Kai-Min Chung
Distinguished Research Fellow
Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica
Room 716 New Building
No 128, Academia Road, Section 2
Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
kmchung [at] as.edu.tw

About me

I am a researcher at Institute of Information Science (IIS), Academia Sinica. Prior to joining IIS, I was a postdoc at Cornell University working under the supervision of Rafael Pass and supported by Simons Postdoctoral Fellowship. Before that, I received my Ph.D. in computer science at Harvard University, where I was very fortunate to have Salil Vadhan as my advisor. My research interests are in the fields of (quantum) cryptography, complexity theory, and pseudorandomness.

Here is my CV (updated March 25th, 2026).

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Course

Research

Ph.D. Thesis

Efficient Parallel Repetition Theorems with Applications to Security Amplification
Ph.D. Thesis (March 2011)
[pdf]

Conference Publications

The Black-Box Simulation Barrier Persists in a Fully Quantum World
with Nai-Hui Chia, Xiao Liang, Jiahui Liu
Eurocrypt, 2026
[arxiv version]
Tight Quantum Time-Space Tradeoffs for Permutation Inversion
with Tzu-Yi Yang, Akshima, Tyler Besselman, Siyao Guo
Eurocrypt, 2026
[arxiv version]
Equivalence Checking of Quantum Circuits via Path-Sum and Weighted Model Counting
with Wei-Jia Huang, Jingyi Mei, Alfons Laarman, Yu-Fang Chen, Christophe Chareton, MinHsiu Hsieh
TACAS, 2026
AutoQ 2.0: From Verification of Quantum Circuits to Verification of Quantum Programs
with Yu-Fang Chen, Min-Hsiu Hsieh, Wei-Jia Huang, Ondřej Lengál, Jyun-Ao Lin, Wei-Lun Tsai
TACAS, 2025
[arxiv version]
On Central Primitives for Quantum Cryptography with Classical Communication
with Eli Goldin, Matthew Gray
CRYPTO, 2024
[arxiv version]
Best-of-Both-Worlds Multiparty Quantum Computation with Publicly Verifiable Identifiable Abort
with Mi-Ying Huang, Er-Cheng Tang, Jiapeng Zhang
Eurocrypt, 2024
[arxiv version]
On the (Im)possibility of Time-Lock Puzzles in the Quantum Random Oracle Model
with Abtin Afshar, Yao-Ching Hsieh, Yao-Ting Lin, Mohammad Mahmoody
ASIACRYPT, 2023
[ePrint version]
AutoQ: An Automata-based Quantum Circuit Verifier
with Yu-Fang Chen, Ondřej Lengál, Jyun-Ao Lin, Wei-Lun Tsai, Di-De Yen
CAV, 2023
[Conference version]
On the Impossibility of General Parallel Fast-forwarding of Hamiltonian Simulation
with Nai-Hui Chia, Yao-Ching Hsieh, Han-Hsuan Lin, Yao-Ting Lin, Yu-Ching Shen
CCC, 2023
[arxiv version]
An Automata-based Framework for Verification and Bug Hunting in Quantum Circuits
with Yu-Fang Chen, Ondřej Lengál, Jyun-Ao Lin, Wei-Lun Tsai, Di-De Yen
PLDI, 2023 (Distinguished Paper Award)
[arxiv version]
Black-Box Separations for Non-Interactive Commitments in a Quantum World
with Yao-Ting Lin, Mohammad Mahmoody
Eurocrypt, 2023
[ePrint version]
Collusion-Resistant Functional Encryption for RAMs
with Prabhanjan Ananth, Xiong Fan, Luowen Qian
ASIACRYPT, 2022
[ePrint version]
On the Impossibility of Key Agreements from Quantum Random Oracles
with Per Austrin, Hao Chung, Shiuan Fu, Yao-Ting Lin, Mohammad Mahmoody
CRYPTO, 2022
[ePrint version]
Post-Quantum Simulatable Extraction with Minimal Assumptions: Black-Box and Constant-Round
Constant-round Blind Classical Verification of Quantum Sampling
with Yi Lee, Han-hsuan Lin, Xiaodi Wu
Eurocrypt, 2022
[arXiv version]
A Note on the Post-Quantum Security of (Ring) Signatures
with Rohit Chatterjee, Xiao Liang, Giulio Malavolta
PKC, 2022
[ePrint version]
On the Impossibility of Post-Quantum Black-Box Zero-Knowledge in Constant Rounds
with Nai-Hui Chia, Qipeng Liu, Takashi Yamakawa
FOCS, 2021; QCrypt, 2021; QIP, 2022
[arXiv version]
On the Concurrent Composition of Quantum Zero-Knowledge
with Prabhanjan Ananth, Rolando L. La Placa
CRYPTO, 2021
[ePrint version]
Round Efficient Secure Multiparty Quantum Computation with Identifiable Abort
with Bar Alon, Hao Chung, Mi-Ying Huang, Yi Lee, Yu-Ching Shen
CRYPTO, 2021
[ePrint version]
Game-Theoretic Fairness Meets Multi-Party Protocols: The Case of Leader Election
with T-H. Hubert Chan, Ting Wen, Elaine Shi
CRYPTO, 2021
[ePrint version]
A Black-Box Approach to Post-Quantum Zero-Knowledge in Constant Rounds
Sample Efficient Algorithms for Learning Quantum Channels in PAC Model and the Approximate State Discrimination Problem
with Han-hsuan Lin
TQC, 2021
[arXiv version]
On the Compressed-Oracle Technique, and Post-Quantum Security of Proofs of Sequential Work
with Serge Fehr, Yu-Hsuan Huang, Tai-Ning Liao
Eurocrypt, 2021; QCrypt, 2021
[arXiv version]
Classical Verification of Quantum Computations with Efficient Verifier
Tight Quantum Time-Space Tradeoffs for Function Inversion
