SMS scnews item created by Brendan Creutz at Fri 5 Apr 2013 1222
Type: Seminar
Distribution: World
Expiry: 11 Apr 2013
Calendar1: 11 Apr 2013 1500-1600
CalLoc1: Carslaw 535A
Auth: brendan@60-242-80-51.static.tpgi.com.au (bcreutz) in SMS-WASM

Computational Algebra Seminar: Donnelly -- Recent techniques for the discrete log problem in finite fields, part 2

Speaker: Steve Donnelly (Sydney) 
Title: Recent techniques for the discrete log problem in finite fields, part 2
Time & Place: 3-4pm, Thursday 11 April, Carslaw 535 
Abstract: 
I’ll describe techniques used in the two new records that were announced in February.
Joux computed discrete logs in GF(2^1778) and GF(2^4080), and 
Gogoglu-Granger-McGuire-Zumbragel (Dublin) in GF(2^1971).