Lattice-based Optimisation Techniques, Algorithms, and Evaluations

Speaker

Dr. Amin Sakzad
Associate Professor, Director of Research in the Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Monash University, Australia

Time

March 16 2026 (Mon) at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm HKT

Venue

Yeung G5-315
Zoom: https://cityu.zoom.us/j/96742093029

Abstract

This talk will cover Dr. Sakzad’s contributions to secure and efficient implementation techniques and optimisations of lattice-based cryptographic primitives and protocols across multiple programming languages, CPUs, GPUs, and constrained IoT devices and networks.

Biography

Dr. Amin Sakzad is an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity at Monash University. With a career spanning cutting-edge post-quantum cryptography, lattice coding, and secure wireless communications, he has become a global leader in shaping cryptographic foundations designed to safeguard the digital world against quantum threats. His research on Euclidean lattices and post-quantum cryptography has advanced theory and translated into real-world adoption. Notably, his work on the FACCT sampler was adopted in Falcon, a NIST PQC standard. Beyond academia, his open-source cryptographic implementations have reached over 30 million downloads via the Legion of the Bouncy Castle platform. He has attracted over $8M in competitive industry and government funding, including a landmark USD $1M project with the U.S. Department of State to advance PQC adoption across 11 Indo-Pacific nations. As a mentor, he has guided PhD students who have gone on to careers at CSIRO, Amazon, ANU, and ONI. He is also a decorated educator, having received multiple awards including the Monash Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award and recognition as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).