Security and Privacy Compliances

Research Topics

Choose one of the following research topics

1. Case study on Security and Privacy Compliances

Must include the company information as detailed as possible

Must provide compliance history & current practice

Must include your suggested solutions

• Security & Privacy Compliance: challenges and approaches

• Cognitive modeling used in cybersecurity
  must include detailed information on the cognitive theories

Must include detailed information on applications of the cognitive modeling

• Current Research on Hacker Profile

• Current Research on attacker psychology in Cybersecurity

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in data protection

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in computer network security

• Analysis of cybersecurity competencies: what & how to measure

• Security in The Internet of Things

Paper Outline

The outline should be produced before and while researching and writing a term paper because it will serve as the basis around which you will build your work. There are a lot of templates to choose from. The main parts should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

The structure should be organized and well-researched. Technical writing skills should be crucial in organizing your ideas. The following is a general term paper format or layout that you should follow in presenting your argument or topic:

• Cover page: Align the text that contains your name, course number, your teacher’s name, and the date of the deadline in the center of the page.
• Abstract: Usually less than a page long, the abstract describes your work. It lets readers know where the term paper is headed, the issue at hand, and why the subject was interesting or important enough that you decided to write about it.
• Introduction: The introduction should begin with a statement of the topic to be discussed. Explain the significance of the topic or problem at hand and write about how you plan to discuss or resolve the issue.
• Body: The body of your text should contain the main points from your research. Provide information about the topic so that the reader can further understand what is being discussed. Don’t forget certain positions pertaining to the issue and the analysis of the research you have done.
• Results: Explain why your research has led you to believe certain things about your subject. How has your view changed from when you began the project? Has it stayed the same, and why? Tie everything you’ve been explaining into what you had stated in your introduction.
• Discussion: End with a summary and a conclusion about the topic in question. Finish by stating an opening question or by prompting the reader to continue his or her own research on the subject through a discussion.

Writing Research Papers

“A research paper is the culmination and final product of an involved process of research, critical thinking, source evaluation, organization, and composition.  A research paper is not simply an informed summary of a topic by means of primary and secondary sources. It is neither a book report nor an opinion piece nor an expository essay consisting solely of one’s interpretation of a text nor an overview of a particular topic.” OWL, Purdue University

Types of Research Papers

1. Experimental/empirical paper

To validate or test hypotheses /a new system design/method/algorithm

• Theoretical/conceptual paper

To offer new theory/framework/model/guidelines/critical insights

Structure of Research Papers

Title

            Reflects the research work

Summarizes the hypothesis of the paper

Abstract

            States the hypothesis or research questions or purpose of your study

Justifies your research study
Summarizes your research findings (add this when you are done with your research)

            Mentions the key contributions of the paper

Introduction

            Provide context

            Motivation of your research

            Questions addressed

                        What is the problem?

                        Why is the problem important?

                        What has so far been done on the problem?

                        What is the contribution of the paper on the problem?

                        Is the contribution original? Explain why

                        Is the contribution non-trivial? Explain why

Ends with a short summary of the paper’s organization. For example,

                “The rest of the paper is structured as follows: In Section 2 we … “

Main Body (Vary depending on the type of paper)

This part of the paper consists of Sections with names of your choice. For example, If a 

paper is fairly large and has an extensive amount of background material, you may add a

section of Literature Review below.

Literature Review (optional)

• Provide a broad and general account of the field, which helps to create a context for  your research contribution. For example,

                        What are the rival approaches?

What are the drawbacks of each?

How has the battle between different approaches progressed?

What are the major outstanding problems? (This is where you come in)

• Background

describes previous work in more technical detail, as far as needed for a proper understanding of the contribution of the paper

                  (c ) Theory

                        describes the underlying theory of techniques or system where appropriate, uses a

                         mathematical style of definitions, lemmas, propositions, theorems, etc. illustrates

 the main definitions and theorems with simple but meaningful examples.

            Most Scientific research papers contain these sections: Methodology, Results,

            Discussion.

Methodology

States research method used. Survey study is mostly used in social science disciplines. Experimental study is often used in computer science and engineering fields.

Specification (optional)

                Describe survey instrument and its development

                Describe survey subjects, procedure of data collection and analyses

                or

    Formally specifies techniques that underlie the implementation

                States the requirements of the implementation

            Implementation (optional)

                Describe how the survey was administered; response rate

    Or

    Describes only the final state of the implementation

                Identifies the major design decisions and gives their reasons

                Describes the overall structure of the system and key algorithms in abstract form

                Illustrates the main algorithms with simple but meaningful examples

Results

Statistical analyses of data collected from the survey or computational data from the experiment are presented

Results are often best presented graphically.

Discussions

Use the results to support or refute the hypothesis. The following is a case of a computational study,

                        Technique/system X automates task Y for the first time

                        Technique/system X automates task Y better, along some dimension, than

             each of its rivals, where the dimensions are typically:

• Behavior: X has a higher success rate or produces better quality outputs
• Coverage: X is applicable to a wider range of examples
• Efficiency: X is faster or uses less space
• Dependability: X is more reliable, safe or secure than its rivals
• Maintainability: X is easier to adapt and extend than its rivals
• Usability: Users find X easier to use than its rivals         

Conclusions

            Summarizes the research and discusses its significance

• The hypothesis and the evidence for and against it are briefly restated
• The original motivation is recapitulated
• The state of the field in the light of this new contribution is reassessed

References

ICCL Team, “How to Write a Research Paper in Computer Science, Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany

Shoop, Libby, “A Guide for Writing a Technical Research Paper,” Macalester College

Turner, Jon, “How to Write a Great Research Paper,” Washington University in St. Louis