Georgia Tech Cryptography Reading Group


Wednesdays 12:30-2:00, KACB 2108



The reading group includes students, faculty, and anyone interested in learning and talking about current research in cryptography.

If you would like more information or you would like to give a presentation, email either Sasha or David.

Spring 2008 Presentations

Date Speaker Title Relevant Papers
April 2 Ilya Mironov Sketching in Adversarial Environments MNG08
Mar 26 Guy Rothblum The Complexity of Online Memory Checking See abstract
Mar 12 Chris Peikert TBA TBA
Mar 5 Akshay Evaluating BPs on Encrypted Data IP07 (see email)
Feb 20 Virendra Reducing Trust in the PKG in Identity Based Cryptosystems G07
Feb 5 David Lossy Trapdoor Functions and Their Applications (cont.) PW07
Jan 30 David Lossy Trapdoor Functions and Their Applications (cont.) PW07
Jan 23 Adam Lossy Trapdoor Functions and Their Applications PW07

Previous Semesters

Fall 2007

Date Speaker Title Relevant Papers
Nov 28 Adam Ordered Multisignatures and Identity-Based Sequential Aggregate Signatures BGOY07
Nov 14 Adam Deterministic and Efficiently Searchable Encryption BBO07
Sept 26 Farbod Elliptic Curve Basics, cont. - Pairings! See abstract.
Oct 17 David Twinning Diffie and Hellman CKS07
Oct 10 Akshay Cryptography in NC0, cont. AIK04
Oct 3 Akshay Cryptography in NC0 AIK04
Sept 26 Farbod Elliptic Curve Basics, cont. See abstract.
Sept 19 Farbod Elliptic Curve Basics, cont. See abstract.
Sept 12 Farbod Elliptic Curve Basics, cont See abstract.

Spring 2007

Date Speaker Title Relevant Papers
April ? Farbod Elliptic Curve Basics, See abstract.
April 18 Farbod Elliptic Curve Basics, See abstract.
April 11 Virendra Oakland Practice Talk. None.
April 4 Farbod Elliptic Curve Basics, See abstract.
Mar 14 David Does Privacy Require True Randomness?, cont. [BD]
Mar 7 David Does Privacy Require True Randomness? [BD]
Feb 14 Various Open Problem Rodeo None
Feb 7 Virendra Attribute-Based Encryption [SW] [G+]
Jan 31 David Hash Functions: Domain Extension and Property Preservation [C+] [BR]
Jan 22 David TCC Practice Talk [C+]