Bringing together talks, workshops, hands-on activities and walking tours, the Oxford Maths Festival is an extravaganza of all the wonderful curiosities mathematics holds. Board games, sport, risk and the wisdom of crowds courtesy of Marcus du Sautoy are all on the menu.
Over two days you can immerse yourself in a wide range of events, with something for everyone, no matter what your age or prior mathematical experience.
Oxford Mathematicians Alain Goriely and Mike Giles have been made Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
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Blockchain Technology: A Cryptographic Perspective
Abstract
There is currently a large interest in the applications of the Blockchain technology. After the well known success of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, several other real-world applications of Blockchain technology have been proposed, often raising privacy concerns. We will discuss the potential of advanced cryptographic tools in relaxing the tension between pros and cons of this technology.