Tjerand Silde

Tjerand Silde is an Associate Professor in Cryptology at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He serves as Research Group Leader of the NTNU Applied Cryptology Lab and as Security and Cryptography Expert at Pone Biometrics. His academic journey includes a PhD thesis titled Privacy-Preserving Cryptography from Zero-Knowledge Proofs (2022).

• Primary affiliation: NTNU (Department of Information Security and Communication Technology)
• Secondary affiliation: NTNU Department of Mathematical Sciences
• Industry role: Security and Cryptography Expert at Pone Biometrics

His research focuses on lattice-based cryptography and zero-knowledge protocols, with broader interests in post-quantum cryptography, anonymous communication, multiparty computation, homomorphic encryption, electronic voting, and secure implementation. The research demonstrates trends in advancing lattice-based cryptographic solutions for real-world applications, particularly in authentication, e-voting, and secure communication.

Notable scientific achievements include receiving a 765K NOK equipment grant from the IE Faculty - Research (2025) to establish the CRYPTO-LAB for cryptographic research and education. He has held leadership roles as General Chair for IACR PKC 2025 and coordinates the Cryptographic Engineering profile in NTNU's master's program.

His teaching portfolio includes courses like TTM4205 Secure Cryptographic Implementations, IIK8105 Quantum-Secure Cryptography, and TM8107 Cryptographic Protocols and Applications. He actively supports Electronic Frontier Foundation, Tor Project, and Signal Foundation.