Indocrypt 2024

December 18-21, 2024

Chennai, India

Tutorials


Speaker Details


1. Subhamoy Maitra

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Title of the talk: Quantum Algorithms for Analysis of Cryptographically Significant Boolean Functions

Abstract: In this tutorial we will discuss the basics of Boolean functions, some classical algorithms to evaluate their cryptographic properties and the possible quantum counterparts. We will first present the basic techniques and then explain Deutsch-Jozsa, Grover, Simon and Forrelation in this regard.

Brief Bio: Subhamoy Maitra is a Professor of Indian Statistical Institute and a prominent researcher in the domain of Cryptographically Significant Boolean Functions. He also works in the domain of Quantum Cryptology.



2. Pantelimon Stănică

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Title of the talk: Hero in the shadows: Cryptographic Boolean Functions

Abstract: In this talk we go over a few symmetric ciphers, just enough to argue that the underlying primitive, the S-box, the combiner, etc., aka (vectorial) Boolean function is essential to the security of the cipher. We will then go over some cryptographic properties of Boolean functions in binary characteristic, consider constructions, trade-offs, random thoughts on these issues and some open problems will be proposed.

Brief Bio: Pantelimon Stănică received the Master of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Bucharest, Romania, in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in mathematics from The State University of New York, Buffalo, in 1998, as well as the Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy in 1999. He is currently a Professor with the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA, and manager of the Secure Communication program at NPS. His research interests are in cryptology, coding theory, sequence design, number theory, and discrete mathematics. He was awarded the 2021 George Boole International prize for considerable contributions to the theory of Boolean functions. He is also an Associate Editor of Advances in Mathematics of Communications, Discrete Applied Mathematics, and European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, and a senior member of IEEE.