Jesús Vico
Applied Cryptography Team Lead at Input Output (IOHK)
Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolJesús Vico is an applied cryptography leader with 11 years of experience, currently heading the Applied Cryptography team at Input Output (IOHK) in Madrid. He holds a PhD in Applied Cryptography and has progressed from research roles to technical leadership across IOHK and IBM Research, blending deep academic rigor with production-focused cryptographic engineering. His work spans blockchain, digital identity, privacy-preserving systems and post-quantum-aware protocols, with a track record of moving research into real-world distributed ledger implementations. Earlier roles in financial tech, cybersecurity labs and EU evaluation panels give him a pragmatic perspective on regulation, threat modeling and secure system design. Colleagues value him for turning complex proofs into auditable, deployable solutions and for mentoring researchers to bridge theory and product.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Information Sciences, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Information Sciences at Universidad Politecnica de MadridMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at Universidad Autónoma de MadridDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science Applied Cryptography, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science Applied Cryptography at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (14)
cardano8
virtual-machine6
cryptography5
ethereum5
bytecode5
ethereumjs5
monorepo5
javascript4
typescript4
evm4
ssi4
minor-mode2
rust1
emacs1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bjoerntm/ctb
Jan 2025 - May 2026
CTB Website
Contributions:2 PRs, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
jesusdiazvico/didcomm-privacy-benchmarks
May 2023 - Sep 2024
Contributions:19 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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