Advanced Cryptography Term Papers
CSCI-762, Spring 2020

Choosing a Topic

In general, I prefer more algorithm and cryptography oriented focus, but security topics (with significant cryptography component) are also fine.

First step, due February 10 (Mon)

You may still have doubts what is your choice of subject, but you have to complete the steps below. This term project is evaluated individually, but you can work with somebody else in pair to make a two-part single subject study.

Second step, February 25 (Tue)

All students have a good idea of the subjects of their term papers. Write a somewhat longer abstract, put an overview, table of contents, some definitions, etc. Include in the paper website the main sources and references used in your project. We will review in class all proposed topics, suggest modifications and settle possible team work. Use of beamer for slides is recommended :-)

Third step, March 31 (Tue) and April 2 (Thu)

So, the skeletons of your projects are fixed ... We will review all projects in class, about 10 minutes each.

Fourth step, presentations, late April/early May

Final papers due Wednesday, May 6


Subjects/presentations/papers from Spring 2020

Presentations schedule: 4/23-1, 4/28-3, 4/30-3, 5/5-4

  1. Tom Arnold, Survey of Verified Cryptography, 3/31, 4/28
  2. Thomas Bottom, A Survey of the eSTREAM Profile Stream Ciphers , 3/31, 4/23
  3. Fernando Flores Hernandez, Lattice Based Cryptography - An Analysis of a Crytographic Primitive , 4/7, 5/5
  4. Naureen Hoque, Identity-based Digital Signature Scheme, 3/31, 4/28
  5. Cooper Jacobs-Skolik, Overview of the ThreeBears Post Quantum Cryptosystem, 4/7, 4/30
  6. Devin Kott, Overview of Lightweight Cryptography , 3/31, 5/5
  7. Hannah Miller, Lattice cryptography, 4/2, 4/30
  8. Joe Netti, Verifiable Delay Functions, 4/2, 5/5
  9. Jaime Ponicki, Analyzing Cryptographic Protocols with Game Theory, 4/2, 4/28
  10. Nibesh Shrestha, Packed Secret Sharing, 4/2, 5/5
  11. Prateek Talukdar, Modern Steganography, 4/2, 4/30
  13. Stanisław Radziszowski, instructor


List of papers and presentations from Spring 2018 semester
List of papers and presentations from Spring 2017 semester
List of papers and presentations from Spring 2016 semester
List of papers and presentations from Spring 2015 semester
List of papers and presentations from Spring 2013 quarter
List of papers and presentations from Spring 2012 quarter
List of papers and presentations from Spring 2011 quarter
List of papers and presentations from Spring 2010 quarter

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