About the company
Nillion is a secure computation network that is fundamentally changing the way high-value data is stored and used throughout the world. Processing transactions via blockchain was the tip of the iceberg of what information and industries decentralized technology and privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) can impact. The Nillion network expands these technologies into new use cases and verticals like AI, biometric data, health data, voting, consumer data and more.
Job Summary
Requirements
š5+ years of academic research experience in cryptography šQualified to a PhD or Postdoc degree in cryptography šSeveral international scientific publications šDeep understanding of MPC šExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English šExtensive experience working with internal and external stakeholders šHave highly effective communication, interpersonal and critical thinking skills šAbility to understand, formally describe and prove mathematical concepts in writing šThe ability to write formal security proofs in the UC framework šPublications in the domain of MPC, ZKP or FHE
Responsibilities
šDeveloping new protocols and their security proofs šCreating variants of existing protocols (synchronous/asynchronous, computational/ITS, passive/active, static/mobile adversaries, boolean/arithmetic, etc.) šVerifying existing Nillion protocols and their security proofs šProof-reading existing written material (e.g. technical whitepaper) šWriting new security proofs for existing Nillion protocols šOptimizing existing protocols for performance šGiving internal presentations for educational purposes šParticipating in brainstorming sessions for new ideas