Getting started with AES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard https://www.coursera.org/lecture/crypto/the-aes-block-cipher-cHOMl
Pipelined AES https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/5688757/
Software tools required ISE design suite https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/ise-design-suite.html or Vivado https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado.html by Xilinx of any version.
OS: Windows or Linux.