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Seminar Advanced Topics in Crytography

Corresponding entry in Aachen Campus, Bonn Computer Science, Bonn Mathematics, Bonn University.

Lecture

Michael Nüsken

Time & Place

Allocation

2 SWS, 4 credits

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of cryptography will be helpful. Fast understanding of mathematical and computer science topics is required.

Contents

This semester's seminar probably focusses again on elliptic curves. Other option are: Coding theory, Topics from recent crypto conferences, ...  We will decide on the topic in the first meeting.

Schedule

Note that this is a working seminar. Its sessions might be less structured, talks more ad-hoc and with more discussion than usual. A session might thus expand and use another week or shrink.
8 May 2008, Friday, 30 May 2008, 1115, 6 June 2007, 1115:
Daniel Loebenberger. Weil-Pairing: construction and alternatives.
Friday, 6 June 2008, 1115; Friday, 13 June 2008, 1115; Friday, 20 June 2008, 1115; Friday, 27 June 2008, 1115; Friday, 11 July 2008, 1115; Friday, 18 July 2008, 1115:
Jérémie Detrey. Tate, etaT, distortion. All pairings and a lower bound. (Hess 2008, Vercauteren 2008)
Friday, 25 July 2008, 1400:
?. Twists and distortion. [Examples. How to get them in general? How to find pairing friendly curves with nice ones?]
All the time .
All of us, `Eddies' (Edward's form).
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Some further topics we might choose from:

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