations section, addressing the points outlines in their ethics TODO

In general you want to address as many points as possible

Example: Ethical Considerations#

Stakeholder Analysis and Process Impact#

TODO general overview

“We distinguish between stakeholders impacted by our research methodology and those impacted by the dissemination of our findings.”

Good Slides

Slides#

Some pointers and resources for making good slides.

Slide decks are used for different purposes, keep your audience and the purpose of the presentation in mind when making your slides:

Lecture: Most slide decks you see as a student (i.e., lecture slides) are a bad example of how to make good slides. They are often dense (so students can use them as learning aid) and instructors stick close to the slides during the lecture. This is not a good format for most other types of presentations.
Thesis defense: The slides should be a summary of the thesis, they should contain the main points and results of the thesis, as well as visuals to support the presentation.
Conference talk: The slides should be more self-contained, as the audience may not have the same background knowledge as in a lecture.
Pitch deck: The slides should be concise and visually appealing, they should contain the main points of the pitch and visuals to support the presentation.

General tips#

Avoid dark backgrounds with light text for high stake presentation, weak projectors and uncertain lighting conditions might make them impossible to read.
Put slide numbers, people will refer to them when asking questions.
If you talk about specific cells / columns / rows in a table, highlight values in the table, or use an arrow to point to them.
As last slide, don’t just put “Thank you”. This slide will be on the screen during the Q&A, so put something useful there, like a summary of the main points and your contact info.
Almost always no flow text on the slides, use bullet points and visuals to support your presentation.
Don’t read off the slides, use them as a guide for your presentation, and add more information in your speech.

Templates#

TODO: Add the group drive link for slide templates.

LaTeX Glossary

LaTeX Glossary#

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Paper Structure

Paper Structure#

This document provides guidance on how to structure a research paper in the computer security and privacy field. It includes suggestions for each section of a typical research paper, including (click to jump to section):

Title, abstract, introduction, background, related work, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments, references, and appendices

0. Title and Authors#

Title#

The title is the first sentence people read. Make a good impression:

Readers might decide to read the rest of your paper or put it aside based on the title!
Reviewers might pick your paper based on the information provided in the title.

The title of an academic publication presents a trade-off:

PhD Journey

PhD Journey#

Document for tracking your PhD journey. Currently a work in progress for the group only, in the future may become required by the department (although exact form is still undetermined).

Recruitment Channels

Overview over some useful recruitment channels

Recruitment Messages

Recruitment Messages#

Focus Group

Dear Dominik Wermke,

my name is Timo Pohl and I am a computer scientist at the University of Bonn [1].

TL;DR: I am writing you due to your authorship of the paper ‘It’s like flossing your teeth: On the Importance and Challenges of Reproducible Builds for Software Supply Chain Security’. We are doing a focus group study on people’s expectations and requirements regarding terminology in the reproducible builds space, and are looking for participants who are interested in the topic to share their opinions. For more info, see the full text below.

Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement#

Dom: I personally don’t care much about these, but collecting advice from Laurie / Will / Brad who do. (i.e., follow these pointer if they are on your committee)

Will#

Will: don’t need to define every term in the statement, do it in the paragraphs before
Will: can you demonstrate the statement?

Brad#

Brad: a statement should be valid for eternity, not just for the coming 5 years
Brad: make it active voice

Drafts#

Research Project Milestones#

M1: PPQ Draft#

M1-1: Problem & Purpose#

M1-2: Research Questions#

M2: Related Work#

M3: Study Design#

M3-1: Methodology#

M3-2: Participant Recruitment#

M3-3: Data Collection Methods#

M3-4: Data Analysis Plan#

M3-5: Internal Testing#

M4: IRB Submission#

Ethical Considerations#