Topic, "Cryptography"

   Hi. This month we will have a fascinating discussion at our Cafe Sci at
   7PM on Wednesday 5 October, at Taste, in College Park.

   Cryptography is often considered one of the crown jewels in a young
   discipline, computer science, but it's really an ancient subject that
   helped bring into existence the computer age. Our speakers will explore
   the ways cryptography is used (and abused) to run our world, as well as
   introduce some of the mathematics that modern cryptography is built on.

   Arup Guha grew up in Winter Park and got undergraduate degrees in
   Mathematics and Computer Science at MIT in 1997. After getting his
   Masters in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
   Arup returned to Orlando in 1999 to teach at UCF in the Computer
   Science department, where he teaches a cryptography course each fall
   semester.

   Qian Wang got his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science
   at MIT in 2001. He works with encryption algorithms and thinks about
   security problems daily as part of his job at QFX Software, a local
   company he founded.

Directions

   Taste
   717 W. Smith Street
   Orlando, United States
   32804

   Taste is near the corner of Princeton Street (really Smith Street after
   the fork) and Edgewater Drive, so about 2 minutes from I-4 to parking.
   One can park on the street or in the parking lot behind Taste.
     * From Downtown and south, drive north ("east") on I-4 through
       downtown. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and turn
       left/west.
     * From Altamonte Springs and north, drive south ("west") on I-4
       toward downtown Orlando. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and
       turn right/west.

   From I-4, drive a few blocks to Edgewater Drive. At the intersection,
   you should see a orange building ahead of you, labeled "Taste". Park on
   the street or behind Taste.

                                  Themed Drink

   We have access to a full bar, and it can be difficult to order while
   someone is speaking, so Chad is playing with the idea of an
   easy-to-order themed drink for each topic. Of course, our Cafe Sci
   remains open to people of all ages.