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ICS0018 CotW seminars

2026-02-05T14:49:15Z

Kaisar:

=== The idea ===

The Crook of the Week seminars are meant for student presentations/talks about famous social engineers of the past. Each seminar will host up to
'''four 15-minute presentations''' by different students, plus discussion. The main points of the presentation are
* to introduce the person (biography)
* to explain the motivation behind his/her actions
* to study the ''modus operandi'' (ways) of social engineering by this person
* to outline the main human weaknesses the person exploited (cognitive biases, automatic thinking etc)
* to summarize the main lesson the person teaches us

A successful presentation will result in passing the course if the attendance criteria (5 out of 8 lectures and seminars) is met. To register a presentation, either log in and write it to the schedule below by yourself, or send an e-mail to Kaido, stating the chosen time and person to cover. '''There are only 16 presentations in total - first come, first served!''' Others would have to resort to other tasks to pass the course!

=== The Crooks ===

Note: the list is not exhaustive - feel free to suggest others!

* Carlo Ponzi
* Victor Lustig
* Frank Abagnale Jr
* Mark Abene (Phiber Optik)
* Kevin Mitnick
* Susan Headley (Suzy Thunder)
* Kevin Poulsen (Dark Dante)
* Bernie Madoff
* Elizabeth Holmes
* Sam Bankman-Fried
* Mythical and literary characters: Jacob (Old Testament), Odysseus, Iago, Grima Wormtongue...
* BYOC (''Bring Your Own Crook''): introduce a well-known crook from your home country (as we are a very international bunch)!

=== The Seminars ===

Seminar 1: Tuesday, March 3
* Liisa-Maria Laide - Odysseus
* Mykhailo Bulakhov - Ferdinand Waldo Demara
* Marten Pitsner - Elizabeth Holmes
*

Seminar 2: Tuesday, March 10
* Denys Boiko - Matthew Cox
* Zhiyun Wang - Zhuge Liang
* Dmitri Plotnikov - Sam Bankman-Fried
* Patrik Tamm - Gregor MacGregor

Seminar 3: Tuesday, March 17
* Karl Viiburg - Bernie Madoff
* Gren Paut - Kevin Mitnick
* Klaus Jesper Zaletajev - Carlo Ponzi
* Šimon Semerád - BYOC - Lukáš Kohout

Seminar 4: Tuesday, March 24
* Armin Schütz - Victor Lustig
* ...
* ...
* ...

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ICS0018 CotW seminars

2026-02-01T20:36:28Z

Kaisar:

=== The idea ===

The Crook of the Week seminars are meant for student presentations/talks about famous social engineers of the past. Each seminar will host up to
'''four 15-minute presentations''' by different students, plus discussion. The main points of the presentation are
* to introduce the person (biography)
* to explain the motivation behind his/her actions
* to study the ''modus operandi'' (ways) of social engineering by this person
* to outline the main human weaknesses the person exploited (cognitive biases, automatic thinking etc)
* to summarize the main lesson the person teaches us

A successful presentation will result in passing the course if the attendance criteria (5 out of 8 lectures and seminars) is met. To register a presentation, either log in and write it to the schedule below by yourself, or send an e-mail to Kaido, stating the chosen time and person to cover. '''There are only 16 presentations in total - first come, first served!''' Others would have to resort to other tasks to pass the course!

=== The Crooks ===

Note: the list is not exhaustive - feel free to suggest others!

* Carlo Ponzi
* Victor Lustig
* Frank Abagnale Jr
* Mark Abene (Phiber Optik)
* Kevin Mitnick
* Susan Headley (Suzy Thunder)
* Kevin Poulsen (Dark Dante)
* Bernie Madoff
* Elizabeth Holmes
* Sam Bankman-Fried
* Mythical and literary characters: Jacob (Old Testament), Odysseus, Iago, Grima Wormtongue...
* BYOC (''Bring Your Own Crook''): introduce a well-known crook from your home country (as we are a very international bunch)!

=== The Seminars ===

Seminar 1: Tuesday, March 3
* Liisa-Maria Laide - Odysseus
* Mykhailo Bulakhov - Ferdinand Waldo Demara
* Marten Pitsner - Elizabeth Holmes
* Kaisa Arge- Frank Abagnale Jr

Seminar 2: Tuesday, March 10
* ...
* ...
* ...
* ...

Seminar 3: Tuesday, March 17
* ...
* ...
* ...
* ...

