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4 Citations
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Review of Modular Multiplication Algorithms over Prime Fields for Public-Key Cryptosystems

  • Hai Huang,
  • Jiwen Zheng,
  • Zhengyu Chen,
  • Shilei Zhao and ,
  • Hongwei Wu,
  • Bin Yu and
  • Zhiwei Liu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Modular multiplication is a pivotal operation in public-key cryptosystems such as RSA, ElGamal, and ECC. Modular multiplication design is crucial for improving overall system performance due to the large-bit-width operation with high computational co...

(This article belongs to the Section Cryptography Reviews)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
9,292 Views
29 Pages

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) over prime fields relies on scalar point multiplication realized by point addition and point doubling. Point addition and point doubling operations consist of many modular multiplications of large operands (256 bits...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Hardware Security II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
406 Views
18 Pages

Accelerating Triple Modular Exponentiation: A Novel Technique

  • Shan-Jen Cheng,
  • Kai-Wei Chang and
  • Te-Jen Chang

9 July 2026

Modular exponentiation is among the most demanding computational operations in cryptographic systems. Effective computation of modular exponentiation is most beneficial for public-key cryptography. The computational complexity and the growing number...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,609 Views
12 Pages

In the field of cryptography, many algorithms rely on the computation of modular multiplicative inverses to ensure the security of their systems. In this study, we build upon our previous research by introducing a novel sequence, (zj)j≥0, that can...

(This article belongs to the Section Computational Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,402 Views
10 Pages

A Note on the Computation of the Modular Inverse for Cryptography

  • Michele Bufalo,
  • Daniele Bufalo and
  • Giuseppe Orlando

9 June 2021

In literature, there are a number of cryptographic algorithms (RSA, ElGamal, NTRU, etc.) that require multiple computations of modulo multiplicative inverses. In this paper, we describe the modulo operation and we recollect the main approaches to com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
419 Views
34 Pages

The global expansion of interconnected edge network components requires immediate strategies for securing low-power computing nodes. Cryptographic algorithms executing over binary extension fields yield considerable computational benefits because the...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,366 Views
4 Pages

Advancing Grid-Connected Renewable Generation Systems

  • Elizaveta Liivik,
  • Yongheng Yang,
  • Ariya Sangwongwanich and
  • Frede Blaabjerg

29 March 2021

If we look at the history of renewable energy sources (RESs), how it all began, and how rapidly they continue to develop, it can be argued that one of the main reasons is due to the rapid improvements in power electronics technology in interfacing th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancing Grid-Connected Renewable Generation Systems 2019)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,023 Views
17 Pages

24 July 2025

Aiming at the problems of low thermal analysis efficiency and high computational cost of traditional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods for modular fault-tolerant permanent magnet synchronous motors (MFT-PMSMs) under complex working condition...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Linear/Planar Motors and Other Special Motors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,963 Views
15 Pages

11 May 2024

Security and privacy concerns pose significant obstacles to the widespread adoption of IoT technology. One potential solution to address these concerns is the implementation of cryptographic protocols on resource-constrained IoT edge nodes. However,...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,759 Views
16 Pages

Modular reduction of large values is a core operation in most common public-key cryptosystems that involves intensive computations in finite fields. Within such schemes, efficiency is a critical issue for the effectiveness of practical implementation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,981 Views
17 Pages

The Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) has been widely used to speed up polynomial multiplication in lattice-based post-quantum algorithms. All NTT operands use modular arithmetic, especially modular multiplication, which significantly influences NTT h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Hardware Security II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
342 Views
26 Pages

Performance and Overflow Analysis of Polynomial Multiplication with Lazy Reduction in LightSaber

  • Suchart Khummanee,
  • Chanwit Suwannapong,
  • Sarutte Atsawaraungsuk,
  • Chalida Sanemueang and ,
  • Thipwimon Chompookham and
  • Kritsanapong Somsuk
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

15 August 2026

Polynomial multiplication is the main operation in lattice-based cryptography. Modular reduction is required to maintain the correctness within finite rings. In this study, the application of lazy reduction is chosen to reduce the frequency of modula...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,237 Views
17 Pages

Modular multiplication is a crucial operation in public-key cryptography systems such as RSA and ECC. In this study, we analyze and improve the iteration steps of the classic Montgomery modular multiplication (MMM) algorithm and propose an interleave...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computer-Aided Design for Hardware Security and Trust)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,697 Views
19 Pages

Optimization of SM2 Algorithm Based on Polynomial Segmentation and Parallel Computing

  • Hongyu Zhu,
  • Ding Li,
  • Yizhen Sun,
  • Qian Chen and ,
  • Zheng Tian and
  • Yubo Song
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

26 November 2024

The SM2 public key cryptographic algorithm is widely utilized for secure communication and data protection due to its strong security and compact key size. However, the intensive large integer operations it requires pose significant computational cha...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Knowledge Information Extraction Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,337 Views
14 Pages

13 November 2022

The Montgomery modular multiplication is an integral operation unit in the public key cryptographic algorithm system. Previous work achieved good performance at low input widths by combining Redundant Binary Representation (RBR) with Montgomery modul...

