Assistant Professor
Institute for Network Sciences and Cyberspace
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Email: zzbao at tsinghua.edu.cn
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I'm looking for self-motivated and diligent Ph.D. candidates. I am also looking forward to working with postdocs in the area of symmetric-key cryptography. Please feel free to email me.
More Insight on Deep Learning-Aided Cryptanalysis
29th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security Zhenzhen Bao, Jinyu Lu, Yiran Yao, Liu Zhang full paper live talk by Zhenzhen slides by Zhenzhen code |
Asiacrypt 2023 | |
Differential-Linear Approximation Semi-Unconstrained Searching and Partition Tree: Application to LEA and Speck
29th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security Yi Chen, Zhenzhen Bao, Hongbo Yu full paper slides by Yi code |
Asiacrypt 2023 | |
XOCB: Beyond-Birthday-Bound Secure Authenticated Encryption Mode with Rate-One Computation
42th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques Zhenzhen Bao, Seongha Hwang, Akiko Inoue, ByeongHak Lee, Jooyoung Lee, Kazuhiko Minematsu full paper live talk by Seongha slides by Seongha code |
Eurocrypt 2023 | |
A Deep Learning aided Key Recovery Framework for Large-State Block Ciphers
SCIENTIA SINICA Informationis (2022) Yi Chen, Zhenzhen Bao, Yantian Shen, Hongbo Yu full paper code |
Sci. China Inf. Sci. 2022 | |
Enhancing Differential-Neural Cryptanalysis
28th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security Zhenzhen Bao, Jian Guo, Meicheng Liu, Li Ma, Yi Tu full paper live talk by Zhenzhen 5 mins talk by Zhenzhen slides by Zhenzhen code |
Asiacrypt 2022 | |
Superposition Meet-in-the-Middle Attacks: Updates on Fundamental Security of AES-like Hashing
42nd Annual International Cryptology Conference Zhenzhen Bao, Jian Guo, Danping Shi, Yi Tu full paper slides by Zhenzhen 25 mins talk by Zhenzhen 5 mins talk by Zhenzhen code |
Crypto 2022 | |
Automatic Search of Meet-in-the-Middle Preimage Attacks on AES-like Hashing
40th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques Zhenzhen Bao, Xiaoyang Dong, Jian Guo, Zheng Li, Danping Shi, Siwei Sun, Xiaoyun Wang full paper live talk by Zhenzhen 25 mins talk by Danping |
Eurocrypt 2021 | |
WARP: Revisiting GFN for Lightweight 128-bit Block Cipher
27th International Conference - Selected Areas in Cryptography Subhadeep Banik, Zhenzhen Bao, Takanori Isobe, Hiroyasu Kubo, Kazuhiko Minematsu, Kosei Sakamoto, Nao Shibata, Maki Shigeri full paper talk by Kosei code |
SAC 2020 | |
Generic Attacks on Hash Combiners
Journal of Cryptology 33(3): 742-823 (2020) Zhenzhen Bao, Itai Dinur, Jian Guo, Gaƫtan Leurent, Lei Wang Invited to present at ASK 2019 full paper slides by Zhenzhen |
Journal of Cryptology 2020 | |
TNT: How to Tweak a Block Cipher
39th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques Zhenzhen Bao, Chun Guo, Jian Guo, Ling Song full paper short live slides live talk by Zhenzhen 25 mins talk by Chun code |
Eurocrypt 2020 | |
Extended Truncated-differential Distinguishers on Round-reduced AES
IACR Trans. Symmetric Cryptol. 2020(3): 197-261, 27th annual Fast Software Encryption conference Zhenzhen Bao, Jian Guo, Eik List full paper slides by Eik live talk by Eik 25 mins talk by Eik code |
ToSC 2020(3)/FSE 2020 | |
Optimizing Implementations of Linear Layers
IACR Trans. Symmetric Cryptol. 2020(2): 120-145, 27th annual Fast Software Encryption conference Zejun Xiang, Xiangyoung Zeng, Da Lin, Zhenzhen Bao, Shasha Zhang full paper slides by Zejun live talk by Zejun 25mins talk by Zejun code |
ToSC 2020(2)/FSE 2020 | |
Improved Meet-in-the-Middle Preimage Attacks against AES Hashing Modes
