Martin Hirt: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018 |  |
| Name | Dr. Martin Hirt |
| Address | Inst. f. Theoretische Informatik ETH Zürich, CAB H 19.1 Universitätstrasse 6 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 73 77 |
| Fax | +41 44 632 18 92 |
| hirt@inf.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Computer Science |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252-0408-00L | Cryptographic Protocols  | 5 credits | 2V + 2U | M. Hirt, U. Maurer | |
| Abstract | The course presents a selection of hot research topics in cryptography. The choice of topics varies and may include provable security, interactive proofs, zero-knowledge protocols, secret sharing, secure multi-party computation, e-voting, etc. | ||||
| Learning objective | Indroduction to a very active research area with many gems and paradoxical results. Spark interest in fundamental problems. | ||||
| Content | The course presents a selection of hot research topics in cryptography. The choice of topics varies and may include provable security, interactive proofs, zero-knowledge protocols, secret sharing, secure multi-party computation, e-voting, etc. | ||||
| Lecture notes | the lecture notes are in German, but they are not required as the entire course material is documented also in other course material (in english). | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | A basic understanding of fundamental cryptographic concepts (as taught for example in the course Information Security or in the course Cryptography Foundations) is useful, but not required. | ||||
| 252-0932-00L | Seminar on Cryptography  | 2 credits | 1S | M. Hirt | |
| Abstract | Latest Topics in Cryptography will be discussed. | ||||
| Learning objective | Learn about current topics in the area of Cryptography. | ||||