(This article belongs to the Section Electronic Materials, Devices and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,896 Views
16 Pages

14 September 2019

Twisted Edwards curves have been at the center of attention since their introduction by Bernstein et al. in 2007. The curve ED25519, used for Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA), provides faster digital signatures than existing schemes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,579 Views
15 Pages

21 July 2021

Elliptic Curve Factorization Method (ECM) is the general-purpose factoring method used in the digital computer era. It is based on the medium length of the modulus; ECM is an efficient algorithm when the length of modulus is between 40 and 50 digits....

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,354 Views
18 Pages

Montgomery Reduction for Gaussian Integers

  • Malek Safieh and
  • Jürgen Freudenberger

Modular arithmetic over integers is required for many cryptography systems. Montgomery reduction is an efficient algorithm for the modulo reduction after a multiplication. Typically, Montgomery reduction is used for rings of ordinary integers. In con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,832 Views
19 Pages

Efficient Large-Width Montgomery Modular Multiplier Design Based on Toom–Cook-5

  • Kuanhao Liu,
  • Xiaohua Wang,
  • Yue Hao,
  • Jingqi Zhang and
  • Weijiang Wang

Toom–Cook-n multiplication is an efficient large-width multiplication algorithm based on a divide-and-conquer strategy, widely used in modular multiplication operations for cryptographic algorithms. Theoretically, as the degree n increases, Too...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,502 Views
16 Pages

10 January 2025

Weigh-in-motion systems can measure the number of axles to obtain a vehicle’s type and upper limit of weight, which, combined with the weight measured by the system, can be used for highway toll collection and overload management. This paper pr...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
6,665 Views
19 Pages

21 April 2021

Community detection is of great significance in understanding the structure of the network. Label propagation algorithm (LPA) is a classical and effective method, but it has the problems of randomness and instability. An improved label propagation al...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,149 Views
8 Pages

20 February 2025

The development of quantum computers presents a great challenge for current cryptographic algorithms. Post-quantum cryptography has been proposed to secure against quantum computers in the near future. Modular polynomial multiplication is a frequent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,722 Views
15 Pages

12 May 2023

The Internet of Things requires greater attention to the security and privacy of the network. Compared to other public-key cryptosystems, elliptic curve cryptography can provide better security and lower latency with shorter keys, rendering it more s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue FPGA Applications and Future Trends)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,596 Views
17 Pages

A Unified Point Multiplication Architecture of Weierstrass, Edward and Huff Elliptic Curves on FPGA

  • Muhammad Arif,
  • Omar S. Sonbul,
  • Muhammad Rashid,
  • Mohsin Murad and
  • Mohammed H. Sinky

25 March 2023

This article presents an area-aware unified hardware accelerator of Weierstrass, Edward, and Huff curves over GF(2233) for the point multiplication step in elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). The target implementation platform is a field-programmable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,623 Views
17 Pages

31 August 2024

A common challenge for exoskeleton control is discerning operator intent to provide seamless actuation of the device with the operator. One way to accomplish this is with joint angle estimation algorithms and multiple sensors on the human–machi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wearable Sensors for Biomechanics Applications—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,453 Views
19 Pages

9 June 2024

In today’s TEST interconnected world, the security of 5G Medical IoT networks is of paramount concern. The increasing number of connected devices and the transmission of vast amounts of data necessitate robust measures to protect information in...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,097 Views
13 Pages

Scalable Multiport Converter Structure for Easy Grid Integration of Alternate Energy Sources for Generation of Isolated Voltage Sources for MMC

  • Syed Rahman,
  • Irfan Khan,
  • Khaliqur Rahman,
  • Sattam Al Otaibi and ,
  • Hend I. Alkhammash and
  • Atif Iqbal
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

This paper presents a novel, scalable, and modular multiport power electronic topology for the integration of multiple resources. This converter is not only scalable in terms of the integration of multiple renewable energy resources (RES) and storage...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,498 Views
20 Pages

8 January 2023

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology that forms a huge network of different objects and intelligent devices. IoT Security is becoming more important due to the exchange of sensitive sensor data and the potential for incorporating th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Codes, Designs, Cryptography and Optimization, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,815 Views
13 Pages

Privacy amplification is an indispensable procedure for key generation in the quantum key distribution system and the physical layer key distribution system. In this paper, we propose a high-speed privacy amplification algorithm that saves hardware m...

