Internship M/F: Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) scalar multiplication alg

at  STMicroelectronics

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Requirements:

• Basic cryptography concepts;
• High level software development, using languages such as Python, SageMath, …;
• Good mathematical background (linear algebra);
• Hardware description skills are a plus

you will research state-of-the-art Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) scalar multiplication algorithms suitable for a hardware implementation with constrained resources (e.g. IoT, microcontroller use cases) and you will build an high level model of the best candidates.

Internship activities:

• Study ladder candidates, ranking them in terms of performances (number of operations), memory requirements, exceptions and their handling; evaluate applicability on different curve families (Short Weierstrass, Edwards, Montgomery);
• Build high-level software models for preliminary testing and evaluation;
• Possibility of exploring hardware implementation and verification starting from the reference models.

Requirements:

• Basic cryptography concepts;
• High level software development, using languages such as Python, SageMath, …;
• Good mathematical background (linear algebra);
• Hardware description skills are a plus.

You will be working in an international team, based in Italy and in France, with strong know-how in cryptographic implementations, both hardware and software, and microcontroller security.
Education level: Bechelor, Master degree.
Duration: 6 to 9 months
We encourage candidates who may not meet every single requirement to apply, as we appreciate diverse perspectives and provide opportunities for growth and learning. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is part of our company culture. Our DEI vision is, “At ST, you can be the true version of yourself”, we value all employee contributions and have zero tolerance for any kind of discrimination.
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