Research Interests

I am generally interested in the design and formal analysis of cryptographic primitives that can be used within Blockchain networks. Currently, I am mainly working on threshold cryptography for MEV protection as well as on the security of cryptographic wallets. Additionally, I am interested in the following topics:

• Layer-2 Scaling Solutions for Blockchains

• Signature schemes such as Adaptor Signatures, Blind Signatures, and post-quantum secure signature schemes.

Short Bio

• Oct. 2012 - Sept. 2015: Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science, Ruhr University Bochum

• Oct. 2015 - Sept. 2017: Master of Science in IT-Security, Technical University Darmstadt

• Nov. 2017 - June 2018: Full time internship: Cryptography Assistant/Java Developer, Kalepso

• Sept. 2018 - July 2023: Doctorate at the Chair of Applied Cryptography, Technical University Darmstadt

• Sept. 2023 - Aug. 2024: Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Applied Cryptography, Technical University Darmstadt 

• since Aug. 2024: Cryptography Researcher, brainbot

Talks

• Sept. 12, 2024: Shared-Custodial Password-Authenticated Deterministic Wallets, SCN 2024

• Dec. 15, 2022: BIP32-Compatible Threshold Wallets, Invited talk at Polkadot

• Sept. 26, 2022: Deterministic Wallets for Adaptor Signatures, ESORICS 2022

• Dec. 10, 2021: Generalized Channels From Limited Blockchain Scripts and Adaptor Signatures, Asiacrypt 2021, Joint talk with Siavash Riahi

• May 25, 2021: Bitcoin-Compatible Virtual Channels, IEEE S&P 2021, Joint talk with Lukas Aumayr

Scientific Service

Program Committee Member

CT-RSA 2024

External Reviewer

• 2023: Crypto, PKC

• 2022: Eurocrypt, PKC

• 2020: SCN