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Department of Mathematics
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031

Phone: (212) 650-5346
Fax: (212) 650-6294
math@ccny.cuny.edu

Vladimir Shpilrain

Portrait of Vladimir Shpilrain
Position
Professor
Email
shpilrain@yahoo.com
Office
NAC 4/118B
Office hours
Tu, Th 1:00-2:00 on Blackboard
Office phone
(212) 650-5158
Homepage
http://shpilrain.ccny.cuny.edu/

Research

I have done research in several areas of mathematics and computer science; currently I am mostly working on information security. My research right now is focused on post-quantum cryptography, i.e., I am trying to create various cryptographic protocols secure against attackers who can use a (still hypothetical) quantum computer. I am also interested in security aspects of blockchains.

I am also interested in problems of computational nature, especially in the complexity of various algorithms. Together with several collaborators (I.Kapovich, A.G.Myasnikov, P.Schupp), I have applied probabilistic methods to the study of complexity of various decision problems in group theory. This direction of research brings together mathematics, statistics, and theoretical computer science by providing statistical analysis and, at the same time, rigorous mathematical justification of the successful performance of various non-deterministic algorithms widely used in real-life applications, in particular, to cryptography.

More details about my research can be found at http://shpilrain.ccny.cuny.edu/

Classes

For Spring 2023, Vladimir Shpilrain is teaching:

Past teaching