Leonardo Errati
Cryptography PhD student @ PoliTo, Italy.
About Me
I am Leonardo, apprentice researcher in cryptography.
My interests include maths and scientific communication. I enjoy reading a bit too much, and love learning new things.
I believe in the power of a strong community of researchers and am working to make it happen.
Research
My main research areas are cryptography, complexity theory, number theory.
I am currently working on cryptographic group actions and digital signatures. See my Academia webpage.
In my spare time, I enjoy exploring the history of cryptography. It's our past, and it shows where principles or ideas we take for granted really came from. Not to mention, it makes for great introductions in talks!
Some thoughts
Community
A lion might have defeated a lonely Homo Sapiens, but it would soon have to face fifty angry rock-throwing monkeys. Collaboration is probably the key to shaping - and fixing - the future. As people of science this means coming together, providing our perspective to the public and putting our abilities to use for society.
Communication
Our ability to communicate effectively has always been a key strength. Thousands of years ago, teaching others how to craft obsidian tools without losing fingers surely gave us an edge (pun intended!). I believe this power transfers to scientific communication.
Bookshelf
A selection of funny, clever or interesting books I found noteworthy; la crème de la crème, from fiction to biography. Had I used an LLM to write this, it would have called them "thought-provoking". Worth a read if you find yourself bored.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard D. Feynman, Ralph Leighton
The evolution man
Roy Lewis
The First Men In The Moon
Herbert G. Wells
813: The Double Life of Arsene Lupin
Maurice Leblanc