Jiaxin Pan

Jiaxin Pan is a Professor at the University of Kassel (Germany) and an Associate Professor (førsteamanuensis, part-time) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is affiliated with the Algebra Group at NTNU and has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Kassel. Pan earned his PhD from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) in 2016.

Research Interests

• Tight security proofs in cryptography
• Lattice-based cryptosystems
• Identity-based encryption
• Zero-knowledge proof systems
• Structure-preserving signatures
• Fine-grained cryptography

Research Trends and Publications
His work focuses on enhancing cryptographic security reductions and designing efficient protocols for post-quantum environments. Key areas include key exchange mechanisms, attribute-based encryption, and signature schemes with tight security guarantees. Pan's papers are published in top-tier venues such as Journal of Cryptology, CRYPTO, and Eurocrypt.

Grants and Projects

• NTNU Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme (2022–2026)
• Young Research Talent project (2021–2025), Research Council of Norway
• Peder Sather Grant (2021–2023), with Sanjam Garg (UC Berkeley)

Professional Activities
Pan serves on program committees for IACR Eurocrypt, Asiacrypt, PKC, CT-RSA, and ESORICS. He is a reviewer for journals and conferences like ACM Transactions on Algorithms, Journal of Cryptology, and DFG grants.