Date/Time
Date(s) - 18/11/2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Speaker: Giulia Gaggero (McMaster)

Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 312

Title: An introduction to multivariate cryptography

Abstract: Multivariate cryptography is a promising candidate for post-quantum digital signatures. In practice, a multivariate cryptographic instance corresponds to a system of multivariate polynomial equations, so the security of such protocols depends on the complexity of solving these systems. In this talk, I will discuss two key invariants that play a central role in this context. Finally, I will examine the notion of generic systems as it appears in the cryptographic literature.