George O'Rourke is a PhD student in the Department of Informatics at King’s College London, studying under the supervision of Ngoc Khanh Nguyen. Previously, he obtained a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of St. Andrews, before spending some time working in industry.

He is generally interested in the intersection of pure maths and theoretical computer science; in particular, mathematical elements of cryptography. He hopes to pursue research in the construction of cryptographic protocols based on lattices

Research Interests

• Lattice-based cryptography
• Post-quantum cryptography
• Anonymous Credentials

Thesis Title

Lattice-based Cryptography (Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Applications)

PhD Supervision

Primary: Dr Ngoc Khanh Nguyen