Antonio Lei, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Efficient and Secure Iwasawa-Theoretic Isogeny Cryptosystems
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Towers of isogeny graphs and modular curves in the context of post-quantum cryptography
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$25,000
p-adic methods in number theory: eigenvarieties and cohomology of Shimura varieties for the study of L-functions and Galois representations
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$135,000

All 4 grants and awards

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Efficient and Secure Iwasawa-Theoretic Isogeny Cryptosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2025International - Catalyst - Quantum

Principal investigators: Lei, Antonio

Keywords: Computer communications

$25,000

Towers of isogeny graphs and modular curves in the context of post-quantum cryptography

Principal investigatorNSERC2025International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7

Principal investigators: Lei, Antonio

Keywords: Computer communications

$25,000

p-adic methods in number theory: eigenvarieties and cohomology of Shimura varieties for the study of L-functions and Galois representations

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rosso, Giovanni G

Keywords: cohomology; galois representations; iwasawa theory; l-functions; p-adic l-functions; shimura varieties

$135,000

Iwasawa Theory, Euler Systems and Arithmetic Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lei, Antonio

Keywords: iwasawa theory; modular forms; elliptic curves; euler systems; p-adic l-functions; galois representations; ideal class groups; arithmetic geometry; selmer groups; p-adic hodge theory

$222,000

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 Dear Professor Lei, 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 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 "Efficient and Secure Iwasawa-Theoretic Isogeny Cryptosystems" (2025), 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]