Successful completion of a joint cryptographic project between
EADS and A*STAR• New cryptographic suites for telecommunication security applications
• Development of an innovative and secure electronic voting system
• A significant milestone for the long-term R&D partnership
Singapore, 26 November 2007 – The EADS Singapore Research and Technology
Centre (Singapore) and A*STARÂ’s Institute for Infocomm Research (Singapore)
(I2R), are jointly announcing the successful completion of a cryptographic
cooperation project in Singapore today.
Launched in October 2006, the key objectives of the cryptographic joint scientific
cooperation project were to build and validate new cryptographic suites for
telecommunication security applications and to develop a secure electronic voting
system for protecting the privacy of ballots while allowing the summing up of the
votes and evaluating the outcome.
Said Dr Ulrich Schnaut, COO of EADS Singapore Research and Technology
Centre, “The results of this debut collaborative project between EADS and
A*STAR marks a significant milestone for the long-term R&D partnership between
our two organisations. To further develop our partnership, EADS and A*STAR are
currently working on an overarching research collaboration framework agreement
which would allow future projects to be launched without lengthy legal
negotiations.”
“This is I2R’s first collaboration with EADS and we are pleased with the successful
completion. It has proven, yet again, that our institute's crypto R&D expertise can
be applied to meet industry needs,” said Prof Lye Kin Mun, Deputy Executive
Director (Industry) of I2R.
This joint project was led by Dr Bao Feng, Head of the Cryptography and Security
Department of I2R in partnership with experts from EADS. Major scientific results
from the joint project include:
• two innovative cryptographic block ciphers jointly designed and evaluated
by both parties, for the use in secure mobile communicators,
• an in-depth analysis of homomorphic crypto-systems suitable for
governmental electronic voting systems. From the analysis, I2R designs a
new cryptographic scheme with improved properties suitable for electronic
voting. A homomorphic cryptosystem allows operation to be carried on
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encrypted text such as e-voting where the operation is to sum up ballots
without revealing the details of the ballots.
According to experts from EADS, the outcome of this Singaporean project has
been optimized for hardware implementation in cryptographic application-specific
integrated circuits (ASICs) to be used in EADSÂ’ world-leading product lines.
Notes to Editor:
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2006, EADS
generated revenues of € 39.4 billion and employs a workforce of about 116,000.
EADS Singapore Research & Technology Centre is an extension of the Research
Organization within the EADS Group (“EADS Innovation Works”) driven by its Global
Industrial Development strategy. It manages projects for the EADS business units and
EADS Innovation Works while performing its activities in close cooperation with
Singaporean scientific institutions.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*STAR, is Singapore's lead
agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledgebased
Singapore.
A*STAR actively nurtures public sector research and development in Biomedical
Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, with a particular focus on fields essential
to Singapore's manufacturing industry and new growth industries. It oversees 14
research institutes and supports extramural research with the universities, hospital
research centres and other local and international partners. At the heart of this knowledge
intensive work is human capital. Top local and international scientific talent drive
knowledge creation at A*STAR research institutes. The Agency also sends scholars for
undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral training in the best universities, a reflection of
the high priority A*STAR places on nurturing the next generation of scientific talent.
(www.a-star.edu.sg)
The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R - pronounced as i-squared-r) is a member of the
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) family. Established in 2002, our
mission is to be the globally preferred source of innovations in `Interactive Secured
Information, Content and Services Anytime AnywhereÂ’ through research by passionate
people dedicated to SingaporeÂ’s economic success. I2R performs R&D in information,
communications and media (ICM) technologies to develop holistic solutions across the
ICM value chain. Our research capabilities are in information technology and science,
wireless and optical communications, and interactive digital media. We seek to be the
infocomm and media value creator that keeps Singapore ahead. (www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg)
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