“Knot Theory in Cryptography”
Matedì 27 Maggio 2025, ore 17:00 - Aula 2AB45 - Silvia Sconza (PhD Student Zurich University)
Abstract
In this talk, we start providing a friendly introduction to Knot Theory and Cryptography. From the intersection of these fields, we propose an innovative key exchange protocol whose security relies on two hard problems: the Decomposition Problem (finding the prime factorization of a knot) and the Recognition Problem (deciding if two diagrams represent the same knot).
Joint work with Arno Wildi.
