The Design of Course Materials and Visualization Systems for Modern Cryptography

现代密码学课程教材和可视化系统的设计

• 批准号: 1140512
• 负责人: Ching-Kuang Shene
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1140512&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Design; Course; Materials; Visualization; Systems

The objective of this project is to design a set of comprehensive, flexible and modularized course materials and pedagogical tools for basic modern cryptography to be used in a dedicated course or courses that include a cryptography component. This work can be used in a breadth-first approach and permits instructors to teach selected topics in-depth. Students get familiar with state-of-the-art cryptography, acquire basic knowledge and skills, and are well-prepared to approach cryptographic applications with confidence. Major activities include (1) developing a web-based tutorial on cryptography, (2) implementing software tools and user guides for the software tools that support the proposed course materials, and (3) designing an environment for students to perform semester-long programming projects and to visualize important elements in cryptography. The course materials and software tools are available on the web. This project has two major components. The first one is a well-balanced approach with an intuitive and comprehensive web-based tutorial, a programming environment and a visualization system. Instructors may teach cryptography with a breadth-first approach and discuss selected topics in-depth, and students have a programming environment and use the visualization system to learn the inner workings of each algorithm. The second one is an extendable system that uses a layered approach and plug-ins. The system can serve as a programming/demonstration platform and as a debugging tool for instructors and students to implement their own demonstrations and visualizations. The project has a broad impact on teaching, learning and practicing cryptographic topics, and has the potential to transform the traditional dry and formal methodology into an interactive, hands-on, and visualization-based approach.

该项目的目标是为基本现代密码学设计一套全面、灵活和模块化的课程材料和教学工具，用于包括密码学内容的一门或多门专门课程。 这项工作可以用于广度优先的方法，并允许教师深入教授选定的主题。 学生熟悉最先进的密码学，获得基本的知识和技能，并做好充分的准备，有信心地接近密码学应用。 主要活动包括（1）开发基于网络的密码学教程，（2）实现支持拟议课程材料的软件工具和软件工具的用户指南，以及（3）为学生设计一个环境，以执行长达一个学期的编程项目，并可视化密码学中的重要元素。 课程材料和软件工具可在网上获得。 该项目有两个主要组成部分。第一个是一个很好的平衡的方法与直观和全面的基于Web的教程，编程环境和可视化系统。 教师可以用广度优先的方法教授密码学，并深入讨论选定的主题，学生有一个编程环境，并使用可视化系统来学习每个算法的内部工作原理。 第二个是一个可扩展的系统，使用分层的方法和插件。该系统可以作为一个编程/演示平台，并作为一个调试工具，教师和学生实现自己的演示和可视化。 该项目对教学，学习和实践加密主题产生了广泛的影响，并有可能将传统的干燥和正式的方法转化为交互式，动手和基于可视化的方法。