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Week DateLecure #TopicMaterialsAssignment
1
July 30
Lecture 1
Introduction
2
Aug. 2
Lecture 2
Basics on Computer Architecture: Instruction Pipelining
Reading-Assignment-1: Instruction Pipelining from H&P 4th/5th edition
2
Aug. 6
Lecture 3
Basics on Computer Architecture: O3 + speculative execution
Hands-on-1: Visualizing an O3 processor in Action
2
Aug. 9
Lecture 4
Basics on Computer Architecture: Caches
Reading-Assignment-2: Memory Hierarchy from H&P 4th/5th edition
3
Aug. 13
Lecture 5
Basics on Computer Architecture: Caches
3
Aug. 16
Lecture 6
Cache Attacks
4
Aug. 20
Lecture 7
Discussion on Spectre attack
4
Aug. 23
Lecture 8
Prime+Probe Attack and Vitual Caches
5
Aug. 27
Lecture 9
LLC slices and Prime+Probe in Non-inclusive LLCs
5
Aug. 30
Lecture 10
Side-channel attack mitigation techniques
6
Sept. 6
Lecture 11
Discussion on side-channel Metrics
6
Sept. 8
Lecture 12
Hands-on Session
7
Sept. 10
Lecture 13
Feedback Session + Mitigation techniques
7
Sept. 13
Lecture 14
Mitigation Techniques Contd. (Slides will be posted discussions)
8
Sept. 17 to 22
Exam week @IITK
Exam Week
9
Sept. 24
Lecture 15
DRAM organization
9
Sept. 27 /div>
Lecture 16
DRAM Controller + Timing Constraints
9
Sept. 28
Talk by Clementine Maurice
Reverse Engineering for Fun and Profit
10
Oct. 1
Lecture 17
DRAM Timing Channels + DOS Attacks
10
Oct. 4
Lecture 18
Row-buffer channels
11
Oct. 8
Lecture 19
Row-Hammer Attacks
11
Oct. 11
Lecture 20
Discussion on Intel RDT, CAT and others
12
Oct. 13 to Oct. 21
Mid-term break
Mid-term break
13
Oct. 22
Lecture 21
Discussion on Intel SGX
14
Oct. 25
Lecture 22
Discussion on PA2 and PR3
Paper-review-3: Sanctum
15
Oct. 29
Lecture 23
Discussion on ASLR and KASLR
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    • 15
    November 1 to November 6
    PACT 2018
    No lectures, instructor at PACT 2018
    16
    November 8
    Lecture 24
    Cache Coherence Protocols
    16
    November 12
    Institute feedback + Exam of zero marks
    17
    November 15
    Lecture 25
    Discussion on Arm Trustzone
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    • 19
    November 29 and 30
    Lecture 26, 27
    Final Presentations
  • Presentation schedule with a list of papers