International Conference / Journal
QuantumScouter: Reinforcement Learning-Based Optimization of Variational Quantum Circuits for Differential Cryptanalysis
Gilsang Ahn, Jiwoo Baek, Donggun Lee, Insung Kim, Changmin Lee, Seokhie Hong, Dongjae Lee
ACM Conference on Post Quantum and Quantum Security (PQQS), 2026
Key-Independent Secret-Key Distinguisher for 7-Round AES based on the Joint Generalized Zero-Difference Property
Hanbeom Shin, Sunyeop Kim, Byoungjin Seok, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, Seokhie Hong, Sangjin Lee, Dongjae Lee
International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security (Asiacrypt), 2026
New Exchanged Boomerang Distinguishers for 5-Round AES
Hanbeom Shin, Seonkyu Kim, Byoungjin Seok, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, Seokhie Hong, Dongjae Lee
International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS), 2026
Difficulty Analysis of Posiform-Planted QUBO Benchmarks via Energy and Hamming Metrics
Yideun Kim, Dongjae Lee
IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), Poster Session, 2026
Quantum-Annealing-Aided Key-Recovery Attack on the A5-GMR-2 Cipher
Minjae Lee, Insung Kim, Junhwan Cho, Taehun Kang, Sunyeop Kim, Dongjae Lee
Journal of Computational Science (JOCSI), 2026 [Link]
MIFA: An MILP-based Framework for Improving Differential Fault Attacks
Hanbeom Shin, Insung Kim, Sunyeop Kim, Byoungjin Seok, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, Seokhie Hong, Sangjin Lee, Dongjae Lee
IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (TCHES), 2026 / Annual Conference on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES), 2026 [Link]
Applying Quantum Annealing to Block Cipher Cryptanalysis: An Experimental Study of Searching for Integral Distinguishers
Insung Kim, Minjae Lee, Taehoon Kang, Gilsang Ahn, Sunyeop Kim, Seokhie Hong, Dongjae Lee
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC), 2026 [Link]
Towards QPU-only Quantum Annealing: Optimal Penalty Weights for CQM-to-BQM Conversion
Junwhan Cho, Minjae Lee, Insung Kim, Dongjae Lee
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC), Poster Session, 2026 [Link]
Key-Recovery Attack on 5-Round AES with Multiple-of-8 Property
Hanbeom Shin, Sunyeop Kim, Byoungjin Seok, Dongjae Lee, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, Seokhie Hong
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences (ToF), 2026 [Link]
Activation-Guided Fuzzing for Neural Network Analysis
Beomjun Kim, Dongjae Lee
International Conference on Mobile Internet Security (MobiSec), Poster Session, 2025
SAECHAM: Secure and Efficient Lightweight Block Cipher CHAM Variant
Myoungsu Shin, Hanbeom Shin, Insung Kim, Sunyeop Kim, Dongjae Lee, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, Seokhie Hong
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IOTJ), 2025 [Link]
Best interleave size of GIFT-128 on 64-bit ARM processor
Myeonghoon Lee, Hanbeom Shin, Myoungsu Shin, Dongjae Lee, Seog Chung Seo, Seokhie Hong
Journal of Cryptographic Engineering (JCEN), 2025 [Link]
Redefining Security in Shadow Cipher for IoT Nodes: New Full-Round Practical Distinguisher and the Infeasibility of Key-Recovery Attacks
Sunyeop Kim, Myoungsu Shin, Seonkyu Kim, Hanbeom Shin, Insung Kim, Donggeun Kwon, Dongjae Lee, Seonggyeom Kim, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, and Seokhie Hong
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IOTJ), 2024 [Link]
Improved Quantum Rebound Attacks on Double Block Length Hashing with Round-Reduced AES-256 and ARIA-256
Dongjae Lee and Seokhie Hong
IACR Transactions on Symmetric Cryptology (TOSC), 2024 / IACR Fast Software Encryption Conference (FSE), 2025 [Link]
Accurate False-Positive Probability of Multiset-Based Demirci-Selçuk Meet-in-the-Middle Attacks
Dongjae Lee, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, and Seokhie Hong
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences (ToF), 2024 [Link]
A Practical Ciphertext-Only Attack on GMR-2 System
Dongjae Lee, Jaewoo Kim, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, and Seokhie Hong
IEEE Access, 2023 [Link]
Improved Ciphertext-Only Attack on GMR-1
Dongjae Lee, Deukjo Hong, Jaechul Sung, Seonggyeom Kim, and Seokhie Hong
IEEE Access, 2021 [Link]