The students gain an in-depth knowledge of several current and emerging areas of theoretical computer science. The course familiarizes them with advanced techniques, and develops an understanding of f
Introduction to the physics of random processes and disordered systems, providing an overview over phenomena, concepts and theoretical approachesTopics include:
Random walks; Roughening/pinning; Lo
Information-theoretic methods and their application to secrecy & privacy. Perfect information-theoretic secrecy. Randomness extraction & privacy amplification. Secret key generation from common random