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Notes
I’m on a (very long) journey to digitize all my handwritten notes. This is an archive of those notes, for my personal use. This archive is not intended for commerical use.
Computer Vision
Overview of Computer Vision
Core concepts in computer vision and machine learning
History of Computer Vision
How computer vision evolved through feature spaces
ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge
ImageNet's impact on modern computer vision
Region-CNNs
Traditional ML vs modern computer vision approaches
Distributed Systems
Overview of Distributed Systems
Fundamentals of distributed systems and the OSI model
Distributed Systems Architectures
Common design patterns for distributed systems
Dependability & Relevant Concepts
Reliability and fault tolerance in distributed systems
Marshalling
How data gets serialized for network communication
RAFT
Understanding the RAFT consensus algorithm
Remote Procedural Calls
How RPC enables communication between processes
Servers
Server design and RAFT implementation
Sockets
Network programming with UDP sockets
Machine Learning (Generally Neural Networks)
Anatomy of Neural Networks
Traditional ML vs modern computer vision approaches
LeNet Architecture
The LeNet neural network
Principal Component Analysis
Explaining PCA from classical and ANN perspectives
Cryptography & Secure Digital Systems
Symmetric Cryptography
covers MAC, secret key systems, and symmetric ciphers
Hash Functions
Hash function uses in cryptographic schemes (no keys)
Public-Key Encryption
RSA, ECC, and ElGamal encryption schemes
Digital Signatures & Authentication
Public-key authentication protocols, RSA signatures, and mutual authentication
Number Theory
Number theory in cypto - Euclidean algorithm, number factorization, modulo operations
IPSec Types & Properties
Authentication Header (AH), ESP, Transport vs Tunnel modes