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Past Activities
| Date | Speaker | Title | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 – Aug 28, 2026 | Ilaria Chilotti DESILO, Seoul, Republic of Korea Claude Crépeau École de technologie supérieure & McGill University, Canada Thomas Debris-Alazard École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France Alex Bredariol Grilo LIP6 (CNRS/Sorbonne Université), France Ky Nguyen LIP6 (CNRS/Sorbonne Université), France Phan Dương Hiệu Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France | IACR-VIASM Summer School on Cryptography 2026 Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM), 161 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Lang Ward, Hanoi | More info |
| Jun 3 – Jun 5, 2026 | Prof. Desmedt Gaston Yvo The University of Texas at Dallas, USA | Mini-course: Secret Sharing, Threshold Cryptography and their Applications Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM), 161 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Lang Ward, Hanoi | More info |
| Mar 25 – Mar 29, 2026 | Prof. Alfred Menezes University of Waterloo, Canada | Mini-course: Introduction to Lattice-based cryptographyThe public-key cryptographic schemes used in practice to secure communications are known to be completely breakable by quantum computers. Although the timeline for building cryptographically-relevant quantum computers remains uncertain, interest in deploying quantum-resistant cryptosystems has surged. Governments worldwide are promoting standards for quantum-safe cryptography, and industry is beginning to integrate quantum-safe cryptography into their products.In 2024, the U.S. government's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published standards for lattice-based key encapsulation and signature schemes, as well as for hash-based signatures. Of these standardized schemes, the lattice-based Kyber key encapsulation mechanism (KEM) and the Dilithium signature scheme are seeing the broadest adoption. This course introduces lattice-based cryptography, focusing on the design and analysis of the Kyber key encapsulation mechanism. Kyber's security is based on the Module Learning With Errors (MLWE) problem, which involves solving noisy linear equations over a polynomial ring. After describing Kyber, I'll explain its connection to lattice problems. I'll then introduce the LLL lattice basis reduction algorithm, a fundamental tool for analyzing hardness of lattice-based cryptosystems. | More info |