Biography

Ugo Chirico is a cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in cryptographic systems, secure middleware, and identity verification technologies. He is the founder and CEO of Cyberneid, a leading company in digital identity and smart card integration, and Quantum2Pi, a startup focused on post-quantum and quantum cryptography. Ugo has developed critical software infrastructure used by national electronic ID systems and has deep expertise in smart cards, middlewares, PKI, FIDO, and OpenSSL-based implementations. He has recently focused on quantum-safe technologies, including the integration of Kyber and Dilithium within OpenSSL. As the architect behind Qgram, an end-to-end encrypted messaging system using post-quantum cryptography, Ugo brings real-world experience in deploying PQC in production environments. He is a frequent speaker at cybersecurity and cryptography events, and actively contributes to European initiatives for PQC standardization and migration.