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SITUATION AWARENESS

International Teaching SITUATION AWARENESS

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0622700064
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
EQF7
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
2024/2025



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
216EXERCISES
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Objectives
THE COURSE PROVIDES BASIC AND ADVANCED TOPICS FOR THE DESIGN OF USER-CENTERED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DEFINED ON THE PRINCIPLES AND MODELS OF SITUATION AWARENESS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN COMPLEX DOMAINS, IN PARTICULAR WITH REFERENCE TO THE CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER DEFENSE DOMAINS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
AT THE END OF THE STUDY PATH, THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OF SYSTEMS BASED ON SITUATION AWARENESS, THE FEATURES OF THE CORRESPONDING SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES, AND THEIR FUNCTIONALITY IN VARIOUS APPLICATION DOMAINS. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WELL-KNOWN SA MODELS IN THE LITERATURE (E.G., ENDSLEY), THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES (E.G., GOAL-DIRECTED TASK ANALYSIS), AND THE COMPUTATIONAL METHODS SUITABLE TO SUPPORT SITUATION AWARENESS IN HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ANALYSIS, DEFINITION, DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, ACCORDING TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE SITUATION AWARENESS AND HUMAN FACTORS, USING A USER-CENTERED DESIGN METHODOLOGY, IN SEVERAL APPLICATION DOMAINS, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER DEFENSE.
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE STRATEGIES FOR THE DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF SYSTEMS BASED ON THE MODELS AND METHODOLOGIES OF SITUATION AWARENESS, USING ADEQUATE COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR THE PERCEPTION, COMPREHENSION AND PROJECTION OF SITUATIONS.
Prerequisites
THE KNOWLEDGE OF AT LEAST ONE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (JAVA, C, C ++, PYTHON) AND OF BASIC ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROFITABLE REACHING OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES. BASIC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE IS USEFUL
Contents
DIDACTIC UNIT 1: SITUATION AWARENESS: FOUNDATIONS AND MODELS (LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 10/0/0):
- 1 (2 HOURS LECTURE): INTRODUCTION TO SITUATION AWARENESS: DEFINITIONS AND EXAMPLES
- 2 (2 HOURS LECTURE): ENDSLEY'S MODEL: SA LEVELS
- 3 (2 HOURS LECTURE): OTHER MODELS OF SA: OODA LOOP; JDL DATA FUSION; SENSEMAKING
- 4 (2 HOURS LECTURE): COGNITIVE MECHANISMS AND PROCESSES OF SA
- 5 (2 HOURS LECTURE): SA DEMONS
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF SITUATION AWARENESS, THE ENDSLEY'S MODEL, AND OTHER MODELS OF SA, THE MAIN COGNITIVE MECHANISMS AND PROCESSES OF SA, AND THE MAIN PROBLEMS RELATED TO SA
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN PROBLEMS UNDERMINING THE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF SITUATION AWARENESS IN HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS IN AN APPLICATION DOMAIN AND TO IDENTIFY THE INVOLVED COGNITIVE MECHANISMS AND PROCESSES

DIDACTIC UNIT 2: CYBER SITUATION AWARENESS AND CYBER DEFENSE (LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 6/2/0):
- 6 (2 HOURS LECTURE): CYBER SITUATION AWARENESS AND CYBER DEFENSE: MAIN PRINCIPLES AND CHALLENGES
- 7 (2 HOURS LECTURE): CYBER DEFENSE: ROLES AND PROCESSES
- 8 (2 HOURS LECTURE): FORMATION OF CYBER SA
- 9 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): CYBER SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS: SECURITY INFORMATION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF CYBER SITUATION AWARENESS (CSA) AND CYBER DEFENSE, THE MAIN CHALLENGES AND ISSUES OF CSA. KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN ROLES AND PROCESSES FOR CYBER DEFENSE. COMPUTER SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM; CYBER SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS; SECURITY INFORMATION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (SIEM).
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SITUATION AWARENESS IN THE CYBER SECURITY DOMAIN; KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO USE THE MAIN FUNCTIONALITIES OF A SIEM FOR THE CYBER DEFENSE OF AN ORGANIZATION.

DIDACTIC UNIT 3: USER-CENTERED DESIGN PROCESS FOR SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS (LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 8/8/0):
- 10 (2 HOURS LECTURE): USER-CENTERED DESIGN PROCESS
- 11 (2 HOURS LECTURE): REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS FOR SA SYSTEMS: OPERATIONAL CONCEPT AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- 12 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): IDENTIFICATION OF OPERATIONAL CONCEPT THROUGH THE DATA ANALYSIS IN A SPECIFIC DOMAIN: DATA ANALYSIS
- 13 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): IDENTIFICATION OF OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS THROUGH THE DATA ANALYSIS IN A SPECIFIC DOMAIN: OPERATIONAL CONCEPT DEFINITION AND VERIFICATION
- 14 (2 HOURS LECTURE): GOAL-DIRECTED TASK ANALYSIS (GDTA)
- 15 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFICATION WITH GDTA: GOALS HIERARCHY AND SA REQUIREMENTS
- 16 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFICATION WITH GDTA: DOCUMENTATION, VALIDATION, AND VERIFICATION
- 17 (2 HOURS LECTURE): PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNING FOR SITUATION AWARENESS
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF A DESIGN PROCESS FOR USER-CENTERED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, THE GOAL-DIRECTED TASK ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE, THE MAIN DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR SA.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE AN OPERATIONAL CONCEPT FOR A SYSTEM SUPPORTING SA; IDENTIFICATION OF THE SA INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS USING COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES AND IN PARTICULAR THE GDTA; IDENTIFICATION OF THE SA DESIGN PRINCIPLES THAT ARE MOST SUITABLE FOR A GIVEN PROBLEM.


