Serge Vaudenay

Cryptographic analysis: security analysis (security proofs, attacks) of cryptographic primitives
Lightweight cryptography: design and analysis of cryptographic primitives in constrained environments (stream cipher, key agreement, RFID privacy)
Secure communication channels: key agreement, authentication and confidentiality, privacy

Serge Vaudenay's research is sponsored by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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Biography

Serge Vaudenay entered at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in 1989 with a major in mathematics. He earned his agrégation (secondary teaching degree) in mathematics in 1992, then a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot in 1995. He subsequently became a senior research fellow at the CNRS, prior to being granted his habilitation à diriger des recherches (a postdoctoral degree authorizing the recipient to supervise doctoral students). In 1999, he was appointed as a Professor at the EPFL, where he created the Security and Cryptography Laboratory.

Publications

Selected publications

S. Vaudenay PPUR - 2010	La fracture cryptographique
S. Vaudenay Springer - 2005	A Classical Introduction to Cryptography - Applications for Communications Security
J. Monnerat, S. Vaudenay Journal of Cryptology, 24, 2011	Short Undeniable Signatures Based on Group Homomorphisms
S. Vaudenay Advances in Cryptology - ASIACRYPT 07 - LNCS 4833 - 2007	On Privacy Models for RFID
S. Vaudenay Advances in Cryptology - CRYPTO 05 - LNCS 3621 - 2005	Secure Communications over Insecure Channels Based on Short Authenticated Strings
B. Canvel, A. Hiltgen, S. Vaudenay, M. Vuagnoux Advances in Cryptology - CRYPTO 03 - LNCS 2729 - 2003	Password Interception in a SSL/TLS Channel
S. Vaudenay Journal of Cryptology, 16, 2003	Decorrelation: a Theory for Block Cipher Security
S. Vaudenay Journal of Cryptology, 14, 2001	Cryptanalysis of the Chor-Rivest Cryptosystem
D. Coppersmith, J. Stern, S. Vaudenay Journal of Cryptology, 10, 1997	The Security of the Birational Permutation Signature Schemes

Other publications

External list

See lasec.epfl.ch/people/vaudenay/pub.html.

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Communication Systems

Computer Science

PhD Programs

Doctoral program in computer and communication sciences

PhD Students

Barooti Khashayar, Caforio Andrea Felice, Collins Daniel Patrick, Genet Aymeric, Huguenin-Dumittan Loïs Evan, Kaluderovic Novak, Tran Bénédikt Minh Dang,

Past EPFL PhD Students

Aumasson Jean-Philippe , Avoine Gildas , Baignères Thomas , Balli Muhammed Fatih , Barral Claude , Bay Asli , Bogos Sonia Mihaela , Chaabouni Rafik , Choi Gwangbae , Duc Alexandre Raphaël , Fischer Simon , Junod Pascal , Kilinç Alper Handan , Lu Yi , Monnerat Jean , Ouafi Khaled , Pasini Sylvain , Sepehrdad Pouyan , Susil Petr , Vizár Damian , Vuagnoux Martin ,

Courses

Cryptography and security

This course introduces the basics of cryptography. We review several types of cryptographic primitives, when it is safe to use them and how to select the appropriate security parameters. We detail how they work and sketch how they can be implemented.

Advanced cryptography

The cryptograhic zoo: definitions, cryptographic primitives, math, algorithms, complexity
Cryptographic security models: security notions for encryption and authentication, game reduction techniques, RSA and Diffie-Hellman security notions
Public-key cryptanalysis: side channels, low RSA exponents, discrete logarithm, ElGamal sign

Student seminar: security protocols and applications
This seminar introduces the participants to the current trends, problems, and methods in the area of communication security.

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