2025-26 Department of Mathematics and Statistics Events |
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March 2026 |
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Tues. |
Speaker: Merve Karabulut (FAU) Title: Area–Efficient First-Order Masked Modular Reduction for ML-DSA in Caliptra Root-of-Trust Abstract: Masking is an effective countermeasure against side-channel attacks, yet it often introduces significant hardware overhead. In the Caliptra Root-of-Trust, the masked ML-DSA implementation incurs approximately 6× area overhead due to modular reduction costs. In this talk, I will present a novel first-order masking architecture that significantly optimizes the modular reduction stage of ML-DSA. Compared to Caliptra’s baseline design, our implementation achieves a 12.1× speedup, reduces LUT usage by 86.7% and flip-flops by 94.5%, and improves area–delay efficiency by 91×. Extensive TVLA evaluation with over 1,000,000 traces shows no detectable first-order leakage, meeting Caliptra’s security requirements while substantially improving implementation efficiency. |
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Thurs. |
Dissertation Defence Speaker: Hansraj Jangir, Ph.D. candidate, Florida Atlantic University Title: New Studies in Lattice-Based Cryptography, Quantum Algorithms, and Privacy-Preserving Computation Abstract: Click here |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards . |
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March
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57th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing Celebrating its 57th year, the Conference brings together mathematicians and others interested in combinatorics, graph theory, and computing, and their interactions. The Conference lectures and contributed papers, as well as the opportunities for informal conversations, have proven to be of great interest to other scientists and analysts employing these mathematical sciences in their professional work in business, industry, and government. The Conference continues to promote a better understanding of the roles of modern applied mathematics, combinatorics, and computer science, acquainting investigators in each of these areas with the various techniques and algorithms available to assist in their research. Each discipline has contributed significantly to the others, and the purpose of the Conference is to narrow the gaps between the fields even further. Regsiter Here! |
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Tuesday |
Reading seminar on Quantum Algorithms Speaker: TBA This reading seminar is devoted to quantum algorithms, following Buchmann’s recently published book in the AMS series: https://bookstore.ams.org/amstext-64 This seminar meets every other Tuesday, 10-10:50 AM in SE 271. If interested in participating, please email sicaf@fau.edu to subscribe to the crypto_math mailing list. * The schedule and topics of upcoming seminars can be found here: https://researchseminars.org/seminar/FAUcryptotopical |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards . |
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Tues. |
Speaker: Maryam Taghi Zadeh, Florida Atlantic University Title: Hardware-Software Co-Design of XMSS Post-Quantum Digital Signature on FPGA +Zoom (click here) Abstract: With the growing demand for quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions, hash-based signature schemes such as XMSS (eXtended Merkle Signature Scheme) have emerged as strong candidates for post-quantum security. In this work, we present a hardware-software co-design implementation of XMSS on the PYNQ-Z2 FPGA platform, where the computationally intensive SHAKE-256 hash core is offloaded to the programmable logic fabric while the higher-level signature control flow is managed by the ARM processor. The hardware accelerator is integrated with the software layer through an AXI interface, enabling efficient data transfer and synchronization. We explore multiple architectural optimizations including multi-round-per-cycle configurations, achieving notable improvements in clock frequency alongside reductions in overall signing latency and improved resource utilization. The results demonstrate that FPGA-based co-design is a practical and efficient approach for deploying post-quantum cryptography in embedded and IoT environments. |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards . |
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Tuesday |
Reading seminar on Quantum Algorithms Speaker: TBA This reading seminar is devoted to quantum algorithms, following Buchmann’s recently published book in the AMS series: https://bookstore.ams.org/amstext-64 This seminar meets every other Tuesday, 10-10:50 AM in SE 271. If interested in participating, please email sicaf@fau.edu to subscribe to the crypto_math mailing list. * The schedule and topics of upcoming seminars can be found here: https://researchseminars.org/seminar/FAUcryptotopical |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards . |
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Sunday |
Florida Women in Math Day Florida Atlantic University's student chapter of the Association of Women and Mathematics will host Florida Women in Math Day! For mor information, please contact Rosemary Yool-Vidal at ryoolvidal2021@fau.edu. |
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April, 2026 |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards . |
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Tuesday |
Reading seminar on Quantum Algorithms Speaker: TBA This reading seminar is devoted to quantum algorithms, following Buchmann’s recently published book in the AMS series: https://bookstore.ams.org/amstext-64 This seminar meets every other Tuesday, 10-10:50 AM in SE 271. If interested in participating, please email sicaf@fau.edu to subscribe to the crypto_math mailing list. * The schedule and topics of upcoming seminars can be found here: https://researchseminars.org/seminar/FAUcryptotopical |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards |
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Tuesday |
Reading seminar on Quantum Algorithms Speaker: TBA This reading seminar is devoted to quantum algorithms, following Buchmann’s recently published book in the AMS series: https://bookstore.ams.org/amstext-64 This seminar meets every other Tuesday, 10-10:50 AM in SE 271. If interested in participating, please email sicaf@fau.edu to subscribe to the crypto_math mailing list. * The schedule and topics of upcoming seminars can be found here: https://researchseminars.org/seminar/FAUcryptotopical |
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Thurs. |
Riemannian Geometry reading group
Book: Lee. John M., Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. ISBN: 978-3-319-91754-2 physical copy. Electronic access is available through the S.E. Wimberly Library. Join us for a weekly reading group! We will go through Lee's Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Anyone who's interested in joining us is welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Parker Edwards |
