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Wolfram High School
Summer Research Program

Formerly known as the Wolfram High School Summer Camp

Bentley University, Boston, MA June 25–July 13, 2024

Alumni

Zachary Schafer

Wolfram High School Summer Camp

Class of 2013

Bio

Zachary Schafer is a rising senior at The Bronx High School of Science. He is currently the stage manager of the theater department at his school. Zach also enjoys computer games and Magic: The Gathering. He is the president of the photography club, and he is excited to meet many new people.

Project: Des Encryption

My project was a simulation of a previously predominant encryption algorithm, DES, which was highly influential in the development of modern cryptography. It is a block cipher that encrypts in groups of 64 bits.