Professor,
Department of Mathematics & Statistics and
Department of Computer Science,
University of Calgary
Fellow, Association for Women in Mathematics
CONTACT
- Department of Mathematics & Statistics
- University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
- Phone: +1-403-220-6628
- Fax: +1-403-282-5150
- E-Mail: rscheidl@ucalgary.ca
- Web: cspages.ucalgary.ca/~rscheidl
SCHOLAR PROFILES
- Google Scholar
- ORCID
- ResearchGate
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Manitoba (Canada), 1993
- Doctoral Dissertation: Applications of Algebraic Number Theory to Cryptography
Supervisor: H.C. Williams
- Diplom (BSc & MSc),
Mathematics, University of Cologne (Germany), 1987
- Diplomarbeit (Master's thesis): Algebra and Arithmetic of Cubic Forms and Cubic Number Fields
(in German)
Supervisor: W. Jehne
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Professor
- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Calgary, since 2008
- Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, since 2008
- Helene Lange Visiting Professor
- Department of Mathematics, Carl von Ossietzky Universtät Oldenburg, Germany, January-December 2022
- Graduate Program Director
- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Calgary, 2011-2016
- Associate Professor
- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Calgary, 2001-2008
- Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2001-2008
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware, 1999-2001
- Department of Computer & Information Sciences, University of Delaware (courtesy appointment), 1999-2001
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Computer & Information Sciences, University of Delaware (courtesy appointment), 1995-1999
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware, 1993-1999
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- Krieger-Nelson Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society, 2024
- Fellow, Association for Women in Mathematics, since 2022
RESEARCH GRANTS
- Sole Investigator
- NSERC Discovery Grant, 2019-2025
- NSERC Discovery Grant, 2011-2019
- NSERC Discovery Grant, 2006-2011
- NSERC Research Grant, 2002-2006
- NSA Young Investigator Grant, 2000-2003
- NSF Research Grant, 1996-1998
- University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) Grant, 1994-1995
- Partner or Participant
- PIMS Collaborative Research Group on L-Functions in Analytic Number Theory (Group Leaders: A. Hamieh, H. Kadiri, G. Martin, N.Ng), 2022-2025
- PIMS Collaborative Research Group on Explicit Methods for Abelian Varieties (Group Leader: M. J. Jacobson Jr), 2015-2018
- PIMS Collaborative Research Group on L-Functions and Number Theory (Group Leader: M. Greenberg), 2010-2013
- CNRS Project for International Scientific Cooperation
(Principal Investigator M. J. Jacobson Jr, Co-Investigator L. Imbert), 2010-2013
- NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant (Principal Investigator: G. Chen), 2009
- NSERC Strategic Grant (Principal Investigator V. Dimitrov), 2004-2007
- MITACS Award (Principal Grant Holders H.C. Williams & A. Menezes), 2003-2007
- PIMS Collaborative Research Group on Number Theory (Group Leaders: Peter Borwein and David Boyd), 2003-2005
- University of Calgary Research Excellence Envelope, 2003-2005
- University of Calgary Capital Start-Up, 2001-2003
RECENT PRESENTATIONS (past 6 years)
- Invited Research Presentations
- Solving norm equations in global function fields using compact representations
- CMS Winter Meeting, Richmond (British Columbia, Canada),Novembr 30, 2024
- Structure of Supersingular Isogeny Graphs
- International Conference on Class Groups of Number Fields and Related Topics, IISER Berhampur, Odhisa, India (online), November 24, 2024
- The Ankeny-Artin-Chowla conjecture in actual and fake real quadratic orders
- Krieger-Nelson Prize lecture, CMS Summer Meeting, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada), June 2, 2024
- Colloquium, University of Groningen (the Netherlands), November 1, 2022
- Colloquium, University of Oldenburg, May 18, 2022 (in German)
- Difference necklaces
- AMS Spring Central Sectional Meeting, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 20, 2024
- Mathematics Colloquium, University of Calgary (online), September 24, 2020
- Alberta Number Theory Days, Banff International Research Station (online), May 2, 2020
- Orienteering on supersingular isogeny volcanoes using one endomorphism
- LMFDB, Computation, and Number Theory (LuCaNT), Providence (Rhode Island, USA), July 14, 2023
- GAATI Laboratory, University of French Polynesia (Puna'auia, Tahiti), June 23, 2023
- Number Theory & Combinatorics Seminar, University of Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada), March 13, 2023
- International Conference on Class Groups of Number Fields and Related Topics, Kerala School of Mathematics, Kozhikode, India (online), November 21, 2022
