Kimmo Halunen

D. Sc. (Tech.), Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Oulu and the National Defence University in Finland, Kimmo Halunen obtained his D. Sc (Tech.) in computer engineering on hash function security in 2012. He has over 50 publications related to security, cryptography, cyberwar and blockchain technology in refereed conferences and journals. During his career, he has coordinated a national project in post-quantum cryptography and led national and international projects related to cybersecurity and cryptography (e.g. measuring the security of cryptographic primitives in the Finnish Defence Forces research program). He has also written expert reports for the Finnish government, given expert opinions for the Finnish Parliament, and been interviewed by the national media several times on the topics of cybersecurity and cryptography. Before starting as a professor, he worked at VTT for 8 years in different roles in research and management in the cybersecurity area. During 2014-2015, he visited the COSIC group in KU Leuven in Belgium for 9 months. Since July 2024, he has also been a member of the board for Xiphera, a cryptographic HW design company in Finland.