Teaching

We usually offer courses in the area of theoretical computer science and algorithms, with a clear focus on cryptography. Our portfolio includes different kinds of courses but lectures with exercises are our prefered option. We would like to highlight our interactive course "Research-oriented Cryptography" where students jointly work on a research paper. In terms of undergraduate courses we are mainly involved in "Algorithms and Data Structures" and "Computer System Security".

Current courses

Teaching courses Event type/
Crediting for 		offered in Link to TUCaN
Algorithms and Data Structures 4L+2E
10CP 		SS20, SS19 SS 2020
Introduction to Cryptography 2L+2E
6CP 		WS14/15, WS11/12, WS07/08 WS14/15
Cryptoplexity 3L+1E
6CP 		WS19/20,
SS18, SS17, SS16, SS15, SS14, SS13, SS12, SS11 		WS19/20
Real World Crypto 3L+1E
6CP 		SS18, SS17 SS18
Public Key Infrastructures (PK I) 2V+2E
6CP 		SS20 SS20
Research-oriented Cryptography 4IC
6CP 		SS20, WS17/18, WS16/17, WS14/15, WS12/13 SS20
Hacker Contest 4P
6CP 		WS20/21, WS19/20 WS20/21
Cryptography Seminar 2S
3CP 		WS20/21 WS20/21
Writing and Evaluating Scientific Publications in IT Security 2S
3CP 		WS20/21 WS20/21
Cryptography und Complexity Theory
(Reading Group) 		2O WS20/21, SS20,
WS19/20, SS19, WS18/19, SS18, WS17/18, SS17, WS16/17, SS16, WS15/16, SS15, WS14/15, SS14, WS13/14, SS13, WS12/13, SS12, WS11/12 		SS 2020
Classics of Cryptography 1O
0CP 		WS20/21, SS20,
WS19/20, SS19, WS18/19, SS18, WS17/18 		WS20/21

Past courses

Teaching course Event type/
Crediting for 		offered in Link to TUCaN
Algorithms and Complexity 2L+2E
6CP 		SS12 SS12
CAPTCHA Practical Course 4P
6CP 		WS11/12, WS10/11, SS10, WS09/10, WS08/09 WS11/12
Computer System Security 2L+1E
5CP 		WS18/19, WS16/17 WS18/19
Cryptographic Gems 3L+1E
6CP 		WS12/13 WS12/13
Functional and object-oriented Programming Concepts
(ex Introduction to Computer Science I) 		4L+2E
10CP 		WS15/16, WS13/14 WS15/16
Classical Results of Modern Cryptography 2S
3CP 		SS12 SS12

Teaching Awards

  • Marc Fischlin. “Best Lecture” Award of the student body, for Real-World Crypto in the summer term 2017 of the Department of Computer Science at Darmstadt University of Technology.
  • Jacqueline Brendel. “Best Exercise” Award of the student body, for Cryptoplexity in the summer term 2016 of the Department of Computer Science at Darmstadt University of Technology.
  • Anja Lehmman, Dominique Schröder, and Erik Tews. “Best Exercise” Award of the student body, for Introduction to Cryptography in the winter term 2007/08 of the Department of Computer Science at Darmstadt University of Technology.