SWITS
Swedish IT Security Network
for PhD Students
Purpose
The Swedish IT-Security Network for PhD students (SWITS) was created in 2001
with the purpose
· To enhance cooperation between Swedish PhD candidates and
research labs
· To identify PhD courseware usable on national level and
make these available to participating departments
· To identify existing PhD courses at Swedish Universities/
University Colleges and make them available for all students within the network
· To participate in the organization of compact IT
security courses or summer schools for PhD students at international
level and open them for all students of the network
· To share outside/expert lecturers
Participants
IT security researchers and research groups of the following
Universities/University Colleges are part of the network: Karlstad
University, Chalmers University of Technology, Stockholm University, KTH, Skövde University, Linköping University, Örebro Univeristy, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Luleå
University.
Activities
Annual 2-days SWITS seminars are held each spring in which:
· Supervisors give an overview to their research areas
· Ph.D. students have the possibility to present their
research work, to get feedback and inspirations from other students and
supervisors
· Research methodologies in IT security are discussed
· Introductory tutorials are given
Communication
A SWITS email distribution list (swits@lists.kau.se), on which more than 100
network participants are currently subscribed, is used to distribute
information about the SWITS seminars, IT security PhD courses, summer schools,
courseware and IT security conferences/events.
Financial Support
SWITS is supported by MSB since 2010, and has
in the past been supported by KBM
and the Swedish KK-Foundation.
Home