David Pointcheval
David Pointcheval is a CNRS research director specializing in cryptography. CNRS describes his work as combining mathematical rigor, fundamental computer science, and practical solutions for security and privacy.
His research has covered public-key cryptography, security proofs, and privacy-preserving computation. The formal-security approach associated with this work asks not only whether a construction appears plausible, but what concrete property it provides under which stated assumptions.
Pointcheval’s publication record spans foundational and applied cryptography, including current work on functional encryption and privacy-preserving data queries. His own academic page documents this continuing research program.
He is included as an academic whose work has shaped how cryptographic protocols are specified and evaluated.
Timeline
- 1996Completes doctoral work in computer science.
- 1998Publishes work on asymmetric cryptography and practical security in the emerging public-key-cryptography conference series.
- 2021Receives the CNRS Silver Medal.
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1990s-Present
- Known for
- Provable security; Public-key cryptography; Encryption and signatures; Cryptography research at ENS/CNRS
- Tags
- cryptography, provable-security, public-key-cryptography, privacy, academic-research