Programme

Monday 30 May: Contemporary Mathematics, Cryptography and modern applications

9:15-9:30
 
Doug Hajek
Stefano Cavagnetto
Welcome
Introduction
10:00-11:00
Jan Krajíček
The P versus NP problem
11:00-11:30
 
Coffee break
11:30-12:30
Michal Hojsík
Cryptography in Mobile Phones
12:30-14:30
 
Break for lunch
14:30-15:30
Štepán Holub
Quantum cryptanalysis and quantum cryptography
15:30-16:00
 
Coffee break
16:00-17:00
David Podhola
Industrial applications of cryptography

Tuesday 31 May: History of Cryptography and Secret Communication

9:00-9:45
 
Max O. Altman
 
Cipher machines during the World War II. The German ENIGMA and the small-and simple HAGELIN M-209 from the USA
9:45-10:30
 
Veronika Douchová
Stefano Cavagnetto
Enigma’s models and functioning
 
10:30-11:00
 
Coffee break
11:00-11:45
Jiří Tůma
The Polish contribution to breaking the Enigma cipher
11:45-12:30
 
Bruce Gahir
Stefano Cavagnetto
Turing’s work on Enigma
 
12:30-14:00
 
Break for lunch
14:00-14:30
Jiří Janeček
History of Czechoslovak Army Solutionists in the Times of the Cold War
14:30-15:30
 
Daniel Povolný
 
StB cyphering and cryptoanalysis until the 70's and StB nonstandards breaking of cyphers in the 50's and 60's
15:30-16:00
 
Coffee break
16:00-16:30
Daniel Povolný
Radio counter-intelligence and radio intelligence as means of capture of the cipher messages
16:30-17:00
Prokop Tomek
Ways of Connection for Foreign Agents in the Territory of Czechoslovakia 1970 – 1990
17:00-17:45
Detlev Vreisleben
Clandestine communication and cryptography in Germany during the Cold War
20:15
 
Conference dinner

Wednesday 1 June: Cryptography, Intelligence and Media

9:00-11:00
 
NBU Panel
 
Situation in organization, management and development of cryptography in Czechoslovakia shortly before and after the Velvet revolution
11:00-11:30
 
Coffee break
11:30-12:15
Andor Šándor
Defence Intelligence of the Czech Republic from Warsaw Pact to NATO
12:15-13:00
Wilhelm Dietl
Intelligence Organisations and the Media
13:00-14:30
 
Break for lunch
14:30-16:30
Europeum Panel
Quantum concealment
16:30-17:00
 
Coffee break
17:00-19:30
Exhibition at VHU
(for registered participants of the conference)

Thursday 2 June: Workshops open to the public and high schools

9:00-10:00
Workshop
Introduction to cryptology
10:00-12:00
Workshop
Some applications and practical demonstrations