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Phong Nguyen is a Research Professor at Inria (Directeur de recherche) and a part-time professor at the Computer Science Department (DI ENS) of École Normale Supérieure (ENS), PSL University in Paris. He leads the ENS Crypto Team (Inria Equipe Projet Cascade) and serves as the principal investigator for the ERC Advanced Grant PARQ (2020) focused on lattices in parallel and quantum computing. He holds a PhD (1999) and Habilitation (2007) from ENS-Lyon, with an agrégation de mathématiques (1997).
His research integrates cryptography, algorithmic number theory, and lattice-based computations, emphasizing:
- Cryptanalysis: Deconstructing cryptographic protocols, especially lattice-based systems
- Post-quantum cryptography: Developing quantum-resistant solutions
- Lattice algorithms: Optimization of reduction, enumeration, and sieving techniques
- Real-world applications: Bridging theoretical constructs with practical security implementations
His publications (spanning Eurocrypt, Asiacrypt, and Journal of Cryptology) demonstrate deep expertise in lattice cryptography, with recurring themes in algorithm efficiency, cryptanalysis of NTRU/GGH systems, and theoretical advancements in lattice reduction. Recent work (2024) continues this trajectory with improved BKZ analysis and hypercubic lattice optimizations.
Awards include:
- ERC Advanced Grant (2020) for PARQ project
- Best Paper Award at EUROCRYPT 2006
- Cor Baayen Award (2001)
He advises PhD students (e.g., Henry Bambury, Leo Ducas) and interns from institutions like École Polytechnique and ENS. He directs the ENS Crypto Team and previously held leadership roles as:
- French Director of the Japanese-French Laboratory for Informatics (2015-2019)
- European Director of LIAMA (Sino-European Computer Science Lab, 2013-2015)
- Coordinator of ECRYPT II virtual labs (2008-2012)
