[theory students] Fw: Grad students in crypto volunteering?

[JIN-YI CAI <jyc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrei asked me to send this around.

Jin-Yi

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From: Andrei Caldararu
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 2:53 PM
To: Eric Bach; JIN-YI CAI
Subject: Grad students in crypto volunteering?

 

Hello Eric and Jin-Yi,

the message below from Bart Wakker (astronomy department, coach for Science Olympiad at West High) asks for volunteers to coach a bunch of bright high-school kids in cryptography. Do you know anyone in your department (Ph.D. students, postdocs) who would be interested in volunteering? I have worked with some of these kids myself (my middle son is one of them) and they are a lot of fun to work with. They usually win State in Science Olympiad, and go on to do good work at Nationals.

Interested people should contact Bart Wakker directly, at wakker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for your help,
Andrei.

> Hi,
>
> since your kids are in Science Olympiad and you are in the math department
> I realized that maybe I should ask you for help to find a coach for
> Hamilton and West for the Code Busters event *(rules attached) since
> it is basicallyl cryptography. It finally dawned on me that the best
> place to ask for help finding a graduate student or postdoc who could
> coach for us was through math.
> Would you know someone who might be able to coach Science Olympiad?
> Or would you be willing to put out a call to the department's graduate
> students?
>
> Thanks
> Bart

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