Pino Caballero Gil (born November 29, 1968) is a Spanish scientist. She is a professor in

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

and

Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...

at the

University of La Laguna The University of La Laguna (ULL; Spanish: ''Universidad de La Laguna'') is a public research university situated in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the island of Tenerife, Spain. It is the oldest university in the Canary Islands. The university ...

(ULL) where she coordinates the CryptULL

cryptology Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or '' -logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adve ...

research group.

Biography

She received her degree in mathematics from the ULL in 1990, and her Ph.D. from the same university in 1995. She is a professor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence since 2015. Her research focuses on

cryptography Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or ''-logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adver ...

cryptanalysis Cryptanalysis (from the Greek ''kryptós'', "hidden", and ''analýein'', "to analyze") refers to the process of analyzing information systems in order to understand hidden aspects of the systems. Cryptanalysis is used to breach cryptographic sec ...

cryptographic protocol A security protocol (cryptographic protocol or encryption protocol) is an abstract or concrete protocol that performs a security-related function and applies cryptographic methods, often as sequences of cryptographic primitives. A protocol describe ...

wireless Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The most ...

communications security,

pseudorandom number generator A pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), also known as a deterministic random bit generator (DRBG), is an algorithm for generating a sequence of numbers whose properties approximate the properties of sequences of random numbers. The PRNG-generate ...

strong authentication Strong authentication is a notion with several definitions. Strong (customer) authentication definitions Strong authentication is often confused with two-factor authentication (more generally known as multi-factor authentication), but strong a ...

, and secure mobile applications. Since 1998, she coordinates the CryptULL group of research in cryptology at ULL. She has participated in 47 national and international research projects. Caballero is a founding member of the Spanish Network of Excellence on Cybersecurity Research. She is a member of the (University Institute for Regional Development) and the . In 2019, she was an unsuccessful candidate for

rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

at ULL. She gave a plenary lecture during Spanish Meeting on Cryptology and Information Security (RECSI) 2022 at the

University of Cantabria University of Cantabria (UC) ( es, Universidad de Cantabria), is a public university located in Santander, Torrelavega and Comillas in Cantabria, Spain. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in 15 schools and colleges. It was selected as ...

Awards and honours

* In 2017, she received the Award of the Instituto Universitario de Estudios de la Mujer, ULL. * In 1998, she received the Premio . * She also received the "Proyecto Empresarial" Award from the Fyde-.

References

External links

Pino Caballero Gil
at TEDxLaLaguna, 20 November 2017
Pino Caballero Gil
at QPH Radio, 6 January 2022 {{DEFAULTSORT:Caballero Gil, Pino 1968 births Living people University of La Laguna alumni Spanish computer scientists Academic staff of the University of La Laguna People from Las Palmas Artificial intelligence researchers