The Evolution of Public Key Cryptography * 4:30PM, Wed Feb 28, 2018 in Gates B03

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Peter Capek <capek () ieee org>
Date: Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 4:02 PM
Subject: Fwd: [EE CS Colloq] The Evolution of Public Key Cryptography *
4:30PM, Wed Feb 28, 2018 in Gates B03
To: Dave Farber - IP <dave () farber net>


Dave -- This talk next Wednesday seems of particularly broad interest.   It
can be viewed
as it happens, and there'll be a recording available via the same web site
shortly afterward.
For IP?

Stanford EE Computer Systems Colloquium
4:30 PM, Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018
NEC Auditorium, Gates Computer Science Building Room B3
http://ee380.stanford.edu

The Evolution of Public Key Cryptography

Martin E. Hellman
Stanford University (EE Emeritis)

*About the talk: *

While public key cryptography is seen as revolutionary, after this talk you
might wonder why it took Whit Diffie, Ralph Merkle and Hellman so long to
discover it. This talk also highlights the contributions of some unsung (or
"under-sung") heroes: Ralph Merkle, John Gill, Stephen Pohlig, Richard
Schroeppel, Loren Kohnfelder, and researchers at GCHQ (Ellis, Cocks, and
Williamson).

*About the speaker: *

[image: [speaker photo]] Martin E. Hellman is Professor Emeritus of
Electrical Engineering at Stanford University and is affiliated with the
university's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). His
recent technical work has focused on bringing a risk informed framework to
a potential failure of nuclear deterrence and then using that approach to
find surprising ways to reduce the risk. His earlier work included
co-inventing public key cryptography, the technology that underlies the
secure portion of the Internet. His many honors include election to the
National Academy of Engineering and receiving (jointly with his colleague
Whit Diffie) the million dollar ACM Turing Award, the top prize in computer
science. His most recent project is a book, jointly written with his wife
of fifty years, "A New Map for Relationships: Creating True Love at Home &
Peace on the Planet," that provides a "unified field theory" of peace by
illuminating the connections between nuclear war, conventional war,
interpersonal war, and war within our own psyches.

*Contact information:*

Webpage <http://www-ee.stanford.edu/~hellman/>

*ABOUT THE COLLOQUIUM:*

See the Colloquium website, http://ee380.stanford.edu, for scheduled
speakers, FAQ, and additional information. Stanford and SCPD students can
enroll in EE380 for one unit of credit. Anyone is welcome to attend; talks
are webcast live and archived for on-demand viewing over the web.



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