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ACM India Winter School at IIT Madras:
Introduction to Modern Cryptography

Host Institution

 Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Dates

Monday, December 16 2024 to
Saturday, December 21, 2024 (6 days from Monday to Saturday)

Local Coordinators

Prof. Shweta Agrawal
shwetaag [at] cse [at] iitm [dot] ac [dot] in
Jeyanthi Arumugam
kumarajeyanthi [at] gmail [dot] com

Frequently Asked Questions

Please check this link for questions relating to the venue, accommodation, and other miscellaneous concerns

Academic Coordinators

Sruthi Sekar
sruthi [at] iitb [dot] ac [dot] in
Sikhar Patranabis
sikhar.patranabis [at] ibm [dot] com

Description of the School

The winter school will serve as an introduction to modern cryptography to students in the early stages of their research careers (final year undergrads, masters’ students and early-stage PhD students). The school will cover basics of information-theoretic and computational cryptography, including symmetric-key and public-key encryption. Certain advanced topics such as proof systems will also be covered. The content will strike a balance between theoretical concepts and practical applications of cryptography.

List of Topics

a) Information-theoretic tools for cryptography
b) Computational tools for cryptography
c) Symmetric-key cryptography
d) Public-key cryptography
e) Zero-knowledge proofs and applications

List of speakers (with affiliations)

  • Bhavana Kanukurthi (IISc Bangalore)
  • Sruthi Sekar (IIT Bombay)
  • Sanjit Chatterjee (IISc Bangalore)
  • Satrajit Ghosh (IIT Kharagpur)
  • Prashant Nalini Vasudevan (NUS Singapore)
  • Sikhar Patranabis (IBM Research India)
  • Pratyay Mukherjee (Supra Research)

Background / prior courses recommended

Discrete mathematics
Basic mathematical maturity

Specific software to be used

None

Lecturers' Materials

Day – 1

Bhavana Kanukurthi -

Lecture - 01

Lecture - 02

Day – 2

Sanjit Chatterjee -

Lecture - 01

Lecture - 02

Satrajit Ghosh -

Key Pointers

Introduction to Modern Cryptography (Jonathan Katz and Yehuda Lindell)
Chapter 10 for KE, Chapter 11 for PKE, Section 5.5 for Random Oracle Model

A Graduate Book in Applied Cryptography (Dan Boneh and Victor Shoup)
For Merkle’s Puzzle

Exercises

Exercises.pdf

Schedule for the ACM Winter School at IIT Madras

Applying for the Winter Schools 

The application fee for this school program is Rs 150 + 18% GST; you can give first and second preference in the application form. All payments are non-refundable. We request you to apply after careful consideration since the demand is high and the seats are limited to 40 per school.

And last but not least, as usual, one school is reserved for women students. 

Apply for the Winter Schools 2024 here
Link to Pay Application Fee

Important Dates

Event

Last Date

Last date for application

Monday, October 21, 2024(extended till October 28, 2024)

Announcement of selection via email

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Registration deadline

Saturday, November 30, 2024 (midnight IST)

Please note that you need not be an ACM member to attend any of these schools, but our usual recommendation is to become one and experience all other benefits of ACM student membership! ACM student member attendees of the schools will get a 20% discount on the registration fees.

Selection & Registration

Selection: ACM India will select the students based on the data provided. Selected students will be informed via email.  

Registration: Only the selected students will be required to pay non-refundable school fees, no more than INR 2500 + 18%
GST. A payment link will be provided only to the selected students. Please note that once selected to a school you cannot change to another school. Also note that if selected, you should pay and register, to be fair to those who could not get in. So choose responsibly.
Each day comprises lectures as well as tutorial sessions with hands-on problem-solving experience. The industry partnership can expose you to the career options in the area covered by the school; some schools may organise sessions dedicated to this. 

Top performing students in these schools may earn opportunities for internship in industry and will be invited to an all-expense-paid trip to the ACM India ARCS Symposium and ACM India Annual Event 2025 at PSG Tech, Coimbatore in February–March 2025.

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