Frank Stajano

Frank Stajano is a Full Professor of Security and Privacy at the University of Cambridge, leading the Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research. He is a Fellow of Trinity College, where he collaborates with Nobel laureates. His research focuses on security, privacy, and usability in ubiquitous computing, IoT, and digital finance. He holds a PhD from Cambridge and a Laurea in Electronic Engineering from La Sapienza University.

Frank's work includes the Pico project (ERC-funded), aiming to replace passwords with secure, usable alternatives. He co-founded Cambridge Cyber, offering cybersecurity consulting. Notable achievements include the Resurrecting Duckling authentication protocol and contributions to location privacy (Mix Zones). He has authored over 50 refereed publications and a research monograph on ubiquitous computing security.

His awards include the Toshiba Fellowship (2000) and an ERC Starting Grant (2017). Frank teaches cybersecurity and lectures globally via his YouTube channel. Beyond academia, he is a 5th-dan kendo practitioner and a scholar of Disney comics.