Tommaso "tomgag" Gagliardoni: researcher in cryptography, privacy and security. Mathematician, cryptographer, and quantum security expert, Tommaso published influential peer-reviewed papers and spoke at many international conferences in cryptography, privacy and security (among others: CRYPTO, EUROCRYPT, ASIACRYPT, Black Hat Europe). As a subject expert, he serves as a Program Committee member at academic conferences, and collaborates with public and private institutions and official agencies in the context of legislation, international treaties and agreements on emerging technologies. Expert in blockchain and DeFi, Tommaso has performed cryptographic code audits for clients such as Binance, Coinbase, ING, Swiss Post. Additionally, he has a background in privacy hacktivism, investigative journalism, and ethical hacking, speaking at venues such as the International Journalism Festival and the E-Privacy Meeting, and being a strong advocate of the FOSS philosophy and digital freedoms. Tommaso obtained an M.Sc. in Mathematics at the University of Perugia, Italy, and a PhD at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. He worked at IBM Research Zurich before joining Swiss-American cybersecurity company Kudelski Security in 2019, where he is currently technical leader for the initiatives in advanced cryptography services and quantum security. In his free time, Tommaso pursues his hobby of building tools and practices to escape the global surveillance dragnet.