Hiding Information: Steganographic Methods, Chaffing and Winnowing, Secret Sharing and Splitting, Elementary Zero Knowledge Protocols and their Applications, Anonymous Computation.Electronic Money: Hashcash, blind signatures, eCash (D. Chaum) and Bitcoin (S. Nakamoto)

Period
20-07-2013 - 04-08-2013 (3 weeks)

Target group
Students and professionals in the field of informatics, computer science or electrical engineering

Course aim
The student will learn some advanced cryptographic techniques from an application point of view.The focus of the module is not abstract mathematical theory but practical applications and algorithms. The goal is to give an overview of modern cryptographic applications which often are not taught as part of the standard Bachelor curriculum but which provide important additional insight into what is possible today.

Credits
1.0 ECTS creditsThe Summer School ends with a final exam. On successful completion of the courses, a certificate, which confirms the ECTS-credits earned as well as the grade, is awarded. The certificate is signed by all lecturers and includes a detailed description of the content and number of the courses attended.

Course fee
EUR 0: no fee

Course leader
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Clemens H. Cap

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Address: University of Rostock
Postal code: D-18051
City: Vilnius
Country: Lithuania
Website: http://basoti.uni-rostock.de/
E-mail: christine.braeuning@uni-rostock.de
Phone: +49 381 498 7660