IACR News
Here you can see all recent updates to the IACR webpage. These updates are also available:
15 December 2023
Announcement
Submission deadline: Jan 8, 2024 at 11:59pm Anywhere on Earth (AoE).
20 October 2023
Announcement
Our heartfelt sympathy and support go out to our members everywhere who are affected by that attack, and to all those who are suffering its ongoing consequences.
Approved by the IACR board of directors, October 18, 2023
20 July 2023
Announcement
Please submit nominations via this form by July 31: https://forms.gle/wwvx4SkAoooX5SEA9
15 February 2023
Announcement
As a result of this, a discord “Women in Cryptography” and a website (https://www.womenincryptography.com/) have been created.
We invite all people who identify as women to join the discord and the ongoing discussions there. To join, please send email with the subject line “Request to join WIC discord” to contact@womenincryptography.com
08 February 2023
Announcement
The period of public comments is open till April 10, 2023. The participation of the cryptology community is essential for the success of this initiative.
Details here: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/nistir/8214c/draft
Consider also joining the MPTC forum: https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/threshold-cryptography/email-list
13 April 2022
Announcement
April 6, 2022
Statement from the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) Condemning the Russian war in Ukraine
The IACR strongly condemns the unprovoked and unjust war that Russia is waging in Ukraine. We are outraged by the suffering and loss of life that this brutal aggression is inflicting on the Ukrainian People.
While this war continues, the IACR will not hold or plan to hold any conference in Russia, nor will it be affiliated with conferences in Russia.
The IACR fully endorses the following joint statement by the National Academies of G7 States which was published on 2 March 2022:
"The unprovoked attack against Ukraine, a democratic and independent country, is a blatant violation of international law and of core values of humanity. The Russian invasion is an assault on the fundamental principles of freedom, democracy and self-determination, which provide the basis for academic freedom and opportunities for scientific exchange and cooperation.
In this dark hour, our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with the people of Ukraine. We are determined to support the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the scientific community and the scientists in Ukraine.
We acknowledge the Russian scientists and citizens who are ashamed of this attack and speak out against the war.
We call on the Russian leadership to immediately cease all military action against Ukraine and put an end to this war."
Approved by the IACR board of directors, April 6, 2022
12 October 2021
Announcement
Proposals for three to five years are accepted from higher education institutions and non-profit research organizations anywhere in the world. The ACE programme is being launched with a budget of 100,000,000 ALGO for the next ten years.
See the ACE website for further details.
11 August 2021
Announcement
Details here: https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/threshold-cryptography
Consider also joining the TC forum: https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/threshold-cryptography/email-list
27 July 2021
Announcement
Here you can find a compilation of mentoring videos with Q&A's on such questions as:
- How to prepare a good talk?
- Was there a time when you doubted yourself?
- How do you find a research topic?
- And many many more questions, all answered by people who have been through it before you, there will be many familiar faces.
- Peihan Miao
- Tal Rabin
- Xiao Wang
21 May 2021
Announcement
Nishant was born on 22 Feb 1985. He completed his Bachelor's in 2009 from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, in Computer Science and Engineering. He next post-graduated from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in 2012. He had a brief stint as an Assistant professor from April 2012 to Dec 2014. In the year 2015, he joined Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee for Ph. D., which he completed by the year 2018. During this time he was collaborating with Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata too. His area of research was Cryptanalysis on Symmetric Ciphers. After the PhD he joined Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions at Bangalore, where he surprised everybody by a remarkable transformation from a Cryptology Researcher to a Security Practitioner. We remember working with Nishant both in Academia and Industry. A link to his publication is at https://dblp.org/pid/07/201-3.html .
Nishant is missed by each of his colleagues. During the cryptology conferences and workshops in India, participants from all over the world were greeted by Nishant with his big and bright smile. That is why we think Nishant should be remembered at the IACR webpage. Our heart reaches out to his family - his mother, sister, wife and little baby daughter. We pray God almighty gives them the strength to overcome these difficult times. In the short span Nishant made his brilliance known to all of us. No doubt he leaves a void that we will never be able to fill. Yet we shall be guided and inspired by him especially his simplicity and ability to handle complicated things. May our friend find peace.
Sugata (IIT Roorkee), Shashwat (Bosch), Subhamoy (ISI Kolkata)