Workshop on the Mathematics of Post-Quantum Cryptography

08:30 - Registration Opens

09:00 - Opening Speech

09:15 - Antoine Joux: Some recent applications of polynomial equations in Cryptography

10:15 - Sebastian Bitzer: Beyond Standard: Optimizations and Refined Analysis of HQC

10:40 -

11:20 - Vadim Lyubashevsky: The math behind the new lattice-based cryptographic standards

12:20 - Ludo Pulles: Towards a Modern LLL Implementation

12:45 -

14:30 - Jean-Christophe Deneuville: Beyond HQC standardization: hardware/software optimization, side-channel analysis and advanced primitives

15:30 - Cong Ling: The Rényi Smoothing Parameter of a Lattice

15:55 -

16:35 - Thomas Prest: Secret Sharing Schemes for Lattice-Based Threshold Cryptography

17:35 - Apero

09:15 - Simona Samardjiska: On equivalence problems, minimal keys and digital signatures

10:15 - Michael Schaller: Lattices over non-archimedean Fields and their applications to the BIKE cryptosystem

10:40 -

11:20 - Paolo Santini: Hull(k) smash! - Hull Attacks on the Code Equivalence Problem

12:20 - Rahmi El Mechri: SPECK: Signature from Permutation Equivalence of Codes and Kernel

12:45 -

14:30 - Alain Couvreur: Algorithms for solving matrix code equivalence problems

15:30 - Ziyi Guan: Qunatum Rewinding for IOP-Based Succint Arguments

15:55 -

16:35 - Andre Esser: Solving Code Equivalence via Codeword Search

17:35 - Alan Szepieniec: Overview of Post-Quantum Cryptography in Neptune Cash

09:15 - Alessio Caminata: Algebraic Attacks in Post-quantum Cryptography

10:15 - Andrea Sanguineti: Algebraic modelings of the Supersingular Isogeny Problem

10:40 -

11:20 - Morten Øygarden: On Algebraic Cryptanalysis of Decoding Problem with Structured Error

12:20 - Emily McMillon: Short Cycles and Decoder Failure in the BIKE Cryptosystem

12:45 -

14:30 - Alexander May: One Bit (per Ring) to Rule Them All - Imperfect Randomness Harms Lattice Signatures

15:30 - Martin Feussner: Isotropic Quadratic Forms, Diophantine equations and Digital Signatures

15:55 -

16:35 - Antonia Wachter-Zeh: Interleaved (Hamming-Metric and Rank-Metric) Codes for Cryptography

17:35 - Delaram Kahrobaei: Post-quantum Hash Functions using SLn(Fq) and PHALYNX Hash-Based Digital Signature Scheme

19:00 - 🍽️ Social Dinner

09:15 - Hugues Randriam: The syzygy distinguisher

10:15 - Michele Battagliola: A Revision of CROSS Security: Proofs and Attacks for Multi-Round Fiat-Shamir Signatures

10:40 -

11:20 - Thibauld Feneuil: Polynomial Commitment Strategies in Hash-Based Proof Systems for Small Statements

12:20 - Diego Napp: A novel rank metric code-based key cryptosystem (PKC)

12:45 -

14:30 - Kenny Paterson: The Role of Mathematics in Cryptography

15:30 - SMS Meeting / Work in Groups

19:00 - 🍽️ SMS Dinner

09:15 - Martin Albrecht: Hollow LWE: A New Spin, Unbounded Updatable Encryption from LWE and PCE

10:15 - Silvia Sconza: Knot-based Key Exchange Protocol

10:40 -

11:20 - Emmanuela Orsini: ZK from Symmetric Primitives and Beyond

12:20 - Ryan Rueger: On Cryptographic Group Actions from Isogenies

12:45 -

14:30 - Lorenz Panny: The state of the isogeny

15:30 - Knud Ahrens: SIGNITC: Supersingular Isogeny Graph Non-Interactive Timed Commitments

15:55 -

16:35 - Edoardo Persichetti: On Cryptographic Constructions from the Code Equivalence Problem

17:35 - Jonathan Conrad: Lattice-based quantum error correction and quantum cryptography

18:00 - Closing Speech

Here are some recommendations for food places in Zurich:

🌱 Vegan/Vegetarian

• Hiltl (oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world, with multiple locations)
• Tibits (also part of Hiltl)
• Kle (expensive)
• Dar (expensive)
• Zur Goldige Guttere (expensive)

🇮 Italian

• Lupo
• Brera
• So Pizza
• Luigia
• Vito
• Con Gusto
• Napule

🥟 Asian

• Ooki (Japanese)
• IKOO (Japanese)
• Miki (Japanese)
• Mori Ramen (Japanese)
• Miss Miu (Vietnamese)
• Cochinchin (Vietnamese)

🇪 Ethiopian

• Mesob

🌮 Mexican

• La Taqueria
• El Luchador

🍨 Ice Cream

Gelateria di Berna has amazing ice cream.

🍷 Bars

• Rimini
• El Lokal
• Frau Gerolds Garten
• Zum Frischen Max
• Mata Hari
• Les Halles
• Stazione Paradiso
• The Alehouse
• Cabaret Voltaire (birthplace of Dadaism)
• BQM (student bar at ETH with a nice view of Zurich)

The Langstrasse, Escherwyssplatz, or Niederdorf areas are great for bars.

Sightseeing in Zurich

• Viadukt
• Niederdorf
• Schipfe