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crypt@b-it 2006

17-21 July 2006,
b-it, Bonn, Germany.

This summer school on cryptography offers undergraduate and graduate students and researchers the opportunity to crypt a bit. It provides acquaintance and interaction in an intellectually stimulating and informal atmosphere in pleasant surroundings.

Description

The one-week summer school crypt@b-it 2006 takes place 17-21 July 2006 in the b-it building. It will explore some areas of cryptography:

fundamentals and theoretical security notions,
lattices in cryptology,
group cryptography,
the Enigma crypto machine.

In addition, there will be tutorials and hands-on exercises on topics somewhat related to the lectures, including an exhibit of an actual Enigma machine. The intended audience are undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs and researchers who work in the area or at least have a basic knowledge.

Speakers

Joachim von zur Gathen , b-it Bonn,
Phong Nguyen , ENS Paris,
Frank Niedermeyer, BSI Bonn ,
Charles Rackoff , University of Toronto.

Programme

Preparation on RSA and AES

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09⁰⁰-10³⁰ Charles Rackoff, Fundamentals and theoretical security notions

11⁰⁰-12³⁰ Phong Nguyen, Lattices in cryptology

Lunch break

14⁰⁰-15³⁰ Tutorial Pseudorandomness Frank Niedermeyer, The Enigma machine Boat excursion on the Rhine Feedback
Joachim von zur Gathen, Elliptic curves Tutorial Lattice Attacks

16⁰⁰-17³⁰ Tutorial Lattices Tutorial Enigma Tutorial ECC Tutorial ECC & Hardware

Evening Rheinpavillon Bierbörse

Literature

RSA: Even Wikipedia has an introduction to RSA .
AES: Among NIST's AES Algorithm Information you find the Rijndael specification . The first the first 4 sections give a concise introdution to AES.
Groups, Pseudorandomness, Lattices (Lecture notes by Joachim von zur Gathen).
Pseudorandomness and Computational Indistinguishability (Lecture notes and surveys by Oded Goldreich).
The Two Faces of Lattices in Cryptology (Survey paper by Phong Nguyen and Jacques Stern).
Lattices in Cryptography and Cryptanalysis (Lecture notes by Daniele Micciancio).
Topics in Cryptography (Lecture notes by Charles Rackoff).
Lattices in Computer Science (Lecture notes by Oded Regev).

Registration, Accomodation, and Travel

The event is for free. Each participant will contribute 25€ for refreshments during the breaks plus the boat fare (for those who take part in the boat excursion).
Registration: deadline expired. ( Register before Thursday 6 July 2006 .)
Accommodation (more to be added):
- Tourismus & Congress GmbH / Reservierung . There is contigent of rooms reserved until 29 June! (A double room is cheaper per person! If you come alone and want to share with an (almost) random partner, ask!)
- Übernachten in Bonn .
- Youth hostels:
  - Jugendherberge Bonn (about 45 minutes by public transport or walking, use Travel Information from "53127, Haager Weg 42" to us for details).
  - Jugendherberge Bad Honnef (about 60 minutes by public transport, use Travel Information from "53604, Selhofer Str. 101" to us for details).
  - Jugendherberge Köln-Riehl (about 60 minutes by public transport, use Travel Information from "50735, An der Schanz 14" to us for details).
  - Jugendherberge Köln-Deutz (about 60 minutes by public transport, use Travel Information from "50679, Siegesstr. 5" to us for details).
Travel Information.
The b-it is amidst the Bonn government quarter in Dahlmannstraße 2.
Local Information
- about cultural highlights including
  - pointers to some events in the Rheinaue which is in walking distance to the b-it, most of them are free,
  - eg. the Bierbörse starts on Friday at 17:00.
- about restaurants and more.