Léo Ducas

Co-designer of both CRYSTALS schemes and Falcon — three of the four algorithms NIST first standardized.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Bridges cryptanalysis and design: also advanced lattice-reduction attack estimates.
• His floating-point Gaussian sampling made Falcon practical.
• Received the 2023 Stafford Tavares award for lattice cryptography contributions.

Specifications & Metrics

• AFFILIATION: CWI Amsterdam
• KNOWN FOR: CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, Falcon