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ECE 598 DA - Info-Theoretic Cryptography
Last offered Fall 2026
Official Description
Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in electrical and computer engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.
Section Description
we will study foundational and recent work on the use of information theory to design and analyze cryptographic protocols. In the first half of the course, we will study privacy attacks that motivate strong privacy and security definitions. Then, we will explore the basics of differential privacy. In the second half, we will study some core works on zero-knowledge proofs and watermarking of generative models.
Related Faculty
| Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Info-Theoretic Cryptography | DA | 80770 | LEC | 4 | 1230 - 1350 | T R | 3013 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg | Daniel Alabi |