Mini-course: Introduction to Lattice-based cryptography

Mini-course: Introduction to Lattice-based cryptography

Time:

Venue/Location: Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM), 161 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Hanoi.

Organizing Institutions

  • ACR Lab, Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM);
  • Vietnam Government Information Security Commission.

Lecturer: Prof. Alfred Menezes, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Prerequisites: The course is aimed to be accessible to beginning graduate students as well as strong senior undergraduate students. Attendees are expected to know the basics of cryptography, linear algebra, modular arithmetic, and have some familiarity with algorithm analysis. All other background will be provided, including polynomial rings and the mathematics of lattices.

Syllabus: 

  • Post-quantum cryptography: motivation and standardization
  • The Learning With Errors (LWE) problem
  • The Module Learning With Errors (MLWE) problem
  • The Kyber key encapsulation mechanism
  • Introduction to lattices
  • LWE and MLWE as lattice problems
  • The LLL lattice basis reduction algorithm
  • [time permitting] The Number-Theoretic Transform (NTT)

Language: English 

Format: In person 

Registration: Registration is free but compulsory.

  • Please register via link: here 
  • Deadline for registration: March 23, 2026
  • Deadline for Grant Application: March 16, 2026 

The organizers will provide financial assistance (domestic travel, accommodation, and lunches) to a limited number of participants based outside Hanoi. Please note that we cannot provide support for international travel for participants coming from abroad. 

Contact: Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy, email: nqhuy@viasm.edu.vn