Cryptographic Proofs, Lattices & Hardness Assumptions: A Polylogue
Professor, MIT & Professor, UCSD
This 'Polylogues' episode features Yael Tauman Kalai and Daniele Micciancio discussing the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of lattice-based cryptography and fully homomorphic encryption. The conversation extends to ethical considerations in post-quantum cryptography research.
In this episode of Polylogues, Science Communicator in Residence Lakshmi Chadrasekaran sits down with two of the senior participants in our Summer 2025 Cryptography program, Yael Tauman Kalai (MIT) and Daniele Micciancio (UCSD). The three of them discuss developments in lattice-based cryptography and fully homomorphic encryption, the gap between theoretical cryptography and its practical applications, ethics in cryptography research for the post-quantum era, and the unique culture of crypto as a field.