Giacomo Micheli received an NSF CAREER award of $500,000 over five years to work on rank metric codes from Drinfeld Modules and new primitives in code-based cryptography. This project supports the construction of new primitives in cryptography that make use of new hard mathematical problems arising from algebra and number theory which may resist threats from quantum computing.
The NSF CAREER Award is the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award, recognizing junior faculty who excel at integrating research and education and serve as academic role models. This competitive award supports early-career faculty, typically assistant professors, with a five-year grant to build a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in scientific and educational advancement. Recipients are selected for their potential to advance the mission of their organization and lead breakthroughs in their fields.