Software Design Courses

USENIX

Libmpk - Software Abstraction for Intel Memory Protection Keys

Explore libmpk, a software abstraction enhancing Intel MPK's security and scalability. Learn about its implementation, benefits, and applications in OpenSSL, JavaScript JIT, and Memcached.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

SRE Classroom - How to Design a Distributed System in 3 Hours

Interactive workshop on designing distributed systems, covering scaling, failure handling, reliability, and consistency. Participants apply concepts to real-world scenarios using cloud components.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Design Tradeoffs for SSD Reliability

Explores design tradeoffs in SSD reliability techniques, proposing a holistic management scheme for balancing performance, reliability, and lifetime across various workloads and wear states.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

FreeFlow - Software-based Virtual RDMA Networking for Containerized Clouds

FreeFlow: software-based RDMA virtualization for containerized clouds, enabling high-performance networking with isolation, portability, and controllability. Achieves near bare-metal RDMA performance for applications like TensorFlow and Spark.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Malicious Management Unit - Why Stopping Cache Attacks in Software is Harder Than You Think

Explores indirect cache attacks bypassing software-based defenses by exploiting MMU operations, challenging existing security measures and revealing vulnerabilities in cache isolation techniques.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Practical Design Considerations for Wide Locally Recoverable Codes - LRCs

Explores wide Locally Recoverable Codes for efficient data storage, introducing novel designs like Uniform Cauchy LRCs that improve reliability and performance in large-scale storage clusters.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Saiyan - Design and Implementation of a Low-power Demodulator for LoRa Backscatter Systems

Ultra-low-power demodulator for long-range LoRa backscatter systems, enabling feedback demodulation, packet retransmission, rate adaptation, and channel hopping with improved range and efficiency.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Exploring the Design Space of Page Management for Multi-Tiered Memory Systems

Explores page management strategies for multi-tiered memory systems, analyzing access locality and tier importance to optimize performance in DRAM and SCM configurations.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

0xdade

Project Everest - Fast, Correct, and Secure Software for Deployment Now

Explore Project Everest's verified, high-performance secure communication components. Learn about F* programming, EverCrypt, EverParse, and EverQuic-transport, and their adoption in major projects.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

0xdade

U2F Zero - Secure Hardware Design, DIY Mass Production, and Amazon Prime

Explore U2F Zero: secure hardware design, DIY production, and Amazon Prime sales. Learn about hardware acceleration, manufacturing challenges, and cost breakdown for this innovative security device.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Rapid Parametric Design Concepts - Fusion 360 Live at AU2017

Explore rapid parametric design techniques in Fusion 360, covering setup, feature creation, reuse strategies, and advanced tools for efficient 3D modeling and visualization.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design a Tufted Headboard in Fusion 360

Learn to model a tufted panel headboard using Fusion 360's sculpting and modeling tools. Follow a step-by-step process from frame design to button creation, enhancing your 3D furniture design skills.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design a Gift Box

Learn to design a custom gift box in Fusion 360, exploring techniques like sketching, extruding, and shelling. Participate in a design challenge for a chance to win prizes.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unreal Engine

Motion Design with Unreal Engine and Cinema 4D - Webinar

Learn to create broadcast-quality motion graphics using Unreal Engine and Cinema 4D. Master file import, lighting, materials, logo design, animation, and advanced control rig techniques for professional results.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unreal Engine

Using Unreal Engine for Design Reviews Part 1 - Variant Manager - Unreal Fest Online 2020

Explore automotive design reviews using Unreal Engine's Variant Manager to configure vehicle options and streamline data presentation for efficient decision-making.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video