<strong>Institute</strong> <strong>for</strong> advanced study matics students, and <strong>the</strong> sttength of <strong>the</strong> students who chose to participate in this inter- disciplinary program resulted in a program of great scientific depth. Lectures and Seminars: Undergraduate Lectures Series: Foundations of Computational Complexity, Judy Goldsmith, University of Kentucky, and Sarah Mocas, Portland State University. Graduate Lectures Series: Cryptographic Complexity Theory, Joan Feigenbaum, AT&T Research, Rebecca Wright, AT&T Research, Tal Malkin, AT&T Research: Computational Difficulty, Computational Indistinguishability , Introduction to Encryption; One-way Functions and Pseudmandom Generators, Definitions and Examples; Public-key Encryption (all by Rebecca Wright); Man}, But Not All, Cryptographic Concepts Are Equivalent To One-way Functions; Interactive Proof Systems and Zero-knowledge; Secret Sharing (all by Joan Feigenbaum); Private In<strong>for</strong>mation Retrieval (Tal Malkin). Research seminar titles: Graph Theory (Open) Problem About <strong>the</strong> Hypercube, Karen Collins, Wesleyan University; Computational Complexity of Generalized Pattern Matching, Christine Heitsch, University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Berkeley; Glomming Things Toge<strong>the</strong>r is Hard, Judy Goldsmith, University of Kentucky. Participant seminar titles: De/iinition and Uses of <strong>the</strong> Ideal Class Group, Grisha Stewart, Bryn Mawr College; Egyptian Ma<strong>the</strong>matics and Solving Number Theory Problems, Ana Vasiliu, Oklahoma State Univer- sity; The Baues Problem (What Children's Puzzles Have To Do With Algebraic Geometry) Diana Maclagan, University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Berkeley. Women in Science Seminar titles: Is Being A Woman In Math (Or Computer Science) Really Different? discussion led by Karen Uhlenbeck, University of Texas, Austin; The Early History of Computer Science, Karen Collins, Professor, Wesleyan University; Panel Discussion Dividing <strong>the</strong> Pie: Division of Research, Teaching, and Service Commitments at Academic Institutions. Organized by Pro- fessor Lisa Traynor of Bryn Mawr College and Professor Antonella Grassi of University of Pennsylvania, panelists: Alice Chang of Princeton University, Lisa Fastenberg of Yeshiva University, Lisa Traynor, and Antonella Grassi. Planning Committee The Women's Program Committee assists <strong>the</strong> organizers in planning and promoting <strong>the</strong> program and recruiting lecturers and participants. Members include: Alice Chang, Professor, Princeton University; Ingrid Daubechies, Professor, Princeton University; Joan Feigenbaum, AT&T Research; Antonella Grassi, Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Nancy Hingston, Professor, The College of New Jersey; Rhonda Hughes, Professor, Bryn Mawr College; Robert MacPherson, Professor, <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Study</strong>; and Lisa Traynor, Professor, Bryn Mawr College. 116 ,
The <strong>Institute</strong> is a scholar's paradise. I hope it remains so. I am privileged to have been a Member." — Member, School of Historical Studies To <strong>the</strong> right of Wolfensohn Hail u Simor Hall, home of <strong>the</strong> School of Ma<strong>the</strong>matics.