Advances in Mathematics of Communications 

About: Advances in Mathematics of Communications is an academic journal published by American Institute of Mathematical Sciences. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer science & Linear code. It has an ISSN identifier of 1930-5338. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 776 publications have been published receiving 6847 citations.

A new family of linear maximum rank distance codes

Abstract: In this article we construct a new family of linear maximum rank distance (MRD) codes for all parameters. This family contains the only known family for general parameters, the Gabidulin codes, and contains codes inequivalent to the Gabidulin codes. This family also contains the well-known family of semifields known as Generalised Twisted Fields. We also calculate the automorphism group of these codes, including the automorphism group of the Gabidulin codes.

Complementary dual codes for counter-measures to side-channel attacks

Abstract: We recall why linear codes with complementary duals (LCD codes) play a role in counter-measures to passive and active side-channel analyses on embedded cryptosystems. The rate and the minimum distance of such LCD codes must be as large as possible. We investigate constructions.

Constructing public- key cryptographic schemes based on class group action on a set of isogenous elliptic curves

Abstract: We propose a public-key encryption scheme and key agreement protocols based on a group action on a set. We construct an implementation of these schemes for the action of the class group $\mathcal{CL}(\mathcal{O}_K)$ of an imaginary quadratic field $K$ on the set $\mathcal{ELL}$p,n$(\mathcal{O}_K)$ of isomorphism classes of elliptic curves over $\mathbb{F}_p$ with $n$ points and the endomorphism ring $\mathcal{O}_K$. This introduces a novel way of using elliptic curves for constructing asymmetric cryptography.

A new almost perfect nonlinear function which is not quadratic

Abstract: Following an example in [12], we show how to change one coordinate function of an almost perfect nonlinear (APN) function in order to obtain new examples. It turns out that this is a very powerful method to construct new APN functions. In particular, we show that our approach can be used to construct a ''non-quadratic'' APN function. This new example is in remarkable contrast to all recently constructed functions which have all been quadratic. An equivalent function has been found independently by Brinkmann and Leander [8]. However, they claimed that their function is CCZ equivalent to a quadratic one. In this paper we give several reasons why this new function is not equivalent to a quadratic one.

Skew constacyclic codes over Galois rings

Abstract: We generalize the construction of linear codes via skew polynomial rings by using Galois rings instead of finite fields as coefficients. The resulting non commutative rings are no longer left and right Euclidean. Codes that are principal ideals in quotient rings of skew polynomial rings by a two sided ideals are studied. As an application, skew constacyclic self-dual codes over GR(4, 2) are constructed. Euclidean self-dual codes give self-dual Z(4)-codes. Hermitian self-dual codes yield 3-modular lattices and quasi-cyclic self-dual Z(4)-codes.