معرفی
Aggelos Kiayias is the Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy at the University of Edinburgh, where he directs the Blockchain Technology Laboratory. He also serves as Chief Scientist at Input Output, a blockchain technology company. His research focuses on computer security, privacy, applied cryptography, blockchain technologies, distributed systems, e-voting, secure multiparty protocols, and identity management.
- Ph.D., City University of New York
- B.Sc., Mathematics, University of Athens
With over 200 publications, his work examines blockchain protocol design, consensus mechanisms, privacy-preserving systems, and cryptocurrency economics. Recent research explores transaction fairness, stake-based consensus, and regulatory-compliant financial systems. His studies bridge theoretical cryptography with real-world implementations, including quantum-resistant blockchain frameworks and incentive-aligned protocol designs.
Scientific recognitions include the BCS Lovelace Medal (2024), ERC Starting Grant, Marie Curie Fellowship, NSF Career Award, and Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship. Supervised 22 Ph.D. students with impactful careers in academia and industry, including researchers at Stanford, Imperial College, and blockchain protocol architects.
Current projects investigate tiered transaction fee models, privacy-preserving tokens, and decentralized reliability estimation systems. His work receives funding from European Research Council, Horizon 2020, EPSRC, NSF, and NIST.
