Giulio Malavolta

Giulio Malavolta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at Bocconi University, where he teaches Computer Science II and Theoretical Computer Science. He maintains a part-time affiliation with the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) and is affiliated with the Bocconi Institute for Data Science and Analytics and CIFRA Lab.

His research centers on mathematical cryptography with intersections in quantum computing, computer security, cryptocurrencies, and game theory. Recent work focuses on cryptographic schemes with advanced functionalities and real-world system applications, supported by grants from CASA cluster of excellence, European Research Council, and Lockheed Martin.

His research group includes postdocs Damiano Abram, Pedro Branco, Valerio Cini, and PhD students Phillip Gajland, Alexander Kulpe, Tianwei Zhang. Alumni include Noemi Gläser (thesis: Practical Cryptography for Blockchains) and Ahmadreza Rahimi (thesis: Registration-Based Encryption).

• ERC starting grant
• Heinz-Maier Leibnitz prize
• Staedtler-Stiftung dissertation prize

He serves on program committees for major conferences (EUROCRYPT, CRYPTO, etc.), co-organized workshops including Kyoto Quantum Cryptography and IACR Summer School on Post-Quantum Cryptography, and recently hosted a seminar on the Sum of Squares method dedicated to Luca Trevisan.