Young Cryptographers Forum

Lecturers

1. Ni Trieu, Arizona State University, USA

  • a. Short biography: Ni Trieu is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Arizona State University. Her research interests are in the area of cryptography and security, with a specific focus on secure computation and its applications, such as private set intersection, private database queries, and privacy-preserving machine learning. Before joining ASU, she was a postdoc at UC Berkeley. She received her PhD degree from Oregon State University.
  • b. Email: nitrieu@asu.edu
  • c. Webpage: https://search.asu.edu/profile/3720292

2. Ngoc Khanh Nguyen, King's College London

  • a. Short biography: Ngoc Khanh Nguyen currently works as a lecturer at King’s College London. He is broadly interested in the mathematical aspects of cryptography. His current research focus is on constructing practically efficient lattice-based cryptographic schemes and protocols designed for real-world applications, such as anonymous credentials, electronic voting, and confidential payment systems. Previously, he was a post-doc at EPFL, hosted by Alessandro Chiesa. He obtained his PhD degree at ETH Zurich and IBM Research Europe - Zurich, under the supervision of Vadim Lyubashevsky and Dennis Hofheinz. Before that, he did his undergraduate and master studies at the University of Bristol.
  • b. Email: ngoc_khanh.nguyen@kcl.ac.uk
  • c. Webpage: https://khanhcrypto.github.io/

3. Ky Nguyen, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), France

  • a. Short biography: Ky Nguyen is a Temporary Lecturer and Research Fellow at École normale supérieure. His work focuses on advanced notions of encryption and signature, as well as the broader foundations of cryptography. He received his Ph.D. from ENS, under the supervision of David Pointcheval (ENS-PSL, Cosmian) and Duong Hieu Phan (Télécom Paris), specializing in multi-user computation over encrypted data. Before his doctoral studies, he completed undergraduate and master's degrees at ENS, specializing in computer science with a minor in mathematics.
  • b. Email: ky.nguyen@ens.psl.eu
  • c. Webpage: https://www.normalesup.org/~kynguyen/

4. István András Seres, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

  • a. Short biography: István András Seres is a research assistant in the Computer Science Department at Eötvös Loránd University. He holds a BS in Mathematics from Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest, Hungary) and an MS in Computer Science from Universitat des Saarlandes (Saarbrücken, Germany) and Universitá degli Studi di Trento (Trento, Italy). He earned his PhD in Computer Science in 2023 at Eötvös Loránd University under the supervision of Péter Burcsi. He completed research internships at IMDEA (Madrid, Spain) and at a16zcrypto (New York City, USA). His research focuses on the security and privacy challenges of cryptocurrencies. He is particularly interested in practical cryptographic problems that spur theoretical research. Outside of work, he is an enjoyer of baroque music, jazz, and an avid clarinet player.
  • b. Email: seresistvanandras@gmail.com
  • c. Webpage: https://istvanseres.web.elte.hu/

5. Miroslaw Kutylowski, NASK National Research Institute, Poland

6. George O’Rourke, King's College London, UK

  • a. Short biography: George O'Rourke is a PhD student in the Department of Informatics at King’s College London, studying under the supervision of Ngoc Khanh Nguyen. Previously, he obtained a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of St. Andrews, before spending some time working in industry. He is generally interested in the intersection of pure maths and theoretical computer science; in particular, mathematical elements of cryptography. He hopes to pursue research in the construction of cryptographic protocols based on lattices.
  • b. Email: george.orourke@kcl.ac.uk
  • c. Webpage: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/george-orourke