Wissam Ghantous

Wissam Ghantous is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Central Florida and a member of UCF's Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster. His research focuses on post-quantum cryptography and computational number theory. Prior to his current role, he was a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure (Paris) and completed his PhD at the University of Oxford in 2023.

Education:

• PhD in Mathematics, University of Oxford (2023)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, École Normale Supérieure, Paris (2022–2024)

His research interests include isogeny-based cryptography, modular forms, and algorithmic number theory. He actively participates in international conferences, including the 2025 AMS Sectional Meeting, Darmonfest, and LMFDB, Computation, and Number Theory (LuCaNT). He has presented at venues such as MIT, Harvard, and ETH Zürich.

Grants and Advising:

• No explicit grants or student advisement listed.

He contributes to the Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster at UCF, focusing on cryptographic protocols resilient to quantum computing advancements.