This year's theme for National Math Awareness Month is Internet Security. The UA Math Department participates each year with a week of activities. Everyone is invited to join us in celebrating the relevance of mathematics to everyday aspects of modern life. All events are free and open to the public. Talks are for general audiences. For more information, please contact The Math Center, 621-2056, mcenter@math.arizona.edu. For an up-to-date schedule, including short descriptions of each talk or event and related links, please see the webpage: http://math.arizona.edu/events/announcements/2006-04-MAM/
Christian Collberg, Computer Science Department, The University of Arizona, will speak on “Using Steganography to Trace Software Pirates” at 4:00 PM in ILC 150. (A reception with refreshments will follow the talk.)
Feryal Alayont, Department of Mathematics, The University of Arizona, will speak on “Securing Data Transmission Using Coding Theory” at 4:15 PM in Math 501. (Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation.)
“The KGB, the Computer, and Me” to be held at 4:00 PM in FCS 101.
William McCallum, Department of Mathematics, The University of Arizona, will speak on “Basic Cryptography” at 2:00 PM in Math 402. (Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation.)
Nick Rogers, Department of Mathematics, The University of Arizona, will speak on “Techniques of Cryptography” at 1:00 PM in Math 402. (Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation.)