Rafael Misoczki

About Rafael Misoczki

I am a Cryptographer at Meta focused on post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and conventional cryptography, and the application of these primitives to various use cases.Previously, I was a Cryptographer at Google, maintainer of Google’s cryptography library Tink (https://github.com/google/tink), lead for storage encryption projects, member of the ISE-Crypto team (responsible for reviewing and approving the usage of cryptography in any products and infrastructure at Alphabet), and member of the PQC workgroup (responsible for the migration of the company to post quantum cryptography).Prior to that, I was a Research Scientist (cryptography) at Intel Labs, where I created Intel’s cryptography library TinyCrypt (http://01.org/tinycrypt), and led the post quantum cryptography agenda for the company. 40+ US patents filed, 20+ scientific papers published, and citations. I’m also an active contributor to international standardization efforts on cryptography- Co-author of the HQC crypto system recently selected by NIST as doe post-quantum cryptography standardization- Co-author of BIKE and Classic McEliece, two other finalist candidates in the NIST PQC Standardization process- Editor of ISO/IEC standard on post quantum digital signatures- Member of the USA delegation in ISO/IEC for cryptography- Expert member of INCITSI received my PhD degree from Sorbonne Universités (University of Paris - Pierre et Marie Curie), France, in 2013, with a thesis on efficient constructions for post-quantum cryptography. I’m a regular reviewer for important journals and conferences on information security and cryptography.

Experience

1. Cryptographer

   Meta

   Feb 2023 — Present

   In charge of the migration of Meta to Post-Quantum Cryptography, including our family of apps (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more) and our infrastructure. Public content: 1) Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration at Meta: Framework, Lessons, and Takeaways, and 2) Post quantum readiness for TLS at Meta (see links below)- Chair of the Crypto Advisory Group, responsible for setting the cryptographic standards company wide, and reviewing the usage of cryptography company wide- Tech lead for encryption at rest projects. Responsible for implementing the cryptographic mechanism that’s encrypting exabytes of data.

Education

• USP - Universidade de São Paulo

  MSc, Electrical Engineering

  2009 — 2010

• USP - Universidade de São Paulo

  BSc, Computer Science

  2005 — 2008

• Sorbonne University

  PhD, Computer Science (Cryptography)

  2010 — 2013