CV

Education

• PhD Quantum Information and Cryptography (expected 2027)
  CASA: Cybersecurity in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries & Ruhr University Bochum
• M.Sc. IT-Security / Information Technology (2024)
  Ruhr University Bochum
  Grade: excellent (99%)
• M.Sc. Mathematics (Minor Computer Science) (2024)
  Ruhr University Bochum
  Grade: excellent (0.7)
• B.Sc. IT-Security / Information Technology (2022)
  Ruhr University Bochum
  Grade: very good (91%)
• B.Sc. Mathematics (Minor Computer Science) (2022)
  Ruhr University Bochum
  Grade: very good (1.4)
• Abitur (A-levels: Mathematics, Physics, Latin) (2018)
  Priv. Martin-Butzer-Gymnasium Dierdorf
  Grade: very good (1.3)

Theses

• Master of Science
  Title: Time-Memory Tradeoffs für Subset Sum und Dekodierung (english: Time-Memory Tradeoffs for Subset Sum and Decoding)
  Grade IT-Security: excellent (99%)
  Grade Mathematics: very good (0.7)
  Advisors: Prof. Dr. Alexander May (Ruhr University Bochum), Dr. André Esser (TII Abu Dhabi)

• Bachelor of Science
  Title: Kryptanalyse von McEliece (english: Cryptanalysis of McEliece)
  Grade IT-Security: excellent (95%)
  Grade Mathematics: very good (1.0)
  Advisors: Prof. Dr. Alexander May, M.Sc. Timo Glaser

Work Experience

• Research Assistant (2024 - today)
  Ruhr University Bochum
• Teaching Assistant (2019 - 2024)
  Ruhr University Bochum
  
• Intern (Summer 2021)
  secunet Security Networks AG, Division Homeland Security, Team Cryptographic Systems and Applications

Selected Publications

• Compiled Nonlocal Games from any Trapdoor Claw-Free Function
  Annual International Cryptology Conference (CRYPTO’25)
  Kaniuar Bacho, Alexander Kulpe, Giulio Malavolta, Simon Schmidt, Michael Walter\

• A bound on the quantum value of compiled nonlocal games
  Proceedings of the 57th Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC’25), QIP’25 (short plenary talk)
  Alexander Kulpe, Giulio Malavolta, Connor Paddock, Simon Schmidt, Michael Walter

Selected Talks

• Compiled Nonlocal Games from Trapdoor Claw-Free Functions
  QUASAR Seminar 2025
  University of Ottawa
• Compiled Nonlocal Games
  CASA Colloquium 2024
  Ruhr University Bochum
• Time-Memory Tradeoffs for Subset Sum and Decoding
  Talk Master Thesis 2024
  Ruhr University Bochum
• Overview of Mahadev’s protocol for classical verification of quantum computations
  PhD Interview Technical Talk 2023
  Max-Planck Institute for Security & Privacy, Ruhr University Bochum

Awards & Scholarships

• Valedictorian IT-Security
  2024
  for outstanding achievements in the degree programme “M.Sc. IT-Sicherheit / Informationstechnik”
  500 € sponsored by Edgeless Systems
• Award for best M.Sc. Mathematics thesis (Summer 2023 - Summer 2024)
  2024
  in recognition of his outstanding Master’s thesis
  250 € sponsored by the Support Association for Mathematics at Ruhr University Bochum
• Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship)
  2018 - 2024
  for outstanding achievements and special commitment
  300 € per month (approx. 20,000 € in total) funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in cooperation with Dr. Hans Paul Bürkner (2018 - 2019) and Horst Görtz Foundation (2019 - 2024)
• DPG Bookprize (German Physical Society)
  2018
  for excellent performance in Physics
• DPG Abiturprize (German Physical Society)
  2018
  for very good performance in Physics
  one year free membership in the German Physical Society

Service

• Committee service
  • Hiring Committee Professorship for Quantum Computing (Open Rank)
• External Reviewer
  • ITCS 2026
  • STOC 2026
  • TQC 2025

Teaching

• Winter Term 2025/26
  TA: Theoretical Computer Science (Prof. Dr. Julian Loss, Prof. Dr. Thomas Zeume)

• Summer Term 2025
  TA: Advanced Quantum Information and Computation (Dr. Simon Schmidt, Prof. Dr. Michael Walter)

• Winter Term 2024/25
  TA: Quantum Information and Computation (Dr. Simon Schmidt, Prof. Dr. Michael Walter)

• Winter Term 2023/24
  TA: Cryptography (Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nils Fleischhacker)

• Summer Term 2023
  TA: Discrete Mathematics II / Introduction to TCS (M.Sc. Timo Glaser)
  TA: Public Key Cryptanalysis I (Codes) (Prof. Dr. Alexander May)

• Winter Term 2022/23
  TA: Cryptography (Prof. Dr. Alexander May)

• Summer Term 2022
  TA: Algorithm Paradigms (Prof. Dr. Maike Buchin)
  TA: Discrete Mathematics II / Introduction to TCS (Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nils Fleischhacker)

• Winter Term 2021/22
  TA: Mathematics I for Computer Science and IT-Security (Prof. Dr. Gregor Leander)

• Summer Term 2021
  TA: Algorithm Paradigms (Prof. Dr. Maike Buchin)

• Winter Term 2020/21
  TA: Discrete Mathematics I (Prof. Dr. Björn Schuster)

• Winter Term 2019/20
  TA: Higher Mathematics I for Applied Computer Science (AOR PD Dr. Daniela Kacso)

Selected Coursework

• Cryptography & Cryptanalysis
  Asymmetric Cryptanalysis (Alex May), Authenticated Key Agreement: Formal Methods and Applications (Jörg Schwenk), Boolean Functions with Applications in Cryptography (Gregor Leander), Cryptographic Protocols (Eike Kiltz), Cryptography (Alex May), Cryptography on Hardware-Based Platforms (Tim Güneysu), Human Aspects of Cryptography Adoption and Use (Martina Angela Sasse), Implementation of Cryptographic Schemes (Christof Paar), Introduction to Cryptography I & II (Christof Paar), Lab Course ARM Processors for Embedded Cryptography (Max Hoffmann), Lab Course Practical Cryptanalysis of Symmetric Ciphers (Gregor Leander), Public Key Encryption (Nils Fleischhacker), Quantum Cryptography (Giulio Malavolta & Michael Walter), Seminar Real World Cryptography (Alex May), Software-Implementation of Cryptographic Schemes (Max Hoffmann), Symmetric Cryptanalysis (Gregor Leander), Zero-Knowledge Proof Systems (Nils Fleischhacker)
• Quantum
  Advanced Quantum Information and Computation (Simon Schmidt & Michael Walter), Seminar Quantum Complexity Theory (Simon Schmidt & Michael Walter), Quantum Circuits (Philipp Niemann), Quantum Cryptography (Giulio Malavolta & Michael Walter), Quantum Information and Computation (Michael Walter)
• Theoretical Computer Science
  Algorithm Paradigms (Maike Buchin), Computational Complexity Theory (Thomas Zeume), Data Structures (Maike Buchin), Information Theory (Michael Walter), Introduction to TCS (Nils Fleichhacker), Logic in CS (Thomas Zeume), Theoretical CS (Thomas Zeume), Seminar Satisfiability (Nils Vortmeier)