Advances in Mathematics Cryptography and Information Security
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Applied Mathematics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
Interests: higher-order residuosity in cryptography; cryptographic protocols; cryptographic multi-linear maps; code-based cryptography
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decade, we have witnessed an extraordinary expansion of cryptography across nearly all sectors of daily life. Many of the scenarios once envisioned by cryptographers—such as elliptic-curve cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, oblivious RAM, attribute-based encryption, searchable encryption, secure computation with encrypted data, and post-quantum cryptography—have already been implemented or are on the verge of large-scale deployment in a wide range of applications. Indeed, we are currently experiencing a true golden age of cryptography.
This rapid development has been made possible by solid mathematical foundations, including computational number theory, algebraic structures, linear algebra, probability and statistics, discrete mathematics, and algebraic geometry. In most cases, a deep mathematical investigation has been essential for the construction of viable cryptographic primitives.
This Special Issue—the first in a planned series dedicated to the interplay between mathematics and cryptography—aims to attract research articles that propose or analyze cryptographic constructions with well-defined and rigorously justified mathematical underpinning. While we do not restrict the thematic scope, we particularly encourage submissions in the following areas:
- Classical cryptography;
- Elliptic-curve cryptography;
- Residuosity-based cryptography;
- Code-based cryptography;
- Lattice-based cryptography;
- Cryptographic protocols;
- Security and privacy models.
Papers on quantum cryptography or quantum algorithms related to mathematical structures underlying cryptographic primitives will also be considered.
Prof. Dr. Ferucio Laurentiu Tiplea
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- classical cryptography
- elliptic-curve cryptography
- residuosity-based cryptography
- code-based cryptography
- lattice-based cryptography
- cryptographic protocols
- security
- privacy
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