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Dario Fiore is a Research Professor at the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid, Spain, where he has worked since 2013. His research focuses on theoretical and applied aspects of cryptography, particularly advancing the efficiency of cryptographic protocols for security and privacy. He has held prestigious postdoctoral positions at institutions like the Max Planck Institute, New York University, and École Normale Supérieure.
Fiore obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Catania (Italy) in 2010, supervised by Dario Catalano, with visiting periods at NYU and IBM Research. His research explores secure delegation of computation, homomorphic authentication, zero-knowledge proofs, and cryptographic applications in machine learning and blockchain.
- Key Recent Publications: Verification-efficient Homomorphic Signatures (Financial Cryptography 2025), Algebraic Zero Knowledge Contingent Payment (ACNS 2025), Real-world zkSNARKs (ACM CCS 2024).
- Scientific Awards: CNIL-INRIA Privacy Protection (2016), JNIC Best Short Paper (2015), IET Information Security Premium Award (2020), ACM CCS Top Reviewer (2022).
- Supervision: Mentored over 10 PhD students and postdocs, including Luca Nizzardo, Elena Pagnin, and Dimitris Kolonelos.
- Funding: ERC Consolidator Grant PICOCRYPT (2021-2026), PRODIGY (2022-2024), and grants from Protocol Labs, Tezos Foundation, and NEC Laboratories Europe.
