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Input | Output chief scientist receives prestigious Lovelace computing award

Prof. Aggelos Kiayias wins prestigious BCS Lovelace Medal 2024 for advancement of computing as IO Research passes 10,000 citations to become the leading academic blockchain network worldwide

3 December 2024 Fergie Miller 8 mins read

Input | Output chief scientist receives prestigious Lovelace computing award

Professor Aggelos Kiayias FRSE, Input Output (IO)’s chief scientist, chair in cybersecurity and privacy, and director of the Blockchain Technology Laboratory at the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded the 2024 BCS Lovelace Medal.

This award recognizes his transformative contributions to the theory and practice of cybersecurity and cryptography, with his work leading to new…