Carlisle Adams
Encyclopedia
Carlisle M. Adams is a cryptographer and computer security
researcher. Formerly senior cryptographer at Entrust
, he is currently a professor at the University of Ottawa
. His notable work includes the design (with Stafford Tavares
) of the block cipher
s CAST-128
and CAST-256
. He also helped organize the first Selected Areas in Cryptography
(SAC) workshop in 1994.
Adams received his M.Sc.
degree in computing
and information science
from Queen's University
with a 1985 thesis on the McEliece cryptosystem
. His 1990 electrical engineering
Ph.D.
thesis was on the design of substitution-permutation network
s.
Computer security
Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
researcher. Formerly senior cryptographer at Entrust
Entrust
Entrust Inc. is a $100 million privately-owned software company with 350 employees. It provides identity-based security software and services in the areas of public key infrastructure , multifactor authentication, Secure Socket Layer certificates, fraud detection, digital certificates and mobile...
, he is currently a professor at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
. His notable work includes the design (with Stafford Tavares
Stafford Tavares
Stafford Emanuel Tavares is a cryptographer, professor emeritus at Queen's University.His notable work includes the design of the block ciphers CAST-128 and CAST-256. He also helped organize the first Selected Areas in Cryptography workshop in 1994...
) of the block cipher
Block cipher
In cryptography, a block cipher is a symmetric key cipher operating on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks, with an unvarying transformation. A block cipher encryption algorithm might take a 128-bit block of plaintext as input, and output a corresponding 128-bit block of ciphertext...
s CAST-128
CAST-128
in cryptography, CAST-128 is a block cipher used in a number of products, notably as the default cipher in some versions of GPG and PGP. It has also been approved for Canadian government use by the Communications Security Establishment...
and CAST-256
CAST-256
In cryptography, CAST-256 is a block cipher published in June 1998. It was submitted as a candidate for the Advanced Encryption Standard ; however, it was not among the five AES finalists. It is an extension of an earlier cipher, CAST-128; both were designed according to the "CAST" design...
. He also helped organize the first Selected Areas in Cryptography
Selected Areas in Cryptography
Selected Areas in Cryptography is a series of international cryptography workshops held annually in Canada, every August since 1994. Through 1999, it was held at either Queen's University or Carleton University; the locations have varied more in recent years...
(SAC) workshop in 1994.
Adams received his M.Sc.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degree in computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
and information science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
from Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
with a 1985 thesis on the McEliece cryptosystem
McEliece cryptosystem
In cryptography, the McEliece cryptosystem is an asymmetric encryption algorithm developed in 1978 by Robert McEliece. It was the first such scheme to use randomization in the encryption process...
. His 1990 electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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thesis was on the design of substitution-permutation network
Substitution-permutation network
In cryptography, an SP-network, or substitution-permutation network , is a series of linked mathematical operations used in block cipher algorithms such as AES .Other ciphers that use SPNs are 3-Way, SAFER, SHARK, and Square....
s.