with Siyao Guo, Qipeng Liu, Luowen Qian
FOCS, 2020
[arXiv version]
On the Hardness of Massively Parallel Computation
with Kuan-Yi Ho, Xiaorui Sun
SPAA, 2020
[Conference version]
Lower Bounds for Function Inversion with Quantum Advice
with Tai-Ning Liao, Luowen Qian
ITC, 2020
[arXiv version]
MPC for MPC: Secure Computation on a Massively Parallel Computing Architecture
On the Need for Large Quantum Depth
with Nai-Hui Chia, Ching-Yi Lai
STOC, 2020; QIP, 2020
[arXiv version]
Adaptively Secure Garbling Schemes for Parallel Computations
with Luowen Qian
TCC, 2019
[ePrint version]
Interactive Leakage Chain Rule for Quantum Min-entropy
with Ching-Yi Lai
ISIT, 2019
[arXiv version]
A Quantum-Proof Non-Malleable Extractor With Application to Privacy Amplification against Active Quantum Adversaries
On Quantum Advantage in Information Theoretic Single-Server PIR
Foundations of Differentially Oblivious Algorithms
with T-H. Hubert Chan, Bruce Maggs, Elaine Shi
SODA, 2019
[ePrint version]
On the Algorithmic Power of Spiking Neural Networks
with Chi-Ning Chou, Chi-Jen Lu
ITCS, 2019
[arXiv version]
Game Theoretic Notions of Fairness in Multi-Party Coin Toss
On the Complexity of Simulating Auxiliary Input
with Yi-Hsiu Chen, Jyun-Jie Liao
EUROCRYPT, 2018
[Conference version]
On the Depth of Oblivious Parallel RAM
Computational Notions of Quantum Min-Entropy
with Yi-Hsiu Chen, Ching-Yi Lai, Salil Vadhan, Xiaodi Wu
QCrypt, 2017
[Conference version]
General Randomness Amplification with Non-signaling Security
Delegating RAM Computations with Adaptive Soundness and Privacy
Cryptography for Parallel RAM from Indistinguishability Obfuscation
Oblivious Parallel RAM and Applications
Constant-Round Concurrent Zero-knowledge from Indistinguishability Obfuscation
Large-Scale Secure Computation: Multi-party Computation for (Parallel) RAM Programs
Parallel Repetition for Entangled k-player Games via Fast Quantum Search
Tight Parallel Repetition Theorems for Public-Coin Arguments using KL-divergence
with Rafael Pass
TCC, 2015
[Conference version]
From Weak to Strong Zero-Knowledge and Applications
On the Impossibility of Cryptography with Tamperable Randomness
Distributed Algorithms for the Lovász Local Lemma and Graph Coloring
Statistically-secure ORAM with Õ(log² n) Overhead
with Zhenming Liu, Rafael Pass
ASIACRYPT, 2014
[Conference version]
Physical Randomness Extractors: Generating Random Numbers with Minimal Assumptions
On Extractability (a.k.a. Differing-Inputs) Obfuscation
4-Round Resettably-Sound Zero Knowledge
Constant-round Concurrent Zero-knowledge from Falsifiable Assumptions
Interactive Coding, Revisited
Non-black-box Simulation from One-way Functions and Applications to Resettable Security
Simultaneous Resettability from One-Way Functions
Functional Encryption from (Small) Hardware Tokens
On the Lattice Smoothing Parameter Problem
Randomness-Dependent Message Security
Can theories be tested?: a cryptographic treatment of forecast testing
On the Power of Non-uniform Proofs of Security
Chernoff-Hoeffding Bounds for Markov Chains: Generalized and Simplified
The Knowledge Tightness of Parallel Zero-Knowledge
with Rafael Pass, Wei-Lung Dustin Tseng
TCC, 2012
[Conference version]
The Randomness Complexity of Parallel Repetition
with Rafael Pass
FOCS, 2011
[Conference version]
Memory Delegation
with Yael Tauman Kalai, Feng-Hao Liu, Ran Raz
CRYPTO, 2011
[Conference version]
Efficient Secure Two-Party Exponentiation
with Ching-Hua Yu, Sherman S.M. Chow, Feng-Hao Liu
CT-RSA, 2011
[Conference version]
Improved Delegation of Computation Using Fully Homomorphic Encryption
with Yael Tauman Kalai, Salil Vadhan
CRYPTO, 2010
[Conference version]
Efficient String-Commitment from Weak Bit-Commitment
with Feng-Hao Liu, Chi-Jen Lu, Bo-Yin Yang
AsiaCrypt, 2010
[Conference version, Draft full version] (See also my Ph.D. thesis)
Parallel Repetition Theorems for Interactive Arguments
with Feng-Hao Liu
TCC, 2010 — Best Student Paper Award
[Conference version] (See my Ph.D. thesis for full details)
AMS Without 4-Wise Independence on Product Domains
Tight Bounds for Hashing Block Sources
with Salil P. Vadhan
RANDOM, 2008
[Conference version]
S-T Connectivity on Digraphs with a Known Stationary Distribution
Decomposition Methods for Linear Support Vector Machines
with Wei-Chun Kao, Chia-Liang Sun, Chih-Jen Lin
ICASSP, 2003
[Conference version]
An Optimal Algorithm for the Maximum-Density Segment Problem
with Hsueh-I Lu
ESA, 2003
[Conference version]
Radius Margin Bounds for Support Vector Machines with the RBF Kernel
with Wei-Chun Kao, Chia-Liang Sun, Li-Lun Wang, Chih-Jen Lin
ICONIP, 2002
[Conference version]

