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CSE 108CComputing on Encrypted Data

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Introduction to privacy-preserving computation. Students understand and learn how to build end-to-end privacy-preserving systems. Topics cover different areas of private computation, secure multiparty computation, (fully) homomorphic encryption, anonymous communication, oblivious RAM and oblivious computation, hardware enclaves, structural and searchable encryption, and cryptanalysis topics.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): CSE 108 or CSE 132, or permission of the instructor.

  • Taught in conjunction with CSE 239A.

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Mon Wed 5:20pm–6:55pm
PhysSciences 110I. DemertzisOpen 0/60

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Mon Wed 5:20pm–6:55pm
ClassroomUnit 001I. DemertzisOpen 42/55

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Ioannis Demertzis4.0 / 53.6 / 574%19

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