Post Quantum Cryptography - the NIST algorithms

Course description:
This course provides an in-depth study of the post-quantum cryptographic algorithms selected and evaluated by NIST. Students will explore the foundational mathematics, security assumptions, algorithmic designs, and practical implementation issues of cryptographic systems believed to be secure against quantum adversaries. Emphasis is placed on NIST's selected algorithms: KYBER (KEM), DILITHIUM (signatures), and SPHINCS+(stateless signatures), as well as alternate schemes such as Classic McEliece, BIKE, HQC, and Falcon.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the threat quantum computing poses to classical cryptography.
• Explain the design principles of hash-based, code-based, multivariate, and lattice-based cryptography.
• Analyze the security assumptions behind each NIST PQC algorithm family.
• Compare performance and implementation trade-offs among leading PQC schemes.
• Evaluate real-world deployment strategies and limitations for PQC.