Eran Tromer

Eran Tromer is a Professor of Computer Science at Boston University, specializing in cryptography and information security. His research focuses on building secure distributed systems, cryptographic tools like zero-knowledge proofs, and mitigating side-channel attacks. He co-founded the Zcash blockchain, Sealance for privacy-preserving financial regulation, and led the ZKProof Standardization Effort.

• Education: PhD from the Weizmann Institute of Science
• Prior affiliations: Columbia University, Tel Aviv University, MIT, and Microsoft Research

Research Interests

Tromer's work bridges theoretical cryptography with practical implementations, emphasizing:

• Privacy-preserving technologies (blockchain, zero-knowledge)
• Cryptographic protocol security
• Side-channel attack mitigation
• Hardware vulnerabilities

Recent articles explore topics like snake-eye resistant encryption, optical cryptanalysis, and adversarial machine learning attacks on perceptual hashing.

Professional Contributions

Founder of Zcash and Sealance, Tromer has also contributed to open standards through ZKProof. His research often intersects hardware security and software resilience, with a focus on real-world deployable solutions.