Dario Fiore

Dario Fiore is a Research Professor at the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid, Spain. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Catania (Italy), supervised by Dario Catalano, with postdoctoral positions at Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (Germany), New York University (USA), and École Normale Supérieure (France). His research focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of Cryptography, emphasizing secure computation, privacy-preserving technologies, and cryptographic protocols. Fiore has authored over 69 conference papers and 19 journal articles, with notable contributions to zero-knowledge proofs, homomorphic encryption, and verifiable computation. He leads a research group involving postdocs and students, and has secured grants such as the ERC Consolidator Grant PICOCRYPT and funding from NEC Laboratories Europe.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Catania, 2010
  • Visiting Student: New York University (2009-2010), IBM Research (2008-2009)
• Research Interests: Cryptography, Security, Privacy, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Secure Computation, Homomorphic Encryption

His work bridges foundational cryptography with real-world applications, including privacy-preserving systems and blockchain technologies. Recent research highlights include verification-efficient homomorphic signatures, non-malleable zkSNARKs, and efficient zero-knowledge proofs for data streams.

Grants & Awards:

• ERC Consolidator Grant PICOCRYPT (2021-2026, PI)
• Top Reviewer Award at ACM CCS 2022
• Best Short Paper at JNIC 2015

Fiore actively participates in program committees (e.g., Eurocrypt 2025) and has delivered keynotes on cryptographic topics. His team's work is implemented in libraries like 'hsnp' for homomorphic signatures.