Dr. Jean-Philippe (JP) Aumasson is a co-founder and Chief Security Officer of Taurus SA, and Chair of the Technical Committee of the Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA). He is a globally recognized expert in cryptography. JP wrote the reference books Crypto Dictionary (No Starch Press, 2020) and Serious Cryptography (No Starch Press, 2017), and has authored more than 60 research articles. He designed the widely used algorithms BLAKE2 and SipHash, and has performed numerous security audits for blockchain organizations such as Filecoin, IOHK, Monero, or ZCash. A regular speaker at leading security and technology conferences, including seven presentations at Black Hat events, JP has discussed topics such as applied cryptography, vulnerability research, post-quantum cryptography, and platform security. He holds a PhD in Cryptography from EPFL (2009) and has previously worked for more than 10 years in applied cryptography and security architecture, in academia and the Kudelski Group.