Nicola Tuveri
Doctoral Researcher at Tampere University
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
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Top SchoolNicola Tuveri is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University with 14 years of experience in applied cryptography and side-channel analysis, combining rigorous academic inquiry with practical engineering. He has contributed bug fixes and ECC improvements to the widely used OpenSSL project and completed a PhD internship with IBM’s Crypto for Linux on IBM Z team, underscoring his ability to bridge open-source ecosystems and enterprise cryptography. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, openness, and methodological creativity to make research more inclusive and impactful. Fluent in both system-level engineering and research communication, he routinely turns deep analytical work into cleaner, faster code and co-authored outputs. Unusually, his background spans hands-on system administration, machine learning exploration, and long-term community involvement in Linux user groups, reflecting a broad technical curiosity beyond academia.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Scientific High School Diploma, Maths, Physics, Sciences, Classic Letters, 100/100, Scientific High School Diploma, Maths, Physics, Sciences, Classic Letters, 100/100 at Liceo Scientifico Michelangelo - CagliariM.Sc., Computer Science, M.Sc., Computer Science at Teknillinen korkeakoulu (Helsinki University of Technology)M.Sc., Computer Science Engineering, 110/110 cum laude, M.Sc., Computer Science Engineering, 110/110 cum laude at Politecnico di Torino
Italian, English
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Github Skills (10)
c1710
ec10
ecdsa10
c1110
back-end-development10
openssl10
cryptography10
security9
dsa6
digital-signature6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
openssl/openssl
Feb 2019 - Nov 2022
TLS/SSL and crypto library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:211 reviews, 90 commits, 261 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Nicola made several bug fixes and code improvements to the OpenSSL library, focusing on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) algorithms, specifically within the `apps/speed.c` file. Their work included fixing issues related to ECDH key generation, handling errors in EVP_PKEY_derive, and optimizing code style. They also contributed to removing stale code and comments, making the codebase cleaner and more efficient. The contributions focused on enhancing the speed and accuracy of ECC operations.
crypto-librarycryptographyssltlscrypto
romen/openssl
Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
TLS/SSL and crypto library
Contributions:1 PR, 294 pushes, 162 branches in 6 years 11 months
crypto-librarycryptographyssltlscrypto
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