Team

Cryptologia, LLC

Meet Our Cryptography Experts Advancing Cryptologic Research and Strategic Innovation

Meet the expert team behind Cryptologia, LLC, dedicated to remote cryptologic scientific research, development, and advanced consultancy in theoretical and applied cryptology for academic, government, and industrial, financial , and luxury fashion house sectors.

Featuring Prof. Dr. Çetin Kaya Koç

Çetin Kaya Koç

Leading authority in Homomorphic Encryption and Post-Quantum Cryptography

World-renowned Turkish-American cryptographic engineer, pioneering academic, and author widely recognized as one of the fundamental pillars of modern cryptographic engineering.

Over a highly distinguished career spanning more than four decades, he has bridged the gap between complex mathematical theory and practical, secure hardware and software systems. He is an IEEE Life Fellow and stands among the top 100 most-cited Turkish scientists globally.

Expert Leadership

This section highlights the professional backgrounds and achievements of our team.

Çetin Kaya Koç

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) 
owns the entire technology universe

Dr. Koç brings an exceptional extensive academic and professional experience that only a handful of academics ever accomplish. He is part of the 1 – 2% of academics that has contributed immensely to the field of mathematics and cryptography with over 300 publications, author of several books, co-editor of numerous conference proceedings, founder of leading cryptographic conferences (e.g., IARC CHES (Conference on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems, recognized as the second-largest cryptography conference globally.), WAIFI (International Workshop on the Arithmetic of Finite Fields.), PROOFS (Security Proofs for Embedded Systems), and ASHES (Attacks and Solutions in Hardware Security).

He has held permanent appointments in the USA and abroad, with leading partnerships with institutions in Turkey, Italy, and China. Besides, he is founder of Koç lab and has been constant leading contributor to groundbreaking research in cryptology specifically in Homomorphic Encryption, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and emerging technology, such as Artificial Intelligence.

Core Achievements & Legacy

  • Previous editorial standing with the scholarly journal Cryptologia (Taylor & Francis).
  • Founder of CryptoCode, Inc.
  • Foundational Infrastructure: He co-founded the Conference on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES)—the premier global forum for hardware security. Held position as founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cryptographic Engineering. 
  • Real-World Impact: Dr. Koç has designed, developed, or contributed to more than 50 security systems. His work forms the cryptographic layers for fundamental protocols like Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), TOR (The Onion Routing), and RSA Labs’ BSAFE software, which has powered billions of active devices. His IP architecture designs are utilized globally by tech giants like Intel, Samsung, Texas Instruments, and Huawei. 
  • Profilic Scholarship: He has authored or co-authored 5 foundational books through Springer—including Cryptographic Engineering and Partially Homomorphic Encryption—alongside over 190 peer-reviewed papers. 
  • Academic Leadership: Recognized as one of the top three professors globally for supervising the most doctoral theses in cryptography, he has guided dozens of PhD and MS students at major institutions like the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Oregon State University. 

Samira Carolina Oliva Madrigal

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Samira is a self-contained sovereign creator. She has sovereignty and functions as a creator. As a multi-dimensional founder, she values meaningful human connection, empathy, and nature; driven by virtuous intent and the joy of creation. Her background is in pure and applied mathematics, physics, and engineering with applications to cryptology, networking, and artificial intelligence. She belongs to the small global group of elite cryptographers that can actually securely implement across all domains (hardware, software, firmware, and prompting with AI). Specialized in advanced, quantum-safe data security. Her expertise spans highly technical domains including finite field arithmetic, post-quantum cryptography, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), and zero-knowledge proofs.

Seeking to counter the operational friction and compromised standards of legacy institutions, she launched her own enterprise, assembling a team of elite talent. Her mind is hardwired to decode, integrate, architect, deep pattern recognition, structural analysis, and systemic thinking. Interested in solving real human problems that go beyond her areas of expertise to serve in advancing technology for the good of all, specifically through securing digital information processing and giving back to the community.

Unorthodox Trajectory

  • Formidable vision and the mathematical horsepower; fiercely dominant.
  • Expert in finite field arithmetic and advanced cryptographic algorithms.
  • Academic & Corporate Contributions: She has served as a Cryptography Researcher & Engineer with Koç Lab & Villanova University (collaborating with world-class experts Dr. Çetin Kaya Koç and Dr. Jiafeng Harvest Xie) and industry experience as a Senior Engineer in Cryptology at Marvell Technology.
  • Advanced Networking Specialization in low-level systems engineering, network architecture, and core internet protocols (BGP, MPLS, OSPF, IPv4/IPv6) with industry experience as (Software Engineer at Cisco Systems where she built and orchestrated automated testbed topologies to validate carrier-grade network operating systems (IOS-XR) and core routing protocols across next-gen Service Provider hardware—leveraging Python, Cafy, Pytest, and IXIA line-rate traffic generators to stress-test global internet backbone infrastructure.
  • Numerous Advanced Technical Credentials including Web3, Hardware Security, Smart Contract Design, Blockchain, and Advanced Learning Algorithms, trends in cryptographic protocols from De Componendis Cifris & Università di Trento and Argentine and quantum random number generation from University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
  • Published Research: Her published scientific works include highly specialized papers like “Reduction-Free Multiplication for Finite Fields and Polynomial Rings” and co-authoring designs for scalable hardware accelerators like CASA to top tier journals including WAIFI and IACR CHES.
  • A powerful magnetic septifecta: Displaying a diverse range of talents from magnetic leadership and polyglotism to haute couture, she expanded into the languages and high end fashion space, leveraging an appreciation for alta moda and foreign languages from curated look-books and highly reserved looks as brand ambassador.

Recent Strategic Team Additions

Lead Researcher: Lattice-Based Cryptography & FHE Architecture 

Cryptologia, LLC is actively seeking an accomplished Lead Researcher specializing in lattice-based cryptography and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) architecture. This ideal team member is a distinguished scholar or expert practitioner with a proven track record in advancing the theoretical boundaries of lattice primitives (e.g., LWE/RLWE) or designing groundbreaking hardware and software accelerators for FHE. By recruiting this elite talent, we intend to establish a world-class center of excellence for securing data in-use, bridging the critical gap between powerful theoretical homomorphic schemes and performant,deployable systems for confidential computing and quantum-resistant infrastructure.

Senior Engineer: FPGA Cryptographic Hardware Acceleration We are also recruiting a Senior FPGA Engineer to lead our hardware acceleration initiatives for advanced cryptographic primitives. This strategic addition must possess deep expertise in RTL coding, high-level synthesis (HLS), and optimizing cryptographic cores (e.g., modular multipliers,NTT/INTT accelerators, and side-channel analysis countermeasures) for FPGA and SoC platforms. This engineer will be vital in translating Cryptologia’s theoretical advancements in Zero-Knowledge Proofs, FHE, and Post-Quantum Cryptography into optimized, reduced-latency hardware IPs, directly addressing the core performance bottlenecks encountered by our high-frequency trading, industrial, and defense sector clients.

• will you be our next addition !?

• see our join-us page 🙂

SPONSORS

Are you looking for early IP/research access, talent/recruiting pipelines, and custom benchmark solutions to your hardest bottlenecks?


Consider Web3 Foundation Ecosystems and Corporate Research Consortium / Industry Affiliate Program.

Please review our summary of services and contact us.

Proudly powered by WordPress