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Michael Jacobson, Jr., Dr. rer. nat.
Dr. rer. nat.Department of Computer Science Technical University of Darmstadt, GermanyM.Sc.Department of Computer Science University of Manitoba, Canada
B.C.Sc. (Hon)Department of Computer Science University of Manitoba, Canada
Areas of Research
Computational number theory
algorithms for computing invariants of number fields and hyperelliptic curves discrete logarithm problems in various groups tabulation of number-theoretic invariants algorithms for solving non-linear Diophantine equations asymptotic complexity of number-theoretic problems
algorithms for computing invariants of number fields and hyperelliptic curves discrete logarithm problems in various groups tabulation of number-theoretic invariants algorithms for solving non-linear Diophantine equations asymptotic complexity of number-theoretic problems
Public-key cryptography
efficiency of cryptographic protocols investigation of number-theoretic intractibility assumptions alternative number-theoretic problems as bases of secure cryptosystems
efficiency of cryptographic protocols investigation of number-theoretic intractibility assumptions alternative number-theoretic problems as bases of secure cryptosystems
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