DIDACTIC UNIT 4: COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPORTING SITUATION AWARENESS (LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 8/6/0):
- 18 (2 HOURS LECTURE): SITUATION IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES: SPECIFICATION-BASED APPROACHES
- 19 (2 HOURS LECTURE): SITUATION IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES: DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES
- 20 (2 HOURS LECTURE): VISUAL ANALYTICS FOR SITUATION AWARENESS
- 21 (2 HOURS LECTURE): TOOL E FRAMEWORK PER LA REALIZZAZIONE DI VISUAL ANALYTICS
- 22 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): DATA IMPORT AND ORGANIZATION
- 23 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): DEFINITION OF A DASHBOARD FOR VISUAL ANALYTICS: DESIGN
- 24 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): DEFINITION OF A DASHBOARD FOR VISUAL ANALYTICS: IMPLEMENTATION
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE SITUATION IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES AND OF THE VISUAL ANALYTICS APPROACH FOR SUPPORTING SA.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A SIMPLE DASHBOARD FOR VISUAL ANALYTICS FOR SUPPORTING SITUATION AWARENESS BASED ON THE GOALS AND THE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE USER.

TOTAL HOURS LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY 32/16/0
Teaching Methods
LE ATTIVITÀ DI INSEGNAMENTO SARANNO COMPOSTE DA LEZIONI TEORICHE FRONTALI (32 ORE), CON L'AUSILIO DI MATERIALE MULTIMEDIALE, ED ESERCITAZIONI SU CASI DI STUDIO REALI (16 ORE). INOLTRE SI PREVEDE L'ASSEGNAZIONE DI ESERCIZI A GRUPPI DI STUDENTI E SUCCESSIVE VERIFICHE COLLETTIVE RELATIVE AGLI ESERCIZI ASSEGNATI.
DURANTE LE ESERCITAZIONI DI GRUPPO AGLI STUDENTI SARA' RICHIESTO DI APPLICARE LE METODOLOGIE E LE TECNICHE DI ANALISI E PROGETTAZIONE PRESENTATE DURANTE LE LEZIONI TEORICHE A PROBLEMATICHE REALI RELATIVE ALLA SITUATION AWARENESS IN DOMINI APPLICATIVI DIFFERENTI, IN PARTICOLARE NEL DOMINIO DELLA CYBER SECURITY E CYBER DEFENSE.
Verification of learning
THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH AN ASSESSMENT IN THIRTIETHS.
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF AN ORAL INTERVIEW REGARDING ALL THE COURSE TOPICS. DURING THE ORAL INTERVIEW, MOREOVER, THE STUDENT WILL PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE GROUP EXERCISES COMPLETED DURING THE COURSE.
THE EVALUATION WILL CONSIDER IN PARTICULAR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: KNOWLEDGE OF THE MODELS, THE PROCESSES, AND THE COGNITIVE MECHANISMS OF SA; KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES FOR THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF A SITUATION AWARENESS SUPPORT SYSTEM; KNIOWLEDGE OF THE PROCESSES, ROLES, PRINCIPLES AND CHALLENGES RELATED TO CYBER SITUATION AWARENESS; KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES SUPPORTING SA PRESENTED IN THE COURSE; ABILITY TO ANALYZE, DESIGN, DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A SIMPLE USER-CENTERED SYSTEM TO SUPPORT SITUATION AWARENESS USING THE METHODOLOGIES AND THE TECHNIQUES PRESENTED IN THE COURSE.
THE CUM LAUDE MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS WHO PROVE THAT THEY HAVE EXCELLENT MASTERY OF THE COURSE CONTENT AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO SA ALSO IN DOMAINS NOT ANALYZED IN THE COURSE.
Texts
M. R. ENDSLEY, D. G. JONES, “DESIGNING FOR SITUATION AWARENESS”, SECOND EDITION, CRC PRESS, 2012. ISBN 9781420063554

A. KOTT, C. WANG, R. F. ERBACHER, “CYBER DEFENSE AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS” SPRINGER, 2014. ISBN 9783319113906

THE TEACHING MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE ON THE UNIVERSITY E-LEARNING PLATFORM (HTTP://ELEARNING.UNISA.IT) ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS USING THEIR OWN UNIVERSITY CREDENTIALS.
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THE COURSE IS HELD IN ENGLISH
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