About Nicolas Tadeusz Courtois
Dr. Nicolas Courtois is a Senior Lecturer at University College London where he teaches about applied cryptography GA12 and cryptanalysis GA18. Nicolas research focuses on the security analysis of cryptographic systems with particular focus on realistic attack scenarios and systems used by millions of users every day. Nicolas’ Google scholar profile lists more than 100 papers with 7,100 citations in cryptography and his H-index is 36. A university team lead by Nicolas was given the UK University Cipher Champion in March 2013. Founding member of the group Code-Breakers at LinkedIn. Member of Editorial board of Cryptologia. Previously he was a crypto research engineer at Gemalto, the world’s largest manufacturer of smart cards and secure hardware. He has led more than 10 patents on practical applications of cryptography. He is an expert on security engineering, electronic payment and crypto currency.
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