Constructive and Destructive Facets of Computational Problems in Cryptography

Invited Lecture by

Dr. Koray Karabina

Date: Thursday Feb 04, 2016
Time: 03:00 PM– 04:00 PM
Address: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Florida International University, 10555 W. Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33174
Room: EC-3930

Abstract: The security of currently deployed cryptographic schemes rely on the intractability of computational problems. For example, the security of Diffie-Hellman type key exchange protocols, ElGamal type public key encryption schemes, and standardized digital signature algorithms all require that solving the discrete logarithm problem in the underlying group is computationally infeasible. In this talk, I will survey recent developments on some cryptographically interesting computational problems. I will also discuss constructive applications and potentially destructive impacts of these problems in cryptography.

Short Bio: Prof. Koray Karabina’s research interests are in the areas of design of new cryptographic primitives and algorithms, efficient implementation, and cryptanalysis. He received his Ph.D. degree in Combinatorics and Optimization from the University of Waterloo (UW) in April 2010 under the supervision of Alfred Menezes. After completing his Ph.D., Karabina gained experience in both academia and industry. He worked as a cryptographic researcher at Certicom Research, a subsidiary of Research in Motion (RIM) in Canada and he worked as a post-doctoral fellow at UW. Karabina is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He is a member of the Center for Cryptology and Information Security at FAU and a co-founder of the cryptographic soft-ware company ZebraPET LLC. Karabina has served as a panelist and program
committee member for sever-al international conferences on information security and cryptography
including ASIACRYPT, WAIFI, IN-DOCRYPT, and IWSEC

For seat reservation and more information please contact IEEE Miami Section staff at kmoha023@fiu.edu