Cryptography & Security Theme

The ever-growing use of digitized services poses formidable security and privacy challenges for many areas in computer science and society at large. We want to develop an integrated approach, by bringing rigorous cryptographic thinking to security engineering at large. We have identified the following challenges:

Mathematical foundations of cryptography: develop the new mathematics necessary to the design and analysis of cryptographic schemes, rooted in algebraic number theory, geometry of numbers, algebraic geometry, coding theory, combinatorics
Post-quantum cryptography: design new cryptographic primitives and assess their security against attacks with the (future) quantum computer
Secure multi-party computation: design dedicated primitives scaling well for practical applications and contribute to standardization efforts (via NIST competitions)
Secure processor technology: develop secure systems based on `hardware isolation’, by executing certain operations in isolated secure enclaves
Resolve new security and privacy issues arising in embedded and cyber physical systems and develop new built-in secure software programming languages
Robust intelligence that can survive a malicious world in which an adversary may manipulate (training) data and models

CRYPTOGRAPHY & SECURITY STORIES

CWI involved in two Post-Quantum Cryptography standards

Cryptographic standards to protect sensitive electronic data against the threat of quantum computers have finally been selected by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Léo Ducas from CWI's Cryptology group is involved in the two primary schemes of the upcoming portfolio.

CWI-onderzoeker Léo Ducas betrokken bij twee belangrijkste nieuwe NIST post-quantumcryptografie standaarden

Na lange tijd zijn cryptografische standaarden om gevoelige elektronische gegevens te beschermen tegen de dreiging van kwantumcomputers geselecteerd door het Amerikaanse National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Léo Ducas van CWI's Cryptologiegroep is betrokken bij de twee belangrijkste algoritmen van de komende portfolio, bestemd voor miljarden gebruikers.

CWI's Léo Ducas involved in two primary new NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography standards

Léo Ducas benoemd tot hoogleraar Wiskundige Cryptologie in Leiden

Léo Ducas is aangesteld als deeltijdhoogleraar Mathematische Cryptologie aan de Universiteit Leiden. Bij het CWI ontwierp hij al verschillende cryptosystemen, waarvan sommige binnenkort misschien als nieuwe internationale standaarden worden aangenomen.