Carlisle Adams

Carlisle M. Adams
Residence	Ottawa
Fields	Cryptology, Computer security
Institutions	University of Ottawa
Alma mater	University of Guelph (B.Sc.) Queen's University (M.Sc, PhD)

Carlisle M. Adams is a cryptographer and computer security researcher. Formerly senior cryptographer at Entrust,^[1] he is currently a professor at the University of Ottawa. His notable work includes the design (with Stafford Tavares) of the block ciphers CAST-128 and CAST-256, whose S-boxes are based on the non-linear properties of bent functions. He also helped organize the first Selected Areas in Cryptography (SAC) workshop in 1994. He is also the security advisor of the Ottawa-based electronic signature company Signority.^[2]

References

1. Zorz, Mirko (March 5, 2003). "Interview with Carlisle Adams". Help Net Security. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
2. "Signority: About Us". Retrieved 2014-01-08.

External links

• Carlisle Adams's page at uOttawa