Selected publications and preprints

1993-96

N. Gupta, V. Shpilrain, Nielsen's commutator test for two-generator groups, Math. Proc. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 114 (1993), 295-301.
V. Shpilrain, On generators of L/R^2 Lie algebras, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 119 (1993), 1039-1043.
V. Shpilrain, Recognizing automorphisms of the free groups, Arch. Math. 62 (1994), 385-392.
V. Shpilrain, Test elements for endomorphisms of free groups and algebras, Israel J. Math. 92 (1995), 307-316.
V. Shpilrain, On monomorphisms of free groups, Arch. Math. 64 (1995), 465-470.
V. Shpilrain, Magnus embeddings for semigroups, Internat. J. Algebra and Comput.  6 (1996), 155-163.

1997-99

V. Shpilrain, Non-commutative determinants and automorphisms of groups, Comm. Algebra 25 (1997), 559-574.
V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Polynomial automorphisms and Groebner reductions, J. Algebra 197 (1997), 546-558.
A. van den Essen, V. Shpilrain, Some combinatorial questions about polynomial mappings, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 119 (1997), 47-52.
V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, On generators of polynomial algebras in two commuting or non-commuting variables, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 132 (1998), 309-315.
V. Shpilrain, Fixed points of endomorphisms of a free metabelian group, Math. Proc. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 123 (1998), 77-85.
V. Shpilrain, Generalized primitive elements of a free group, Arch. Math. 71 (1998), 270-278.
V. Shpilrain, Combinatorial methods: from groups to polynomial algebras, Groups '97  Bath/St. Andrews, Vol. 2  (Bath, 1997), 679-688,  London Math. Soc. Lecture Note Ser. 261, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 1999.
V. Shpilrain, Automorphisms of one-relator groups, Math. Proc. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 26 (1999), 499--504.
V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Embeddings of curves in the plane, J.Algebra 217 (1999), 668-678.
G.Baumslag, A.G.Myasnikov and V.Shpilrain, Open problems  in combinatorial group theory, Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 250 (1999), 1-27.

2000

V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Polynomial retracts and the Jacobian conjecture, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 352 (2000), 477-484.
V.Drensky, V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, On the density of the set of generators of a polynomial algebra, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 128 (2000), 3465-3469.
A.A.Mikhalev, V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Combinatorial problems about free groups and algebras in: Lie algebras, rings and related topics, 80-107. Springer, 2000.
V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Peak reduction technique in commutative algebra: a survey. Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 264 (2000), 237-247.

2001

V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Embeddings of hypersurfaces in affine spaces,  J.Algebra 239 (2001), 161-173.
V. Shpilrain, Representing braids by automorphisms,  Internat. J. Algebra and Comput. 11 (2001), 773-778.

2002

G.Baumslag, A.G.Myasnikov and V.Shpilrain, Open problems  in combinatorial group theory. Second edition, Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 296 (2002), 1-38.
A.D.Myasnikov, A.G.Myasnikov and V.Shpilrain, On the Andrews-Curtis equivalence,  Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 296 (2002), 183-198.
V. Shpilrain and J.-T.Yu, Affine varieties with equivalent cylinders,  J. Algebra 251 (2002), 295-307. 
A.Borovik, A.G.Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain, Measuring sets in infinite groups,   Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 298 (2002), 21-42.  
V. Shpilrain and J.-T.Yu, Non-extendable isomorphisms between affine varieties,  J. Pure Appl. Algebra 172 (2002), 285-291.  

2003

book:  A.A.Mikhalev, V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Combinatorial Methods: Free Groups, Polynomials, and Free Algebras Springer, 2003, 315 pp.
I. Kapovich, A. G. Myasnikov, P. Schupp, and V.Shpilrain, Generic-case complexity, decision problems in group theory and random walks, J. Algebra 264 (2003), 665-694. pdf
V. Shpilrain and J.-T. Yu, Factor algebras of free algebras: on a problem of G. Bergman, Bull. London Math. Soc. 35 (2003), 706-710.
A.G.Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain, Automorphic orbits in free groups,  J. Algebra 269 (2003), 18-27.

