Stefan Wolf

Stefan Wolf is a Full Professor in the Department of Informatics at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano. He has held academic roles since 2005, including Associate Professor at USI (2011–present), SNF Professor for Quantum Information at ETH Zürich (2005–2011), and Assistant Professor positions at the University of Waterloo and Université de Montréal. His research focuses on cryptography, information theory, and quantum information processing, emphasizing provably secure cryptographic systems using weak classical or quantum-physical primitives.

Education:

• Dipl. Math. ETH (Mathematics)
• PhD in Computer Science from ETH Zurich, supervised by Prof. Ueli Maurer

Research Interests: Dr. Wolf’s work bridges theoretical foundations and applied aspects of information security. Key areas include cryptographic protocol design, quantum communication theory, and the integration of quantum mechanics into computational systems. His group, the Cryptography and Quantum Information group, explores cutting-edge topics such as post-quantum cryptography and quantum-resistant algorithms.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Cryptography and Quantum Information research group at USI, fostering interdisciplinary projects in secure information processing.