International Workshop on the Arithmetic of Finite Fields, Bochum, Deutschland

This workshop is a forum of mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers and physicists performing research on finite field arithmetic, interested in communicating the advances in the theory, applications, and implementations of finite fields&#046; The workshop will help to bridge the gap between the mathematical theory of finite fields and their hardware/software implementations and technical applications&#046;<br>The topics of WAIFI 2012 include but are not limited to:<br>Theory of finite field arithmetic:<br>Bases (canonical, normal, dual, weakly dual, triangular &#046;&#046;&#046;)<br>Polynomial factorization, irreducible polynomials<br>Primitive elements<br>Prime fields, binary fields, extension fields, composite fields, tower fields &#046;&#046;&#046;<br>Elliptic and Hyperelliptic curves<br>Hardware/Software implementation of finite field arithmetic:<br>Optimal arithmetic modules<br>Design and implementation of finite field arithmetic processors<br>Design and implementation of arithmetic algorithms<br>Pseudorandom number generators<br>Hardware/Software Co&#8211;design<br>IP (Intellectual Property) components<br>Field programmable and reconfigurable systems<br>Applications:<br>Cryptography<br>Communication systems<br>Error correcting codes<br>Quantum computing<br>