The IACR-SEAMS School "Cryptography: Foundations and New Directions" was organized by Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) and the University of Science, Vietnam National University at Hanoi (VNU-HUS). It was held at VIASM from November 27 to December 04, 2016. This is the first joint school between International Association of Cryptology Research (IACR) and South East Asian Mathematical Society (SEAMS).

The School introduced foundations and some new trends in cryptography. It was addressed to advanced undergraduate and graduate students and young researchers from Southeast Asian Countries and all over the world. It provided them solid background as well as some new trends in cryptography for further study. It prepared the background for participants to attend the ASIACRYPT 2016 organized by VIASM in the following week.

This school included 35 hours for lectures and 10.5 hours for group discussion. Every day, there were 5 hours for lectures and 1.5 hours for group discussion. The lessons last from 9:00 to 12:00 in the morning and from 14:00 to 16:30 in the afternoon. The schedule is located here: HTTP://VIASM.EDU.VN/HDKH/CRYPTOSCHOOL2016?