History of Cryptography in Torino

April 17th 2026
Aula Buzano, Politecnico di Torino

A seminar on the history of cryptography, in the historical city of Turin.

Organisers:
Paolo Bonavoglia, De Componendis Cifris
Leonardo Errati, Politecnico di Torino

HisTo26 explores the evolution of secret writing, spanning the entire history of the discipline: from Classical and Renaissance ciphers to World War II and cold war cryptanalysis.

Cryptography, cryptanalysis and applications
Ancient and historical ciphers
Analysis of historical documents / cases

Invited speakers

Dr. Dermot Turing
Visiting Fellow
Kellogg College, Oxford

Prof. Joachim Rosenthal
Professor of Mathematics
UZH, Switzerland

Flavio Atzeni
Chief Warrant Officer
Italian CC, Retired

Dr. Francesco Cosimato
Brigadier General
Italian Army, Retired

Contributed speakers

Dr. Cosimo Palma
Researcher
Università di Pisa

Prof. Andrea Visconti
Professor of CS
Università di Milano

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History of Cryptography in Torino

April 17th 2026Aula Buzano, Politecnico di Torino

Invited speakers

Dr. Dermot TuringVisiting FellowKellogg College, Oxford

Prof. Joachim RosenthalProfessor of MathematicsUZH, Switzerland

Flavio AtzeniChief Warrant Officer Italian CC, Retired

Dr. Francesco CosimatoBrigadier General Italian Army, Retired