IACR 2006 Election

Anonymity Policy

The question of anonymity will be put forward to the membership on the ballot in the following form.

Please choose between the following two IACR policy options to take effect as of July 1, 2007.

• Submissions to all IACR conferences (Asiacrypt, Crypto, and Eurocrypt) should normally be anonymous to program committee members throughout the reviewing process. Authorship should only be disclosed by the program chair in rare instances involving conflicts or other special circumstances.
• The policy on anonymity of submissions should be left to the discretion of the program chair of each IACR conference.

Election of Directors

The three directors whose terms are expiring are:

• Thomas Berson
• Lars Knudsen
• Arjen Lenstra

The eight candidates running for the three open director positions are:

• Josh Benaloh
• Tom Berson
• Jovan Golic
• Lars Knudsen
• Arjen Lenstra
• Anna Lysyanskaya
• David Naccache
• Serge Vaudenay

Candidate Statements

Josh Benaloh :

I have served on the IACR Board for the past eight years -- the first six as IACR secretary and the past two as General Chair of Crypto 2006. I seek the opportunity to continue serving in an at-large position. Please see http://research.microsoft.com/crypto/benaloh/iacr.html for a more complete statement. Thank you.

Longer statement: http://research.microsoft.com/crypto/benaloh/iacr.html

Home page: http://research.microsoft.com/crypto/benaloh

Tom Berson :

I have served IACR since 1983 as Secretary, Treasurer, President, and Director. During that time we created conferences, cryptologic literature, and community. Our present challenges include maintaining balance and tolerance in the evolving community. I know where we have been; I know where we are going. Please vote for me.

Longer statement: http://www.anagram.com/vote

Home page: http://www.anagram.com/berson

Jovan Golić :

Many of you know me for research in cryptography in the last two decades. Due to increasing numbers of submissions, the quality of the reviewing process of IACR-sponsored conferences/workshops has been deteriorating seriously. My main objective is to improve the situation and make the process fair, accountable, and transparent.

Lars R. Knudsen :

I want more papers accepted at Crypto, Eurocrypt and Asiacrypt. Skip the free Tuesday afternoon, extend the conferences until Friday noon, rump session Thursday evening. I propose for next by-laws update to have the rule that a director can serve for at most three periods (not counting Officers positions).

Longer statement: http://www2.mat.dtu.dk/people/Lars.R.Knudsen/iacr.html

Home page: http://www.ramkilde.com/iacr.html

Arjen Lenstra :

Continue support of scientific status and relevance of IACR activities, keep working on more affordable registration fees.

Anna Lysyanskaya :

The IACR is my home research community, and I'd like to give back. My priorities are:

• High quality research and effective dissemination
• Tutorials and mentoring
• Dialogue with related research communities, industry, standards and funding agencies

I promise to approach all issues with enthusiasm and an open mind.

Longer statement: http://www.cs.brown.edu/~anna/iacr-election.html

Home page: http://www.cs.brown.edu/~anna

David Naccache :

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Home page: http://www.di.ens.fr/DavidNaccache.html

Serge Vaudenay :

I would like to work on

• Maintaining high quality standards in conference programs. I will suggest implementing quality controls in program committees.
• Keeping the cryptography area as broad as possible.
• Promoting academic careers in the field of cryptography, notably by working on the new best paper award and fellowship tradition.

Home page: http://lasecwww.epfl.ch/~vaudenay