I am a lecturer and researcher in cryptography at the University of Tartu and part of the Tartu cryptography research group.
My main research interests are:
Zero-knowledge proofs and SNARKs.
The design of advanced cryptographic protocols
Provable security (especially in idealized security models).
I have around 20 publications on the abovementioned topics, which have received over 600 citations.
I obtained a PhD at the University of Tartu under the supervision of Helger Lipmaa. Previously, I was also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh under the supervision of Markulf Kohlweiss and a postdoctoral researcher at Simula UiB in Norway.
Please send me an email to get in touch (jannosiim@gmail.com). I am always interested in discussing new research ideas.
Our paper with Maiara Bollauf and Roberto Parisella was accepted to CiC https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1079 (21.06.25)
Our paper (with Helger Lipmaa and Roberto Parisella) was accepted to CRYPTO 2025. eprint.iacr.org/2024/994 (12.05.2025)
I received the Young IT Researcher Award from the president of Estonia! president.ee/et/meediakajastus/pressiteated/57223 (17.04.2025)
1 PhD and 1 Postdoc position available in our SNARK/ZK group in Tartu: https://crypto.cs.ut.ee/Main/OpenPositions. Come and join us! (28.03.2025)
I started as a lecturer at the University of Tartu! (03.02.2025)
Zero-knowledge proofs are my main research interest. They allow one to prove mathematical statements without revealing any information besides their validity. For instance, it is possible to prove that the Estonian e-voting protocol's tally is correct without revealing individual votes.
SNARKs are particularly efficient (zero-knowledge) proofs that have found various applications in blockchains and, more recently, in machine learning.
Here are a few links for further reading: