Research Interests

- Cryptography, computer security, provable security.
- Probability theory, Markov chains, theory of majorization.
- Algebras, noncommutative groups and rings in (cool) applied math settings.
Other Stuff
- Indocrypt 2013 Slides (corresponding to "Alternating Product Ciphers: A Case for Provable Security Comparisons")
- Old writings from IMA, still get cited occasionally.
Amusements
- My Erdös number is 4 (Lee-Markus-Kakutani-Erdös). I've personally met all but Shizuo Kakutani ... maybe if I write a crap novel, Michiko will insult me in person?
- From relays to mechanical integrators to cryptosystems, Claude Shannon seemed intrigued by how series and parallel combinations would correspond to "+" and "*" in some algebraic structure. Amusing ...