MS-E1687 - Advanced Topics in Cryptography V D, Lecture, 10.1.2022-4.4.2022

Topic outline

• Presentation
  Presentation schedule:

  • January 13 (soft): Let Chris know by that you would like to give a presentation. You can also write earlier.
  • January 12 - January 17: Discuss contents of the presentation with one of the teachers, search for collaborators (if you like), we can help you find a collaborator
  • January 24: Send message to Chris with: topic of the presentation, list of speakers, outline of the contents
  • February 3, 12:00 (Thursday): Send a draft version of the recording for feedback
  • February 3, 18:00 (Thursday): You receive feedback on the draft recording
  • February 10, 18:00 (Thursday): Send final version of presentation to Chris
  • Presentations will be Monday 14th February 2022. Presentations will be 15-20 minutes and will be followed by a short Q&A session.

  Presentation content is based on individual interest. It should be a presentation on advanced technical material, either research or engineering, in the field of cryptography.
  

  Presentations are pre-recorded, you can use any recording software you like, e.g. zoom. Just make sure the audio is clear throughout (make a short test recording to check this). You can borrow a microphone if you need one, just ask Chris, Kirthi or Pihla.
  

  Presentation requirements:

  The presentation should be on advanced technical material, either research of engineering in the field of cryptography. Discuss with Chris, Kirthi or Pihla if you need clarification and/or want to brainstorm on topics to present. The presentation should explain the conceptual/structural ideas behind the content that is explained: I.e., why is the design/construction/definition/proof the way it is, which ideas drive the design etc.? This should be based on the presenter's own understanding, and the presenter should actively seek this understanding before presenting (it's also okay to disagree with certain aspects of the presented content and to state that disagreement/confusion). The presentation should be aimed at helping the audience learn about the material. The presentation should be mindful of audience's limited memory and help the audience remember important base ideas (you can also prepare a "hand-out" with the main ideas or something like that), especially if there are many ideas to remember.

  Here is an idea for a structure if you'd like some inspiration (but you can structure the presentation in any way you'd like).

  • start with stating the topic of the presentation
  • start with a short introduction why you, personally, are interested in this topic (i.e., say things you yourself believe in regardless of whether that's a common belief or not - it helps us learn from the real understanding and perspective of a real person which is always useful).
  • then start with some of the most interesting concepts/ideas
  • apply these concepts and/or explain how they can be used

  Grading: The default number of participation points is 10 for giving a presentation and will usually not be lower. I.e., the presentation and the understanding of the presenter shall be good, but it doesn't need to be perfect. However, if the presentation is not suitable for communicating and generating understanding, participation points for presenting might be reduced to 5. If we judge that there is a risk of this, we will communicate this when seeing the draft presentation 1 week before.

  The idea behind a presentation is that you present something which you personally care about, since this is what is most interesting to listen to. As a result, we do not hand out topics - however, you can, e.g., present a recent paper that was published in cryptography, see, e.g.,:

  https://tcc.iacr.org/2020/

  https://eurocrypt.iacr.org/2020/

  https://crypto.iacr.org/2020/

  https://asiacrypt.iacr.org/2020/

  Let us know if you have any questions!