In a cryptographic protocol, a set of parties wants to achieve some common goal, while some of the parties are dishonest. Most prominent example of a cryptographic protocol is multi-party computation, where the parties compute an arbitrary (but fixed) function of their inputs, while maintaining the secrecy of the inputs and the correctness of the outputs even if some of the parties try to cheat.

The course presents a selection of hot research topics in cryptography. The choice of topics varies and may include provable security, interactive proofs, zero-knowledge protocols, secret sharing, secure multi-party computation, e-voting, etc.

Latest Topics in Cryptography will be discussed.

The goal of this seminar is to read, understand and present interesting papers in the area of cryptography. We put the focus in equal parts on the technical understanding of the paper and in the didactic quality of presentation.

The goal of this seminar is to read, understand and presentinteresting papers in the area of cryptography. We put the focus inequal parts on the technical understanding of the paper and in thedidactic quality of presentation.