JHU - IDIES - John Pliam

Research Interests

induction and restriction are adjoint

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 ...