Basic Notions Seminars "Groups, elliptic curves and bitcoin" - Friday, 7 October, at 14:30, ICTP Budinich Lecture Hall

[Math Group]

BASIC NOTIONS SEMINAR SERIES  2016

Friday, 7 October, at 14:30 hrs.

Felipe Voloch (University of Texas at Austin)

Title: Groups, elliptic curves and bitcoin

Abstract:  I'll explain what elliptic curves are and how they give us 
groups. Then I'll talk a bit about bitcoin (a form of "digital money") 
and show how these groups are used in the security of bitcoin.

VENUE: Budinich Lecture Hall (ICTP Leonardo da Vinci Building)

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Koutou Mabilo
ICTP Mathematics Group
Leonardo Da Vinci Building, room 106
Strada Costiera no. 11
34151 Trieste, Italy

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