Romy Minko is an Australia based professional with years of experience in Research and Cryptography. Carrying a strong academic background, she has worked on various research projects and won many awards for her skills. She has done M.Sc. in Mathematics of Cryptography and Communications from Royal Holloway, University of London. During her Masters, she prepared a dissertation on 'Protocols for Blind Quantum Computation' in which she discussed the flaws in the security of a triple server protocol and assessed the spatial requirements for the implementation of Shor's Factorising Algorithm for N=15.

While pursuing Masters, Romy Minko prepared “The Application of Elliptic Curve Mathematics to the Diffie-Hellman Public Key Transfer System”. This essay is focused on the use of elliptic curves in cryptography and comparing ECC to RSA in strength and computational efficiency.

About Romy Minko

Romy Minko is a Research Analyst at Charter Keck Cramer in Melbourne, Australia. She holds great professional, volunteer and research experience. She holds a commendable academic profile. She holds a International Baccalaureate Diploma from Methodist Ladies College. She did Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, holds a Diploma in Mathematical Sciences with Specialization in Pure Mathematics from the University of Melbourne. She has also done MSc in Mathematics of Cryptography and Communications from Royal Holloway, University of London.

She has comprehensive knowledge of programming languages such as Python, LaTex and MatLab. She is also a sportsperson who took part in Triple Jump, Sprints, Netball and swimming. She plays piano, saxophone and guitar and has performed in Symphonic and Jazz bands at secondary school. She is a subscriber to Bill Schneider's newsletter, Crypto-Gram. She is a passionate member of the Feminism Society at Royal Holloway and contributed to their annual magazine, the Wilding, writing about women in STEM.