4CPS505 -Advanced Distributed Database Techniques and security- WS and SOA

Title

Database Application Techniques and Security for WS and SOA

Code

4CPS505

Prerequisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Aim

The aim of this module is to use language processing techniques as a computational apparatus for understanding syntactic and semantic models. Furthermore, securing distributed systems against threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures forms the second part of the module.

Content

Section A – Database Application Techniques 
Multimedia Databases; Database Compression; Data mining Concepts; Data mining Process; Data mining Techniques; Advanced Data mining techniques and applications: Text mining, Web mining, collaborative filtering.
Section B –  Security of WS and SOA
Web Services Technologies, principles, architectures and standards; WS Threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures; standards for WS security; Digital identity management and trust negotiation; Access control for WS; Secure publishing techniques; Access control for business processes;  Emerging research trends.

Assessment

Two papers are to be written. Paper A for Section A and Paper B for Section B content. Small laboratory projects are required to gain required skills in both Sections A and B of the content.

DP Requirement

Completion of all assignment and class/mini projects.