Seminar 4: Tuesday, March 24
* ...
* ...
* ...
* ...

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Group 1 seminar schedule

2025-11-20T15:29:00Z

Kaisar:

# seminar, Oct 29 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Government Surveillance vs. Civil Liberties
#* Marten Pitsner - Ethical Issues of Internet Cookies
#* Austin Derck - Trusted Computing
#* Dmitri Plotnikov - SolarWinds Cyberattack
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel - Torrenting and its legal aspects
# seminar, Nov 5 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolai Harhan - AI vs. Human Bias: Can Algorithms Ever Be Fair
#* Valeri Kozlov - The Ethics of Neurotechnology and Brain–Computer Interfaces
#* Yaroslav Yekasov - Deep analysis of the social and practical aspects of collecting user data
#* Daniel Kotov - Ethical and Educational Challenges of AI in Student Learning
#* Luca Gluhhov - practical guide for webhacking
# seminar, Nov 6 10:00-11:30
#* Andreas Müller - Minitel
#* Maximilian Konya
#* Andres Alexander Jürgenson - The Human Vulnerability in Cybersecurity
#* Carolin Scholz - Algorithms at the Gate: Ethical Dilemmas in AI-Driven Recruitment
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Nov 12 8:15-9:45
#* Hannes Erlich - Wikileaks (will specify later)
#* Rasmus Simson - Autonomous Weapons and AI Accountability
#* Liisi Rüüsak – AI Chatbots and the Rewiring of Human Intimacy
#* Tõnis Kändmaa - AI surveillance
#* Markkus-Oliver Ollo - 2007 Estonian Cyberattacks: The Dawn of Cyberwarfare
# seminar, Nov 19 8:15-9:45
#* Jakob Luts - Cogito, ergo sum: AI and the question of consciousness
#* Oskar Märtin - Legal streaming platforms impact on digital piracy
#* Aleksandr Sokolov - The Thin Line Between Ethical and Unethical Hacking
#* Märten Erik Loor
#* Kaur Kantsik - Russian cyberwarfare in Ukraine
# seminar, Nov 20 10:00-11:30
#* Kaisa Arge - i-voting (to be specified)
#* Kaur Kaljola - Predatory practices in video games and measures taken against them
#* Marten Pitsner - Social Problems of Algorithmic Influence
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel (2) - Abandonware
#* Kuzey Arda Bulut - The Rise of the Commercial Surveillance Industry
# seminar, Nov 26 8:15-9:45
#* Javid Malikzade
#* [2nd] Dmitri Plotnikov - AI ecological footprint
#* Arseniy Savustyan - Inside the Snowden leak
#* Annabel Marist - Tea app scandal
#* Sharif Khalilzade
# seminar, Dec 3 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Workplace Surveillance
#* Ka Ming Chan
#* [2nd]Mehin Hajizada
#* Ellen Marie Lasson - Deepfakes: Ethics in the Age of Synthetic Reality
#* Kirill Kotomtsev - Open Source (to be specified later)
# seminar, Dec 4 10:00-11:30
#* Emil Huseynzade - Off-Grid Communication
#* Amina Nurillaeva- AI in Criminal Justice: Bias and Accountability
#* [2nd] Kaur Kaljola
#* [2nd] Huseyn Mirjavadov Cyber bullying on Social Media Platforms
#* Janar Täht
# seminar, Dec 10 8:15-9:45
#* Ivan Antipov - Scrum: Reasons, Strengths and Weaknesses
#* Kermo Kolsar
#* Marta Meesak - Searching for People Online: Ethical and Privacy Issues
#* Danila Ivanov - Impact of brainrot on artificial intelligence
#* Akif Garayev - Data Privacy and Professional Responsibility in the Digital Era
# seminar, Dec 17 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolozi Khachiashvili
#* Niki Sakvarelidze
#* Britten Remmelkoor
#* Liviu Mereacre - Information Warfare on Social Platforms
#* Maksim Balašov
# seminar, Dec 18 10:00-11:30
#* [2nd]Kaan Metin
#* Rannel Lillinurm -
#* Virgo Teos
#* [2nd] Danila Ivanov - Passwords vs. Biometric Authentication
#* Kaisa Arge (2nd) - AI Detection Tools

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Group 1 seminar schedule

2025-10-17T18:21:37Z

Kaisar:

