The mathematical theory and practice of both cryptography and coding underpins the provision of effective security and reliability for data communication, processing and storage. This nineteenth International Conference in an established and successful IMA series on the theme of "Cryptography and Coding" solicits original research papers on all technical aspects of cryptography and coding.
Submissions are welcome on any cryptographic or coding-theoretic topic including, but not limited to:
• Foundational theory and mathematics;
• The design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic or coding primitives and protocols
• Secure implementation and optimisation in hardware or software; and
• Applied aspects of cryptography and coding.
Invited Speakers
Carla Ràfols (Pompeu Fabra University)Amortization in zkSNARKs
Prover complexity is one of the main bottlenecks in some of the best-known succinct, non-interactive arguments. Thus, many works "delay" or amortize parts of these proofs. In this talk, I will overview these techniques and the most recent constructions, and present new applications of these ideas.
Dario Fiore (IMDEA Software Institute)Succinct and Functional Vector Commitments
Vector commitments are a special class of commitment schemes in which one can commit to a long vector and open single positions of the vector with the crucial property that commitments and openings are short. Functional commitments generalize vector commitments so that one can open, in a succinct way, to functions of the committed vector.
In this talk, I will present the notion of functional commitments and the recent constructions of this primitive that support the evaluation of arbitrary circuits, and I will discuss some of their applications.
Accepted Papers
An Upper-Bound on the Decoding Failure Probability of the LRPC Decoder, Étienne Burle and Ayoub OtmaniCoset leaders of the first order Reed-Muller codes in the classes of Niho functions and Threshold functions, Serge Christian Feukoua JonzoRevisiting Nearest-Neighbor-Based Information Set Decoding, Andre EsserFeistel Ciphers Based on A Single Primitive, Kento Tsuji and Tetsu IwataRectangle Attacks on Reduced Versions of the FBC Block Cipher, Wenchang Zhou and Jiqiang Luzk-SNARKs from Codes with Rank Metrics, Xuan-Thanh Do, Dang-Truong Mac and Quoc-Huy VuZero-Knowledge Systems from MPC-in-the-Head and Oblivious Transfer, Cyprien Delpech de Saint Guilhem, Ehsan Ebrahimi and Barry van LeeuwenZK-for-Z2K: MPC-in-the-Head Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Z2k, Lennart Braun, Cyprien Delpech de Saint Guilhem, Robin Jadoul, Emmanuela Orsini, Nigel P. Smart and Titouan TanguyEfficient Secure Two Party ECDSA, Sermin Kocaman and Younes Talibi AlaouSelective Delegation of Attributes in Mercurial Signature Credentials, Colin Putman and Keith M. MartinMiddle-Products of Skew Polynomials and Learning with Errors, Andrew Mendelsohn and Cong LingIdentity-Based Threshold Signatures from Isogenies, Shahla AtapoorDynamic Security Aspects of Onion Routing, Alessandro Melloni, Martijn Stam and Øyvind YtrehusPractical and Efficient FHE-based MPC, Nigel P. Smarthttps://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-47818-5
Call for Posters - Open
Come and present your latest original ideas and results on any cryptographic or coding-theoretic topic with a poster at IMACC23!
Submit an abstract (max 300 words) by 12noon on the 3rd November 2023 . This should include your main ideas and results, their context and appropriate references. Abstracts should be submitted through your MyIMA account. You do NOT have to be a member to submit a abstract, If you would like to submit a abstract then please register for FREE and upload your abstract to the event on the portal.
Notification of acceptance will be on 10th November 2023.
Important Dates
– Submission Deadline: 12th July 2023 – CLOSED
– Author Notification: 6th September 2023
– Proceedings Version Deadline: 25th September 2023
– Poster Abstract Deadline: 3rd November 2023
– Registration Deadline- 7th December 2023
– Conference: 12-14th December 2023
Organising Committee
Elizabeth A. Quaglia, RHUL (Chair)
Angelo De Caro, IBM
Maura Paterson, Birkbeck
Chris Mitchell, RHUL
Programme Committee
Olivier Blazy, École polytechnique
Xavier Bultel, INSA CVL
Liqun Chen, University of Surrey
Elizabeth Crites, University of Edinburgh
Alex Davidson, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Gareth Davies, NXP
Angelo De Caro, IBM
Jean Paul Degabriele, TII
Itai Dinur, Ben-Gurion University
Benjamin Dowling, University of Sheffield
Ashley Fraser, University of Surrey
Lydia Garms, Keyless Technologies Limited
Aurore Guillevic, INRIA
Christian Janson, TU Darmstadt
Siaw-Lynn Ng, Royal Holloway, University of London
Martha Norberg Hovd, Simula UiB
Maura Paterson, Birkbeck
Thomas Preston, PQShield Ltd.
Elizabeth A. Quaglia, Royal Holloway, University of London (chair)
Benjamin Smith, Inria and École polytechnique
Gaven J. Watson, Meta
Registration Information
Conference Fee - Non IMA Member £450
Conference Fee - IMA Member £350
Conference Fee - IMA Student £250
Conference Fee - Non-Member Student £280
Conference Fee - Includes your pass for the whole conference, refreshments and lunch.
If you are an IMA Member or you have previously registered for an IMA conference, then you are already on our database. Please “request a new password” using the email address previously used, to log in. Register for the conference using this linkAccommodation
Use the link below to book local accommodation in the Reid Halls directly with Royal Holloway for £81 per night.
http://venue-booking.royalholloway.ac.uk/BnB/IMA2023.bnbConference Dinner
3 course dinner and drink for £45 to be held at Barley Mow Rd, Englefield Green, Egham, TW20 0NX. You have to register and pay for this dinner prior to arrival through MyIMA.
Travel Info & MapsFor anyone driving the postcode for their sat-nav will be TW20 0EX and for those traveling by train, the closest station is Egham (around 20 minutes walk from the College).Campus map
Code of Conduct
We are committed to providing an experience free of harassment and discrimination at the IMA CC conference, respecting the dignity of every participant.
If you experience harassment or discriminatory behaviour at IMA CC, we encourage you to reach out to the Conference Chair Elizabeth Quaglia.
Participants who violate this code may be sanctioned and/or expelled from the event, at the discretion of the Conference Chair. Any action will only be taken with the consent of the complaining party. UK law applies.
If you witness harassment or discriminatory behaviour, please consider intervening.
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