[ISN] WPI Cryptoseminar, Wed. 11/11

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            WPI Cryptography and Information Security Seminar
    
                               Bob Rance
                      Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies
    
       A DETERMINISTIC TOUR THROUGH FOUR RANDOMIZERS: PSEUDORANDOM
                 CLASSIC, CLOCKED OSCILLATOR, AND CHAOTIC
    
    
                          Wednesday, November 11
                             4:00 pm,  AK 108
                        (refreshments at 3:45 pm)
    
    In contrast to the axiomatic nature of much of cryptography, many
    randomizers, also called RNGs (random number generators), can be designed
    with properties that can be provably related to their underlying physics. 
    One way of defining an RNG is as a producer of a bit stream which ideally
    is unpredictable. This unpredictability is maintained when the output is
    examined by either unrealistic, or in most cases, unlimited computing
    resources.
    
    I will describe four types of randomizers in this talk in terms of both
    their uses, and pitfalls to be avoided. As in many other aspects of
    engineering, one size does not fit all. However, in two of these cases in
    particular, quite simple designs can yield excellent results for specific
    purposes.
    
    
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    DIRECTIONS:
    
    The WPI Cryptoseminar is being held in the Atwater Kent building on the
    WPI campus. The Atwater Kent building is at the intersection of West and
    Salisbury Street for those coming from outside. Directions to the campus
    can be found at http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/directions.html
    
    
    TALKS IN THE FALL '98 SEMESTER:
    
    8/12  Kris Gaj, George Mason University
          Quantum Computers and Classical Supercomputers as a Threat to
          Existing Ciphers.
    
    10/6  Christof Paar, WPI
          Report on AES
    
    10/14 David Finkel, CS Dept., WPI
          Performance and Security in Web-based Electronic Commerce
    
    10/28 Thomas Blum, WPI
          Efficient FPGA Architectures for Public-Key Algorithms
    
    11/11 Bob Rance, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies
          A Deterministic Tour through four Randomizers: Pseudorandom,
          Classic, Clocked Oscillator, and Chaotic
    
    [other talks to be announced]
    
    See also
             http://ece.WPI.EDU/Research/crypt/seminar/index.html
    for talk abstracts.
    
    
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    Regards,
    
    Christof Paar
    
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