[quantum-info] FW: Joint Summer Schools on Cryptography and Principles of Software Security

[Daniel Gottesman]

*From:* Trent Jaeger [mailto:tjaeger at cse.psu.edu]
*Sent:* March 27, 2012 8:59 PM
*To:* sscpss2012 at gmail.com
*Subject:* ANN: Joint Summer Schools on Cryptography and Principles of
Software Security



Apologies for the mass mailing.



Sincerely,

The Organizers: Trent Jaeger, Jonathan Katz, Adam Smith



Penn State will be hosting two colocated summer schools, May 30 to June 1,
2012, aimed at graduate students doing research on cryptography and
computer security.

The *Cryptography* school will explore recent developments in cryptography.
Topics include fully homomorphic encryption, the theory of symmetric
encryption and relations between foundational notions such as one-way
functions, computational entropy, and zero-knowledge. This school will be
hosted by Jonathan Katz (Maryland) and Adam Smith (Penn State).

The *Principles of Software Security* school will explore the latest in the
theory and techniques for both attacking programs and building verifiable
defenses into programs.   Topics include return-oriented programming,
methods for automated retrofitting of legacy code, control-flow integrity,
and general-purpose security verification for programs. This school will be
hosted by Trent Jaeger (Penn State).

Confirmed Speakers:
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Omer Reingold, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley
Philip Rogaway, UC Davis
Vinod Vaikuntanathan, University of Toronto

Andrew Myers, Cornell University
Vinod Ganapathy, Rutgers University
Hovav Shacham, University of California, San Diego
Nikhil Swamy, Microsoft Research, Redmond
Gong Tan, Lehigh University
Somesh Jha, University of Wisconsin (to be confirmed)

Audience:
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The schools are directed towards graduate students who are already engaged
in research in cryptography and computer security. To apply, students
should submit an abstract of a research project in which they are or were
recently involved (a description of work in progress is also acceptable).
All attendees are expected to present a poster on their research.

In addition to graduate students, the schools have space for a smaller
number of more established researchers (postdocs, faculty and industrial
researchers).

Format:
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The summer school will consist of mini-courses on topics of current
research (including, in some cases, a laboratory component) and keynote
talks. Meals, poster sessions, social events, as well as some lectures,
will be joint between the two schools. Attendees are expected to
participate in the entire program.

Venue:
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The schools will be colocated on Penn State's University Park campus in
State College, Pennsylvania. State College is accessible by air (State
College Airport -- SCE) and is within a few hours’ drive of New York,
Washington, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.

Costs
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Registration is free for accepted participants. Participants are
responsible for their travel and accommodations. A number of travel
scholarships are available to help defray travel costs.

Application process:
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Applications received by *April 15* will receive full consideration for
funding. Applications will continue to be accepted until at least *May
15*based on available space and funds.

Applicants will be asked to provide the abstract of a research project
(either published or in progress) in which they have been significantly
involved. Application can be made online via the schools’ website:
http://cpss2012.cse.psu.edu



Questions:
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Please direct any questions to the organizers at
sscpss2012 at gmail.com<scpss2012 at cse.psu.edu>
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