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Algorand Adds Post-Quantum ​Cryptography Expert Chris Peikert As The Head Of Cryptography

Mary Liu

Summary: Algorand, the proof-of-stake blockchain protocol developed by Turing Award winner and MIT professor Sivio Micali, announced that Chris Peikert has joined its expert team as the head of cryptography. Chris Peikert is an industry leader based on lattice-based and post-quantum cryptography. Peikert will cooperate with Algorand to advance multiple projects to improve Algorand's functions and ...

Algorand, the proof-of-stake blockchain protocol developed by Turing Award winner and MIT professor Sivio Micali, announced that Chris Peikert has joined its expert team as the head of cryptography. Chris Peikert is an industry leader based on lattice-based and post-quantum cryptography. Peikert will cooperate with Algorand to advance multiple projects to improve Algorand's functions and performance, on the other hand, Peikert is committed to making Algorand's core protocol quantum elastic (post-quantum) while retaining the platform's excellent transaction rate.

By Mary Liu

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