(This article belongs to the Section Quantum Electronics)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
10,626 Views
20 Pages

Secure Elliptic Curve Crypto-Processor for Real-Time IoT Applications

  • Stefano Di Matteo,
  • Luca Baldanzi,
  • Luca Crocetti,
  • Pietro Nannipieri and ,
  • Luca Fanucci and
  • Sergio Saponara
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 August 2021

Cybersecurity is a critical issue for Real-Time IoT applications since high performance and low latencies are required, along with security requirements to protect the large number of attack surfaces to which IoT devices are exposed. Elliptic Curve C...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,330 Views
16 Pages

Throughput/Area-Efficient Accelerator of Elliptic Curve Point Multiplication over GF(2233) on FPGA

  • Muhammad Rashid,
  • Omar S. Sonbul,
  • Muhammad Yousuf Irfan Zia,
  • Muhammad Arif and ,
  • Asher Sajid and
  • Saud S. Alotaibi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

26 August 2023

This paper presents a throughput/area-efficient hardware accelerator architecture for elliptic curve point multiplication (ECPM) computation over GF(2233). The throughput of the proposed accelerator design is optimized by reducing the total clock cyc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,290 Views
14 Pages

Improved Modular Division Implementation with the Akushsky Core Function

  • Mikhail Babenko,
  • Andrei Tchernykh and
  • Viktor Kuchukov

The residue number system (RNS) is widely used in different areas due to the efficiency of modular addition and multiplication operations. However, non-modular operations, such as sign and division operations, are computationally complex. A fractiona...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Information, Computation, and Control Systems for Distributed Environments)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,842 Views
26 Pages

A Modular Web-Based Software Solution for Mobile Networks Planning, Operation and Optimization

  • Adriano Lopes,
  • João Oliveira,
  • Pedro Sebastião,
  • Marco Sousa and
  • Pedro Vieira

21 August 2021

Mobile networks management is increasingly critical due to heavy communications usage by customers and complex due to the multiple technologies and systems deployed. Thus, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are constantly looking for better software sol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,340 Views
31 Pages

22 January 2025

Mersenne prime numbers, expressed in the form (2n − 1), have long captivated researchers due to their unique properties. The presented work aims to develop a symmetric cryptographic algorithm using a novel technique based on the logical propert...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,169 Views
16 Pages

31 October 2023

Hardware architecture optimized for implementing the elliptic-curve Diffie–Hellman ephemeral (ECDHE) on 256-bit Montgomery elliptic curves presents unique challenges, particularly for resource-constrained IoT and mobile devices. This work aims...

(This article belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
585 Views
23 Pages

1 September 2026

The practicality of post-quantum lattice-based schemes is crucial for their real-world applications. Integrating these schemes requires efficient implementations through hardware, software, and algorithmic optimisation to achieve the necessary speed...

(This article belongs to the Section Computer Science, Mathematics and AI)
  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
5,566 Views
20 Pages

High-Speed and Unified ECC Processor for Generic Weierstrass Curves over GF(p) on FPGA

  • Asep Muhamad Awaludin,
  • Harashta Tatimma Larasati and
  • Howon Kim

19 February 2021

In this paper, we present a high-speed, unified elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) processor for arbitrary Weierstrass curves over GF(p), which to the best of our knowledge, outperforms other similar works in terms of execution time. Our approach empl...

(This article belongs to the Section Communications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,219 Views
13 Pages

A Low Hardware Consumption Elliptic Curve Cryptographic Architecture over GF(p) in Embedded Application

  • Xianghong Hu,
  • Xin Zheng,
  • Shengshi Zhang,
  • Shuting Cai and
  • Xiaoming Xiong

In this paper, a low hardware consumption design of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) over GF(p) in embedded applications is proposed. The adder-based architecture is explored to reduce the hardware consumption of performing scalar multiplication (SM...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,129 Views
28 Pages

OMES: An Open-Source Multi-Sensor Modular Electronic Stethoscope

  • Veronika Catharina Schatz,
  • Jerome Vande Velde,
  • Laurent Segers and
  • Bruno da Silva

