An Interdisciplinary Workshop on
Machine Learning for Cryptology
(ML4Crypto 2023)November 8-10, 2023
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Organized by:
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (CAIML), ISI Kolkata
and
Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India
The Workshop
In recent years, Cryptography and Machine Learning have experienced a new level of handshaking. In Machine Learning, we aim to recognize patterns from the data, whereas in Cryptography, we aim to hide the patterns. So, a better Cryptographic approach should impose a more challenging pattern recognition task to a Machine Learning model. Hence, the Machine Learning approaches may play pivotal roles in testing the hardness of cryptographic approaches. There lies immense promise in applying Machine Learning toward Cryptanalysis.
Likewise the previous versions, the primary objective of this workshop is to foster stimulating deliberation on the recent advances in applications of machine learning for cryptanalysis including how the synergistic interaction between machine learning and cryptography can be further exploited to advance either field. Research experts from academia and government organizations will make the participants aware of the role of Machine Learning in Cryptography. The participants will benefit from the interactions with the speakers who are acclaimed researchers and practitioners in the field of Cryptography and Machine Learning. Interactions of the participants with these renowned speakers of the domain will not only meet the technical quests of young minds of Indian students, researchers and practitioners but also possibly open up avenues for future collaboration.
Speakers and Program Details
The workshop (to be organized in an offline mode) will be inaugurated in the morning on November 8, 2023. This will be followed by technical sessions spanning over three days. There will be several technical sessions. The post-lunch session on November 10, 2023 is kept reserved for networking and valedictory ceremony.
There will be a Data Science Challenge as a part of the workshop. This will be organized in the afternoon on November 9, 2023.
The speakers will be leading academicians and researchers from government organizations and industry. The list of speakers confirmed as of now are as follows:
- Prabhat Mishra, University of Florida, USA
- Amlan Chakrabarti, Calcutta University / IIIT Delhi
- Santanu Sarkar, IIT Madras
- Swagatam Das, ISI Kolkata / TCG CREST
- Tarun Yadav, DRDO, India
- Saibal K. Pal, DRDO, India
- Pooja Yadav, DRDO, India
The final program schedule is available [HERE]
Organizing Committee
Chief Patrons:
- Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Director, ISI
- N. Rajesh Pillai, Director, SAG, DRDO
Workshop Co-chairs:
- Nikhil Ranjan Pal, ISI Kolkata
- Utpal Garain, ISI Kolkata
- Saibal K. Pal, DRDO
Organizing Committee:
- Malay Bhattacharyya, ISI Kolkata
- Arpita Sarkar, ISI Kolkata
- Indivar Gupta, DRDO
- Girish Mishra, DRDO
- Shantanu, DRDO
Application Process
To be a participant of the workshop, fill this application form.
Eligibility: The workshop is targeted for the students, researchers and industry professionals who have some background either in Cryptography or Machine Learning. Students pursuing post-graduate or doctoral studies in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or related fields, academicians and industry professionals are encouraged to apply. Selected candidates will be informed by email with other instructions. The decision of the Workshop committee about the suitability of a candidate for the workshop will be final and further queries will not be entertained in this regard.
The participants have to manage their accommodation on their own. No accommodation can be provided to the participants during the workshop.
There is a registrataion fee for participating in the workshop. The registration fee is to be paid once the applicant is shortlisted for participation. The registration details are as follows.
| Category | Registration Fee |
|---|---|
| Students/Postdocs | INR 2000 + 18% GST = INR 2360 |
| Researchers/Faculties in Government/Academia | INR 5000 + 18% GST = INR 5900 |
| Industry Representatives | INR 10000 + 18% GST = INR 11800 |
Data Science Challenge
To take part in the Data Science Challenge and download the data, apply through here.
Eligibility: The Data Science Challenge is targeted for the students, researchers and industry professionals who are acquainted with Cryptography and Machine Learning. The registrants for this challenge need not to apply separately for the workshop. The final submission has to be made on behalf of a team (with one or more members).
Best performing teams will be intimated by email with other instructions to present their model and results in the workshop. The training data will be made available during the registration. The trained model is to be submitted by sharing the codes. The submitted model will be tested on an independent test dataset. There is no registrataion fee for participating in the Data Science Challenge. However, the application is to be made in due time.
Sponsors
This workshop is sponsored by the Indian Statistical Institute and Defence Research and Development Organisation.
Previous Versions
Details about the earlier versions of this workshop can be found below.
Contact
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