2004

V. Shpilrain and J.-T.Yu, Birational morphisms of the plane, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 132 (2004), 2511-2515.
L. Makar-Limanov, P. van Rossum, V. Shpilrain and J.-T.Yu, The stable equivalence and cancellation problems, Comment. Math. Helv. 79 (2004), 341-349.
A.A.Mikhalev, V. Shpilrain, and U.U.Umirbaev, On isomorphism of Lie algebras with one defining relation, Internat. J. Algebra and Comput. 14 (2004), 389-393.
V. Shpilrain, Assessing security of some group based cryptosystems, Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 360 (2004), 167-177.

2005

I. Kapovich, A. G. Myasnikov, P. Schupp, and V.Shpilrain, Average-case complexity and decision problems in group theory, Advances in Math. 190 (2005), 343-359.
V. Shpilrain and J.-T.Yu, Test polynomials, retracts, and the Jacobian conjecture, Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 369 (2005), 253-259.
V. Bardakov, V. Shpilrain, V. Tolstykh, On the palindromic and primitive widths of a free group, J. Algebra 285 (2005), 574-585.
V. Shpilrain, Counting primitive elements of a free group, Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 372 (2005), 91-97.
V. Shpilrain and A.Ushakov, Thompson's group and public key cryptography, Lecture Notes Comp. Sc. 3531 (2005), 151-164.
A. G. Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain and A.Ushakov, A practical attack on some braid group based cryptographic protocols, in CRYPTO 2005, Lecture Notes Comp. Sc. 3621 (2005), 86-96.

2006

I. Kapovich, P. Schupp, and V.Shpilrain, Generic properties of Whitehead's algorithm and isomorphism rigidity of random one-relator groups, Pacific J. Math. 223 (2006), 113-140.
A. G. Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain and A.Ushakov, Random subgroups of braid groups: an approach to cryptanalysis of a braid group based cryptographic protocol, in PKC 2006, Lecture Notes Comp. Sc. 3958 (2006), 302-314.
V. Shpilrain and A.Ushakov, The conjugacy search problem in public key cryptography: unnecessary and insufficient, Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communication and Computing 17 (2006), 285-289.
V. Shpilrain and G.Zapata, Combinatorial group theory and public key cryptography, Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communication and Computing 17 (2006), 291-302.
A.G.Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain, Some metric properties of automorphisms of groups, J. Algebra 304 (2006), 782-792.
V. Shpilrain, Hashing with polynomials, in: ICISC 2006, Lecture Notes Comp. Sc., 4296 (2006), 22-28.
V. Shpilrain and G. Zapata, Using the subgroup membership search problem in public key cryptography, Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 418 (2006), 169-179.
V. Shpilrain and A.Ushakov, A new key exchange protocol based on the decomposition problem, Contemp. Math., Amer. Math. Soc. 418 (2006), 161-167.

2007

L. Makar-Limanov, V. Shpilrain and J.-T.Yu, Equivalence of polynomials under automorphisms of K[x,y], J. Pure Appl. Algebra 209 (2007), 71-78.
I. Kapovich, G. Levitt, P. Schupp, and V.Shpilrain, Translation equivalence in free groups, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 359 (2007), 1527-1546.
I. Kapovich, I. Rivin, P. Schupp, and V.Shpilrain, Densities in free groups and Z^k, visible points and test elements, Math. Res. Lett. 14 (2007), 263-284.
C. M. Lam, V. Shpilrain, and J.-T.Yu, Recognizing and parametrizing curves isomorphic to a line, J. Symb. Comput. 42 (2007), 751-756.
2008

V. Shpilrain and A.Ushakov, An authentication scheme based on the twisted conjugacy problem, in: ACNS 2008, Lecture Notes Comp. Sc. 5037 (2008), 366-372.
Preprints

book:  A.G.Myasnikov, V. Shpilrain and A.Ushakov, Group-based cryptography, to appear.
D. Osin and V. Shpilrain, Public key encryption and encryption emulation attacks, version for group theorists     version for cryptographers, in: Computer Science in Russia 2008, Lecture Notes Comp. Sc., to appear.
V. Shpilrain, Cryptanalysis of Stickel's key exchange scheme, in: Computer Science in Russia 2008, Lecture Notes Comp. Sc., to appear.
V. Shpilrain and G. Zapata, Using decision problems in public key cryptography, preprint.
D. Grigoriev and V. Shpilrain, Zero-knowledge authentication schemes from actions on graphs, groups, or rings, preprint.