Source: https://news.dhu.edu.cn/2024/1205/c523a422849/page.htm
Recently, the 11th CRYPTO (the International Cryptography Olympiad NSUCRYPTO-2024) took place at Novosibirsk State University in Russia. A team led by Zhao Xiaopeng, a young faculty member from the School of Computer Science and Technology of DHU, along with Qian Pengyu, a DHU junior student majoring in Information Security, and Ni Jianqiang, a doctoral candidate at East China Normal University, emerged victorious after eight days of intense competition. The team won the Gold Medal in the Professionals Category and secured second place globally, surpassing over 1,250 participants from 47 countries. This marks the best performance ever by a Chinese team in this prestigious international competition.
(Total information about round 2 in NSUCRYPTO 2024)
NSUCRYPTO is a premier global competition focused on cryptography. It is divided into two categories: the Students Group and the Professionals Group, which attracts many cryptography researchers, engineers, and students from top institutions worldwide, including MIT, the University of Cambridge, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Google. The competition covers multiple areas of information security, such as theoretical cryptography (e.g. cryptanalysis), applied cryptography (e.g. cryptographic protocol design), coding theory, information hiding, and quantum computing. Competitors will be required to tackle complex challenges and submit innovative and technically-advanced research reports, which shows the competition’s high demands on their academic depth and practical abilities..
(Winners at Professionals Group in Round 2)
Zhao Xiaopeng noted that NSUCRYPTO provides a platform for young scholars to showcase their talents and exchange ideas. He emphasized that DHU will take this opportunity to deepen frontier research in cutting-edge cryptography, aiming to enhance its international academic standing and contribute to the advancement of national information security. Qian Pengyu shared the positive impact of the competition on his personal growth, stating that the academic communication broadened his horizons, helped him master efficient learning strategies, and exposed him to cutting-edge technologies in information security, such as post-quantum cryptography and quantum computing. He believes this experience has laid a solid foundation for his future application of these technologies.
Photo of Zhao Xiaopeng (left) and Qian Pengyu (right)
This award marks one more significant achievement for DHU in the field of information security and cryptography, highlighting DHU’s excellence in talent development and research innovation. It will further inspire more DHU faculty and students to engage in the study and research of information security, contributing to the advancement of China’s cryptography and cybersecurity fields.