- Constructing imaginary quadratic fields with large n-class rank
- CMS Winter Meeting (online), December 4, 2021
- International Conference on Class Groups of Number Fields and Related Topics, Kerala School of Mathematics, Kozhikode, India (online), October 21, 2021
- Front Range Number Theory Day, University of Colorado Boulder (online), September 25, 2021
- Computing modular polynomials and isogeny graphs of rank 2 Drinfeld modules
- Algebraic Geometry, Number Theory and Applications, University of French Polynesia (Puna'auia, Tahiti), August 16, 2021
- Number Theory Web Seminar (online), April 22, 2021
- Hawai'i Number Theory (HINT), University of Hawai'i (Manoa, HI, USA), March 18, 2019
- A journey of cryptography in class groups of quadratic fields
- Mathematics Colloquium, University of Oregon (Eugene, OR, USA), March 2, 2020
- International Conference on Class Groups of Number Fields & Related Topics, Prayagraj (India), October 17, 2019
- Improved efficiency of a linearly homomorphic cryptosystem
- AMS Fall Central Sectional Meeting, University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI, USA), September 14, 2019
- Dan Shanks' CUFFQI algorithm resurrected
- Celebrating 75 Years of Mathematics of Computation, Providence (Rhode Island, USA), November 1, 2018
- CMS Summer Meeting, Fredericton (New Brunswick, Canada), June 3, 2018
- Numerical tests of two conjectures in fake real quadratic orders
- International Conference on Class Groups of Number Fields and Related Topics, Allahabad (India), October 9, 2018
- Contributed Research Presentations
- Orienteering with one endomorphism
- Algebra & Number Theory Seminar, University of Calgary, October 24, 2024
- Difference Necklaces - a sequel
- 54th West Coast Number Theory Conference, Nevada State University, Henderson (Nevada, USA), December 18, 2023
- (Winner of one of several Selfridge prizes for "subjecting the audience to ham cycles and combinatorial explosions")
- Difference Necklaces
- 50th West Coast Number Theory Conference, Pacific Grove (California, USA), December 17, 2019
- Invited Public Lectures and Outreach Events
- Lecture, Class groups - factoring prime numbers (and yes, you read that right!), Coffee at the Lounge Series, University of Calgary, November 30, 2023
- Lecture, Factoring prime numbers, Association for Women in Mathematics Colloquium, University of Calgary, November 30, 2018
STUDENTS (includes co-supervisions)
- Postdoctoral
- Antoine Leudiere (PhD, Mathematics, University of Lorraine, 2024), 2024-2026
- Gregory Knapp (PhD, Mathematics, University of Oregon, 2023), 2023-2025
- Erik Holmes(PhD Mathematics, University of Hawai'i Manoa, 2021), 2021-2023
- Jack Klys (PhD, Mathematics, University of Toronto, Canada, 2017), 2018-2020
- Ha Tran (PhD, Mathematics, University of Tor Vergata Rome, Italy, 2015), 2016-2018
- Felix Fontein (PhD, Mathematics, University of Zuerich, Switzerland, 2008), 2009-2010
- Qingquan Wu (PhD, Mathematics, University of Illinois, 2007), 2008-2010
- Pieter Rozenhart (PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2009), 2009
- Eric Landquist (PhD, Mathematics, University of Illinois, 2009), 2009
- Stephane Lemieux (PhD, Mathematics, University of Alberta, 2004), 2004-2006
- Roger Patterson (PhD, Mathematics, Macquarie University, Australia, 2004), 2004-2006
- Doctoral
- Doeon (Andrew) Cha, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary (expected 2028)
- Milad Fakhari, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary (expected 2028)
- Laura Maddison, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary (expected 2028)
- Fatemeh Jalalvand, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary (expected 2026)
- Pedro Jose Sobrevilla Moreno, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary (expected 2025)
- Qinglong Luo, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2024
- Sumin Leem, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2023
- Perlas Caranay, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2018
- Monireh Rezai Rad, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2016
- Colin Weir, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2013
- Adrian Tang, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2011
- Eric Landquist, PhD, Mathematics, University of Illinois, 2009
- Pieter Rozenhart, PhD, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2009
- Qingquan Wu, PhD, Mathematics, University of Illinois, 2007
- Master's
- Amir Abbas Asgari, MSc, Computer Science & Mathematics (expected 2025)
- Vincent Macri, MSc, Mathematics, University of Calgary (expected 2025)
- Jonathan Webster, MSc, Computer Science, University of Calgary (expected 2025)
- Qinglong Luo, MSc, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2019
- Evan MacNeil, MSc, Mathematics, Universty of Calgary, 2019
