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About Kristof Verslype

Kristof obtained a PhD in engineering sciences at KU Leuven where he investigated how privacy could be improved using zero-knowledge proofs. In 2009, he won the best paper award at the International Conference on Security and Cryptography (SECRYPT). In 2011, he joined Smals Research. He wrote several books about blockchain. His current domains are privacy enhancing technologies, quantum computing and cryptography, and advanced identifier pseudonymisation. In 2024, he was top-5 finalist for the Privacy Professional Award issued by Belgium's Cyber Security Coalition. In 2025 he was runner-up (2nd) for the Cybersecurity Innovation Europe Award issued by Cybersec Europe. More at www.cryptanium.eu

Interests: Privacy, security, applied cryptography, distributed trust, blockchain, smart contracts

Email: kristof.verslypeblah [at] blah blahsmals.be

Twitter: @KristofVerslype

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List of blog posts :

Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) – Een alternatief op PKI voor digitale handtekeningen?

Een public key infrastructure, of kortweg PKI, wordt algemeen gezien als de enige manier om digitale handtekeningen te plaatsen. Toch heeft Estland al acht jaar een alternatief dat luistert naar de naam Keyless Signature Infrastructure, of kortweg KSI. Hoe werkt … Continue reading