29 October 2025

Electronic stethoscopes address limitations of auscultation with analog stethoscopes, such as the dependency on the physicians’ hearing ability, their experience, and their subjective interpretation. However, electronic stethoscopes currently f...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,841 Views
10 Pages

Performance of an Ensemble Clustering Algorithm on Biological Data Sets

  • Harun Pirim,
  • Dilip Gautam,
  • Tanmay Bhowmik,
  • Andy D. Perkins and ,
  • Burak Ekşioglu and
  • Ahmet Alkan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Ensemble clustering is a promising approach that combines the results of multiple clustering algorithms to obtain a consensus partition by merging different partitions based upon well-defined rules. In this study, we use an ensemble clustering approa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,209 Views
11 Pages

Quantum Modular Adder over GF(2n − 1) without Saving the Final Carry

  • Aeyoung Kim,
  • Seong-Min Cho,
  • Chang-Bae Seo,
  • Sokjoon Lee and
  • Seung-Hyun Seo

25 March 2021

Addition is the most basic operation of computing based on a bit system. There are various addition algorithms considering multiple number systems and hardware, and studies for a more efficient addition are still ongoing. Quantum computing based on q...

(This article belongs to the Section Quantum Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,530 Views
20 Pages

8 June 2024

The modular robotic arms can achieve desired performances in different scenarios through the combination of various modules, and concurrently hold the potential to exhibit geometric symmetry and uniform mass symmetry. Therefore, selecting the appropr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Data Driven and Intelligent Aerospace and Robotics Systems)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,732 Views
16 Pages

Graph SLAM Built over Point Clouds Matching for Robot Localization in Tunnels

  • Carlos Prados Sesmero,
  • Sergio Villanueva Lorente and
  • Mario Di Castro

7 August 2021

This paper presents a fully original algorithm of graph SLAM developed for multiple environments—in particular, for tunnel applications where the paucity of features and the difficult distinction between different positions in the environment is a pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Navigation and Perception Sensors and Systems for Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, and Wearable Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,528 Views
14 Pages

HAETAE on ARMv8

  • Minjoo Sim,
  • Minwoo Lee and
  • Hwajeong Seo

29 September 2024

In this work, we present the highly optimized implementation of the HAETAE algorithm, submitted to the second round of the Korean Post-Quantum Cryptography (KpqC) competition and to the first round of NIST’s additional post-quantum standardizat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Information Security and Data Privacy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
10,332 Views
21 Pages

Post-Processing Partitions to Identify Domains of Modularity Optimization

  • William H. Weir,
  • Scott Emmons,
  • Ryan Gibson,
  • Dane Taylor and
  • Peter J. Mucha

19 August 2017

We introduce the Convex Hull of Admissible Modularity Partitions (CHAMP) algorithm to prune and prioritize different network community structures identified across multiple runs of possibly various computational heuristics. Given a set of partitions,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Algorithms for Community Detection in Complex Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,724 Views
19 Pages

MoMA Algorithm: A Bottom-Up Modeling Procedure for a Modular System under Environmental Conditions

  • María Luz Gámiz,
  • Delia Montoro-Cazorla,
  • María del Carmen Segovia-García and
  • Rafael Pérez-Ocón

27 September 2022

The functioning of complex systems relies on subsystems (modules) that in turn are composed of multiple units. In this paper, we focus on modular systems that might fail due to wear on their units or environmental conditions (shocks). The lifetimes o...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,866 Views
20 Pages

Conceptualization and Implementation of a Reconfigurable Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Emulated Agricultural Tasks

  • Raza A. Saeed,
  • Giacomo Tomasi,
  • Giovanni Carabin,
  • Renato Vidoni and
  • Karl D. von Ellenrieder

16 September 2022

Small-to-medium sized systems able to perform multiple operations are a promising option for use in agricultural robotics. With this in mind, we present the conceptualization and implementation of a versatile and modular unmanned ground vehicle proto...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances of Machine Design in Italy 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,416 Views
8 Pages

15 September 2022

Spreader beams used in lifting operations undergo a purely compressive load to spread apart the ends of a sling which enables large payloads to be lifted from a single point, such as a crane hook, without damage. A modular spreader beam can be made u...

(This article belongs to the Section Automation and Control Systems)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
705 Views
21 Pages

This research addresses the growing challenges of patient scheduling with limited medical resources, such as consultation and examination services. Based on the concept of a pipeline, multiple intelligent heuristic algorithms are considered to optimi...

(This article belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
816 Views
26 Pages

13 March 2026

Bipartite network community detection is of significant importance for understanding the underlying structure and functional organization of real-world complex systems. Although many mature community detection algorithms exist for unipartite networks...

(This article belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)

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