# seminar, Oct 29 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Government Surveillance vs. Civil Liberties
#* Marten Pitsner - Ethical Issues of Internet Cookies
#* Austin Derck - Trusted Computing
#* Dmitri Plotnikov - SolarWinds Cyberattack
#* Andres Alexander Jürgenson - The Human Vulnerability in Cybersecurity
# seminar, Nov 5 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolai Harhan
#* Carolin Scholz - Algorithms at the Gate: Ethical Dilemmas in AI-Driven Recruitment
#* Yaroslav Yekasov - Deep analysis of the social and practical aspects of collecting user data
#* Daniel Kotov - Ethical and Educational Challenges of AI in Student Learning
#* Luca Gluhhov
# seminar, Nov 6 10:00-10:30
#* Andreas Müller
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel - Torrenting
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Nov 12 8:15-9:45
#* Hannes Erlich
#* Rasmus Simson - Autonomous Weapons and AI Accountability
#* Liisi Rüüsak – AI Chatbots and the Rewiring of Human Intimacy
#* Sharif Khalilzade
#* Markkus-Oliver Ollo - 2007 Estonian Cyberattacks: The Dawn of Cyberwarfare
# seminar, Nov 19 8:15-9:45
#* Jakob Luts - Cogito, ergo sum: AI and the question of consciousness
#* Oskar Märtin
#* Aleksandr Sokolov
#* Märten Erik Loor
#* Kaur Kantsik - Russian cyberwarfare in Ukraine
# seminar, Nov 20 10:00-10:30
#* Kaur Kaljola
#* Marten Pitsner
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel (2)
#* Kuzey Arda Bulut - The Rise of the Commercial Surveillance Industry
#* Kaisa Arge - i-voting (to be specified)
# seminar, Nov 26 8:15-9:45
#* Javid Malikzade
#* [2nd] Dmitri Plotnikov - AI ecological footprint
#* Arseniy Savustyan
#* Annabel Marist - Tea app scandal
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 3 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Workplace Surveillance
#* YOUR NAME HERE
#* YOUR NAME HERE
#* Ellen Marie Lasson
#* Kirill Kotomtsev - Open Source (to be specified later)
# seminar, Dec 4 10:00-10:30
#* Emil Huseynzade - Off-Grid Communication
#* Amina Nurillaeva
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 10 8:15-9:45
#* Ivan Antipov - Scrum: Reasons, Strengths and Weaknesses
#* Kermo Kolsar
#* Marta Meesak - Searching for People Online: Ethical and Privacy Issues
#* Danila Ivanov - Passwords vs. Biometric Authentication
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 17 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolozi Khachiashvili
#* Niki Sakvarelidze
#* Britten Remmelkoor
#* Liviu Mereacre - Information Warfare on Social Platforms
#* Maksim Balašov
# seminar, Dec 18 10:00-10:30
#* [2nd]Kaan Metin
#* Rannel Lillinurm -
#* Virgo Teos
#* [2nd] Danila Ivanov
#* Kaisa Arge (2nd)

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Group 1 seminar schedule

2025-10-17T18:13:48Z

Kaisar:

