Bridging the gap between privacy-preserving cryptography and real-world application requirements
The research group Cryptographic Protocols (CPRO), with members at the University of Luxembourg and the KASTEL Security Research Labs, focuses on the gap between cryptographic theory and real-world requirements.
Cryptography for privacy, accountability, and transparency
With our research on cryptographic protocols, we aim to dissolve the tension between privacy protection and conflicting requirements of important application domains such as Future Mobility, Electronic Payments, and Digital Democracy. Our goals are not limited to efficiency and scalability but also include compliance with domain-specific laws, regulations, business models, etc. enabling a practical deployment in the first place. This entails a rich resource of foundational research challenges in cryptography and solutions with a significant practical impact.
Our research interests particularly include the following topics:
- Cryptographic Protocols
- Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
- Provable Security Security and Privacy in Important Application Domains
- Anonymous Payments
- Privacy-Preserving Analytics
- Anonymous Communication
- Misuse-Resistant Surveillance
Head of Group
