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<h3>call for papers: deadline 27th February 2012<br>
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<h3>WAIFI 2012. Bochum, Germany. July 16-19, 2012</h3>
<p>More at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://waifi.org">http://waifi.org</a></p>
<p>This workshop is a forum of mathematicians, computer
scientists, engineers and physicists performing research on
finite field arithmetic, interested in communicating the
advances in the theory, applications, and implementations of
finite fields. The workshop will help to bridge the gap between
the mathematical theory of finite fields and their
hardware/software implementations and technical applications.</p>
<h3>Main Workshop Themes</h3>
<p>The topics of WAIFI 2012 include but are not limited to:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Theory of finite field arithmetic: </p>
<ul>
<li>Bases (canonical, normal, dual, weakly dual, triangular
...)</li>
<li>Polynomial factorization, irreducible polynomials</li>
<li>Primitive elements</li>
<li>Prime fields, binary fields, extension fields, composite
fields, tower fields ...</li>
<li>Elliptic and Hyperelliptic curves</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Hardware/Software implementation of finite field
arithmetic: </p>
<ul>
<li>Optimal arithmetic modules</li>
<li>Design and implementation of finite field arithmetic
processors</li>
<li>Design and implementation of arithmetic algorithms</li>
<li>Pseudorandom number generators</li>
<li>Hardware/Software Co-design</li>
<li>IP (Intellectual Property) components</li>
<li>Field programmable and reconfigurable systems</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Applications: </p>
<ul>
<li>Cryptography</li>
<li>Communication systems</li>
<li>Error correcting codes</li>
<li>Quantum computing</li>
</ul>
</li>
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Jean-Jacques Quisquater,<br>
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