INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE ARITHMETIC OF FINITE FIELDS

WAIFI 2012 WILL BE HELD IN BOCHUM

Important dates
Submission: 27 February 2012
Notification: 9 April 2012
Camera ready version: 23 April 2012
Early Bird registration by: 16 June 2012
Workshop: 16-19 July 2012

You can also download the full call for papers.

WORKSHOP GOALS

This workshop is a forum of mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers and physicists performing research on finite field arithmetic, interested in communicating the advances in the theory, applications, and implementations of finite fields. The workshop will help to bridge the gap between the mathematical theory of finite fields and their hardware/software implementations and technical applications.

REGISTRATION

Registration is open now via web interface. Registration fees are as follows

Regular: € 325 (late: € 425)
Student: € 165 (late: € 225)

When within the European payment area (SEPA), please pay by wire transfer as credit card transactions add a substantial workload on the local staff.

MAIN WORKSHOP THEMES

The topics of WAIFI 2012 include but are not limited to:

• Theory of finite field arithmetic:
  • Bases (canonical, normal, dual, weakly dual, triangular …)
  • Polynomial factorization, irreducible polynomials
  • Primitive elements
  • Prime fields, binary fields, extension fields, composite fields, tower fields …
  • Elliptic and Hyperelliptic curves
• Hardware/Software implementation of finite field arithmetic:
  • Optimal arithmetic modules
  • Design and implementation of finite field arithmetic processors
  • Design and implementation of arithmetic algorithms
  • Pseudorandom number generators
  • Hardware/Software Co-design
  • IP (Intellectual Property) components
  • Field programmable and reconfigurable systems
• Applications:
  • Cryptography
  • Communication systems
  • Error correcting codes
  • Quantum computing

PROGRAMM

pdf version

All events will take place in the ID building (see below for directions)

ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIOS SESSION (ASP)

Due to numerous requests, the Steering Committee of WAIFI is
also announcing an additional session, which we call the Abstracts
and Presentations (ASP) Session. In the spirit of Crypto Rump
Session, the

ASP Session allows the participants to submit abstracts which will
be reviewed by a committee. The authors will then be invited to
present their papers while their abstracts will appear in a
separate booklet

as „the ASP Session Abstracts“, to be distributed during the
workshop.

Everyone is invited to submit an abstract for the ASP Session of
WAIFI 2012. The submission should begin with the title, the list
of authors, the list of keywords followed by the 1/2-page
abstract. The same author or the same group of authors may submit
only one abstract. Also the submission should not exceed a single
Letter/A4 page. Please submit a TEXT or PDF file.

The ASP Session Review Committee will quickly review your
submission and respond to you in a timely manner. Please send your
submission to: Francisco Rodriguez- Henriquez
(francisco@cs.cinvestav.mx) and FerruhOzbudak
(ozbudak@metu.edu.tr)

Submission deadline: June 15, 2012

Notification : June 26, 2012

HOW TO GET THERE

Getting to Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

The WAIFI2012 will take place in the ID-Building

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT (FINE TUNING)

Leave the U35 at „Lennershof“. Then walk towards the university (half-left, grey buildings). The first building is ID.

BY CAR (FINE TUNING)

Leave „Universitätsstr.“ at exit „Fachhochschule“. Drive towards „Fachhochschule“ or „Hochschule Bochum“ (same direction, two names) and leave your car at one of the parkings there. Walk towards the university. ID is the first building you see.

AREA MAP

Kartenansicht

The ID building is at the green arrow. Note that it has been built recently and is hence not visible on Google Maps/Satelite

ACCOMMODATION IN BOCHUM

You can find hotels in Bochum at different categories and prices.
We recommend

• IBIS Zentral (close to the station, easy access to university via U35)
• Park Inn (a bit pricier)
• Wald & Golfhotel Lottental (only if you arrive by car)
• Kolping Haus (low budget, but still good quality for value)
• Jugendgästehaus Bochum

THINGS TO SEE

• Little walk: Botanical Garden is located South of the Ruhr-University Bochum and shows a great variety of plants from all over the world. You can reach it in 5-10 minutes from the conference venue
• Socializing: The Bermudadreieck (the Bermuda triangle) is a square in the center of Bochum literaly crowded with theme bars and restaurants
• Medieval architecture: The city of Hattingen is a neighbour city of Bochum and has one of the most beautiful historical districts in the NRW-area including many points of interests
• Further in time: The city of Köln / Cologne (founded 50 AD) is one of the most visited cities in Germany. There is a reason for this: It offers vast amount of cultural and historical sites, especially its emblem, the Cologne Cathedral
• Mining history: The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum of Bochum is one of Germany’s most popular museums and well known for its wide spread underground mine shaft
• Elaborate Digging: In the city of Essen (also a neighbour city of Bochum) is the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site and titled the „most beautiful coal mine in the world“
• Wet: The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen features a rich variety of marine creatures, such as sharks, stingrays and seahorses