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Prof. Kenneth Paterson is a Full Professor at ETH Zürich's Department of Computer Science, leading the Applied Cryptography Group. He has held academic positions at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Hewlett-Packard Laboratories. His research focuses on cryptographic protocol analysis, provably secure solutions, and real-world system vulnerabilities. Key contributions include the Lucky 13 TLS attack, analyses of Telegram and OpenPGP, and work on cryptographic transition strategies. He has been recognized with awards such as the Google Distinguished Paper Award, IACR Fellowship, and ETH Golden Owl Teaching Award. His leadership roles include Department Head at ETH Zurich and Programme Chair for EUROCRYPT 2011. Paterson actively engages in standardization efforts through IRTF's CFRG and co-founded the Real World Cryptography workshop series.
Education: B.Sc. (Mathematics, University of Glasgow, 1990), Ph.D. (Mathematics, University of London, 1993). Career highlights include EPSRC Leadership Fellowship (2010–2015) and IACR Distinguished Lecture at EUROCRYPT 2025.
Research Interests: Cryptography, Information Security, Applied Cryptographic Protocols, TLS Analysis, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and Privacy-Preserving Technologies. Notable projects include cryptographic analysis of TLS, SSH, and cloud storage systems.
Awards and Recognition:
- Google Distinguished Paper Award (2012)
- Applied Networking Research Prize (2013)
- IACR Fellow (2017)
- ETH Golden Owl Teaching Award (2022)
- Multiple Best Paper Awards at ACM CCS, CHES, and IEEE Security & Privacy
Advising and Grants: Supervised students like Francesca Falzon and led projects funded by EPSRC, IRTF, and industry collaborations. Contributions to cryptographic agility and transition strategies for Internet protocols.
Labs/Teams: Founder and Head of ETH Zurich's Applied Cryptography Group, associated with the Institute for Information Security. Collaborates with industry on cryptographic protocol development and security audits.
