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The first International Conference on Pairing-based Cryptography (Pairing 2007) will be held in Tokyo, Japan on July 2-4, 2007.

Since the introduction of pairings in constructive cryptographic applications, an ever increasing number of protocols have been appearing in the literature: identity-based encryption, short signature, and efficient broadcast encryption to mention but a few. An appropriate mix of theoretical foundations and practical considerations is essential to fully exploit the possibilities offered by pairings: number theory, cryptographic protocols, software and hardware implementations, new security applications, etc.

The aim of "Pairing 2007" is thus to bring together leading researchers and practitioners from academia and industry, all concerned with problems related to pairing-based cryptography. We hope that this conference will enhance communication among specialists from various research areas and promote creative interdisciplinary collaborations.

Authors are invited to submit papers describing their original research on all aspects of pairing-based cryptography, including, but not limited to the following topics:

Area I: Novel cryptographic protocols

ID-based cryptosystem Broadcast encryption Authenticated encryption Short signature

Multi or aggregate signature Ring, group or threshold signature Designed confirmer or undeniable signature Blind or partially blind signature

Identification scheme Password authentication system Key agreement protocol Provably secure protocol

Area II: Mathematical foundation

Weil, Tate, Eta, and Ate pairings Security consideration of pairing Pairings on Abelian variety

Generation of pairing friendly curves (Hyper-) Elliptic curve cryptosystem Point counting algorithm

Number theoretic algorithms Addition formula on the divisor group

Area III: SW/HW implementation

Secure operating system Efficient software implementation FPGA or ASIC implementation

Smart card implementation RFID security Middleware security

Side channel attack Fault attack

Area IV: Applied security

Novel security applications Secure ubiquitous computing Security management

PKI model Application to network security Grid computing

Internet and web security E-business or E-commerce security

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