Cryptography: From the Basics to Modern Cryptography

Wissam Ghantous

1:00, Friday, Nov. 16
BURN 1025



Have you ever wondered what all the hype was about quantum computers? How do they "break cryptography"? Or what even is cryptography?

I will start with the beginnings of cryptography, and we will end up talking about modern aspects of it. Some included topics are: basic codes, elliptic curves, and Shor's algorithm (i.e., the end of RSA).

Warning: This talk may contain number theory, so be ready to hear words like "group", "modulo", and "gcd".

All graduate students are invited. As with all talks in the graduate student seminar, this talk will be accessible to all graduate students in math and stats.

This seminar was made possible by funding from the McGill mathematics and statistics department and PGSS.

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