Nigel Smart

Nigel Smart is a prominent cryptographer who completed a PhD in Pure Mathematics at the University of Kent and has held notable academic positions, including Professor at the University of Bristol and currently at the COSIC group in KU Leuven. They have co-founded several companies, including Unbound Security, which was acquired by Coinbase, and have established influential initiatives such as the Real World Crypto workshop. An advisor for multiple organizations, including Enveil and Dfns, Nigel has also served as Vice President of the International Association for Cryptologic Research from 2014 to 2016, with ongoing research interests that encompass implementation, provable security, and mathematical primitives in cryptography.