Irène Curie fellow at @TUeindhoven. I like quantum-resistant crypto, math and philosophy. 🐘 QuantumBat, roaming infosec.
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So excited to see how the communities' work culminated in these new standards. (Also very excited that my work on the FO transformation had such a real-world impact.)
It’s here! After 9 years of work, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published its first three standards for post-quantum cryptography.
Meet the standards:
FIPS 203: ML-KEM, intended as the primary standard for general encryption
FIPS 204: ML-DSA, intended as the primary standard for protecting digital signatures
FIPS 205: SLH-DSA, intended as a backup method in case ML-DSA proves vulnerable
“In 2015, NIST initiated the selection and standardization of quantum-resistant algorithms to counter potential threats from quantum computers. After assessing 82 algorithms from 25 countries, the top 15 were identified with global cryptographers' assistance. These were categorized into finalists and alternative algorithms, with draft standards released in 2023. Cybersecurity experts are now encouraged to incorporate these new algorithms into their systems.”
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Come work with us! @hyperelliptic and I are looking for a PhD student :)
We're looking for a PhD student to work with us on buiding advanced cryptographic primitives in PQC. Extra perk: @quantum_bat is part of the team. Please note that we can only accept applications submitted via the TU/e job site, the "APPLY NOW" button on
jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-o…
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@quantum_bat and I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at TU/e to work on the post-quantum security of GNU Taler (taler.net/en/). If you are interested, check the vacancy at jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/postd…
Super excited to be nominated for the @TUeindhoven young researcher award! ☺️ Thanks to my awesome team (and particularly @cr_yp_to and @hyperelliptic) for your support and making this possible!
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Big news: we (@TUe_MCS @CWInl @Radboud_Uni @UvA_Amsterdam @VUamsterdam @TUeindhoven ) received a Gravitation grant for "Challenges in Cyber Security". I'm very much looking forward to the collaborations and the work ahead. Thanks to all who contributed! rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nie…
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We have an opening in my team at @TUe_MCS for an assistant professor position on verification of cryptographic implementations. This position is funded by a Dutch collaborative research grant and comes with a PhD position.
jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/assis…
Looking forward to seeing you at our PQC spring school in beautiful Porto!
We are organizing a Spring school on post-quantum cryptography in Porto, March 11-15, 2024. We assembled a great set of speakers covering all areas of post-quantum cryptography. Mark the date, registration will open early 2024. pqc-spring-school.nl/
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Wir freuen uns mit und gratulieren herzlich zu dieser Auszeichnung, @crypto_theory! 🥳 ^sk
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I'm looking for a postdoc to work with us on lattice-based cryptography
See martinralbrecht.wordpress.co… and kcl.ac.uk/jobs/076525-resear…
Closing date: 31 January, 2 year contract in London, salary £42k to £60k.
Please help me reach potential candidates.
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Register for WinC (Women in Cryptography) Coffee Breaks! These are monthly 1-1s breaks of 30 minutes over three months (Oct, Nov, Dec) for the WinC community. Sign up: forms.gle/fcQYPRDW24cHeLo76 More information in our Discord! (womenincryptography.com/)
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Oh, the NIST PQC Draft standard PDFs are out!
FIPS 203 ipd: Kyber (ML-KEM): csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/203/…
FIPS 204 ipd: Dilithium (ML-DSA) csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/204/…
FIPS 205 ipd: SPHINCS+ (SLH-DSA): csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/205/…
Professors/teachers, I need your expertise: I'm currently thinking about if/how one could render lecture notes more accessible for people that are neurodiverse. Any advice, suggestions, references?
Fantastic news: I feel very honoured that I'll recive an NWO Veni grant! 🎉
This grant will allow me to devote three years of research on how we can make the internet 'future-proof' by strengthening its cryptographic protection against quantum attacks.
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Today, I gave a (hopefully gentle) introduction to provable security and the quantum random oracle at the Summer School on real-world crypto and privacy in beautiful Vodice, Croatia.
My slides (including additional/explanatory notes) can be found here:
hoevelmanns.net/wp-content/u…
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In addition to an amazing line-up of speakers and awesome 3-day program, @CASA_EXC will also provide childcare and special needs assistance 🥳💯
Registration deadline 15 April. RTs appreciated! #STEM @ruhrunibochum
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I've seen some bad vendor takes around public disclosures of vulnerabilities, but this one takes the cake. Flabbergasting!
There’s a new paper on Threema’s old communication protocol. Apparently, today’s academia forces researchers and even students to hopelessly oversell their findings. Here’s some real talk: threema.ch/bp/new-paper-on-o…
I was kind of surprised by PKC announcing an interactive rebuttal phase yesterday evening, going from r/n til Dec'29. Bit bad timing/short notice (you know? Christmas?), particularly if reviews are missing and/or adversarial.
Anyhow, here's a rare recording of reviewer B.
Who is already on 🐘? Migrating my list didn't work as nicely as I'd hoped, unfortunately.
(<- QuantumBat, to be found in the 'infosec' jungle.)
Apparently a Crypto AG style thing is going on in GER:
@zdfmagazin pointed out that Schönbohm (chairman of GER's BSI, the federal office for security) also founded the shifty lobby association Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland e.V. The name is
deliberately misleading: 1/n
Was man von aufgeflogenen Geheimdienst-Operationen über Protelion lernen kann. Ein Thread. #cyberclown (1/11)