Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API

Edward Chow serves as Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, bringing over three decades of expertise in network security and system design. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985, he worked at Bell Communications Research before joining UCCS in 1991. His research focuses on improving security, reliability, and performance of network systems, leading to two US patents in distributed network restoration and survivable architecture. On Coursera, he leads the Advanced System Security Design Specialization, which has attracted over 9,207 students, teaching courses in cloud computing security, TOR networks, and DDoS defense. His recent innovations include developing efficient Internet Security protocols for online storage systems and creating secure information sharing systems using attribute certificates. His current work involves Software Defined Networks for defending against DDoS attacks and enhancing data security through right path right place data delivery (R2D2). His contributions extend to assistive technologies, combining Laban dance notation with wireless sensor-based human motion tracking systems for rehabilitation care.