crypt@b-it 2007

Summer school on Cryptography

24-28 September 2007,
b-it, Bonn, Germany.

This summer school on cryptography offers undergraduate and graduate students and researchers the opportunity to crypt a bit. It provides acquaintance and interaction in an intellectually stimulating and informal atmosphere in pleasant surroundings.

Pictures crypt@bit 2007

Description

The one-week summer school crypt@b-it 2007 takes place 24-28 September 2007 in the b-it building. It will explore some areas of cryptography:

Security reductions for asymmetric systems

Elliptic curve cryptography

the Enigma crypto machine.

In addition, there will be tutorials and hands-on exercises on topics somewhat related to the lectures, including an exhibit of an actual Enigma machine. The intended audience are undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs and researchers who work in the area or at least have a basic knowledge.

Speakers

Joachim von zur Gathen, b-it Bonn,

Frank Niedermeyer, BSI Bonn ,

Pascal Paillier, Cryptography & Innovation, Security Labs, Gemalto ,

Gadiel Seroussi , MSRI Berkeley .

Programme

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
09⁰⁰-10³⁰	Pascal Paillier Security reductions for asymmetric systems
11⁰⁰-12³⁰	Gadiel Seroussi Elliptic curve cryptography
	Lunch break
14⁰⁰-15³⁰	Tutorial	Frank Niedermeyer, The Enigma machine	Excursion	Feedback Tutorial	Tutorial
16⁰⁰-17³⁰	Tutorial	Tutorial Enigma		Tutorial	Tutorial
Evening	Social activity				Social activity

Literature

David Pointcheval (2005). Provable Security for Public Key Schemes . Advanced Courses CRM Barcelona, Spain - February 2004. Advanced Course on Contemporary Cryptology, pages 133-189. Birkhäuser, Basel. ISBN 3-7643-7294-X.

Steven Galbraith (2006). Elliptic Curve Cryptography . <small> This page contains a brief description and lots of pointers, in particular to various books.</small>
- Ian Blake, Gadiel Seroussi, Nigel Smart. Elliptic Curves in Cryptography , London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes Series 265, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-65374-6.
- Ian Blake, Gadiel Seroussi, Nigel Smart. Advances in Elliptic Curve Cryptography , London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes Series 317, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-60415-X.

Registration, Accomindation and Travel

The event is for free. Each participant will contribute
- 25? for refreshments during the coffee breaks plus
- the expenses for the excursion for those who take part in it.

Registration: Register before Thursday 20 August 2007 .

Accommodation:
- Tourismus & Congress GmbH / Reservierung . There is contigent of rooms reserved until ???! (A double room is cheaper per person! If you come alone and want to share with an (almost) random partner, ask!)
- Übernachten in Bonn .
- Youth hostels:
  - Jugendherberge Bonn (about 45 minutes by public transport or walking, use Travel Information from events in Bonn during the crypt@b-it week,
  - pointers to some events in the Rheinaue which is in walking distance to the b-it, most of them are free,
  - eg. ???.
- about restaurants and more.

For questions, further information, or suggestions, please send an email to .