CSC 201 - Advanced Cryptography

Course Overview

CSC 201 is a graduate-level course covering advanced topics in modern cryptography, including:

• Public-key cryptography and digital signatures
• Zero-knowledge proofs
• Secure multi-party computation
• Oblivious RAM and private information retrieval
• Post-quantum cryptography

My Role

Teaching Assistant | Winter 2024, Winter 2023

• Held weekly office hours and review sessions
• Graded problem sets and programming assignments
• Designed practical lab exercises on implementing cryptographic protocols
• Guest lectured on “ORAM Constructions and Applications”

Skills Developed

Students in this course gain:

• Deep understanding of cryptographic primitives and protocols
• Ability to analyze security of cryptographic systems
• Experience implementing secure systems
• Skills in reading and understanding research papers

Resources

Course materials include:

• Textbook: “A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography” by Boneh and Shoup
• Research papers from top security conferences
• Hands-on programming assignments in Python using cryptographic libraries