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 March-2018-AUC-Logic-Lectures-Series-Christian-Sch
 affner
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SUMMARY:AUC Logic Lectures Series, Christian Schaf
 fner
ATTENDEE;ROLE=Speaker:Christian Schaffner (ILLC)
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20180319T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20180319T190000
LOCATION:AUC Common Room, Science Park 113, Amster
 dam
DESCRIPTION:Recent progress in building quantum co
 mputers leads to new opportunities for cryptograph
 y, but also endangers existing cryptographic schem
 es. A large-scale quantum computer will be able to
  factor large integer numbers, thereby breaking th
 e security of currently used public-key cryptograp
 hy. The research area of “post-quantum cryptograph
 y” investigates the possibilities for replacing cu
 rrently used classical (i.e. non quantum) systems 
 with quantum-proof variants. On the other hand, qu
 antum mechanics offers a way to communicate with i
 nformation-theoretic security (which is provably i
 mpossible in the classical world). The Quantum Key
  Distribution (QKD) protocol invented in 1984 by B
 ennett and Brassard allows two players, Alice and 
 Bob, to securely communicate over an insecure line
  which is eavesdropped on by Eve. In this talk, I 
 will cover various aspects of the fascinating fiel
 d of quantum cryptographic research as well as som
 e related political and logical questions.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n  <p>Recent progres
 s in building quantum computers leads to new oppor
 tunities for cryptography, but also endangers exis
 ting cryptographic schemes. A large-scale quantum 
 computer will be able to factor large integer numb
 ers, thereby breaking the security of currently us
 ed public-key cryptography. The research area of “
 post-quantum cryptography” investigates the possib
 ilities for replacing currently used classical (i.
 e. non quantum) systems with quantum-proof variant
 s. On the other hand, quantum mechanics offers a w
 ay to communicate with information-theoretic secur
 ity (which is provably impossible in the classical
  world). The Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) protoc
 ol invented in 1984 by Bennett and Brassard allows
  two players, Alice and Bob, to securely communica
 te over an insecure line which is eavesdropped on 
 by Eve. In this talk, I will cover various aspects
  of the fascinating field of quantum cryptographic
  research as well as some related political and lo
 gical questions.</p>\n
URL:http://www.auc.nl/shared-content/events/lectur
 es/wit-2017-2018/03/auc-logic-lectures-christian-s
 chaffner.html
CONTACT:Dora Achourioti at t.achourioti at uva.nl
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