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19 January 2023
Johanna Maria Kirss, Peeter Laud, Nikita Snetkov, Jelizaveta Vakarjuk
ePrint ReportAtsuki Momose, Ling Ren, Elaine Shi, Jun Wan, Zhuolun Xiang
ePrint ReportKelong Cong, Yi-Fu Lai, Shai Levin
ePrint ReportHistorically, the isogeny community has assumed that obtaining isogeny proofs of knowledge from generic proof systems, such as zkSNARKs, was not a practical approach. We contribute the first concrete result in this area by applying Aurora (EUROCRYPT'19), Ligero (CCS'17) and Limbo (CCS'21) to an isogeny path relation, and comparing their performance to a state-of-the-art, tailor-made protocol for the same relation. In doing so, we show that modern generic proof systems are competitive when applied to isogeny assumptions, and provide an order of magnitude ($10\textrm{-}30\times$) improvement to proof and verification times, with similar proof sizes. In addition, these proofs provide a stronger notion of soundness, and statistical zero-knowledge; a property that has only recently been achieved in isogeny PoKs. Independently, this technique shows promise as a component in the design of future isogeny-based or other post-quantum protocols.
Christina Boura, Margot Funk, Yann Rotella
ePrint ReportDaniel Lammers, Nicolai Müller, Amir Moradi
ePrint ReportJannik Zeitschner, Nicolai Müller, Amir Moradi
ePrint ReportDankrad Feist, Dmitry Khovratovich
ePrint ReportJoseph Surin, Shaanan Cohney
ePrint Report16 January 2023
University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
Job PostingThe students are expected to work on topics that include security and privacy issues in authentication. More precisely, the students will be working on investigating efficient and privacy-preserving authentication that provides: i) provable security guarantees, and ii) rigorous privacy guarantees.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform exciting and challenging research in the domain of information security and cryptography.
- Support and assist in teaching computer security and cryptography courses.
- The PhD students are expected to have a MSc degree or equivalent, and strong background in cryptography, network security and mathematics.
- Experience in one or more domains such as cryptography, design of protocols, secure multi-party computation and differential privacy is beneficial.
- Excellent programming skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Please apply asap.
Closing date for applications:
Contact:
Eriane Breu, eriane.breu@unisg.ch (Administrative matters)
Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa, katerina.mitrokotsa@unisg.ch (Research related questions)
University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
Job PostingKey Responsibilities:
- The post-doctoral fellow is expected to perform exciting and challenging research in the area of information security and cryptography including the design of provably secure cryptographic protocols.
- The post-doctoral fellow shall be involved in the supervision of PhD and master students
- The post-doctoral researcher is expected to have a PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics and a strong background in theoretical computer science and cryptography
- Have an excellent publication record in top venues Competitive research record in cryptography or information security
- Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background
- Good skills in programming is beneficial
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Please apply asap.
Closing date for applications:
Contact:
Eriane Breu, eriane.breu@unisg.ch (Administrative matters)
Prof. Katerina Mitrokotsa, katerina.mitrokotsa@unisg.ch (Research related questions)
More information: https://jobs.unisg.ch/offene-stellen/postdoc-fellow-in-cryptography-information-security-m-w-d/c35410fb-40bb-41f2-b298-8be150d8f9b6
13 January 2023
Chicago, USA, 2 July - 8 July 2023
Event CalendarSubmission deadline: 12 February 2023
Notification: 2 April 2023
Brisbane, Australia, 5 July - 7 July 2023
Event CalendarSubmission deadline: 7 February 2023
Notification: 15 April 2023
Tianjin, China, 18 November - 20 November 2023
Event CalendarSubmission deadline: 30 March 2023
Notification: 10 June 2023
Kyoto, Japan, 19 June - 22 June 2023
Event CalendarSubmission deadline: 9 March 2023
Notification: 19 April 2023
Quantstamp
Job PostingTechnical Skills
- Our ideal candidate knows at least one zk-SNARK/zk-STARK proof system, or has a strong enough technical background to understand one (and this should have some direct connection to cryptography).
- Ability to code and develop software. You should have experience with at least one major language, like Python, Java, or C; the exact language is not too important.
- You should be familiar with versioning software (specifically, GitHub), testing, and a familiarity with algorithms and data structures.
- Ability to read and interpret academic papers
- Ability to communicate ideas
- Compensation package and perks on par with Big Tech
- Remote-first company (work from anywhere in the world)
- Quarterly retreats in exotic locations
Check us out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxqAlOJ7V3o
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Leonardo Passos, Hiring Manager
More information: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quantstamp/6ae4fc70-98bb-42e1-9f24-c40e7af441cc
Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Ciara Rafferty
More information: https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/ResearchJobs/
CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Job Posting- Trustworthy machine learning
- Online misinformation
Requirements:
- A bachelor/master degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or Mathematics
- Excellent English (knowledge of German is not required)
- Excellent programming skills
- Good knowledge about machine learning/data mining
- Full-time working contract (12-month E13-level salary, ~2,500 euros per month)
- Excellent research environment
- Strong supervision
- World-class collaborations
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Yang Zhang
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Zoltan Mann (z.a.mann at uva.nl)
More information: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Assistant-or-Associate-Professor-in-Security-and-Privacy/761330802/
University of Innsbruck, Austria, EU
Job PostingThe University of Innsbruck, located in the heart of the alps, has a tenure track opportunity in the field of cryptography.
The Department of Computer Science is looking for an ambitious researcher to build a bridge between the interdisciplinary approach taken by its Security & Privacy Lab and theoretical research groups, like Computational Logic and Theoretical Computer Science. Research activities would focus on producing evidence on the security or privacy of cryptographic systems covering theory and/or implementation. The individual should be comfortable teaching multiple approaches to cryptography. The ideal candidate would build a research group on cryptography in the course of the tenure process, the details of which are negotiated in the first year of employment as routinely done in the Austrian academic system.
Tyrol, Austria is one of the most livable places in Europe with world-class healthcare, excellent social security, and free education from kindergarden to university.
Applications are due on 7 March 2023. Follow the link above for more details.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Rainer Böhme -- rainer.boehme at uibk.ac.at
More information: https://informationsecurity.uibk.ac.at/pdfs/vacancy_cryptography_2023.pdf
Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit "Innovation for Cybersecurity"
Job Posting
Head of Cryptology Unit (m/f/d)
in the middle of Germany starting at the earliest possible date.
The most important resource for the Cyberagentur are satisfied, motivated and hard-working employees. Our goal is to offer an inspiring and creative environment in a great team. Our mission is to identify tomorrow’s topics in cyber security and related key technologies. We fund and supervise exciting and outstanding research projects. By doing so, we support Germany’s future technological leadership as well as the nation’s digital sovereignty.
Modern cryptographic methods are essential building blocks of the cyber security for tomorrow and beyond. At the Cyberagentur, you will work on current topics such as encrypted computing, zero trust and holistic authentication. With your team, you will accompany attractive calls for tenders in the field of cryptology research, be an essential part of the evaluation of research projects, and accompany commissioned research projects from initiation to completion, thus ensuring the quality and usability of the results. Internally, you will contribute to our knowledge management in this domain. Furthermore, you will take appropriate measures to ensure that Germany remains an attractive location for research in cryptology.
Have we aroused your interest? Then apply now!
You can find the exact details of the position in German on our career page.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Matthias Strauß
Head of HR
More information: https://app.connectoor.de/jobview?jobid=62d93ff0ddb2330e1d8b456e