13 NSU students and professors presented 8 reports on the properties of cryptographic discrete functions and new methods for analyzing cryptographic algorithms. Alexander Bakharev, 1st-year MA student at the MMD won the student reports competition.
From October 13 to 21, the 6th annual International Cryptography Olympiad NSUCRYPTO-2019 (Non Stop University Crypto) was held in Akademgorodok. Participants from 16 countries were awarded prizes and diplomas including winners and finalists from Akademgorodok and Novosibirsk. The official language of the NSUCRYPTO Olympics was English and included individual and team competitions.