Assembly

This course provides a deeper exploration of mechanical assemblies and simulation, which are key engineering features of the design and manufacturing process. The foundation of engineering design is exploration and iteration. Design is rarely a perfectly linear and straightforward process. In this course, we'll explore mechanical assembly design and [...]

In this project-centered course* you will build a modern computer system, from the ground up. We’ll divide this fascinating journey into six hands-on projects that will take you from constructing elementary logic gates all the way through creating a fully functioning general purpose computer. In the process, you will [...]

A survey of more advanced stack-based memory corruption bugs (e.g. stack overflow), and how they lead to conditions that allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. The class also covers exploit mitigation technologies found in Microsoft Windows and how attackers bypass these techniques.

This class provides a distilled understanding of some OS mechanisms such as memory management, segmentation, paging, interrupts, and port IO. This knowledge is directly relevant for the future Rootkits and Advanced x86: Virtualization with Intel VT-x classes.

A class on general reverse engineering methodology, applicable to malicious and non-malicious programs. Heavily focuses on the use of IDA Pro for aiding reverse engineering.

A survey of basic stack and heap-based memory corruption bugs (e.g. stack overflow), and how they lead to conditions that allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

This class provides an introduction to the ARM architecture and assembly language.

Intel processors have been a major force in personal computing for more than 30 years. An understanding of low level computing mechanisms used in Intel chips as taught in this course serves as a foundation upon which to better understand other hardware, as well as many technical specialties such [...]