Centre for Advanced Computing - Algorithms and Cryptography

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    Centre for Advanced Computing - Algorithms and Cryptography

    The Centre for Advanced Computing - Algorithms and Cryptography (ACAC) acts as a focal point for joint research activities between its members who come from diverse backgrounds in Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Our vision is to be the leading centre in Australasia for research into algorithms, complexity and cryptography applied to advanced computing systems. We have determined a mission to develop algorithms and cryptographic methods and protocols for applications to advanced information and computation systems.

    History

    The Centre has its origins in the 'Algorithms and Complexity' group, founded in 1996 by Professor Bernard Mans, Dr Scott McCallum and Professor Igor Shparlinski. In 2001-2002, Professor Josef Pieprzyk, Associate Professor Huaxiong Wang and Dr Christophe Doche joined the group.

    Our research has won significant Australian Research Council grants. We also maintain a vigorous seminar and visitor program.

    Our recent PhD graduates are holding postdoc positions in Technical University of Denmark, Helsinki University of Technology, Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

    Find out more

    More detail about ACAC is available on these web pages, using the links to your left. We welcome your enquiries about our work - please contact the Director: Professor Josef Pieprzyk.

     

    News


    Prof Igor Shparlinski secured recent ARC Discovery Grant for a project titled "Mathematics of Cryptography".The project will run from January 2010 to December 2012. CONGRATULATIONS !! 

     

    Cameron McDonald has found a new differential path for SHA-1. The path can be used in the collision attack with complexity 2^{52}. This is currently the lowest complexity attack on SHA-1 (world record). More details can be found at  http://eprint.iacr.org/2009/259

     

    ACISP 2010

    is going to be organized in Sydney. Prof Josef Pieprzyk is the General Chair. Dr Ron Steinfeld and Dr Philip Hawkes are Program Co-Chairs.

     

    CT-RSA 2010

    Prof Josef Pieprzyk is the Program Chair of the CT-RSA 2010. Note that the RSA conference is the largest annual security event having thousands of participants.