Description
Numerous challenges arise in the move to cloud computing. In this school, we will study two of them in depth. The first topic is that of verifiable computation. This considers the problem of a client (or local computer) outsourcing computation to an external server (e.g., the cloud). In this setting, the client wishes to verify that the result of the computation carried out by the server is correct. However, the verification of this proof should be much faster than carrying out the computation from scratch. The research in this area has deep and beautiful theory, and has recently progressed to implementations and applications. The school will cover the entire spectrum of research on this topic.The second topic considers different types of encryption methods that enable clients to encrypt data and carry out limited processing (e.g., search) while keeping it encrypted. These types of encryption are classically intended for use in the cloud, since data only needs to be decrypted once it is retrieved. The school will cover format-preserving and order-preserving encryption (and their weaknesses), and practical searchable encryption.
The school program includes approximately 21 hours of lectures and a half-day excursion.
The target audience for the school is graduate students and postdocs in cryptography (we will assume that participants have taken at least one university-level course in cryptography). However, all faculty, undergrads and professionals with the necessary background are welcome. The winter school is open to participants from all over the world; all talks will be in English.
http://crypto.biu.ac.il/6th-biu-winter-school
| Period | 4 Jan 2016 → 7 Jan 2016 |
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| Event type | Other |
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