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HEDoctoral network2023–2027

ENCODE · European Network in Coding Theory and Applications

Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2023-03-01 → 2027-02-28
EU contribution
€1,985,710
Participants
12
Scheme
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN

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Results in brief

European Network in Coding Theory and Applications

While modern society is heavily dependent on digital technologies, data can be compromised, damaged or disappear due to errors induced by noise, disc failures, untrustworthy servers and malicious cyber-attacks. Transmission and storage of data also incur energy costs. Coding theory plays a pivotal role in providing the theoretical basis of a secure, robust, and efficient digital infrastructure. Coding theory is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of mathematics, computer science and electrical engineering. Its many applications include error-correction, network coding, distributed storage, cryptography, private information retrieval and distributed computation. The basic principle of coding theory is that encoding data makes it robust to corruption from noise and packet loss. It arises as a fundamental tool of every system of digital communications, including satellite communications, cloud storage systems, multi-party communications and code-based cryptosystems. The principal scientific aim of the ENCODE project is to develop fundamental coding theoretic tools to support modern digital communication and its evolving needs. The ENCODE doctoral network was designed with the goal to deliver a specialized and innovative training in coding theory and its applications to eight doctoral candidates.

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Project objective

Coding theory is a cornerstone of the mathematics of communications. It an interdisciplinary field, lying at the intersection of mathematics, computer science and electrical engineering. It is a fundamental tool of every system of digital communications, with applications to error-correction, distributed storage, wireless communications, secure multi-party computation and post-quantum cryptography. The ENCODE doctoral network will focus on fundamentals and applications of coding theory to security, privacy and efficiency of distributed communication & computation. The DN will leverage the complementary expertise of 7 academic and 5 non-academic partners, to guide its 8 DCs to address and solve deep problems in coding theory and its applications. The DN will offer a superior supervisory experience for each DC, who will each benefit from the expertise of multiple advisors in academia and industry. The non-academic partners include 5 companies working at the cutting edge of cybersecurity, who will offer invaluable contributions to the training programme via hosting of DCs and input in advanced training sessions. DCs will be exposed to current technical challenges faced by industry and will have the opportunity to apply mathematics to tackle real-world problems during industrial secondments. ENCODE will create a unique training programme, designed to equip its DCs with the scientific tools and transferable skills required for them to become future leaders in the field, both in academia and in industry. The ENCODE programme will implement all EC Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training, adhere to best practice as outlined in the EU Charter & Code, the MSCA Green Charter, and ensure gender equality in all aspects of its activities, to create a lasting international, intersectoral, interdisciplinary doctoral network, dedicated to excellence in science, ethical standards & communications that will extend far beyond the DN.

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Participants

  • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN · DublinCoordinatorIreland
  • AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR · EspooFinland
  • Bitwards Oy · HelsinkiFinland
  • DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV · KOLNGermany
  • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE · Le Chesnay CedexFrance
  • INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE PARIS · PalaiseauFrance
  • NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NETHERLANDS BV · EindhovenNetherlands
  • Roseman Labs B.V. · BredaNetherlands
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · EindhovenNetherlands
  • UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL · NeuchatelSwitzerland
  • WITHSECURE OYJ · HELSINKIFinland
  • WORLDLINE · PUTEAUXFrance

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