Nigel Smart

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The author is an independent contributor writing an opinion or expert take. Views expressed are the author’s own and may not reflect Cointelegraph’s editorial position. Nigel Smart is a professor of the COSIC group at the KU Leuven. He is a world-renowned expert in applied cryptography and was vice president of the International Association for Cryptologic Research and a fellow of the IACR. He co-founded Unbound Tech in 2014 with Prof. Yehuda Lindell and Guy Pe’er.

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