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.
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Cryptology and Data Security Group
Institute of Computer Science
University of Bern
Neubrückstrasse 10
3012 Bern, Switzerland
crypto.unibe.ch/cc/
christian.cachin@unibe.ch
cachin@acm.org (PGP supported)
tel: +41 31 684 8560
@cryptobern.bsky.social
Crypto@Bern blog
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 2027, PC member
- DISC 2026, PC member
- ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS 2026), PC member
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Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC 2026), PC member
- Advances in Financial Technologies, Steering Committee
Past professional activities
And otherwise … on the lake, on a bike, or in the snow.