# seminar, Oct 29 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Government Surveillance vs. Civil Liberties
#* Marten Pitsner - Ethical Issues of Internet Cookies
#* Austin Derck - Trusted Computing
#* Dmitri Plotnikov - SolarWinds Cyberattack
#* Andres Alexander Jürgenson - The Human Vulnerability in Cybersecurity
# seminar, Nov 5 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolai Harhan
#* Carolin Scholz - Algorithms at the Gate: Ethical Dilemmas in AI-Driven Recruitment
#* Yaroslav Yekasov - Deep analysis of the social and practical aspects of collecting user data
#* Daniel Kotov - Ethical and Educational Challenges of AI in Student Learning
#* Luca Gluhhov
# seminar, Nov 6 10:00-10:30
#* Andreas Müller
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel - Torrenting
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Nov 12 8:15-9:45
#* Hannes Erlich
#* Rasmus Simson - Autonomous Weapons and AI Accountability
#* Liisi Rüüsak – AI Chatbots and the Rewiring of Human Intimacy
#* Sharif Khalilzade
#* Markkus-Oliver Ollo - 2007 Estonian Cyberattacks: The Dawn of Cyberwarfare
# seminar, Nov 19 8:15-9:45
#* Jakob Luts - Cogito, ergo sum: AI and the question of consciousness
#* Oskar Märtin
#* Aleksandr Sokolov
#* Märten Erik Loor
#* Kaur Kantsik - Russian cyberwarfare in Ukraine
# seminar, Nov 20 10:00-10:30
#* Kaur Kaljola
#* Marten Pitsner
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel (2)
#* Kuzey Arda Bulut - The Rise of the Commercial Surveillance Industry
#* Kaisa Arge - i-voting (to be specified)
# seminar, Nov 26 8:15-9:45
#* Javid Malikzade
#* [2nd] Dmitri Plotnikov - AI ecological footprint
#* Arseniy Savustyan
#* Annabel Marist - Tea app scandal
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 3 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Workplace Surveillance
#* YOUR NAME HERE
#* YOUR NAME HERE
#* Ellen Marie Lasson
#* Kirill Kotomtsev - Open Source (to be specified later)
# seminar, Dec 4 10:00-10:30
#* Emil Huseynzade - Off-Grid Communication
#* Amina Nurillaeva
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 10 8:15-9:45
#* Ivan Antipov - Scrum: Reasons, Strengths and Weaknesses
#* Kermo Kolsar
#* Marta Meesak - Searching for People Online: Ethical and Privacy Issues
#* Danila Ivanov - Passwords vs. Biometric Authentication
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 17 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolozi Khachiashvili
#* Niki Sakvarelidze
#* Britten Remmelkoor
#* Liviu Mereacre - Information Warfare on Social Platforms
#* Maksim Balašov
# seminar, Dec 18 10:00-10:30
#* [2nd]Kaan Metin
#* Rannel Lillinurm -
#* Virgo Teos
#* [2nd] Danila Ivanov
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE

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Group 1 seminar schedule

2025-10-17T18:12:45Z

Kaisar:

# seminar, Oct 29 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Government Surveillance vs. Civil Liberties
#* Marten Pitsner - Ethical Issues of Internet Cookies
#* Austin Derck - Trusted Computing
#* Dmitri Plotnikov - SolarWinds Cyberattack
#* Andres Alexander Jürgenson - The Human Vulnerability in Cybersecurity
# seminar, Nov 5 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolai Harhan
#* Carolin Scholz - Algorithms at the Gate: Ethical Dilemmas in AI-Driven Recruitment
#* Yaroslav Yekasov - Deep analysis of the social and practical aspects of collecting user data
#* Daniel Kotov - Ethical and Educational Challenges of AI in Student Learning
#* Luca Gluhhov
# seminar, Nov 6 10:00-10:30
#* Andreas Müller
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel - Torrenting
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Nov 12 8:15-9:45
#* Hannes Erlich
#* Rasmus Simson - Autonomous Weapons and AI Accountability
#* Liisi Rüüsak – AI Chatbots and the Rewiring of Human Intimacy
#* Sharif Khalilzade
#* Markkus-Oliver Ollo - 2007 Estonian Cyberattacks: The Dawn of Cyberwarfare
# seminar, Nov 19 8:15-9:45
#* Jakob Luts - Cogito, ergo sum: AI and the question of consciousness
#* Oskar Märtin
#* Aleksandr Sokolov
#* Märten Erik Loor
#* Kaur Kantsik - Russian cyberwarfare in Ukraine
# seminar, Nov 20 10:00-10:30
#* Kaur Kaljola
#* Marten Pitsner
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel (2)
#* Kuzey Arda Bulut - The Rise of the Commercial Surveillance Industry
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Nov 26 8:15-9:45
#* Javid Malikzade
#* [2nd] Dmitri Plotnikov - AI ecological footprint
#* Arseniy Savustyan
#* Annabel Marist - Tea app scandal
#* Kaisa Arge - i-voting (to be specified)
# seminar, Dec 3 8:15-9:45
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Workplace Surveillance
#* YOUR NAME HERE
#* YOUR NAME HERE
#* Ellen Marie Lasson
#* Kirill Kotomtsev - Open Source (to be specified later)
# seminar, Dec 4 10:00-10:30
#* Emil Huseynzade - Off-Grid Communication
#* Amina Nurillaeva
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 10 8:15-9:45
#* Ivan Antipov - Scrum: Reasons, Strengths and Weaknesses
#* Kermo Kolsar
#* Marta Meesak - Searching for People Online: Ethical and Privacy Issues
#* Danila Ivanov - Passwords vs. Biometric Authentication
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 17 8:15-9:45
#* Nikolozi Khachiashvili
#* Niki Sakvarelidze
#* Britten Remmelkoor
#* Liviu Mereacre - Information Warfare on Social Platforms
#* Maksim Balašov
# seminar, Dec 18 10:00-10:30
#* [2nd]Kaan Metin
#* Rannel Lillinurm -
#* Virgo Teos
#* [2nd] Danila Ivanov
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE

