Markku-Juhani Saarinen
About me
I started as a cryptographer at SSH Communications Security in 1997 and I am still on that path. I have also worked in more general technical information security consulting and security assessment roles. I did my Ph.D. in the United Kingdom (ISG, Royal Holloway, University of London in 2009).
Responsibilities
In addition to regular academic tasks (research activities, teaching, supervision of theses, subject matter expert roles), a Professor of Practice in Information Security helps the university and its students to meet the evolving requirements of industry, businesses, and the state and acts as a technical contact person in research projects and curriculum development.
Fields of expertise
My core competencies are in applied cryptography, cryptographic engineering, and security assessments (including cryptanalysis.)
Latest publications
Accelerating SLH-DSA by Two Orders of Magnitude with a Single Hash Unit
Saarinen, M.-J. O., 16 Aug 2024, Advances in Cryptology – CRYPTO 2024: 44th Annual International Cryptology Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, August 18–22, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Springer, p. 276-304 29 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 14920).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Mask Compression: High-Order Masking on Memory-Constrained Devices.
Saarinen, M.-J. O. & Rossi, M., 2024, Selected Areas in Cryptography – SAC 2023. Springer, p. 65-81 17 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 14201).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Threshold Raccoon: Practical Threshold Signatures from Standard Lattice Assumptions.
Pino, R. D., Katsumata, S., Maller, M., Mouhartem, F., Prest, T. & Saarinen, M.-J. O., 2024, Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques: EUROCRYPT. Springer, p. 219-248 30 p. ( Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 14651).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
High-Order Masking of Lattice Signatures in Quasilinear Time
Pino, R. D., Prest, T., Rossi, M. & Saarinen, M.-J. O., 2023, 2023 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP). IEEE, p. 1168-1185 18 p. (Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
WrapQ: Side-Channel Secure Key Management for Post-quantum Cryptography
Saarinen, M. J. O., 2023, Post-Quantum Cryptography - 14th International Workshop, PQCrypto 2023, Proceedings. Johansson, T., Smith-Tone, D. & Smith-Tone, D. (eds.). Springer, p. 637-657 21 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 14154 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Development of the RISC-V entropy source interface
Saarinen, M.-J. O., Newell, G. R. & Marshall, B., 2022, In: JOURNAL OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC ENGINEERING. 12, 4, p. 371-386 16 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
SP 800-22 and GM/T 0005-2012 Tests: Clearly Obsolete, Possibly Harmful
Saarinen, M. J. O., 2022, Proceedings - 7th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops, Euro S and PW 2022. IEEE, p. 31-37 7 p. (Proceedings - 7th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops, Euro S and PW 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
WiP: Applicability of ISO Standard Side-Channel Leakage Tests to NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography
Saarinen, M. J. O., 2022, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust, HOST 2022. IEEE, p. 69-72 4 p. (Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust, HOST 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
On Entropy and Bit Patterns of Ring Oscillator Jitter
Saarinen, M. J. O., 2021, Proceedings of the 2021 Asian Hardware Oriented Security and Trust Symposium, AsianHOST 2021. IEEE, 6 p. (Proceedings of the 2021 Asian Hardware Oriented Security and Trust Symposium, AsianHOST 2021).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Building a Modern TRNG: An Entropy Source Interface for RISC-V
Saarinen, M. J. O., Newell, G. R. & Marshall, B., 13 Nov 2020, ASHES 2020 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Attacks and Solutions in Hardware Security. ACM, p. 93-102 10 p. (ASHES 2020 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Attacks and Solutions in Hardware Security).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review