From Primes to Privacy: Number Theory and Cryptography
What exactly is number theory, and what drives researchers to dedicate their careers to this field? How does this seemingly abstract branch of mathematics connect to the cryptography that secures our digital world?
In the frame of the 33rd Journées Arithmétiques, Prof. Jennifer Balakrishnan from Boston University and Tim Seuré, doctoral student at the University of Luxembourg share their knowledge about “cursed curve” problem and homomorphic encryption.