Jean-Philippe (JP) Aumasson is a world-renowned expert in cryptography, VP Technology at Kudelski Security, co-founder of Teserakt, and head of security of Taurus Group. JP holds a PhD from EPFL (2009) and has worked for 8 years in applied cryptography, security architecture, and cybersecurity within the Kudelski Group. JP wrote the acclaimed books Serious Cryptography (No Starch Press, 2017) and has designed widely used algorithms such as BLAKE2 and SipHash. He has performed numerous security assessments for leading blockchain and cryptocurrency organizations. He has spoken at conferences such Black Hat, DEFCON, RSAC, CCC, and Infiltrate, about applied cryptography, quantum computing, and platform security.
