Cryptography: My Own Experience

Dr. Gurgen Khachatrian (American University of Armenia)

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 11AM, EV 2.184

Abstract

In this presentation I will talk about my research in Cryptography: More specifically I will talk about history, design principles, cryptanalysis and implementation aspects of SAFER+ encryption algorithm. SAFER+ was one of the candidates for Advanced Encryption Standard and was chosen as an algorithm for a message authentication for BLUETOOTH technology - the main technology for the short-range wireless networking. SAFER++ was the finalist candidate algorithm for the New European Schemes for Signature, Integrity and Encryption project. I will also present a Fast multiplication algorithm for public key operationsand a new public key system for broadcast application. I will conclude with development of new, efficient public key encryption algorithm and digital signature.

Bio

Dr. Gurgen Khachatrian is a well known and highly regarded applied scientist, scholar and technologist in the field of Error Control Coding and Cryptography. For his career achievements in these fields, he was elected as a full member of Armenian National Academy of Sciences in 1996 which is the highest honor awarded to scientists in Armenia.

Before moving to the USA in 1999, Dr. Khachatryan worked for many years at the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems at the National Academy of Sciences in Armenia where he was promoted over time from junior scientific associate to the head of its research laboratory. He defended his doctorate thesis at the Institute for Information Transmission Problems (Kharkevich Institute) - one of the most prestigious institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences located in Moscow.

Dr. Khachatrian worked from 1999 through 2001 as Chief Cryptographer for Cylink Corporation (Nasdaq: CYLK) located in Sunnyvale. Dr. Khachatrian then worked from 2001 to 2007 as a Chief Scientist for Quantum Digital Solutions corporation located in Santa Monica CA. He is currently a professor at American University of Armenia and a part time principal Scientist at the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems at the National Academy of Sciences in Armenia.