Chair of Data Security and Cryptography

Welcome to the website of the Chair of Data Security and Cryptography at the Faculty of Informatics and Data Science at the University of Regensburg.

In our research we study diverse aspects of cryptography, especially post-quantum cryptography. More detailed information about our research topics, current publications, and projects can be found in the research section.

The computer science degree programs at the University of Regensburg started in the winter term 2023/24. In the upcoming terms we will offer various courses on cryptography and especially post-quantum cryptography. Currently we supervise bachelor and master theses, also for students from other universities. Further information and open topics can be found in the teaching section. In the winter term 2024/25, we offer a lecture on IT security (link in German). Further, we organize the ring lecture on computer science and society.

seminar on the foundations of cryptography (in German).

News

October 2024

SQIsign, a signature scheme submitted by a team including Michael Meyer, has advanced to the second round of the NIST standardization process for digital signatures.

October 2024

The paper "Finding Practical Parameters for Isogeny-based Cryptography" by Michael Meyer, in collaboration with Maria Corte-Real Santos, Jonathan Komada Eriksen, and Francisco Rodríguez-Henríquez, has been accepted for presentation at ArcticCrypt 2025.

October 2024

We are pleased to welcome Harrison Banda as a valuable addition to our team.

October 2024

We are delighted to introduce Stеfan Windеrl as our new team member.

September 2024

The BMBF-funded project QUDIS has started.

September 2024

Juliane Kr?mer is co-organizer of the workshop Post-Quantum Kryptography in Practice / PQKP, which will take place on 24.09.2024 as part of the GI-INFORMATIK in Wiesbaden. Current developments in the field will be presented in invited talks.

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Open Positions

We are looking for talented colleagues (PhD, Post Doc) who are interested in post-quantum cryptography, and have a strong background in mathematics, computer science, or physics.

If you are interested, please send an email to juliane.kraemer@ur.de, including a short CV (including publications, if applicable) and a letter of motivation, where you also describe your research interest.

Open positions for student assistants can be found here.