George Danezis

George Danezis is a Professor of Security and Privacy Engineering at University College London (UCL), affiliated with the Information Security Group. He is also a faculty fellow at the Turing Institute and has held part-time roles since 2018 to focus on commercialization. His research spans systems security, privacy, anonymous communications, and blockchain technologies. Danezis co-founded Chainspace (acquired by Facebook in 2019) and Mysten Labs, where he serves as Chief Scientist. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (2004) and has held positions at Microsoft Research, K.U.Leuven, and the University of Cambridge.

Education: PhD (Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 2004), B.A. (Hons) in Computer Science (Queens' College, Cambridge, 2000). Research interests include blockchain consensus, decentralized systems, privacy-preserving technologies, and machine learning applications in security. He has advised numerous doctoral students and led projects funded by EU Horizon 2020, EPSRC, and industry partnerships.

His work emphasizes practical solutions for privacy, such as Loopix (anonymity system), Narwhal/Tusk (blockchain consensus), and Coconut (privacy credentials). Danezis has received awards for best papers (PET 2002/2018), is a Fellow of the British Computing Society, and advises organizations like Privacy International and DeepMind.

Publications focus on blockchain, anonymity, and privacy, with over 100 peer-reviewed papers. Grants include leadership in projects like DECODE (EU), PANORAMIX, and Glass Houses. Teaching includes courses on computer security and privacy technologies at UCL.