- Parthasarathi Das, MSc, Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2019
- Honyan Wang, MSc, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2016
- Vanessa Dixon, MSc, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2011
- Perlas Caranay, MSc, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2009
- Manisha Parmar, MSc, Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2008
- Karel Bergmann, MSc, Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2007
- Taysia Krivoruchko, MSc, Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2007
- Nick Sullivan, MSc, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2007
- Richard Cannings, MSc, Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2004
- Daniel Weimer, Diplom (MSc), Mathematics, Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany), 2004
- Brendan Oseen, MSc, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2003
- Undergraduate
- Janelle Wiebe, BSc Honours, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2022
- Christian Bagshaw, BSc Honours, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2021
- Madelin Entz, BSc Honours, Mathematics, University of Calgary, 2020
- Boonyarit (Ken) Intiyot, BSc Honors, Mathematics, University of Delaware, 1998
- Other
- Antoine Leudiere, Visiting PhD student, University of Lorraine (Nancy, France), September-November 2023
- Approximately 40 undergraduate summer research and capstone course projects, since 2001
TEACHING
- University of Calgary
- CPSC/PMAT 669 Cryptography
- CPSC/PMAT 629 Elliptic Curves and Cryptography
- CPSC 601.94 Topics in Computational Algebraic Number Theory
- PMAT 529/649 Advanced Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
- PMAT 503.04 Modern Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
- CPSC 502 Research Project
- CPSC 429 Applied Cryptography
- PMAT 429 Cryptography - Design and Analysis of Cryptosystems
- CPSC/PMAT 418/MATH 318 Introduction to Cryptography
- CPSC 413 Design and Analysis of Algorithms I
- MATH 401 Topics in Cryptography
- PMAT 329 Introduction to Cryptography
- MATH 327 Number Theory
- PMAT 317 Honours Algebra I
- PMAT 315 Algebra I
- CPSC 313 Introduction to Computability
- CPSC 251 Theoretical Foundations of Compuer Science
- MATH 211 Linear Methods I
- Carl von Ossietzky Universtät Oldenburg
- mat 715 Algebraic Curves and Functions (Algebraische Kurven und Funktionen, in German)
- mat 335 Introduction to Number Theory and Computer Algebra (Einführung in die Zahlentheorie und Computeralgebra, in German)
- University of Waterloo
- M135 Algebra
- University of Delaware
- MATH-826 Topics in Cryptography
- MATH-672 Vector Spaces
- MATH-650 Abstract Algebra
- MATH-567 Discrete Mathematics for Secondary Teachers
- MATH-466 Introduction to Number Theory and Cryptography (independent study)
- MATH-466 Cryptography (independent study)
- MATH-451 Abstract Algebra
- MATH-389 Graph Theory
- MATH-315 Discrete Mathematics II
- MATH-222 Calculus II
- MATH-221 Calculus I
- MATH-210 Discrete Mathematics I
- University of Manitoba
- 74.327 Formal Languages and Automata
- 74.120 Introductory Computer Science
- 74.100 Information Technology for Management
- Special Graduate Teaching
- An Introduction to Global Function Fields (3 lectures)
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PIMS Summer School on Inclusive Paths to Number Theory, University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), August 23-27, 2021
- Introduction to Function Fields (5 lectures)
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UNCG Summer School in Computational Number Theory 2016, University of North Carolina Greensboro (North Carolina, USA), May 30 - June 3, 2016
- Function Fields and Curves (2 lectures)
- Fields-TIMC Workshop on Functions and Geometries over Finite Fields, Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), July 8-9, 2015
- Algorithmic Number Theory in Function Fields (6 lectures)
- Distinguished Graduate Lecture Series, Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea), Fall 2014
- Global Function Fields from an Algorithmic Perspective (5 lectures)
- RMMC Graduate Summer School, University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming, USA), Summer 2006
- Number Theoretic Cryptology (4 weeks)
- AARMS Graduate Summer School, Memorial University (St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada), Summer 2004
EDITORIAL BOARDS
- Journals
- Contributions to Discrete Mathematics, Co-Editor-in-Chief, since 2023
- Advances in Mathematics of Communications, 2006-2024
- SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry, 2016-2020
- Mathematics of Computation, 2007-2014
- Special Volumes
- WIN5 - Women in Numbers 5: Research Directions in Number Theory (A. Bucur, W, Ho and R. Scheidler, eds), Association for Women in Mathematics Series 33, Springer 2024.
