Elena Kirshanova

Elena Kirshanova is a part-time Lecturer at I.Kant Baltic Federal University and Lead Cryptographer at Technology Innovation Institute. Her research focuses on practical and theoretical cryptanalysis of lattice-based and code-based cryptographic primitives, with applications to post-quantum security.

Research interests include:

• Lattice-based cryptanalysis
• Quantum algorithms for cryptographic problems
• Decoding attacks on McEliece variants
• Sieving techniques for codes and lattices

She teaches courses in lattice-based cryptography, coding theory, and information security. Dr. Kirshanova serves on program committees for major cryptography conferences including Crypto, Eurocrypt, and PQCrypto. Her work bridges theoretical cryptanalysis with practical implementations for post-quantum cryptographic schemes.