This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with CFDA number 47.049, provides $242,337 to The University of Iowa to conduct collaborative research on using recent advances in mathematics to improve lattice-based cryptography. The key goals of the project are to develop more efficient constructions of lattices with both addition and multiplication operations, create faster algorithms for operating on these lattices, and build more effective cryptographic applications leveraging them. The research will focus on number fields with small root discriminants, studying their computational complexity and efficient explicit constructions using techniques like Galois cohomology and modular forms. The project aims to advance the state-of-the-art in lattice-based cryptography, which is essential for secure digital communication and protecting sensitive data, such as financial transactions, from potential attacks by quantum computers. The award period runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $242.3k | 6/17/25 |