Cryptology and Data Security Research Group
The Cryptology and Data Security Research Group at the Institute of Computer Science of the University of Bern investigates security and privacy in a digital world.
Our research addresses cryptographic protocols, distributed consistency, consensus, and cloud-computing security, with applications to blockchains, distributed ledger technology, cryptocurrencies, and their economics.
Security and privacy are at stake in the information society, threatened by the enormous developments in networks, cloud, and mobile. Information technology has already revolutionized many aspects today’s life. Finding a balance between the practical convenience of being “always online”, current business practices, the changing demands of society, and the privacy and security concerns of individual people represents one of the great open questions of our time.
Cryptography and data security provide techniques to answer this question.
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Welcome Jonathan Bernhard
In April 2026 Jonathan Bernhard has become a member of the CRYPTO research group as a Ph.D. student. He previously completed a M.Sc. in Computer Science at the University of Fribourg and... -
Digital Shaper 2026
Christian Cachin has been named one of 100 Digital Shapers 2026 by Bilanz, the biweekly Swiss business magazine. The magazine recognized him in the category of Defenders for his research on secure... -
Welcome Ulysse Pavloff
Ulysse Pavloff has joined the CRYPTO research group in March 2026 as a postdoctoral researcher. He completed his PhD in Computer Science at Paris-Saclay University in 2024 and specializes in blockchain and...