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22 July 2020
Zhuang Xu, Owen Pemberton, Sujoy Sinha Roy, David Oswald
ePrint ReportRuta Jawale, Dakshita Khurana
ePrint ReportThomas Schamberger, Julian Renner, Georg Sigl, Antonia Wachter-Zeh
ePrint ReportCryptoLux Group, University of Luxembourg
Job PostingArea (potential topics of the thesis)
- Cryptanalysis and design of cryptographic primitives
- Lightweight block ciphers, hash functions, authenticated encryption schemes
- Privacy Enhancing Technology (Tor-like networks, privacy for cryptocurrencies, blockchains)
- Blockchain Cryptography
- Design of proofs of work, resource-hard functions, commitment schemes
- Side-channel attacks and countermeasures
- White-box cryptography
Starting date 15-Oct-2020 or later upon agreement. Early submission is encouraged; applications will be processed upon receipt.
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Alex Biryukov
More information: https://recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.html?nPostingId=52476&nPostingTargetId=71379&id=QMUFK026203F3VBQB7V7VV4S8&LG=UK&ma
CryptoLux Group, University of Luxembourg
Job PostingResearch area The successful candidate will join the CryptoLux research team led by Prof. Alex Biryukov. He or she will contribute to a research project entitled "Security, Scalability, and Privacy in Blockchain Applications and Smart Contracts (FINCRYPT)", which is funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). Candidates with proven research track record in one or more of the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply:
Applied Cryptography (SK or PK, PoWs, efficient ZK proofs, etc.)
Crypto-currencies, smart-contracts, financial cryptography, blockchains
Privacy enhancing technologies
Distributed consensus protocols
Your Profile
- A Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a related field
- Competitive research record in cryptography or information security (at least one paper in top 10 IT security/crypto conferences)
- Strong mathematical and algorithmic CS background, interest in economics/finance - a plus
- Good skills in programming and scripting languages
- Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are mandatory
Closing date for applications:
Contact: Prof. Alex Biryukov
More information: https://recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.html?nPostingId=52476&nPostingTargetId=71379&id=QMUFK026203F3VBQB7V7VV4S8&LG=UK&ma
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Katerina Mitrokotsa
More information: http://direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=7716a2ff-927c-4fb5-aa35-90e310e2f4f3
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Job PostingClosing date for applications:
Contact: Katerina Mitrokotsa
More information: http://direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=2d5b5bd0-e017-4917-90bb-14f3b6efe9c4
San Francisco, USA, 17 May - 21 May 2021
Event CalendarSubmission deadline: 1 December 2020
Notification: 17 February 2021
20 July 2020
CRYPTO
18 July 2020
Eleanor McMurtry, Olivier Pereira, Vanessa Teague
ePrint ReportShuhei Nakamura, Yacheng Wang, Yasuhiko Ikematsu
ePrint ReportMilad Seddigh, Hadi Soleimany
ePrint ReportAshish Choudhury
ePrint ReportMarco Baldi, Karan Khathuria, Edoardo Persichetti, Paolo Santini
ePrint ReportHuimin Li, Marina Krček, Guilherme Perin
ePrint ReportZejun Xiang, Xiangyong Zeng, Da Lin, Zhenzhen Bao, Shasha Zhang
ePrint ReportHuanyu Wang, Elena Dubrova
ePrint ReportHongrui Cui, Yu Yu
ePrint ReportPierre-Louis Cayrel, Brice Colombier, Vlad-Florin Dragoi, Alexandre Menu, Lilian Bossuet
ePrint ReportKolkata, India, 17 December - 21 December 2020
Event CalendarSubmission deadline: 24 July 2020
Notification: 25 September 2020