Shahram Rasoolzadeh

Dr. Shahram Rasoolzadeh is a researcher in symmetric cryptography at Ruhr University Bochum's Faculty of Computer Science, specifically within the Chair for Symmetric Cryptography. He previously held post-doctoral positions at Radboud University and Ruhr University Bochum, and conducted PhD research at the HGI institute. His expertise spans cryptographic primitive design, Boolean function analysis, and embedded security.

• Education:
  • PhD in Electrical Engineering (Symmetric Cryptography & Embedded Security), Ruhr University Bochum (2020)
  • M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Cryptography), Sharif University of Technology (2015)
  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Communication Systems), University of Tabriz (2013)

His research focuses on cryptanalysis of symmetric ciphers, Boolean function applications in cryptography, and low-latency cryptographic designs. Notable contributions include the cryptanalysis of HALFLOOP and the design of lightweight block ciphers like CRAFT and SPEEDY.

He has received the Best Paper Award at FSE/ToSC 2024 and Intel's Outstanding Research Award 2022. His work often emphasizes practical security in constrained environments and collaborative industry partnerships.

Dr. Rasoolzadeh co-organizes significant events like the Spring School on Symmetric Cryptography and contributes to program committees for conferences like EuroCrypt and ASIACRYPT. He has taught courses on symmetric cryptanalysis and calculus/probability theory.