IACR Trans. Symmetric Cryptol. 2019(4): 318-347, 27th annual Fast Software Encryption conference Zhenzhen Bao, Lin Ding, Jian Guo, Haoyang Wang, Wenying Zhang full paper live talk by Haoyang 25 mins talk by Haoyang |
ToSC 2019(4)/FSE 2020 | |
ZOCB and ZOTR: Tweakable Blockcipher Modes for Authenticated Encryption with Full Absorption
IACR Trans. Symmetric Cryptol. 2019(2): 1-54, 27th annual Fast Software Encryption conference Zhenzhen Bao, Jian Guo, Tetsu Iwata, Kazuhiko Minematsu full paper slides by Tetsu live talk by Tetsu 25 mins talk by Tetsu code |
ToSC 2019(2)/FSE 2020 | |
PEIGEN - a Platform for Evaluation, Implementation, and Generation of S-boxes
IACR Trans. Symmetric Cryptol. 2019(1): 330-394, 26th annual Fast Software Encryption conference Zhenzhen Bao, Jian Guo, San Ling, Yu Sasaki full paper slides by Zhenzhen talk by Zhenzhen code |
ToSC 2019(1)/FSE 2019 | |
Functional Graphs and Their Applications
in Generic Attacks on Iterated Hash Constructions
IACR Trans. Symmetric Cryptol. 2018(1): 201-253, 25th annual Fast Software Encryption conference Zhenzhen Bao, Jian Guo, Lei Wang full paper slides by Zhenzhen talk by Zhenzhen code code |
ToSC 2018(1)/FSE 2018 | |
Functional Graph Revisited:
Updates on (Second) Preimage Attacks on Hash Combiners
37nd Annual International Cryptology Conference Zhenzhen Bao, Lei Wang, Jian Guo, Dawu Gu full paper slides by Zhenzhen talk by Zhenzhen code |
Crypto 2017 | |
Applying MILP Method
to Searching Integral Distinguishers Based on Division Property for 6 Lightweight
Block Ciphers
22nd International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security Zejun Xiang, Wentao Zhang, Zhenzhen Bao, Dongdai Lin full paper talk by Zejun code |
Asiacrypt 2016 | |
The Linear Complexity and 2-Error Linear Complexity Distribution of 2^n-Periodic Binary Sequences with Fixed Hamming Weight
Information and Communications Security, 18th International Conference Wenlun Pan, Zhenzhen Bao, Dongdai Lin, Feng Liu full paper |
ICICS 2016 | |
The Distribution of 2^n-Periodic Binary Sequences with Fixed k-Error Linear Complexity
Information Security Practice and Experience, 12th International Conference Wenlun Pan, Zhenzhen Bao, Dongdai Lin, Feng Liu full paper |
ISPEC 2016 | |
Bitsliced Implementations of the PRINCE, LED and RECTANGLE Block Ciphers on AVR 8-bit Microcontrollers
17th International Conference, Information and Communications Security Zhenzhen Bao, Peng Luo, Dongdai Lin full paper slides by Zhenzhen code |
ICICS 2015 | |
A New Classification of 4-bit Optimal S-boxes and Its Application to PRESENT, RECTANGLE and SPONGENT
Fast Software Encryption - 22nd International Workshop Wentao Zhang, Zhenzhen Bao, Vincent Rijmen, Meicheng Liu full paper talk by Wentao |
FSE 2015 | |
RECTANGLE: a Bit-slice Lightweight Block Cipher Suitable for Multiple Platforms
SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences, 58(12):1-15 Wentao Zhang, Zhenzhen Bao, Dongdai Lin, Vincent Rijmen, Bohan Yang, Ingrid Verbauwhede full paper slides by Wentao |
Sci. China Inf. Sci. 2015 | |
Speeding Up the Search Algorithm for the Best Differential and Best Linear Trails
Information Security and Cryptology - 10th International Conference Zhenzhen Bao, Wentao Zhang, Dongdai Lin full paper slides by Zhenzhen |
Inscrypt 2014 |
ToSC/FSE (Editorial Board) 2024/2023, 2023/2022, 2022/2021, 2021/2020, 2020/2019
Asiacrypt (Program Committee, Session Chair) 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019
ACISP (Program Committee) 2022, 2020
Inscrypt (Program Committee, Session Chair) 2021
CFail (Program Committee) 2021
2020, Gopalakrishnan - NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2009, National Scholarship, University of Science and Technology of China, by Ministry of Education, China