I am a researcher in cryptography and PhD student at IAIK, Graz University of Technology. My main research interests are in the field of public key cryptography with a focus on post-quantum signature schemes and modern public key cryptography.
| 2019 | Dinur Itai, Daniel Kales, Angela Promitzer, Sebastian Ramacher, Christian Rechberger. Linear Equivalence of Block Ciphers with Partial Non-Linear Layers: Application to LowMC Eurocrypt 2019 (accepted) | |
| 2018 | David Derler, Sebastian Ramacher, Daniel Slamanig. Generic Double-Authentication Preventing Signatures and a Post-Quantum Instantiation ProvSec 2018 | |
| 2018 | David Derler, Sebastian Ramacher, Daniel Slamanig. Post-Quantum Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Accumulators with Applications to Ring Signatures from Symmetric-Key Primitives. PQCrypto 2018 | |
| 2018 | David Derler, Stephan Krenn, Thomas Lorünser, Sebastian Ramacher, Daniel Slamanig, Christoph Striecks: Revisiting Proxy Re-Encryption: Forward Secrecy, Improved Security and Applications. PKC 2018 | |
| 2018 | David Derler, Sebastian Ramacher, Danial Slamanig. Short Double- and N-Times-Authentication-Preventing Signatures from ECDSA and More. Euro S&P 2018 | |
| 2017 | Melissa Chase, David Derler, Steven Goldfeder Claudio Orlandi, Sebastian Ramacher, Christian Rechberger, Daniel Slamanig, Greg Zaverucha. Post-Quantum Zero-Knowledge and Signatures from Symmetric-Key Primitives. CCS 2017 | |
| 2017 | David Derler, Sebastian Ramacher, Daniel Slamanig. Homomorphic Proxy Re-Authenticators and Applications to Verifiable Multi-User Data Aggregation. FC 2017. | |
| 2015 | Alfred Geroldinger, Sebastian Ramacher, Andreas Reinhart. On v-Marot Mori rings and C-rings. Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society Vol. 52 No. 1/2015 |
| 2018 | Generic Double-Authentication Preventing Signatures and a Post-Quantum Instantiation at ProvSec 2018. | |
| 2018 | Post-Quantum Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Accumulators with Applications to Ring Signatures from Symmetric-Key Primitives at PQCrypto 2018. | |
| 2018 | Short Double- and N-Times-Authentication-Preventing Signatures from ECDSA and More at Euro S&P 2018. | |
| 2017 | Post-Quantum Zero-Knowledge and Signatures from Symmetric-Key Primitives at CCS 2017 on November 2, 2017 (together with Steven Goldfeder). | |
| 2017 | Post-Quantum Zero-Knowledge and Signatures from Symmetric-Key Primitives at Microsoft Research on October 26, 2017. | |
| 2017 | Post-Quantum Zero-Knowledge and Signatures from Symmetric-Key Primitives at CryptoSymposium 2017 on March 28, 2017. |
The Picnic family of digital signature algorithms is designed to provide security against attacks by quantum computers, in addition to attacks by classical computers. The building blocks are a zero-knowledge proof system (with post-quantum security), and symmetric key primitives like hash functions and block ciphers, with well-understood post-quantum security. An implementation optimized for speed is available on GitHub. Packages for Ubuntu bionic and cosmic are available as PPA.
Picnic is a round 2 candidate in the ongoing NIST PQC effort.
Eurocrypt 2019, ACNS 2018, APKC 2018, CT-RSA 2018, ICDCS 2018, Asiacrypt 2017, SECPID 2017, Eurocrypt 2017, Africacrypt 2016, ICISC 2016
I am currently involved with the following courses:
Potential topics for student projects, bachelor’s and master’s thesis can be found here: