Juhtmevabad tehnoloogiad ja turvalisus 2026/27 sügis

LTAT.04.009 Wireless Technologies and Security

Course info

Lecturer: Danielle Morgan (danielle.morgan@ UT)
Teaching assistant: Anton Slavin (anton.slavin@ UT)\\ Teaching assistant: TBA\\ Credits: 6 ECTS
Assessment: differentiated (A, B, C, D, E, F, not present)
Language: English
Lectures: Pre-recorded. Links posted every week on Moodle
by Wednesday 10:00 Practice: Wednesday 12.15-14.00, Narva mnt 18 - 2048 (Wk 1-16)
Course Moodle: https://moodle.ut.ee/course/view.php?id=10877 (course materials)
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General Information

The course will introduce students to wireless signals (frequencies, bandwidth, wavelength) and how they are transmitted and received. Students will learn how to use various hardware (HackRF, RTL-SDR, NFC reader, USB Wi-Fi receiver) and Software Defined Radio (GNU Radio). The course will cover different wireless communication protocols, analyse their security - different types of attacks and counter-measures. The homework assignments will involve implementing various tasks using Python.

Equipment Collection/Return

• during practice sessions
• from Room 3090 in Delta (please send an email to check for suitable times)

Monday to Friday or during practice sessions 13:00 - 17:00.\\

!!! Equipment Return Equipment can be returned to Room 3090 in Delta or during practice sessions\\ (Mon to Fri: 13:00 to 17:00)\\ Please send an email to arrange a different return time\\ Other times: * May 31st: 12:00 to 17:00 * June 4th: 13:00 to 15:30 * June 8th: 12:00 to 17:00

Grading

Final grade structure:

• Homework: 70%
• Final Exam: 30%

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• Applied Cryptography (MTAT.07.017)
• Introduction to Hardware Security (LTAT.04.023)
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• Software Defined Radio (LOTI.05.081)