This book introduces the fundamental concepts of homomorphic encryption.
From these foundations, applications are developed in the fields of private information retrieval, private searching on streaming data, privacy-preserving data mining, electronic voting and cloud computing.
The content is presented in an instructional and practical style, with concrete examples to enhance the reader's understanding.
This volume achieves a balance between the theoretical and the practical components of modern information security.
Readers will learn key principles of homomorphic encryption as well as their application in solving real world problems.