- Proceedings of the 13th Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium (ANTS-XIII) (R. Scheidler and J. Sorenson, eds), The Open Book Series, vol. 2, Mathematical Sciences Publishers, 2019
- GEOCRYPT 2013 (S. Ballet, G. Bisson, R. Oyono, R. Scheidler and N. Theriault, eds), Advances in Mathematicss of Communications 8 (2014), no. 4 (special issue)
- WIN - Women in Numbers: Research Directions in Number Theory (A. Cojocaru, K. Lauter, R. Pries and R. Scheidler, eds), Fields Institute Communications, vol. 60, American Mathematical Society, 2011
REVIEW PANELS
- Member, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) PDF Review Panel, since 2023
- Member, Selection Committee, AWM-Microsoft Research Prize in Algebra and Number Theory, 2016-2021
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- Member, NSERC Evaluation Group 1508 Mathematics & Statistics, 2015-2018
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- Member, Evaluation Committee, INRIA Research Theme Algorithmics, Computer Algebra and Cryptography, 2015
- Member, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) PDF Review Panel, 2012-2014
- Member, Alberta Ingenuity ICT Graduate Application Review Panel, 2010-2011
- Judge, MITACS Student Poster Competition, 2005
- Judge, Canada-Wide High School and Junior High School Science Fair, University of Calgary, 2003
- Reviewer of a Proposed PhD Program, Ontario Council on Graduate Studies, 2002
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
- Steering Committees
- Algorithmic Number Theory Symposia series, co-chair 2018-2020, member 2020-2028
- Scientific Program Committees
- ANTS-XVI, July 15-19, 2024, MIT, Boston (Massachusetts, USA)
- MathCrypt 2021, August 15, 2021 (online)
- SAC 2019, August 12-16, 2019, University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)
- ANTS-XIII (Co-Chair), July 16-20, 2018, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Wisconsin, USA)
- AG15, August 3-7, 2015, Daejeon (South Korea)
- ANTS-XI, August 7-11, 2014, Gyeongju (South Korea)
- GeoCrypt 2013, October 7-11, 2013, Pape'ete, Tahiti (French Polynesia)
- SAC 2013, August 14-16, 2013, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby (Alberta, Canada)
- ECC 2010, October 19-21, 2010, Seattle (Washington, USA)
- CHiLE 2009, March 16-20, 2009, Frutillar (Chile)
- ANTS-VI, June 13-18, 2004, Burlington (Vermont, USA)
- Organizing Committees
- Emerging Frontiers in Number Theory: Insights from Early-Career Researchers session, CMS Winter meeting, November 29 - December 2. 2024, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Richmond (British Columbia, Canada)
- BIRS 23w5175 WIN6 - Women in Numbers 6, March 26-31, 2023, Banff (Alberta, Canada)
- BIRS 21w2505 Alberta Number Theory Days XIII, November 5-7, 2021, Banff (Alberta, Canada)
- BIRS 20w5175 WIN5 - Women in Numbers 5, November 16-20, 2020, Banff (Alberta, Canada) (event cancelled, virtual research collaborations only)
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Unsolved Problems in Number Theory: a tribute to Richard K. Guy and his contributions to number theory, October 2, 2020, University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
- Special Session on Emerging Connections with Number Theory, AMS Spring Central and Western Joint Sectional Meeting, March 22-24, 2019, University of Hawaii Manoa (Hawai'i, USA)
- CNTA-XIV, June 20-24, 2016, University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
- Graduate Summer School on Explicit Methods for Abelian Varieties, June 16-18, 2016, University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
- Computational Number Theory minisymposium, CAIMS-AMMCS Congress, June 7-12, 2015, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)
- Experimental Methods in Number Theory session, CMS Summer Meeting, June 4-7, 2013, Dalhousie University, Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada)
- CNTA 2012, June 17-22, 2012, University of Lethbrige (Alberta, Canada)
- ECC 2009, August 24-26, 2009 , University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
- Graduate Summer School on Elliptic Curves, August 19-22, 2009, University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
- Alberta Number Theory Day, April 30, 2009, University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
- BIRS 08w5112 WIN - Women in Numbers, November 2-7, 2008, Banff (Alberta, Canada)
- ANTS-VIII, May 17-22, 2008, Banff (Alberta, Canada) - Chair
- Thematic Program in Cryptography, August - December 2006, Fields Institute, University of Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
- Workshop on Computational Challenges Arising in Algorithmic Number Theory and Cryptography, October 30 - Nov. 3, 2006, Fields Institute, University of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) - Chair
- Number Theory Conference in Honour of Prof. H. C. Williams' 60th Birthday, May 24-30, 2003, Banff (Alberta, Canada)
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
- Research Institutes
- Board Member, Institute for Security, Privacy and Information Assurance, University of Calgary, since 2013
- Affiliate Member, Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, since 2013
- Member, Steering Committee, Institute for Security, Privacy and Information Assurance, University of Calgary, 2010-2013
- Affiliate Member, Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary, 2002-2013
- Research Associate, Alberta Informatics Circle of Research Excellence, 2001-2011
- Member, Management Board, Centre for Information Security and Cryptography, University of Calgary, 2001-2007
- Organizations and Societies
- Member, Board of Directors, Number Theory Foundation, since 2020
- Budget Officer and Steering Committee Member, Women in Numbers, since 2015
- Member, Association for Women in Mathematics, since 2011
- Member, Canadian Mathematical Society, since 2001
- Co-Founder, Women in Numbers, 2006
- Member, American Mathematical Society, 1991-2001
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