MSE Master of Science in Engineering

The Swiss engineering master's degree

Chaque module vaut 3 ECTS. Vous sélectionnez 10 modules/30 ECTS parmi les catégories suivantes:

  • 12-15 crédits ECTS en Modules technico-scientifiques (TSM)
    Les modules TSM vous transmettent une compétence technique spécifique à votre orientation et complètent les modules de spécialisation décentralisés.
  • 9-12 crédits ECTS en Bases théoriques élargies (FTP)
    Les modules FTP traitent de bases théoriques telles que les mathématiques élevées, la physique, la théorie de l’information, la chimie, etc., vous permettant d’étendre votre profondeur scientifique abstraite et de contribuer à créer le lien important entre l’abstraction et l’application dans le domaine de l’innovation.
  • 6-9 crédits ECTS en Modules contextuels (CM)
    Les modules CM vous transmettent des compétences supplémentaires dans des domaines tels que la gestion des technologies, la gestion d’entreprise, la communication, la gestion de projets, le droit des brevets et des contrats, etc.

Le descriptif de module (download pdf) contient le détail des langues pour chaque module selon les catégories suivantes:

  • leçons
  • documentation
  • examen 
Software Assurance (TSM_SoftwAs)

Students shall gain an overview over current methods for software assurance. This includes


  • automatic test case minimisation;
  • negative test case generation ("fuzzing");
  • side channels and their avoidance ("constant-time computing");
  • security implications when designing safety systems
  • exposure to standards-compliant software development;
  • software verification and validation;
  • safe testing according to the standards; and
  • fault tolerance.

 

Compétences préalables

Students will need knowledge in software engineering, specifically  testing.


Students will need to be reasonably fluent in a variety of languages  including but not limited to C and Python. Knowledge of some assembly (e.g., x86, x86-64, or ARM) will be advantageous.



Students will need to be familiar with the idea that there are  standards for software development and testing.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

  • Students can apply test case minimisation techniques to their own test cases.
  • Students know how fuzzing works, to what class of faults it applies, how to interpret its output, and how to use it in their own projects.
  • Students know that side channels exist and how they are exploited, that they are a serious danger to software assurance and security, and how to avoid certain types of side channel, especially those that have to do with variable-time computation based on secret inputs.
  • Students know about the safety life cycle according to IEC 61508 and its adaptation to automotive security in ISO 26262, and can apply it in their own projects.
  • Students can apply probabilistic methods used to estimate the impact of device failures on overall safety.
  • Students know what options there are to certify, validate, and verify software components, and what that means.

Catégorie de module

  • Safety life cycle according to IEC 61508 (2 lectures)
  • Application of ISC 61508 to automotive software (ISO 26262) (1 lecture)
  • Probabilistic methods to estimate impact of failure (2 lectures)
  • Certification, validation, and verification of software (2 lectures)
  • Test cases and their minimisation (2 lectures)
  • Negative test case generation ("fuzzing") (2 lectures)
  • Side channels (3 lectures)

Méthodes d'enseignement et d'apprentissage

Lectures will be part ex-cathedra, part in-class exercises. These

exercises are designed to be done either individually or in groups and

can therefore be done remotely.

Bibliographie

Andreas Zeller, Why Programs Fail. Morgan Kaufman. Second

Edition, 1770. (Yes, that's the date that Amazon has for the book. In reality, the second edition is from 2008.)



Ari Takanen, Fuzzing for Software Security Testing and Quality

Assurance. Artech House Publishers. Second Edition, 2018.



Seokhie Hong (Ed.), Side Channel Attacks. MDPI. 2019.



David J. Smith and Kenneth G. L. Simpson, The Safety Critical Systems

Handbook: A Straightforward Guide to Functional Safety: IEC 61508

(2010 Edition), IEC 61511 (2015 Edition) and Related Guidance. Butterworth-Heisman. Fifth edition, 2020.

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