The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to support research on theoretical foundations of block ciphers from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2026.
The award will fund research to narrow the gap between provable security and cryptanalysis of block ciphers such as the Advanced Encryption Standard. Key activities include developing security proofs against classes of statistical and algebraic attacks, as well as initiating study of important cipher components like key schedules. The research aims to lay theoretical groundwork for designing new cipher algorithms and paradigms. Broader impacts include a workshop on bridging theoretical cryptography and cryptanalysis, as well as an undergraduate research component.
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