NUS SOC Summer Workshop 2019
About Topic
Securing Service in Untrusted Environment
Cluster: AI and Security
Imagine that two persons want to play paper-scissor-stone over phone. How should this be carried out so that it is fair? Who should go first? How to prevent cheating? This simple game is an example of applications that needed to be carried out by multiple untrusting parties/players, many of which are practical and difficult to secure. Although challenging in general, there are techniques, in particular, cryptography primitives, and platforms, such as smart contract in public blockchain that can help us in securing the applications.
In this workshop, we would introduce a few cryptographic primitives such as commitment scheme, cryptographic hash (SHA3) etc, and some concepts in smart contract. Later, we would build a simple proof-of-concept system for a particular multiplayer game, over a simplified framework of smart contract. Hence, from this workshop, the students could peep into the world of cryptography/blockchain, and obtain a sense of what can be achieved from these technologies.
In this workshop, we would introduce a few cryptographic primitives such as commitment scheme, cryptographic hash (SHA3) etc, and some concepts in smart contract. Later, we would build a simple proof-of-concept system for a particular multiplayer game, over a simplified framework of smart contract. Hence, from this workshop, the students could peep into the world of cryptography/blockchain, and obtain a sense of what can be achieved from these technologies.
- Proficient in programming (could be C++, Java, Python).
- Experience in web programming would be a plus.
- Sound mathematical foundation.
About Lecturer
Professor Chang Ee Chien
Ee-Chien Chang is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing at National University of Singapore. He received his PhD in Computer Science from New York University, and was a postdoctoral fellow with DIMACS in Rutgers University and NEC Labs America.
His research areas cover both information security, multimedia, and their intersection. His earlier works include image forensic, image watermarking and secure cryptographic techniques for noisy data. More recently, he has been investigating issues in data privacy and cloud security. He has published in reputable conferences and journals, including EUROCRYPT, USENIX Security, ESORICS, ACM Multimedia, INFOCOM, etc. He is a lead-PI of the recently established National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory in Singapore.
His research areas cover both information security, multimedia, and their intersection. His earlier works include image forensic, image watermarking and secure cryptographic techniques for noisy data. More recently, he has been investigating issues in data privacy and cloud security. He has published in reputable conferences and journals, including EUROCRYPT, USENIX Security, ESORICS, ACM Multimedia, INFOCOM, etc. He is a lead-PI of the recently established National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory in Singapore.
BACK TO YEAR 2 TOPICS
CONTACT
NUS School of Computing13 Computing Drive
Singapore 117417
sws@comp.nus.edu.sg
LINKS
School of Computing
NUS SOC Summer Workshop 2018
Copyright © 2018 - National University of Singapore School of Computing
