Contact person: Cybersecurity Research Project

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Location: Regina, Canada

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"CS490DJ Project (Fall 2025)
It is a group project, and each team has 4 to 5 members unless special permission is granted by
the instructor. Students need to find team partners on their own. If you really have difficulty
finding your team members, please let the instructor know by email - the instructor may
randomly assign a team for you. However, trying your best to find a project team by yourself
first is the best. Each group conducts one research project and writes one project report.
It expected team members to work together, assign and manage the work and time dynamically
by themselves. If later you find there is a significant issue (for example, your team member does
not respond to your call and email) that makes it hard to work with someone in the team, firstly
try to resolve the issue within the team by yourself, but if that does not work, you can contact
the instructor and he will try to help.
Each team needs to select a topic directly related to Cybersecurity, read multiple articles, such
as research papers, regular articles, white papers and/or books on that topic and by their own
choice, find a problem that can be addressed or something can be improved in the topic they
select, conduct a research project to addressing that problem or improving the solution, and
then write a project report. The format of the report is not restricted but must be meaningful
and easy to follow and read. It suggests following a regular paper writing structure if you can.
The reference books of this course and the course slides cannot be used as the sole and major
references/resources for your project.
For the project report, the first part is the introduction, background, related work & research,
significance, and details. The weight of the first part is 60%. It expects students to explain the
topic and problem, the background, related works, details, and the reasons why they chose this
project on this specific topic/problem (significance and benefits). It also introduces the research
papers, articles, white papers, and books they selected and what they learned from them
related to your project by using their own words. That is the first part of the report. The second
part of the report expected students to explain what they can do to solve the problem and/or to
improve the solution. For example, they could present their own thoughts, new ideas, findings,
proposals, or alternative solutions to address the problem they selected. It also expects
students to explain and demonstrate that what they introduced, especially in Part 2, is
meaningful, useful, an improvement, and a contribution. The weight of the second part is 40%.
Please highlight part 2 if that is not easily distinguished from part 1 in your project report. The
review report is acceptable, but it still needs to include its own findings, ideas, thoughts,
proposals, and/or some new contributions, along with the demonstrations and confirmation.
At the end of the report or on the cover page, it is also expected that students include a note to
list all group members (the names, student IDs, their email addresses, and a brief introduction).
If contribution efforts are very different among group members, please also describe the role
and effort of each member so that the marks given to different team members may be different.
We will briefly learn and discuss how to conduct research/project and how to write an academic
research article in general in the class. Due to time limitations, if needed, it expects student to
find more information on how to do research and write a research article on their own.
Please note that a project for another course, study program, or employment assignments
cannot be reused as a submission for this course. It expects students to do a project specifically
for this course. The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and writing assistance tools,
including Grammarly, is not permitted. For further details, please refer to the course syllabus.
Any work suspected of violating this requirement will be reported for investigation as potential
academic misconduct. The project report must also include proper references and citations.
Direct copying from others’ work and the Internet is not acceptable; you must write in your own
words and provide appropriate citations. Be sure to include a complete list of all references and
citations.
Submission:
October 3, by 11:59 pm: Each group will be required to submit one project proposal (one page is
recommended) through UR Courses, explaining the topic/problem they chose for the project to
do the research and write the project report. The proposal also needs to include a short
introduction and a plan. After submission, the instructor will review, and if there is an issue, the
instructor will provide feedback. Students may also want to list the reference sources they select
within the proposal. Students can add more references or update the references later. The
project proposal also needs to introduce the group/team. Only one submission is required for
each group (please choose only one representative to submit it) and for other members please
do not submit duplicates. Feedback, if there is any, will be provided to the representative.
Students may change their topic and the problem they are addressing after their initial proposal
submission. They need to discuss the change with the instructor (an email to the instructor is
required, but they also need to resubmit the proposal through UR Courses once the change is
approved by the instructor). If a change is necessary, please do that as early as possible. It is
generally not encouraged to change the topic after October.
December 5, by 11:59 pm: Each group will be required to submit one final project report before
due. Zero mark for the project will be given for late submission without sufficient reason and/or
without proper evidence to support the situation. For each group, please only submit one final
report by one of the group members. For other members, please do not submit duplicates.
Please make sure to submit the project report on time. It is the submitter’s responsibility to
confirm that the submission is successful, and the right file was submitted and can be read.
Grading:
The grades for the projects are to be assigned according to the Undergraduate Calendar -
Academic Regulations - Grading System and Descriptions:
90-100: An outstanding performance.
80-89: Very good performance.
70-79: Above average performance.
60-69: A generally satisfactory and intellectually adequate performance.
50-59: A barely acceptable performance.
0-49: An unacceptable performan" (client-provided description)