Journal Publications

Online TSP and Online Dial-a-Ride with Predictions
with Hsiao-Yu Hu, Hao-Ting Wei, Meng-Hsi Li, Chung-Shou Liao
INFORMS Journal on Computing (IJOC), vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 1–14, March 2025
[Full version]
On the Need for Large Quantum Depth
with Nai-Hui Chia, Ching-Yi Lai
Journal of the ACM (JACM), vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 1–38, February 2023
[Full version]
Foundations of Differentially Oblivious Algorithms
with T-H. Hubert Chan, Bruce Maggs, Elaine Shi
Journal of the ACM (JACM), vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 1–49, August 2022 — Featured Article
[Full version]
Cryptography with Disposable Backdoors
with Marios Georgiou, Ching-Yi Lai, Vassilis Zikas
Cryptography, 3(3): 22, 2019
[Full version]
Quantum encryption and generalized Shannon impossibility
with Ching-Yi Lai
Design, Codes and Cryptography, 87(9): 1961–1972, 2019
[Full version]
On Statistically-Secure Quantum Homomorphic Encryption
with Ching-Yi Lai
Quantum Information and Computation, 18(9–10): 785–794, 2018
[Full version]
Space-efficient classical and quantum algorithms for the shortest vector problem
with Ching-Yi Lai, Yanlin Chen
Quantum Information and Computation, 2018
[Full version]
On the Impossibility of Cryptography with Tamperable Randomness
Distributed Algorithms for the Lovász Local Lemma and Graph Coloring
with Seth Pettie, Hsin-Hao Su
Distributed Computing, 2017
[Full version]
Non-black-box Simulation from One-way Functions and Applications to Resettable Security
with Karn Seth, Rafael Pass
SIAM Journal on Computing, 2016
[Full version]
Parallel repetition theorems for interactive arguments
with Rafael Pass
SIGACT News, 44(1): 50–69, 2013
[ACM Digital Library]
Why Simple Hash Functions Work: Exploiting the Entropy in a Data Stream
with Michael Mitzenmacher, Salil P. Vadhan
Theory of Computing, 9: 897–945, 2013
[Full version]
S-T Connectivity on Digraphs with a Known Stationary Distribution
with Omer Reingold, Salil P. Vadhan
ACM Transactions on Algorithms, 2011
[Full version]
An Optimal Algorithm for the Maximum-Density Segment Problem
with Hsueh-I Lu
SIAM Journal on Computing, 2004
[Full version]
Decomposition Methods for Linear Support Vector Machines
with Wei-Chun Kao, Chia-Liang Sun, Chih-Jen Lin
Neural Computation, 2004
[Full version]
Radius Margin Bounds for Support Vector Machines with the RBF Kernel
with Wei-Chun Kao, Chia-Liang Sun, Li-Lun Wang, Chih-Jen Lin
Neural Computation, 2003
[Full version]

Manuscripts

Leakage Chain Rule and Superdense Coding
with Yi-Hsiu Chen, Ching-Yi Lai, Xiaodi Wu
Manuscript.
[Full version]
Multi-Source Randomness Extractors Against Quantum Side Information, and their Applications
with Xin Li, Xiaodi Wu
Manuscript.
[arXiv version]
Unprovable Security of Two-Message Zero-Knowledge
A Simple ORAM
with Rafael Pass
Manuscript.
[Full version]

Book Chapter

When Simple Hash Functions Suffice
with Michael Mitzenmacher, Salil Vadhan
Beyond the Worst-Case Analysis of Algorithms, Chapter 26.
[Full version]

Professional Activities

Program Committee Chair

Program Committees

Teaching

Teaching Fellow for CS225 Pseudorandomness, Spring 07 and 09, taught by Prof. Salil Vadhan.
Received Certificate of Distinction in Teaching in Spring 09.