Kenny Paterson
Professor Of Computer Science at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolKenny Paterson is a leading applied cryptographer and Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich with over two decades of academic and industrial experience in information security. He previously held a long-term professorship at Royal Holloway and spent early career years at HP Labs, blending rigorous research with practical project leadership. His work focuses on teaching, research, and consultancy in applied cryptography, underpinned by a strong mathematical foundation from a First Class BSc at Glasgow and a PhD from Royal Holloway. Known for bridging theoretical cryptography and real-world security deployments, he advises on complex protocols and system security. Based in Zurich, he maintains an active research profile and collaborates internationally on cutting-edge cryptographic problems. An understated thread through his career is a consistent ability to translate deep mathematical insight into practical security solutions.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Mathematics, PhD, Mathematics at Royal Holloway, University of LondonBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, First class, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, First class at University of Glasgow
Github Skills (15)
proximity10
ranking9
science8
privacy-protection8
computer-science7
privacy-enhancing-technologies7
react7
privacy-preserving6
security6
url-parser5
privacy4
tla4
rfc3
specification3
ssl2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
atulluykx/securitybounds
Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:9 pushes in 13 days
DP-3T/documents
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing -- Documents
Contributions:1 commit, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 day
privacy-enhancing-technologiesprivacysecuritytracingdecentralized
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