Gorjan Alagic
Associate Research Scientist
Affiliate Fellow

Contact Information
- galagic@umd.edu
- Office:
3102 Atlantic Building
- Office Phone:
- (301) 314-1830
Bio
Gorjan Alagic is an Associate Research Scientist at QuICS and UMIACS. His research lies at the intersection of theoretical computer science and mathematics, with a particular focus on quantum algorithms and cryptography. In quantum algorithms, he studies computational problems related to topology and algebra. In cryptography, his interests include quantum-secure cryptographic primitives and program obfuscation. Gorjan previously held research positions at Caltech, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Copenhagen. He did his doctorate work with Alexander Russell at the University of Connecticut.
Recent News
QuICS Researchers Recognized with Research Impact Award
March 28, 2025
Recent Publications
The Sponge is Quantum Indifferentiable
, , https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16887, (2025)On the Two-sided Permutation Inversion Problem
, , IACR Communications in Cryptology, (2024)Post-quantum Security of Tweakable Even-Mansour, and Applications
, , Advances in Cryptology – EUROCRYPT 2024, 310–338, (2024)
Related Events
- January 25, 2017 11:00 amQuICS seminar
Superposition attacks and fully-quantum cryptography
Gorjan Alagic(University of Copenhagen)
- June 22, 2016 11:00 amQuICS seminar
How to encrypt a quantum state
Gorjan Alagic(University of Copenhagen)