Title: Number theory and cryptography

Speaker: Yangbo Ye

Time, April 17, 3:30 MLH118

Category:  Faculty colloquium

Abstract:  In this presentation Professor Ye will survey his work and progress in number theory since his last colloquium talk in the department. Topics include the Riemann zeta function, automorphic L-functions, their functoriality, upper bounds, and zero statistics, computational number theory, and its applications to cyberspace security or insecurity.

Short Bio: Professor Yangbo Ye is a professor of Mathematics with expertise in number theory and medical imaging. He got his PhD degree from Columbia University in 1986 and joined the department in 1990.