Scientific Scope

Theory: structure of finite fields, primitive elements, normal bases, polynomials, number-theoretic aspects of finite fields, character sums, function fields, APN functions.

Computation: algorithms and complexity, polynomial factorization, decomposition and irreducibility testing, sequences and functions.

Applications: algebraic coding theory, cryptography, algebraic geometry over finite fields, finite incidence geometry, designs, combinatorics, quantum information science.

Organizing Commitee

John Sheekey, chair - University College Dublin, Ireland

Eimear Byrne - University College Dublin, Ireland
Ronan Egan - Dublin City University, Ireland

Gary McGuire - University College Dublin, Ireland

Claude Carlet - University of Paris 8 and University of Bergen, Norway
Sihem Mesnager - University of Paris VIII and Sorbonne University Paris North, France
Gary Mullen - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Daniel Panario - Carleton University,  Canada