GTA-RNS 2008 – International Workshop on

Generation, Testing and Applications of Random Number Sequences

in conjunction with

SYNASC 2008

10th International Symposium on

Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing

Timisoara, Romania

September 26 - 29, 2008

Workshop description:

The focus of this workshop is on the generation and testing of random number sequences, but papers describing applications of random sequences in various fields of symbolic and numeric computations are also welcome. In particular, random number sequences are of great importance for digital cryptography as well as for the newly emerging quantum cryptography. Bringing into light original contributions of either theoretical or practical nature is the main goal of this workshop.

Topics:

The main topics of the workshop are:

-          Generation of pseudo-random number sequences

-          Generation of true random number sequences

-          Efficient implementation of software random number generators

-          Parallel algorithms for generation of RNS

-          Cryptographically secure random number generators

-          Hardware random number generators

-          Unpredictable random number generators

-          Statistical testing of random number sequences

-          Efficient implementation of statistical tests for RNS

-          Parallel algorithms for testing RNS

-          Application of random number sequences in digital cryptography

-          Application of random number sequences in quantum cryptography

-          Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods

Submission of papers:

The papers of up to 6 pages should be formatted according to the IEEE conference style (http://synasc08.info.uvt.ro/storage/IEEE_CS_Latex.zip) and must be submitted electronically to asuciu@cs.utcluj.ro.

All papers will be peer reviewed by at least two independent referees of the program committee and accepted on the basis of their scientific merit and relevance to the Workshop topics. Papers accepted for presentation will be published in the SYNASC'08 post-proceedings (published by IEEE Computer Society Press) - ISI Proceedings.

Important due dates:

Submission of papers: July 8, 2008

Notification of acceptance: August 10, 2008

Camera ready version: September 1, 2008

Registration: September 1, 2008

Workshop: September 28, 2008

Revised papers for post-proceedings: October 25, 2008

Workshop chairs:

Michael Mascagni, Florida State University, USA

Peter Hellekalek, University of Salzburg, Austria

Alin Suciu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Program committee:

Florian Boian, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Gabriel Chindris, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Vladimir Cretu, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Pierre L'Ecuyer, Montreal University, Canada

Kurt Eder, Siemens PSE, Romania

Mads Haahr, Trinity College, Ireland

Andre Hagehuelsmann, Microsoft Research, UK

Peter Hellekalek, University of Salzburg, Austria

Mircea Ivan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Thomas Lorunser, ARC – Quantum Technologies, Austria

Michael Mascagni, Florida State University, USA

Wolfgang Merkle, University of Heidelberg, Germany

David Naccache, University of Paris II, France

Victor-Valeriu Patriciu, Technical Military Academy, Romania

Christian Sacarea, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Alin Suciu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Ioan Rasa, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Doru Talaba, “Transilvania” University of Brasov, Romania

Nicolae Tapus, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Romania

Tony Ureche, Windows Security, Microsoft, USA

Hugo Zbinden, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Local organizing committee:

Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Contact:

Alin Suciu, PhD.

Associate Professor

Computer Science Department

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

C. Daicoviciu St. 15, RO-400020, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Tel: +40 264 401443, Fax: +40 264 594491

Email: asuciu at cs.utcluj.ro