Generation of True Random Numbers: When Microbiology meets Cryptography

Lindsey Goodnight

Random number generators have widespread application in various disciplines, especially in cryptography and cybersecurity. True random numbers (TRNs) are generated by utilizing the disorder in physical sources that do not have perceivable mathematical representation. This makes TRNs completely unpredictable. This poster focuses on TRNs generated by exploiting the inherent random spatial distribution of bacterial colonies, which makes them unclonable and hence, a near ideal platform for generation of TRNs.
Major: 
Electrical Engineering
Exhibition Category: 
Engineering
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Aida Ebrahimi
Location: 
Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
155