Michael Jacobson Jr., University of Calgary

Research

public-key cryptography computational number theory algebraic number theory elliptic and hyperelliptic curves experimental mathematics mathematical software cryptographic intractability assumptions algorithmic number theory

Latest funding

Algorithms in Number Theory and Cryptography
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000
MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)
NSERC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$12,553,000
Algorithms in number theory and cryptography
NSERC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$90,000

All 5 grants and awards

Algorithms in Number Theory and Cryptography

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jacobson Jr., Michael

Keywords: public-key cryptography; computational number theory; algebraic number theory; elliptic and hyperelliptic curves; experimental mathematics; mathematical software; cryptographic intractability assumptions; algorithmic number theory; arithmetic algebraic geometry; diophantine equations

$87,000

MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$12,553,000

Algorithms in number theory and cryptography

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: JacobsonJr, Michael

$90,000

Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems/Les mathématiques des technologies de l'information et des systèmes complexes

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$17,419,000

Algorithms in number theory and cryptography

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: JacobsonJr, Michael

$75,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: public-key cryptography Dear Professor Jacobson Jr., My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on public-key cryptography connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Algorithms in Number Theory and Cryptography" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]