My name is Minki Hhan (한민기, 韓旻琪).
My primary topics include quantum algorithms and (post-)quantum cryptography. I am also interested in broader topics such as theoretical computer science or computational complexity.
Positions
- 2026.1 - now: Assistant Professor, KAIST
- 2024.10 - 2026.1: Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Austin
- 2024.3 - 2024.10: QUC Fellow, KIAS
- 2022.9 - 2024.3: QUC Research Fellow, KIAS
Education
- 2016.3 - 2022.8: PhD in Mathematics, SNU
- 2011.3 - 2016.2: BSc in Mathematics, SNU
Experience
- 2018.10 - 2019.1: Research intern, NTT Japan
Recent News
- (Feb. 2026) I moved to KAIST!
- (Jan. 2026) Invited to be a PC member of Asiacrypt 2026
- (Sep. 2025) The quantum OWSG output length paper was accepted at CiC
- (Aug. 2025) The common Haar random unitary model paper was accepted at TCC 2025 and (May. 2025) TQC 2025 for presentation
- (Aug. 2025) I gave a lecture (in Korean) at KIAS-KAIST Quantum information workshop
- (Jun. 2025) A paper was accepted at DNA31, and Excellent Student Paper Award is awarded to my coauthor Hamidreza!
- (May. 2025) Invited to be a PC member of Eurocrypt 2026
- (May. 2025) The quantum permutation lifting paper was accepted at Crypto 2025 (Jun. 2025) and at QCrypt 2025 for presentation
- (Mar. 2025) Invited to be a PC member of Asiacrypt 2025
Research Activities
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Publications. See also dblp or Google Scholar.
- Program Committee
Asiacrypt 2026, Eurocrypt 2026, Asiacrypt 2025, ISC 2025, QCrypt 2024, LATINCRYPT 2023
- Organizing Committee
AQIS 2023
Other pages
[This page] collects my favorite research-related things.
[iO: State-of-the-art] had been maintained, which introduces the status of iO constructions.
[Pseudorandom Things] is my (Korean) blog for posting random research-like topics.
You can find me on [Twitter], [ResearchGate], or [LinkedIn].