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Professor of Cryptography

Eike Kiltz

I develop the mathematical foundations that make modern cryptographic systems provably secure—from public-key protocols to post-quantum constructions.

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Cryptography
Institution
Ruhr University Bochum
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Bochum, Germany51.4818° N

01 — About

Cryptography with foundations—and consequences.

I am Professor of Computer Science and Chair for Cryptography at Ruhr University Bochum, a member of the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security, and a speaker of the CASA Cluster of Excellence. My work connects rigorous security theory with the protocols and standards used in practice.

Public-key cryptographyPost-quantum cryptographySecurity proofsComplexity theory

02 — Publications

All publications

Complete record on DBLP
20264 papers
20251 paper
20241 paper
20236 papers
20224 papers
20216 papers
20203 papers
20194 papers
20187 papers
20177 papers
20167 papers
20157 papers
20142 papers
20135 papers
20129 papers
20112 papers
201014 papers
200912 papers
20087 papers
20077 papers
200610 papers
20055 papers
20033 papers
20012 papers

Publication metadata sourced from DBLP, retrieved September 2026. Matching ePrint records are combined with their published entries.

03 — Group members

Current and past members.

Current members

PhD students

  • Aysan NishaburiCurrent
  • Samin NooripoorCurrent
  • Emiel WiedijkCurrent

Postdocs

  • AkshimaCurrent
  • Yu-Hsuan HuangCurrent
  • Renas BachoCurrent

Team assistant

  • Anja KrauseCurrent

Past members

PhD students

  • Jonas Janneck2026
  • Jonas Meers2026
  • Phillip Gajland2025
  • Julien Duman2024
  • Doreen Riepel2023
  • Eduard Hauck2022
  • Kathrin Hövelmanns2020
  • Benedikt Auerbach2019
  • Federico Giacon2019
  • Julian Loss2019
  • Manuel Fersch2018
  • Felix Heuer2017
  • Daniel Masny2016
  • Jiaxin Pan2016
  • Saqib A. Kakvi2015

Postdocs

  • Guilherme Teixeira Rito
  • Olivier Blazy
  • David Cash
  • Sabrina Kunzweiler
  • Giorgia Azzura Marson
  • Bertram Poettering
  • Ulrich Rührmair
  • Sven Schäge
  • Monosij Maitra
  • Yi-Fu Lai
  • Carla Rafols

Current and past member classifications are based on the Chair for Cryptography roster; PhD graduation years are based on RUB and dissertation records.

04 — Open positions

Join the research group.

We are always interested in hearing from outstanding students and postdoctoral researchers seeking well-funded positions. If you would like to apply for a Ph.D. or postdoctoral position, please contact me by email. Use Mango as your email subject to show that you have read this text.

Your application should include:

  • A clear explanation of why you are interested in joining my research group
  • Your curriculum vitae
  • Complete academic transcripts

Applicants for postdoctoral positions are expected to have published papers at IACR conferences or in relevant journals.

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