Swiss E-Voting Workshop

Datum:06.09.10
Zeit:09:00 - 17:00
Ort:Fribourg
Lokalität University of Fribourg 

What is the workshop about?
Traditional paper-based voting at the polling station is perceived to be more secure and transparent than Internet voting. The security impression is linked to the fact that voting takes place in a controlled environment and that the whole procedure is transparent.

Transparency is guaranteed by the fact that voters, or their representatives, can observe the vote casting process as well as the counting and reporting of votes. They can thus check the conformity of voting procedures with legal requirements. Internet voting systems currently used by cantons in Switzerland rely, in addition to their technical merits, on structural and organizational measures to make sure that they satisfy all legal requirements imposed on voting systems (including those on secrecy and transparency).

In recent years, new e-voting protocols have been investigated to make e-voting transparent to the voter, without compromising the other security requirements. Some of these e-voting protocols have been implemented. The focus of this Swiss E-Voting Workshop is on state-ofthe-art e-voting systems. We aim at bringing together representatives of administration, industry and academia to follow latest achievements in implementing security and transparency in e-voting systems.


Who are the speakers?

Several world-leading experts in building secure and transparent e-voting systems will share their knowledge with the participants of the workshop:

  • Peter Ryan, University of Luxembourg (Pretty Good Democracy)
  • Olivier Pereira, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (Helios)
  • Michael Clarkson, Cornell University, USA (Civitas)
  • Helger Lipmaa, Cybernetica, Estonia (Estonian e-voting system)
  • Christian Bull, Norwegian Government (Norwegian open-source e-voting project)
  • Jordi Puiggali, Scytl, Spain (e-voting system of Neuchâtel)

A panel discussion will follow the presentations giving the participants the possibility to actively raise their concerns.

Who should attend?

Representatives and researchers from academic institutions, administration, and industry who are involved in e-voting.

Registration

For more information and the on-line registration
Registration closes on August 14, 2010.

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