Daniele Micciancio
Daniele Micciancio is a professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University of California, San Diego. His research covers algorithms, computational complexity, and cryptographic applications of lattice and coding problems.
Lattice-based cryptography is important in current security planning because it offers constructions built on mathematical problems that are studied as potential alternatives to factoring- and discrete-logarithm-based systems in a post-quantum setting.
UC San Diego describes Micciancio as a leading authority on lattice-based primitives and records his work on cryptographic protocols, zero knowledge, and formal methods. His own research page documents projects in lattice cryptography and symbolic security analysis.
He is included for foundational work linking theoretical computer science to cryptographic security.
Timeline
- 1998Receives a PhD in computer science from MIT.
- 1999Joins the UC San Diego faculty.
- 2002Publishes Complexity of Lattice Problems: A Cryptographic Perspective.
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1990s-Present
- Known for
- Lattice-based cryptography; Complexity of lattice problems; Post-quantum cryptography; Cryptography and Security Lab at UC San Diego
- Tags
- cryptography, lattice-cryptography, post-quantum-cryptography, complexity-theory, academic-research