CW21 Technical Workshop Series: Fundamentals of Cryptography

Date and time: Monday, June 29, 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Location: QNC 1201, Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre, University of Waterloo

RSVP: Please fill out the registration form by Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Light refreshments will be provided.

Abstract:

In the first part of this session, we review the fundamental concepts of symmetric and public-key cryptography: Feistel networks, linear and differential cryptanalysis, iterated hash functions, RSA, Diffie-Hellman, and elliptic curve cryptography. The second part provides a brief overview of Shor's algorithm and the major families of post-quantum cryptography.

Bio:

Please click on David Jao for his biography.