Ivan De Oliveira Nunes is an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Zurich (UZH) where he is affiliated with the Department of Informatics (IfI) and the Digital Society Initiative (DSI). Before UZH, Ivan was an Assistant Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA (2021 - 2025). He received his Ph.D. from the University of California Irvine (UCI), in 2021, where he was advised by Prof. Gene Tsudik and a member of the Sprout Lab. Ivan also holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil (UFES) and an M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG).

Ivan’s research interests encompass various fields, including Security & Privacy, Computer Networking, Embedded Systems, Applied Cryptography, and particularly their intersections. Over the recent years, his research has delved into sub-fields such as IoT/CPS Security, System Security, Software Security, Web Security, Cryptography, and Networked Systems.