Professor Benjamin Fine
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Senior Research Scientist, CAISS
Voice Mail: (203) 254-4000 x2107
Fax: (203) 254-4126
e-mail: fine@mail.fairfield.edu - Research Interests
- Combinatorial Group Theory, Cryptography, Number Theory, Statistics, Statistical Analysis and Quality Control, Software Development
- Recent Publications
BOOKS:
“Number Theory: An Introduction through the Sequence of Primes” - with G. Rosenberger - Birkhauser -Springer-Verlag – 2006
(2) "Combinatorial Group Theory, Discrete Groups and Number Theory” - edited with A. Gaglione and D. Spellman - Contemporary Mathematics Series Vol. 421- AMS - 2007
JOURNAL ARTICLES
(1) “Cryptosystems Using Linear Groups” - with G.Baumslag and X. Xu - Applicable Alegbra in Engineering,Communications and Computing (Springer) - (2006) 18-41
(2) “An Embedding Theorem for Groups Universally Equivalent to Free Nilpotent Groups” - with A. Gaglione and D. Spellman - Groups St. Andrews 2005 - London Math. Soc. Lecture Notes Series 339 pg.319-326
(3) “Surface Groups: Motivating Examples in Combinatorial group Theory” - with P.Ackermann and G. Rosenberger - Groups St. Andrews 2005 - London Math. Soc. Lecture Notes Series 339 pg.96-130 -2007
(4) “Reflections on Discriminating Groups” - G.Baumslag, A. Gaglione and D. Spellman – J. Group Theory (2007)
(5) “On the Surface Group Conjecture” - joint with O.Kharlampovich,A.Myasnikov, V. Remesslennikov and G. Rosenberger - Scienta Math Series A 2006
(6) “A Public Key Cryptosystem Using the Modular Group” - with G.Baumslag and X. Xu - Cont. Math. 421 (2007) 35-44
(7) “Finitely Generated Infinite Torsion Groups and a Question of V.Dyson” - - with A. Gaglione and D. Spellman - Cont. Math. 421 (2007) 119-124
(8)“Designing Key Transport Protocols Using Combinatorial Group Theory” - with G.Baumslag,T.Camps, G.Rosenberger and X. Xu - Cont. Math. 418 (206) 35- 43- Full List of Publications
- http://rio.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/caissny.org/people/full-list-of-publications-ben-fine
- Some Recent Talks
- Gambrinus Lecture - Universitat Dortmund - November 2005
Conference On Infinite Groups - Fairfield March 2007
Conference on Asymptotic Group Theory - Stevens Institute - January 2007
Conference on Cryptography - CUNY - November 2006
Math Colloquium - Fairfield University November 2006
MACC Conference on Cryptography - Wichita- October 2006
Conference on Asymptotic and Geometric Group Theory - Manresa - 2006
CRM Research Colloquium - University of Barcelona - September 2006
Algebraic Cryptography Conference - Dortmund - Jan. 2006
Computer Science Seminar - City University - Jan. 2006
Algebraic Cryptography Seminar - City University - Oct. 2005 - Memberships
- American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America
American Society for Quality Control
American Statistical Association
Pi Mu Epsilon - Community Activity
- Swim Coach – Darien Special Olympics
Weight Lifting Coach

Director MS Degree Program in Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut 06430