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Technical University of Munich

Teaching at the Professorship of Cyber Trust

Summer Term 2025

Course Instructor: Prof. Jens Grossklags, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistants: Chiara Ullstein

The lecture offers an overview regarding the role of IT in society. Particular emphasis is given to the complex interactions between modern information and data analytics technologies and individual and societal privacy, and the safety and security of data of individuals and organizations. In addition, the economic impact of IT and the regulation of the impact of IT will be discussed (on concrete cases).

The lecture will primarily consist of a presentation. Opportunities for discussion and questions will be provided. The practice session will be used to further deepen the understanding of the lecture contents and will offer additional opportunities for discussion.

Lecture: Monday, 14:00 - 16:00, room 8120.EG.001 (Hörsaal im Galileo), TUM Campus Garching
Exercise: Monday, 16:00 - 18:00, room 8120.EG.001 (Hörsaal im Galileo), TUM Campus Garching

Note: Information and materials will be made available via Moodle.

TUM Online: Course Description

Course Instructor: Prof. Jens Grossklags, Ph.D.
Teaching assistants: Emmanuel Syrmoudis, Chiara Ullstein

The lecture covers a diverse range of topics to address challenges in the area of information management for digital business models. We will further address issues related to organizing and leading Information management, and practical aspects of information management in companies and organizations.

The module consists of lectures and accompanying exercises. Key content is delivered in presentations during the lecture and partly during exercise sessions. Exercises address specific questions and engage students with different types of learning activities including studying specialist literature and researching reference materials. As part of the exercises, participation in module-relevant empirical research projects may be offered.

Lecture with integrated exercises: Tuesday, 09:45 - 13:00, room 0509.EG.980 (Audimax, Werner-von-Siemens-Hörsaal), TUM Central Campus

Note: Information and materials will be made available via Moodle.

TUM Online: Course Description

Course Instructor: Emmanuel Syrmoudis

Description:
The seminar explores the nascent and growing field of the economics of privacy and cyber security and related security/risk governance aspects. Personal information has become a primary economic good for legitimate companies and is collected for countless purposes. For example, targeted advertisements, personalization and price discrimination are enabled by the automated wholesale accumulation of users’ trails; online and offline. Given this background, the key objective of the seminar is a better understanding of the current and future marketplace for personal information. We will draw on methods from computer science as well as the economic and behavioral sciences to contribute to a rigorous comprehension of the challenges and solution approaches for current privacy and security challenges.

SPECIAL FOCUS TOPIC SUMMER 2025:
In this seminar, we will focus on the economic implications of privacy regulations in response to increasing concerns about data misuse and surveillance. Seminar theses will explore topics such as assessing the effectiveness of existing privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), analyzing their impact on businesses and consumers, evaluating compliance strategies adopted by companies, and investigating how regulatory frameworks influence innovation in privacy-preserving technologies.

Course objectives:

Students are expected to deliver a concise report and a comprehensive presentation about their findings. The exact timeline will be discussed in the introductory sessions. The formation of teams is possible with approval by the instructor.

Requirement:
No specific knowledge required. General interest in interdisciplinary privacy and security topics highly desirable. The seminar language is English.

Important:

A virtual pre-course meeting is planned for February 11, 2025 at 10:00 am.
Zoom Link: https://tum-conf.zoom-x.de/j/64065454346?pwd=bUU2OVdCVStpYUtjWndPRzJBQ3llQT09
Meeting-ID: 667 9248 6103
Code: 692714

Regular seminar meeting is planned for Wednesday, 10:00 - 12:30 in room 01.08.033 (in person).

Note: According to the policy of our chair, deregistration from courses is possible until the first regular course meeting by written notice to the instructor. Further, regular attendance and participation in seminar meetings will be compulsory and also be part of the assessment.

TUM Online: Course Description

Weekly group meeting of the Chair of Cyber Trust for members and guests of the chair. The seminar includes research discussions and talks about topics related to the activities of the chair.

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