Secure mobile communications
Yacov Yacobi, Bellcore
This 3 hours tutorial is intended for general MS/EE engineers
and does not assume prior knowledge of cryptography or system security.
It will cover:
- Basic cryptography: The Shannon Model; and modern (complexity
based, public key) cryptography.
- Requirements for mobile security.
- Special techniques for low-cost terminals.
- Digital payment mechanisms.
- Standards.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Yacov Yacobi has a Ph.D. in EE from Technion, IIT. He was a
Senior Scientist at the Mathematics and Cryptography Group at Bellcore
until recently, and is now with Microsoft Corp. He is the author of
over 30 published papers, and over 10 patents in Cryptography, and a
member of the Editorial Boards of IEEE Personal Communication
Magazine, and The Journal of Computer Security.