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Group 1 seminar schedule

2025-10-12T20:07:21Z

Kaisar:

# seminar, Oct 29
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Government Surveillance vs. Civil Liberties
#* Marten Pitsner - Ethical Issues of Internet Cookies
#* Austin Derck - Trusted Computing
#* Dmitri Plotnikov - SolarWinds Cyberattack
#* Andres Alexander Jürgenson; 252523IVSB - The Human Weakness in Cybersecurity
# seminar, Nov 5
#* Nikolai Harhan
#* Carolin Scholz - Algorithms at the Gate: Ethical Dilemmas in AI-Driven Recruitment
#* Yaroslav Yekasov - Deep analysis of the social and practical aspects of collecting user data
#* Daniel Kotov - Ethical and Educational Challenges of AI in Student Learning
#* Luca Gluhhov
# seminar, Nov 12
#* Hannes Erlich
#* Rasmus Simson - Autonomous Weapons and AI Accountability
#* Liisi Rüüsak – AI Chatbots and the Rewiring of Human Intimacy
#* Sharif Khalilzade
#* Markkus-Oliver Ollo - 2007 Estonian Cyberattacks: The Dawn of Cyberwarfare
# seminar, Nov 19
#* Jakob Luts - Cogito, ergo sum: AI and the question of consciousness
#* Oskar Märtin
#* Aleksandr Sokolov
#* Märten Erik Loor
#* Kaur Kantsik - Russian cyberwarfare in Ukraine
# seminar, Nov 26
#* Javid Malikzade
#* [2nd] Dmitri Plotnikov - AI ecological footprint
#* Arseniy Savustyan
#* Annabel Marist - Tea app scandal
#* Kaisa Arge - i-voting (to be specified)
# seminar, Dec 3
#* Alexandar Nikolov - Workplace Surveillance
#* Lenna-Lee Raspel
#* Emil Huseynzade - Off-Grid Communication
#* Ellen Marie Lasson
#* Kirill Kotomtsev - Open Source (to be specified later)
# seminar, Dec 10
#* Ivan Antipov - Scrum: Reasons, Strengths and Weaknesses
#* Kermo Kolsar
#* Marta Meesak - Searching for People Online: Ethical and Privacy Issues
#* Danila Ivanov - Passwords vs. Biometric Authentication
#* Kuzey Arda Bulut - The Rise of the Commercial Surveillance Industry
# seminar, Dec 17
#* Nikolozi Khachiashvili
#* Niki Sakvarelidze
#* Britten Remmelkoor
#* Liviu Mereacre - Information Warfare on Social Platforms
#* Maksim Balašov

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Group 1 seminar schedule

2025-09-08T06:14:31Z

Kaisar:

# seminar, Oct 29
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* Marten Pitsner - Ethical Issues of Internet Cookies
#* Austin Derck - Trusted Computing
#* Dmitri Plotnikov - SolarWinds Cyberattack
#* Andres Alexander Jürgenson
# seminar, Nov 5
#* Nikolai Harhan
#* Carolin Scholz - The Science of Deception: How Dark Patterns Exploit Human Psychology
#* Yaroslav Yekasov - Deep analysis of the social and practical aspects of collecting user data
#* Daniel Kotov - Ethical and Educational Challenges of AI in Student Learning
#* Luca Gluhhov
# seminar, Nov 12
#* Hannes Erlich
#* Rasmus Simson
#* Liisi Rüüsak – AI Chatbots and the Rewiring of Human Intimacy
#* Sharif Khalilzade
#* Markkus-Oliver Ollo
# seminar, Nov 19
#* Jakob Luts - Cogito, ergo sum: AI and the question of consciousness
#* Oskar Märtin
#* Aleksandr Sokolov
#* Märten Erik Loor
#* Kaur Kantsik
# seminar, Nov 26
#* Javid Malikzade
#* [2nd] Dmitri Plotnikov - AI ecological footprint
#* Arseniy Savustyan
#* Annabel Marist - AI and mental health
#* Kaisa Arge
# seminar, Dec 3
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* Emil Huseynzade
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* Kirill Kotomtsev
# seminar, Dec 10
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
# seminar, Dec 17
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE
#* YOUR_NAME_HERE

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