GMU ECE Department
LectureDateTopicDue
108/29/24Introduction, Services  
209/05/24Modular Math, Historical Ciphers HW 1
309/12/24Stream Ciphers, Pseudo Random Number Generators, and Linear Feedback Shift Registers HW 2,
Initial Project Choice
409/19/24Data Encryption Standard HW 3, Draft Project Specifications
509/26/24Advanced Encryption Standard HW 4, Project Specifications
610/03/24Modes of Operation, Authenticated Encryption HW 5
710/10/24Midterm Exam  
10/17/24Number Theory, RSA Progress Report 1
810/24/24Diffie Hellman, Discrete Logarithm HW 6
910/31/24Digital Signatures, Hash Functions HW 7
1011/07/24Message Authentication Codes, Key Management, PKI HW 8
1111/14/24Elliptic Curve Cryptography HW 9, Progress Report 2
1211/21/24Post Quantum Cryptography, Side-Channel Analysis HW 10
1311/28/24Thanks Giving Break  
12/02/24 Draft Report
1412/05/24Project Presentations  
12/09/24 Reviews
12/12/24Final Exam  
  12/16/24  Final Project Paper

The schedule is subject to change!