Summer Has Arrived

Another semester has gone by and summer is finally here. Took SWE 637 final yesterday. I think it went well. The class is on Software Testing and taught by Professor Paul Ammann. It turned out to be more interesting and useful than I expected,and I learned quite a lot from this class.
I also took SWE [...]

George Mason University Commencement 2008

I have finally become an E-Commerce master.
2008 IT&E Convocation
When - Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time - 6 - 7:30 pm
Where - The Patriot Center - George Mason University
Speaker - Marc Willebeek-LeMair, Ph.D, Chief Technology Officer for 3Com
Schedule:
5:15pm Processional Preparation
5:30pm Processional
6:00pm Call to Order and Welcome
6:15pm Commencement Address
6:30pm Presentation [...]

The World Is Flat: A Must Read

I haven’t had time to sit down and finish a book in a really long time. It’s a great feeling to be able to finish Thomas Friedman’s latest The World Is Flat Release 3. Thanks to my Public Policy: Globalization and IT course taught by Professor Steve Ruth. I would highly recommend it to everyone [...]

MCV Pharmacy Class of 2011

Good luck BT!

PhD IT

Just submitted all the required forms for the PhD IT program at George Mason University earlier this morning. I have always wanted to pursue it, but never really thought about the challenges behind it until now. All I know is that it is going to be the most rewarding and challenging experience of my life. [...]

I Have Mastered the TISAF

Or at least I have learned how it works. TISAF stands for Treasury Information System Architecture Framework, which was recently replaced by the Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework or TEAF. We have spent the entire semester on it in my Enterprise Architecture class, which is definitely one of a few essential ones that I need for [...]

SSL Handshake Protocol

Phase 1: Establish security capabilities
Phase 2: Server authentication and key exchange
Phase 3: Client authentication and key exchange
Phase 4: Finish

Encryption Techniques

This semester, I’m taking ISA 662, Intro to Information Security, and here are some of the encryption techniques we discuss in class.

Blind Signatures
Blind signatures are used in situations where an author wants to get his or her message signed by a third party without revealing any information about the message to this party. They have [...]

George Mason Tops Northeastern, 78-53

Today was my first time attending a basketball game at George Mason University. It was a pretty good game, because we won.
Go Patriots!

7th Done, 5 More to Go

Just got my grade for INFS 640. One more reason to be happy for this festive season.