Seminar, 8th July 1997

[ Changed 30th June 1997 ]


Speaker:
Adi Shamir, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Date:
Tuesday 8th July at 16:15

Place:
Room TP4, Computer Laboratory

Title:
A NEW PARADIGM FOR MASSIVELY PARALLEL RANDOM SEARCH


The problem of optimizing combinatorial problems or breaking cryptographic codes led to several novel paradigms for carrying out such a massively parallel random search, including quantum and DNA computers. In this talk, the speaker will propose a new paradigm, which is based on a simple and easy to implement idea.

The speaker will use some props to demonstrate the new paradigm in real time. It's accessible to everyone, even though some familiarity with the structure of DES like schemes helps to motivate the research.


Seminar, 8th July 1997 / Ross.Anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk