Christian Cachin

Cryptographer and computer scientist interested in distributed computing, cryptographic protocols, and security. Professor of computer science at the University of Bern. Short bio. More pics.

Research interests

• Blockchain and consensus protocols
• Consistency and integrity of cloud services
• Cryptographic protocols
• Cloud-computing security

More about my research can be found under research topics.

Publications

Current professional activities

• Eurocrypt 2024, PC member
• Vienna Cybersecurity and Privacy Research Cluster (ViSP), Distinguished Lecture on Consensus in blockchains
• PODC 2023, PC member

• Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC ‘23), Program co-chair

• Distributed Computing (Journal), Associate Editor

• ACM Advances in Financial Technologies, Steering Committee

Past professional activities

And otherwise … on the lake, on a bike, or in the snow.