Lisa Maria Kohl

Lisa Maria Kohl is a tenured researcher in the Cryptology Group at CWI Amsterdam, where she has worked since 2020. She focuses on developing practical post-quantum secure protocols and secure multi-party computation. Her academic journey includes a PhD at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2019), postdoctoral research at Technion (2020), and a visiting researcher role at the FACT Center at IDC Herzliya during her PhD.

• Education: PhD from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2019)
• Previous Positions: Postdoctoral researcher at Technion (2020), visiting researcher at IDC Herzliya (2019), visiting student at CWI (2015)
• Current Role: Research Scientist at CWI Amsterdam (2020–present)

Kohl’s research spans cryptographic theory and its practical applications. Key areas include secure multi-party computation, homomorphic secret sharing, oblivious transfer, and lattice-based cryptography. Her work often addresses efficiency, tight security reductions, and post-quantum resilience, as seen in her recent publications on scalable protocols and topology-hiding computation.

Her 15 most recent publications (2025–2019) reveal a focus on secure computation (e.g., SPDZ extensions, RMS programs), pseudorandomness (e.g., LPN-based constructions), and privacy-preserving technologies (e.g., Privacy Pass, topology-hiding communication). Collaborations with prominent researchers like Elette Boyle, Yuval Ishai, and Ronald Cramer underscore her integration into global cryptographic research networks.