Scholar
Christian Schaffner
Google Scholar ID: m-L5Hj0AAAAJ
University of Amsterdam & QuSoft
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,165
H-index
28
i10-index
38
Publications
20
Co-authors
58
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Received various grants from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), such as VENI, VIDI, and a gravitation grant; Delivered inaugural lecture as a professor in theoretical computer science on September 30, 2022; Academic sabbatical at the Simons Institute in Berkeley, California, from January to July 2020; Editorial board member of the Quantum Science and Technology journal published by IOP from March 2018 to March 2022.
Research Experience
- Group leader of the Theory of Computer Science (TCS) group at the Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam; Director of QuSoft, the Dutch research center for quantum software; Chairman of Quantum.Amsterdam, an innovation hub for quantum software, technology, and applications; Chairman of the Talent & Outreach Committee of the Quantum Software Consortium (QSC); Co-organizer of the 2021 and 2020 online editions of QCrypt; Program committee chair of QCrypt 2023; Served on various program committees (CRYPTO 2022, QIP 2022, TCC 2021, ITC 2020, EUROCRYPT 2019, AQIS 2018, PKC 18, CRYPTO 2017, TQC 2016, TQC 2015, EUROCRYPT 2015, QCRYPT 2014, SCN 2014, CRYPTO 2013, QCRYPT 2013, ICITS 2012, QIP 2012, QCRYPT 2011, ICITS 2011, WISSEC 2010, and the cryptography track of RSA 09).
Education
- PhD: Cryptology Group at BRICS, Computer Science Department of Aarhus University, supervised by Louis Salvail and Ivan Damgård; Master's: Mathematics at ETH Zürich, supervised by Renato Renner and Ueli Maurer.
Background
- Research interests: Quantum Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, and (Quantum) Information Theory. Field of expertise: Theoretical Computer Science.
Miscellany
- Enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and tennis in his spare time.
