Carlisle M. Adams | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph (B.Sc.) Queen's University (M.Sc, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cryptology, Computer security |
| Institutions | University of Ottawa |
Carlisle M. Adams is a Canadian 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]