Chaum lecture at NIST on voting

[Paul Walmsley <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

thought I'd pass this along for anyone interested.  no endorsement 
implied...
  

- Paul


ITL Seminar:
Secret-Ballot Receipts: True Voter-Verifiable Elections
Room A202, Advanced Chemical Sciences Laboratory (Bldg. 227)
1:30pm, Wednesday May 19 2004 (11:30am in Boulder)
Webcast will be available on NIST network at http://real.nist.gov/

A new kind of receipt sets a far higher standard of security by letting 
voters verify the election outcome -- even if all election computers and 
records were compromised. The system preserves ballot secrecy, while 
improving access, robustness, and adjudication, all at lower cost.  The 
concept of such receipts will be introduced in a way that requires no 
special background. The properties and some special features achieved will 
also be described from first principles. A number of example ways to 
realize the concepts will be sketched and there may be a demonstration of 
a new one that promises to be applicable shortly for use at polling places 
in the United States.

Dr. David Chaum

Dr. David Chaum is a pioneer in electronic cash and is also known for 
proposing cryptographic techniques that allow individuals to protect their 
identity while securely interacting with others. Among these techniques is 
one for secure electronic election technology and others to provide 
credential mechanisms and untraceable communication. David has over 50 
original publications in the area of cryptography and dozens of patents 
issued and pending. With a Ph.D in Computer Science from Berkeley, he 
taught at several universities, established one of the leading crypto 
research groups, and founded DigiCash and the International Association 
for Cryptologic Research. He is affiliated with several companies, 
universities and international projects.

*Guests from outside NIST are welcome to attend, but need to contact Allan 
Eustis or Larry Reeker at least a day before the seminar and bring along 
photo IDs to pick up their guest badges on arrival at the NIST campus.

Larry H. Reeker, Ph.D.
Senior Computer Scientist
Office of the Director, Information Technology Lab
National Institute of Standards & Technology
Phone: 301-975-5147        Fax: 301-840-1357
E-mail: larry.reeker@xxxxxxxx