Type de contrat
Chair in Post-Quantum Cryptography
Contexte
Cryptography is at the heart of many secure devices for ensuring confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of communications, programs and data. The security of the current asymmetric cryptography relies on problems that are easy to break with a quantum computer. In practice, the real threat of quantum computing is predicted to be operational in decades. However, through the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) impulsion, the community decided to move on a stronger cryptography, resilient to attacks from classical and quantum computers. This cryptography is called post-quantum cryptography (also called quantum-safe cryptography or quantum-resistant cryptography).
PQ-TLS is a 5-year research project driven by the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the France 2030 strategy under the frameworks of the Priority Research Programs and Equipment (PEPR). PQ-TLS aims at studying the security of post-quantum cryptosystems.
PQ-TLS is a 5-year research project driven by the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the France 2030 strategy under the frameworks of the Priority Research Programs and Equipment (PEPR). PQ-TLS aims at studying the security of post-quantum cryptosystems.
Mission
The candidate will study the security of hard problems on which many post-quantum cryptosystems are built against quantum adversaries either lattice-based, code-based, isogeny-based or multivariate cryptography. For instance, the security of hard problems has been studied, but it is frequent that specialized instances of the hard problems are used. Moreover, it is only conjectured that there are no quantum adversaries against these hard problems, but there is no proof. It could also be interested to study the security proofs of these cryptosystems in the QROM model.
Profil / Compétences
The candidate must have at least 2 years of experience after their PhD and have research experience in quantum cryptanalysis and in the development of quantum algorithms.
To already be employed by one of the following institutions: Rennes University, CNRS, Inria, CEA, Limoges Université, Rouen Normandie University, Bordeaux University, Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne University, Versailles Saint-Quentin University, ENS Lyon, Bretagne Occidentale University
To already be employed by one of the following institutions: Rennes University, CNRS, Inria, CEA, Limoges Université, Rouen Normandie University, Bordeaux University, Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne University, Versailles Saint-Quentin University, ENS Lyon, Bretagne Occidentale University
Lieu de travail
The job localisation will be determined by the candidate’s employer, and the best team fitted to the subject.
Date limite de candidature
Candidater
Please send your application to pierre-alain.fouque@univ-rennes1.fr and marilou.gaborel@irisa.fr.
Chair Name_CV/Recommendation letter/Research statement_NAME SURNAME
Required documents:
• Detailed CV with list of publications
• Two letters of recommendation
• Short research statement (1 page max)
Chair Name_CV/Recommendation letter/Research statement_NAME SURNAME
Required documents:
• Detailed CV with list of publications
• Two letters of recommendation
• Short research statement (1 page max)
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