Scholar
Ryo Nishimaki
Google Scholar ID: yP-USUUAAAAJ
NTT Social Informatics Laboratories
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,155
H-index
21
i10-index
40
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Publications: August 2025, a paper on untelegraphable encryption was accepted by TCC 2025; August 2025, a paper on Microcrypt primitives was accepted by Asiacrypt 2025; May 2025, a paper on secure key leasing was accepted by CRYPTO 2025; February 2025, a paper on non-committing IBE was accepted by PKC 2025; February 2025, a paper on watermarking is public on eprint; February 2025, a paper on secure key leasing is public on eprint.
Research Experience
- Research scientist at NTT Social Informatics Laboratories; Visiting professor at School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology since April 2024; Visiting associate professor at School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology from July 2016 to March 2024; Visiting researcher at Northeastern University, Boston from October 2014 to December 2015 (hosted by Daniel Wichs).
Education
- Doctor of Science (corresponding to Ph.D.): Tokyo Institute of Technology, graduated in September 2010, advisor: Keisuke Tanaka; Master's degree: Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, graduated in 2007; Bachelor's degree: Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, graduated in 2005.
Background
- Research interests: cryptography, information security, and theoretical computer science. Research focuses on protecting computer programs while preserving their functionality, achieving secure computation without leaking information, and designing efficient and versatile cryptographic building blocks. Specific research areas include Program Obfuscation/Watermarking/Copy-Protection, Functional Encryption, Lattice-Based Cryptography, and Quantum Cryptography.
Miscellany
- Pronunciation of the first name: The pronunciation of Ryo is similar to that of Rio, the name of a city in Brazil.
Co-authors