Since May of 2025, I have worked in the Quantum Software Lab in the Informatics Hub. Before that, I worked as a postdoc under the direction of Ludovic Perret in the PolSys team of LIP6 in Paris. My PhD was the University of York in the UK, under the supervision of Delaram Kahrobaei and Siamak Shahandashti. I defended my thesis in September 2023, which was titled Analysis and Applications of Two Problems in Group-Theoretic Post-Quantum Cryptography (and is available here).

Most recently I have become interested in the interaction between quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography, particularly in the authenticated key-exchange setting; and various topics in computer algebra. My PhD mostly concerned post-quantum cryptography, with an emphasis on cryptographic design and analysis arising from group theory.

My publication record is available here, and my CV is available here. You can reach me by email at kit dot battarbee at ed dot ac dot uk.