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Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham and Co-Founder & CTO of Zeroth Research. Research focuses on AI Safety, Cryptography, and Privacy.
Contact Information
| Name | Pascal Berrang |
| contact@paberr.net |
Experience
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2024 - Birmingham, UK
Associate Professor in Computer Science
University of Birmingham
Promoted from Lecturer/Assistant Professor. Research in AI Safety, Cryptography, and Privacy.
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2020 - 2024 Birmingham, UK
Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Computer Science
University of Birmingham
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2025 - Birmingham, UK
Co-Founder & CTO
Zeroth Research
Non-profit startup making intelligent systems safe, with mathematical certainty.
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2017 - Munich, Germany
Researcher
Nimiq
Applied cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, and consensus protocols for a blockchain project.
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2014 - 2018 Saarbrücken, Germany
Research Assistant
CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Education
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2014 - 2018 Saarbrücken, Germany
Dr.-Ing. (PhD)
Saarland University
Computer Science
- Thesis: Quantifying and Mitigating Privacy Risks in Biomedical Data
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2013 - 2014 Saarbrücken, Germany
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2010 - 2013 Saarbrücken, Germany
Awards
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2019 Dr. Eduard Martin-Award
Saarland University
Best PhD thesis in the category of mathematics and computer science.
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2019 Distinguished Paper Award
Network and Distributed Security Symposium (NDSS'19)
For the paper MBeacon: Privacy-Preserving Beacons for DNA Methylation Data.
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2019 Nomination: Deutscher Studienpreis
Körber Stiftung
One of 10 nominees for the excellent thesis award.
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2019 Nomination: GI-Dissertationspreis
German Informatics Society
One of 28 nominees for the excellent thesis award.
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2013 Graduate Scholarship
Saarland University
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2012 Deutschlandstipendium
Germany Scholarship
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2011 Saarland Scholarship
Studienstiftung Saar
Languages
German : Native speaker
English : Fluent